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227: Redoing My Life, The Dark Knight 2015 pt.1

Excerpt from Geek Talk #25
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Derek: "Okay, so if anyone caught my review on the channel, you already know how much I loved Captain America: The Winter Soldier. That movie was just chef’s kiss."

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19: Marvel's Green Lantern, The Revengers pt.1

BOOM.

The explosion tore through the side of the pyramid, sending chunks of stone and dust billowing into the darkening sky.

Max and En Sabah Nur sprinted from the smoke‑filled corridor, lit by flashes of green as Max’s ring surged with power.

“Great!” Nur shouted, coughing through the smoke. “Now we’ll be caught! I told you we should’ve used the secret tunnels!”

Max glanced at the teen, then toward the guards pouring into the plaza. A slow smile spread across his face.

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The First Green Lantern and the Prince of Asgard: Max and Odin Art

So I kinda spent all the free time I had today completing this.
Based this of a pic of Kyle and Thor I found.

226: Redoing My Life, In Paris

"I'm sorry about it, Daniel," Jensen said over the phone, his voice slightly breathless.

"It's not a big deal, man," I replied.

The Dark Knight was set to release in less than a month, and Jensen along with the rest of the cast was in the thick of a worldwide press tour. Somewhere between Tokyo and Berlin, he had let something slip in an interview—something about there being a Batman 3. The third film hadn’t even been announced yet. We’d been holding that card for Comic‑Con.

"Yeah, but …" Jensen began again. 2025-07-17 13:57:42 +0000 UTC View Post

32: Dragonborn Conqueror, Rebellion pt.8

“We can hold out for two more weeks,” Martyn Mallister said, his voice firm but weary. Around him, in his father’s solar that served as their war room, his family was gathered—his father, Lord Jasper, grizzled and fierce; his uncle, Maven, lean and sharp‑eyed; and a half‑dozen cousins, bannermen, and retainers crowding close around a map marked with Ironborn positions.

“Two weeks?” Maven snapped. “We won’t last two days if they breach the harbor gate!”

“They haven’t yet,” Jasper growled. “And they wo...

127: The Son of Ice and Fire, Before the Night pt.5

“My queen,” Willas said, catching up to her as she walked through the stone corridors of Highgarden. The sound of his boots echoed beside her lighter steps.

He held out a rolled scroll, sealed with dark wax.

“The Chantor’s confession,” he said quietly.

Daenerys took it without looking at him.

“Bring him outside,” she said, her voice cool. “Put him with the others.”

Willas bowed and turned away.

Daenerys kept walking, her fingers tightening around the scroll. Her footsteps were swift and r...

18: Marvel's Green Lantern, Face your Fear

Max found himself standing before a cave.

Not just any place—this one was familiar in the worst way. The curve of its mouth, the jagged rocks above it, the shadow it cast. He had buried this place deep within his mind, sealed it shut long ago.

But it was here now. Again.

A whisper drifted from inside, faint at first.

“Coward…”

The voice slithered out again.

“Coward…”

It grew louder, closer.

“It was your fault.”

Max’s legs went weak. His heart...

225: Redoing My Life, When You Play the Game of Thrones…

“I’ve watched it,” I said into the phone, leaning back in my chair and rubbing my temple with two fingers. Maria Watney, the casting director for DC Studios, practically burst through the speaker. “Then you understand he’s perfect for the part.”

“I don’t know,” I replied, not entirely convinced. “Maybe.”

“Daniel, come on,” she pressed. “Damson is great. Even Dave agrees.”

“What does Joseph think?” I asked, referring to Joseph Kosinski, the newly hired director for the Green Lantern film. 2025-07-14 18:56:44 +0000 UTC View Post

224: Redoing My Life, Late Night Writing

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Title: Worried for Storm of Swords Part 2

Well, since it’s confirmed that it’s coming this year thank you, Daniel Martin I just wanted to say I’m very worried.

The last book really did me in. So many named character deaths huge ones. Luwin? Gone. Jeor Mormont? Gone. And don’t even get me started on Ygritte; that one broke me.

I don’t know maybe I got too attached but I genuinely loved Jon and Ygritte together. Their chemistry, their wild and soft moments… ...

17: Marvel's Green Lantern, Showdown in Thebes

Max watched the screen construct in front of him as it displayed the plaza outside Rama-Tut’s grand pyramid-palace. The feed from his drone hovered just above the crowd, showing throngs of men, women, and even children gathering. It was a spectacle—meant to intimidate, to inspire loyalty, or perhaps simply to prove that the pharaoh’s grip on his empire was absolute.

