Author Archives: W. Blaine Dowler

As you may be able to tell, my formal training is not as a writer. My degrees are in physics and education. In my day job, I work in supplemental education, which is why my productivity is lowest when report card season hits.

Weekly Comics Discussion

As always, complete shipping lists are here.
Notable this week is Superman / Batman #7, a
one-shot with art by Pat Lee about Superboy and
Robin, Exiles #44, Supreme Power
#8, and the first issues of the new Swamp
Thing ongoing, Alpha Flight ongoing,
Marvel Age Spider-Man ongoing, Captain
America & the Falcon miniseries, and
Punisher movie adaptation miniseries.

Firefly DVD’s nominated for Saturn award

TwistyHat
writes,
Firefly DVD set has been nominated for a Saturn in the “Best DVD Television Release”
category. Saturns are awarded by the Academy of
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Membership
is only $40 for an out of state membership – i wonder
if there is time to vote :o) That link also has
a complete list of nominations. If I were a betting
man, I’d bet on X2, LOTR:ROTK,
28 Days Later, Kill Bill Vol. 1,
Finding Nemo, Viggo Mortenson, Jennifer
Connelly, Andy Serkis, Keira Knightley, (don’t know
for the child actors), Peter Jackson, the
LOTR:ROTK team, Howard Shore (although I
prefer Danny Elfman’s work), Ngila Dickson and
Richard Taylor, Rick Baker’s team, and the LOTR team
for effects. As for the TV nominations, I don’t
watch enough to feel comfortable voting in all
categories, but I think Alexis Denisof deserves to
win. He’s done fantastic work.

Razzies Awarded – Oscars tonight

A full list of Razzie winners is available here.
(The nomination list is here.)
Gigli cleaned up, but genre entertainment
still shared the worst actor (Ben Affleck for
Daredevil, Gigli, and
Paycheck), and won worst supporting actor
(Stallone in Spy Kids 3-D) and worst excuse
for an actual movie (The Cat In The Hat).
The Razzies are always given the day before the
Oscars, which air tonight on ABC.