Christmas Eve. The countdown continues today, and
concludes tomorrow, on the off chance that some
people are still online.
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Ben Browder joins “Stargate SG-1”
Fans of Farscape may not have new episodes
to look forward to, but at least they can keep track
of one of the actors. Details have been here
for about a week; sorry it took this long to report.
TV Review – “Crusade: The Complete Series”
Firefly
American Gothic
Farscape
Crusade
Why does the best genre entertainment have to die
an unexpected and unnatural death?
Christmas Review– The Junky’s Christmas
This 1993 adaptation of William S. Burrough’s short story may be the least-shown animated seasonal special in history (with the possible exception of The Glowworm’s Christmas), but it also ranks among the best– provided you’re not a child.
Comic Review – “Ultimate Elektra Vol. 1: Devil’s Due”
This should appear as a trade paperback just in time
for the movie.
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Weekly Comics Discussion
Today’s
shipping list includes Green Lantern Rebirth
#3, and Ultimate Elektra #5. I’ll pass
on Astonishing X-Men #7 this week, and pick
up the trade paperback later. (I’m eventually
switching all my titles back to trades, with the
possible exception of Supreme Power, because
waiting just one month gets hard sometimes.)
Christmas Review – “Mickey’s Christmas Carol”
This wraps up the Disney reviews. Timeshredder will review a short film titled A Junkie’s Christmas for us tomorrow, and then it’s Miracle on 34th Street and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians to wrap up the rest of the week.
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Klingons heads are the butt of jokes
Mr. Vapor writes, Sci-fi
wire (new redesigned look with more impressive ads!) has the scoop on an upcoming
2-part Enterprise episode that will attempt to explain why the Klingons
heads have gone from chunky to smooth back to chunky.
Rowling Finishes “Half-Blood Prince”
Sci-Fi Storm beat us to the punch, but it’s official from CNN.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be out in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa on July 16th, 2005.
Amazon.com and Amazon.ca have it listed, but are not yet taking pre-orders.
McFarlane files for Chapter 11
A lawsuit brought about by the real-life Tony Twist has Todd McFarlane filing for bankruptcy– and vowing to fight the ruling.