The execution was happening on a raised section of the plaza leading to the pyramid’s entrance. Gilded banners fluttered along the sides, and guards in golden armor...

Bonus Chapter: Redoing My Life, You Can’t Do This to Me

I wrote this after I watched Spider-Man 1 yesterday. I thought it was funny. It's kind of stupid...so stupid but I couldn’t resist.

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Daniel sat at the head of the long glass conference table, the city skyline glittering faintly through the tall windows behind him. He wore his usual calm, sharp smile—confident, almost playful. In his hand was a small remote, which he clicked with ease, bringing up the first slide on the screen behind him.

The boardroom was filled. Paul sat directly oppos...

223: Redoing My Life, Obsessed

This plotline I’ve been wanting to do ever since I watched a video about how Justin Bieber and his now-wife met.

It deals with the idea of problematic fans, especially since Daniel had a huge fanbase that was around his own age.

This will only be a side story, meant to give the side characters something to do in the background.

Oh, and that Sydney Sweeney scene from Euphoria heavily influenced this chapter.

I actually had to ask my sister for help with this one.

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The shrill chim...

31: Dragonborn Conqueror, Rebellion pt.7

“They are close,” the scout said, urgency in his voice.

Harald’s gaze sharpened. “And what of the other army?”

The scout shook his head. “We dared not go too far northeast—too much risk.”

Harald gave a curt nod and turned to the gathered lords, mounted and alert, their retainers waiting in tight, disciplined formations. “We’ll take the high ground,” he said, pointing toward the broad crest of a steep hill that dominated the surrounding plain. “That ridge commands the field. Let them try to take it fr...

30: Dragonborn Conqueror, Rebellion pt.6

Dagon sat alone in his tent, the heavy flaps drawn shut, muffling the noise of the encamped host beyond. Fifteen thousand men waited for him, ready for war. Yet here, within the stillness of dark canvas, he heard only the whispers.

They came in hissing tongues, low and churning; they coiled through his skull—whispers from his god.

Dagon looked at his hands.

He had been changed.

The man who had left Harrenhal was no more. His skin, once bronze and proud like any scion of the Isles, now looked as though it had been dr...

16: Marvel's Green Lantern, Back in Thebes

This was a bigger chapter, but I had to split it as I’m a bit busy today. I’ll post the next one tomorrow.

EDIT: No not happening tomorrow.

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Max fiddled with the communicator in his hand. The device, shaped like a three-pronged beetle made of polished black metal, hummed and blinked with intermittent violet lights. He had been trying to contact Odin for hours, and the lack of an answer from the other side was wearing his patience thin.

Then, suddenly—it beeped. A sharp burst of...

222: Redoing My Life, Post-Oscars Reactions and Trailer 2

Daniel Adler Makes History With Record-Breaking Oscar Wins

Hollywood witnessed history last night as 23-year-old writer-producer Daniel Adler shattered records and rewrote the rulebook on what’s possible for young filmmakers at the 87th Academy Awards. With wins in both screenwriting categories — Best Original Screenplay for The Incredibles and Best Adapted Screenplay for The Revenant, based on his own bestselling novel — Adler now stands as a generational talent whose star is still rising.

This makes him t...

15: Marvel's Green Lantern, So… About the Future

Max looked at the four. He crossed his arms and pretended to squint in suspicion, acting as though he didn’t know who they were.

“So… who are you people?”

They exchanged a quick glance before Reed stepped forward.

“I’m Reed Richards,” he said. “This is Susan Storm.”

Susan gave a polite nod.

“Ben Grimm,” Reed continued, gesturing to the large, rock-skinned man.

Ben grunted, folding his arms.

“And I’m Johnny Storm,” Johnny added with a confident grin. “And we are the Fanta...

126: The Son of Ice and Fire, Before the Night Pt.4

Ned Stark stood at the head of the table in the Lord Commander’s chambers of Castle Black. The air in the chamber was frigid, their every breath clouding before their faces, the fire in the hearth doing little to chase away the creeping chill that had taken root within the very stones.

Around him sat a grim company—commanders of the Watch and the lords of the North. The long table groaned under the weight of maps and steaming mugs.

“Good,” Ned said quietly. “The new flaming scorpions are functioning well?”

“Ye...

