The latest Terminator film has neither Ahrnold nor Summer Glau, but it does boast mind-warping time-travel, eye-catching effects, and costly explosions.
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Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
Sherlock Holmes Trailer
Like the recent exploding, lens flaring version of Star Trek, the forthcoming big-budget Sherlock Holmes adaptation, action-packed and with non-Holmsian supernatural and sexy elements, will likely be “fun.” But….
Book Review: Zoë’s Tale
John Scalzi wanted to set aside the universe introduced in Old Man’s War for awhile, but readers tempted him back to write one more novel—a retelling of The Lost Colony from the perspective of a teenage girl. It’s sort of retro-Heinleinesque YA– and it’s up for a 2009 Hugo.
The Mercury Men
“The building is crawling with men who shoot lightning from their hands..!”
If you’re a fan of cheesy old SF serials, you might enjoy this online, ongoing pastiche.
Fringe Discussion: “There’s More Than One of Everything”
The season concludes with a Sharp pain, alternate realities, and a special guest star. Will Fringe live long and prosper?
Penguicon 7.0 Video Highlights
Last week’s Penguicon in Romulus, MI proved a huge success….
Fringe Discussion: “The Road Not Taken”
Olivia’s visions appear to be a permanent part of the show now; at least, they figure in this episode. She investigates a bad case of spontaneous combustion, Walter cracks open an investigation of his own, and the Observer’s daybook grows cluttered.
Who has warmed to the show? Who still gives it a Frosty reception?
Real-Life Superheroes
Several people apparently think superheroes would work in the real world– and they’ve donned mask and cape.
Fringe Discussion: “Midnight”
It’s midnight. Do you know where your spinal cord fluid is?
Heroes: “An Invisible Thread”
In a development that surprises nobody, Sylar survives his apparent death, and Nathan tries to keep him from meeting President Worf . Meanwhile, Hiro regains his powers, but he can only use them at a serious cost, and the episode ends with a not entirely surprising twist that, given the series history, need not really mean anything.
Most shocking….