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Anonymous Coward writes, Science fiction that didn’t forget the science…

www.comerstheseries.com This has been in the sub queue for about a week now. I had planned to watch the episodes before I posted it, but I didn’t have time. (I’m guessing it’s the same for the other authors, since it was there for about a week.) At any rate, I’m sure at least one of our viewers will have time to take a look at this blatant ad and let us know if it’s worth the precious time of the rest of us.

Emmy Awards Given

If you check out the
official Emmy website, you’ll find a Word
document that lists the winners at this year’s Emmy
awards. Enterprise went home with two
technical awards, while Angels In America
cleaned house as the big winner, with four technical
awards and seven awards in the main ceremony. Next
year’s ceremony is certain to look much different;
four of the biggest winners won’t be on the air next
year. (Sex and the City, Frasier,
and The Sopranos have all wrapped their
final seasons, while Angels in America was a
miniseries, now out on DVD, that was never intended
to run more than a few weeks.) The West
Wing is already down to being a single award
winner. So, what do we see on the horizon that might
make an impact? What do you predict for the next big
winner?

You and Lucas

So. You have your time machine. You could try to change major world history, prevent terrible disasters, and so forth, but let’s face it: you’d probably just futz it up. I, for one, do not want to suddenly find myself speaking Japanese and wearing a beret and kilt whilst typing on my Underwood Pentium just because you stepped on the wrong butterfly when you stopped the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. No, you’re heading for 1990, where you will advise George Lucas on the future of Star Wars.

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