We missed the discussion for part one, so we’ll put both parts of this Monday night series two parter in this single column.
Stargate Atlantis Discussion – “Adrift, Part Two”
This would have been posted on Friday had I been in town.
Weekly Digital Disc Picks – October 2, 2007
October is upon us, and with it, the first wave of summer blockbuster titles and horror flicks, mixed in with some healthy library titles (many in high definition formats) designed to fill the shelves in time for the Christmas shopping season.
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A History of the Marvel Universe – Silver Surfer
The plan for these columns has changed a bit since the Fantastic Four chapter went up. For starters, instead of a five column limit, I’ll be writing columns that relate to all titles I can write them for. As the columns are primarily meant to help those wishing to learn more about the characters, driven by an impetus sparked by a recent and enjoyable movie, release dates will be timed with the movies. (The Spider-Man column should be published just before Spider-Man 3 hits home video later this month, for instance.) Also, the arbitrary “10 issue” limit has been lifted.
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Weekend Review: Forbidden Planet
The 1956 classic that wires Shakespeare to Sci-Fi pulp, serves as Star Trek’s unofficial pilot, introduced the electronic score to SF films and Robbie the Robot to pop culture, and gets referenced in the Rocky Horror theme chorus finally receives its Bureau review.
Smallville Review – “Bizarro”
The newest season of “Smallville” kicked off last night. UPDATED: I’m back in town, and have changed the placeholder into the actual review.
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TV Review: The Bionic Woman– Pilot
That other superwoman named “Sommers” returns to television, a little darker than her 70s incarnation.
Science real and fictional
Real-life Meteor Freaks? The coolest extrasolar planets? Mutants bred by space radiation?
Here’s a round-up of recent stories that hint at hoary sf clichés of yore.
Weekly Comics Discussion – September 26, 2007
The full list is available here. This is going up a day early due to a sudden and unexpected business trip I’ll be on for a few days, so the “Smallville” review won’t be up until Sunday. We’ll have a discussion forum available to discuss the show on Thursday, though. The “weekly digital disc picks” will also hit on Sunday this week, along with the Silver Surfer chapter of the “History of the Marvel Universe” series.
Also, check the comments for some comic news of special interest to fans of Zot! and Doctor Who.
Reaper Discussion – “Pilot”
Directed by Kevin Smith, this one looks pretty promising.