Official Website: J. K. Rowling

Kids and children at heart have a treat going to this site: you have to hunt down certain objects you get Harry Potter trivia when you find said objects you also get certificates for said objects that are saved in your scrapbook - just don't delete the cookies if you want to retain those certificates

Interesting pages are those where Rowling answers questions from fans and reveal certain things about the characters that aren't found in the books. You also get news about the Harry Potter books that are yet to be released.

Take note: Rowling admits to prowling the net to look up websites dedicated to Harry Potter, and even joins some forums. She reveals joining in a discussion to test her ideas ... only for other members to disagree with her. She was using another name ofcourse - as do the rest of us who join forums.

TV Series: Mulawin

	Network:	GMA
	First Run:	August 2004 - March 2005
	Genre:	Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
	Time Slot:	Weeknights

The show premiered about two or three weeks ago, and I keep hearing GMA actors/celebrities gush about the show. A friend said it is relatively good, and that the story is fast-paced compared to other Filipino TV series. I made a point to watch it today. The show has promise, and I like it better than ABS CBN's Marina. This is like reading an epic fantasy novel compared to a fairy tale - which is what Marina is. I do not know if there are enough people like me who enjoy epic fantasies to keep this show alive - but I'm hoping.

Some people say the special effects aren't good. I agree with this, but I feel sorry for people whose enjoyment relies solely on special effects. I happen to think the story line more than makes up for the special effects. I just hope the story does not degenerate in future episodes. I have seen some Filipino series where the pilot episode is well written, only to fall out of love with the show when later episodes have stupid story lines.

Movie: King Arthur

	Distributor:	Touchstone
	Release:	July 7, 2004
	Genre:	Action/Adventure and Drama
	MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for intense battle sequences, a scene of sensuality and some language

I guess the reason I got free 3 movie passes was that few people were watching the movie. Maybe the trailers didn't make people want to see this movie, or the movie wasn't promoted enough, or "word of mouth" wasn't positive. It wouldn't hurt to find out myself - I wasn't paying after all.

I admit the premise was promising as it was a different take on the legend compared to other movies that have tackled the story. It failed to deliver for it had no solid story line.

In this movie, Arthur the soldier and his merry band start out on a mission to evacuate an important Roman family from Britain (shades of Saving Private Ryan). They find themselves outnumbered by Saxons in war (Reminds me of Lord of the Rings - Two Towers), but get some help from a local tribe (Celts?). Guenevere here is a member of said tribe. Keira here gets to don a "barely there" war outfit that looks a lot like the one worn by Milla Jovovich in Fifth Element.

There's some interaction between Arthur and Guenevere, but not much romance. There may be shades of attraction between Guenevere and Lancelot but nothing happened since Lancelot dies before the movie is over. There is a probability that the script had something happen but the scene is edited out.

The odd thing about this movie is that in the beginning, Lancelot is doing the narration. I expected it to be a story from his point of view. With the character dying, one wonders why they made Lancelot do the introduction... there was no hint in the movie that he wrote down a diary or chronicle before he died, and he was already dead by the time Arthur is proclaimed king at the end. I was a cheesy ending, too.