chad writes, Sci Fi Wire is reporting that Disney has purchased the rights to film Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars. Apparently Disney is hoping to turn this into a major film franchise. It’ll be nice to expose a whole new generation to Burroughs’ creations–he was one of my favorite authors when I was a teenager.
Weekly DVD Picks – January 23, 2007
I’ll get this done while I’m still at work, too.
Smallville Review – “Justice”
Sorry this is so late.
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Saturday Movie Review – “Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers”
When I got to my hotel room last night, I realized that I’d forgotten to pack a network cable along with the laptop. Thus, today’s articles are getting posted from my work computer. Today is expected to be a busy day, so the “Smallville” review may not appear until very late in the day. (If the review looks funny, that’s because my templates aren’t on the work computer.) In the meantime, here’s the Saturday review, which will finish off all existing live action Babylon 5 for review. Come back in July or August for more, assuming JMS’ call to jury duty doesn’t slow things down too much. (At least we can rest assured of a fair trial, though. Man, would I love to be in that jury deliberation room…)
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From Pan’s Labyrinth to the Mountains of Madness?
Guillermo del Toro’s next film may be a big-budget adaptation of Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness.
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Television’s Diamond Age
For those of you who missed the post at Sci Fi Fire, several new shows are in the works, including an adaptation of Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age.
Weekly Comics Discussion – January 17, 2007
The complete list is in the usual spot. I’ll be out of town for the next couple of weeks. I should still be able to review “Smallville” tonight or tomorrow, and I’ll continue posting these discussion columns for DVDs and comics, but it’ll be a couple of weeks before I can get to another comic review.
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“Song of Ice and Fire” the TV Series
Well, HBO may have finally found something to make me pay even more for cable, they’re producing a TV series based on the Hugo Award-winning series from George R. R. Martin. I’ve reviewed the first three books on B42, guess I should get my tail in gear and review Book 4, A Feast for Crows.
Battlestar Galatica Season 3 Gag Reel
visionary_coward writes, Check it out: someone posted the Season 3 Battlestar Galactica gag reel for season 3 on Google Video. 13 minutes. Possible spoilers included; not safe for work.
Children of Men
Children of Men has proven so popular with crowds and critics, that more than one reviewer has been moved to defend it against claims that it is—- gasp– science-fiction. Of course it’s SF of a familiar kind, and very well-made.