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My Favorite Entertainment Franchises

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This is about my favorite franchises in any form of entertainment. This is not a best list, but my favorite list. Let’s get started.

10: Star Trek. I adore Star Trek. My favorite ST show is Star Trek DS9. The movies have been a mixed bag, but it never took my love away from Star Trek.

9: Fire Emblem. There are lots of great RPGs, but Fire Emblem is my favorite. Awakening and Three Houses are both in my top ten games of all time. The characters, stories, and gameplay are all top-notch.

8: Xenoblade Chronicles. There are only three Xenoblade games, but they are some of the best games I’ve ever played. I love the characters and stories so much. They go into deep philosophy, and that gives Xenoblade Chronicles an edge on a lot of modern RPGs, including Final Fantasy.

7: X-Men. I love the X-Men! I grew up watching cartoons, reading comics, and watching movies tons of times. Wolverine is one of my favorite characters ever. I love Cyclops, Storm, Rogue, Kitty Pride, and so many more! They have great subjects to delve into, and the X-Men makes outsiders feel like they belong.

6: My Little Pony. I loved MLP. Ever since the first iteration, but it’s the newest version that I love the most. The colorful characters and hilarious humor will make you smile. I have MLP plushies, DVDs, and comic books. I love this adorable franchise.

5: She-Ra. I love He-Man, but I have always been partial to She-Ra. I love her backstory, her friends, and Hordak is one of my favorite villains of all time. The Netflix show is the best-animated show on right now.

4: Whedonverse. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly are three of my favorite shows of all time. There is no TV show I love more than Buffy. The innovation, wit, and mythology influenced me on how to write the Buzzies.

3: Lord of the Rings. LOTR is special to me. I have seen the movies tons of times, and I love the World JRR Tolkein created. He was so good at creating lived-in worlds with real characters and relatable problems. The first trilogy remains three of the best movies ever made.

2: Star Wars. Nothing gets me excited like a new Star Wars movie. It’s like a holiday for me. I saw Episode Nine two times already. I have seen the first six movies over one hundred times apiece. No franchise has influenced me more than Star Wars. There is a lot of Star Wars in the Buzzies. That is no coincidence. I quote lines from the movies and shows all the time. I never get tired of watching or reading Star Wars.

1: Nintendo. Nothing brightens my day like playing Nintendo games. From Yoshi, Kirby, and Donkey Kong to Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, and Star Fox. Nintendo makes me smile, and feel good about myself. When I was homeless, my 3DS kept me from going insane. Nothing means more to me than Nintendo games. They are my favorite company and make games that have a long-lasting impact on me. Thank you, Nintendo.

The Buzzies Are Coming! Be Ready For a New Franchise!

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By Michelle Lynn Tackett

The Buzzies has been a passion of mine for over 30 years. Why did I take so long to finish this book? Well, I was 8 years old when I thought of the idea, so I wasn’t close to being a writer yet. Secondly, I have been dealing with confidence issues my whole life. Now it seems I am getting over that and I am breaking through. It is time to meet the Buzzies! They are a great group of unique personalities who you will fall in love with. I love the action, drama and story elements of the book, but what I am most proud of is the characters.

The characters sparkle with crackling dialogue and stand out personalities. Meet, Pyrose, Lady Bug, Big Wazzy T, Hornet and Rockbuster B. They are unforgettable characters who you’ll fall in love with and relate to. I made it a point to make the characters and their problems relatable. I knew I had a challenge since none of the characters are human. The Buzzies are humanoids who evolved from Bumble Bees.

Why you should read the Buzzies?

It is an exciting, funny, dramatic and original book. This has it’s own mythology, which I am proud of. I mean, what are the big entertainment icons right now? Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel and DC heroes. I grew up on those! Young people don’t have their own original creations they can call their own. I hope when you read the Buzzies, you will look at Rockbuster, Lady Bug, Hornet, Big Wazzy T and Pyrose as your versions of Luke, Han and Leia. I want a new pop culture icon to happen. I am that ambitious with the Buzzies. I want them to be as memorable as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. I am gonna show photos that my bestie drew so you can see them and tell me what you think.

Early drawings from my friend who drew Rockbuster, Lady Bug and Pyrose.
This is Arorya, who is the strong princess of the Thee-Lax people. She is courageous and helps Pyrose reach his potential.
Rockbuster, who I affectionately call the Han Solo of the group. He tells it like it is, but he has a heart of gold.
This is Myoia, who is an important person to Pyrose. She is apart of the Hey Leenas. Who are they? Find out.
This is the ferocious Theraxodrone. It is the apex land predator of Harmonia. It has a lethal horn on it’s head that can gore anything to make an easy kill.
The one and only Lady Bug B who has a strong heart and strong personality. She holds her own with anyone and will go mamma bear on anyone who messes with her family.