04.25.08
29_TxtFile: Flying Wingmand, Season I, episode 4
_It’s hard to think of any series that got past three episodes and stayed good. Luckily there’s Flying Wingman.
Episode 4: Things Don’t Go That Way for Us
I knock on Roman’s door. He opens it a moment later, barefoot, in shorts and a light cotton shirt with palm trees on it, smiling.
“Jace! Buddy! I want you to be my best man!” Under his shaggy blond hair, Roman’s face lights like a summer sun. Read the rest of this entry »
04.18.08
28_TxtFile: Flying Wingman, Season I, episode 3
_Better than Star Wars: Episode 3, better than the Matrix: Revolutions, I give you Flying Wingman Episode 3.
Episode 3: Holding and Folding
My goals for this afternoon drain into the cushions of Duke’s recliner as I relax. Duke and Dan sprawl at either end of Duke’s big, dingy couch. Dan’s feet rest amongst beer bottles and red plastic cups on the ringed coffee table. On the billboard-like big screen in the corner, the Cold Pizza anchors do as we do and recap recent highlights. Read the rest of this entry »
04.16.08
27_TxtFile: Flying Wingman, Season I, episode 2
_The latest installment of the greatest dating series ever re-published on this site.
Episode 2: The Ex That Matters
The problem with girls is that every once in awhile you meet one worth liking. My problem is named Lali. I’m as confused about her slender hand in mine as I would be if I found myself holding a live songbird. She sweeps her eyes around the white painted walls and the painted masterpieces hung on them. She asks in a quiet museum voice, “Why do people come to museums?” Read the rest of this entry »
04.04.08
26_TxtFile: Flying Wingman, Season I, episode 1
_Over at Literature Is Not Dead, writer Lee Future has been working on the second season to his smash hit literary series “Flying Wingman”. The second season starts on Lee’s birthday, May 23rd, so in commemoration, we here at the Digital Scene will be posting Season I, one episode at a time, up until the release of Season II.
Episode 1: Us versus Them
Love is war. In the past, love meant long lines of soldiers in bright uniforms facing and firing at each other in a careful ritual of combat known as marriage, but modern love is different. Like modern war, it’s fast, half electronic, one-shot, one-kill, and it’s hard to know ally from foe. Read the rest of this entry »
