The Writers Guild of America just officially ratified their new contract (last mentioned here almost a month ago). They get more money than I’ll ever have. Full story on Yahoo. The Screen Actors Guild doesn’t yet have their new contract, so the summer may be weird yet.
Author Archives: David E. Smith
Close Encounters On DVD
It came out yesterday, and I’m already planning to sell a kidney so I can finally buy that DVD player. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind is out on DVD now. Read the review, then buy that bad boy from Amazon. Short version of their review: buy it now. Skip the review, just buy it now.
Bureau 42: In Your Mailbox!
I’ve been meaning to mention this for a while actually, but, well,
I’m slothful. Apologies. If you’re interested in having the
day’s headlines from here, IGN SciFi,
SciFi Storm, and a couple
other places, emailed to you every morning, click here to subscribe. Cool, ain’t it?
Legend Of The Rangers: All Is Well
Nothing really big and shocking in here, but it’s still, after all this time, refreshing to see someone as influential as JMS actually take the time to discuss things directly with the fans. Now if only, say, Rick Berman did stuff like that… Anyway, attached to this is the latest status report from the “Legend of the Rangers” set.
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Interview: Nana “The Nose” Visitor
After seven years on DS9, Nana Visitor actually misses the little rubber nose prosthesis of Major Kira. Who knew? That, and more, in this interview on IGN.
ST: Enterprise – It’s Old School
In this interview with Rick Berman, the Trek producer reports that “Enterprise” will return to the classic roots of Star Trek, while giving writers more flexibility than TNG, DS9, and Voyager. It’ll also make your whites whiter and your brights brighter, apparently.
Shrek Slays At Box Office
I’m not entirely sure whether Shrek counts as a fantasy movie, but I’m gonna pretend it does until I get a chance to see it. Statistically, that will happen soon; it’s already happened to the tune of $42 million, making for the second-biggest opening for an animated movie ever. More numbers from the weekend, and the requisite analysis, over here.
CBS Fall Schedule
I’m still trying to find the schedule itself, but a list of shows is already available. Only one show even tips the SF-meter: “Wolf Lake,” described as “a science fiction drama about a pack of wolves living in human form in a Seattle suburb”.
Towel Day
Erf writes, In honour of Douglas Adams’s passing, the folks at Binary Freedom have proposed Towel Day. On May 25, two weeks after DNA’s passing, “All Douglas Adams fans are encouraged to carry a towel with them for the day.”
I know it was on Slashdot, but this is a truly good idea — DNA is one of the few authors for whom I’ll gladly indulge in such a “silly” tribute. I wonder if the folks at work will let me get away with this…
Giles’ show quieter and "grown up"
Erf writes, Sci Fi Wire is reporting what Joss Whedon has said about Giles’s Buffy spinoff: it’ll be a “grown-up, quiet show about a cool, grown-up, non-teen-age man quietly solving ghost stories.”