221: Redoing my Life, Oscars 2015 Pt.2

The ceremony was over, yet the applause still rang in my ears as I slipped backstage. My phone was already vibrating in my jacket, and I knew exactly who it was.

I answered. Mom was laughing hysterically—half-crying, half-shouting—her voice crackling with joy.

“Oh my God, my baby! You did it! You won two! I’m so—”

In the background Nathan yelled, “You won two! Two!”

Then a little scuffle, and the phone was snatched away.

“Danny?” a small, high voice said.

Alice.

“I’m happy you...

14: Marvel's Green Lantern, Accidental Time Travelers

“We’re almost there,” Reed Richards said, his eyes focused ahead as the golden silhouettes of the Great Pyramids pierced the horizon. The sun hung low, casting long, majestic shadows across the desert.

The Fantasticar hummed steadily through the air. Reed sat at the helm, with Susan Storm beside him. Behind them, Ben Grimm lounged in his seat—arms crossed, unimpressed by the heat.

Johnny Storm, meanwhile, wasn’t seated at all.

He soared alongside the craft, trailing orange fire and performing corkscrews in the sky...

220: Redoing My Life, Oscars 2015 Pt.1

“Are you seriously saying this looks good?” I asked, frowning at the strange piece of cloth attached to the front of my suit.

It was half scarf, half sash—neither clearly defined—just hanging awkwardly off the lapel as if it couldn’t decide what it wanted to be.

“What is this even supposed to be?” I asked Caleb, who was diligently fastening the last few buttons on the jacket.

“It’s a narrative drape,” Caleb said without missing a beat. “Abstract frontier meets modern formalism.”

“The what and...

13: Marvel's Green Lantern, What’s Goin’ On Here??

Max stood still as the golden-armored guards closed in around him. Their ornate spears—tipped with polished bronze and humming faintly with energy—were all trained on him. Each helm bearing the visage of a falcon.

Max raised his hands slowly. “This is a misunderstanding,” he said calmly. “I’m just a simple traveler.”

The guard who appeared to be the leader stepped forward, his voice stern and unyielding. “On your knees, foreigner.”

Max sighed. “Alright, then… guess we’re doing it this way.”

W...

29: Dragonborn Conqueror, Rebellion pt.5

Harald stood atop the black-stoned battlements of Weeping Hall. The sky was overcast—a low blanket of grey that smothered the sun and cast the world in a cold, steely hue. Below, the camp of the Army of Liberation stretched across the fields like a sea, its flickering campfires dotting the dawn like dying stars. Most of the men were quartered outside the castle, while the lords and their household knights remained within its walls.

Harrenhal lay just a week’s march to the east.

And in a week, Harald intended to end the Hoare ...

219: Redoing My Life, Future of DC

“Daniel, what you’re asking for is big. That kind of money—for a series?” Reed Hastings’ voice crackled through the phone as I walked briskly down the sidewalk toward the restaurant.

I stepped around a man walking his dog and replied calmly, “Reed, look—I know it seems like a gamble, but you also know how popular these books of mine have become. You’ve seen the numbers—hell, you’re a fan yourself.”

A pause.

“And,” I continued, “you know how much money Percy Jackson made for Netflix.”

Ther...

125: The Son of Ice and Fire, Before the Night pt.3

Maekar walked slowly through the broad archway that marked the entrance to the Fireguard headquarters—the order he had created, the order that had set him on the path to becoming king. The place had been transformed over the last three years. No longer merely a garrison or training ground, it had been repurposed into one of the largest public gathering spaces in King’s Landing.

Around him, the ruins of the Dragonpit sprawled wide and skeletal, its upper domes and vaults long since dismantled. It now held grain. Gre...

218: Redoing my Life, Important Mails

The Adler Hypothesis isn’t finished yet...I’m stuck on the ending, like I always am with these crossovers. I’m hoping to get it done this week, since I only started writing today after taking a break since Saturday.

More chapters, especially for The Son of Ice and Fire, coming this week.

Also, this chapter uses a new format I’ve been wanting to try for a while.

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A selection of emails sent to Daniel in the month of January and the beginning of February

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I was planning to post today and tomorrow, but I don’t think I’ll be able to.

I got some shocking news this morning one of my uncles passed away unexpectedly.

I haven’t even seen him since like covid ended. It’s a strange feeling… I’ve never had someone I knew pass away so unexpectedly before he was so young too...

I’m not really sure how to process it. I just feel off and not in the right headspace to write at the moment.

Thanks so much for your patience and understanding.

EDIT : Will sta...

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