Concluding last week’s story, the Slitheen have taken over the British Government and are intending to cause a nuclear apocolypse for their own sinister reasons, which may not be what you expect.
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The Da Vinci Code
It’s the cleanest depiction of self-flagellation I’ve ever read. And let’s not get into how he cleans up the Templars. They’re heroes protecting the Jesus Princess! You could give that book to a ten-year-old.
–My wife.
The best-selling novel of the last couple of years has a plot that relates to the Holy Grail, so it connects to a major influence on fantasy lit, and it’s actually set in the near-future, making it a kind of SF. A movie will be out soon, and I just received a copy of the illustrated edition; therefore I’m going to review it here.
Charlie Jade: You Are Here
Charlie and Reena run in different circles in a world which they don’t recognize, but Jade now has a friend and benefactor. They’re out to find a renegade Vexcor scientist, but 01 Boxer is also in pursuit of the same man.
The spoilers aren’t major, and few spoiler tags have been used. If you read on, you will be let in on some lesser secrets.
The show’s still withholding the major ones.
Weekly DVD Picks – Tuesday, April 26, 2005
The sheer volume of releases is starting to pick up,
breaking the 400 title per week mark once more. (In
fact, there are 483 titles listed on Amazon.com for
this week.)
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Ultimate Heroes, Villains, and Vixens
According to a Sci-Fi Wire report, a certain caped crusader from the sixties will be narrating Ultimate Super-Heroes, Super-Villains, and Super-Vixens, which will air in three parts, May 26, 27, and 28 on Bravo.
David Tennant Is The New Doctor Who!
cabrubak writes, Outpost Gallifrey is reporting that David Tennant is the 10th Doctor. I had several friends that were hoping somehow that Paul McGann would be the one, but I\’m ready for some nChristopherew blood. (Not that I wouldn\’t mind Christopher Eccleston staying past his planned regeneration).
Star Trek: Enterprise – “Bound”
And so begins the final episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise…
Batman Begins preview in extra-long Smallville season finale
The WB has recently
announced that an 8 minute preview of Batman
Begins will air during the 90 minute season
finale of Smallville on Wednesday, May 18.
That’s the night before Star Wars: Episode
III airs, which means those tickets are probably
on sale already.
Smallville Review – “Spirit”
More Smallville news in a moment…
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Weekly Comics Discussion – Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Sorry it’s a day late. The list
of items that shipped this week includes such
notables as another printing of Green Lantern:
Rebirth #2 (a series I strongly recommend),
Essential Hulk Vol. 3, and Fantastic Four
#525, the first of two fill-in issues before J.
Michael Straczynski takes over later this year.