This is unbearable! This is insane!
–Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson)
J. J. Abrams’ new horror/drama/mystery series premiered tonight. Will it be the new X-Files, or the next Threshold?
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
Bill Gates meets Jerry Seinfeld
They get Bill and Jerry together for an ad, and this is the best they can come up with?
Spider-man #4 and 5 Swinging Our Way
Director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire will return for the next two Spidey flicks, which may be filmed simultaneously, according to a report in Deadline Hollywood Daily.
Weekend Review: Invaders from Mars (1953)
We discussed many a film, novel, and obscure historical fact at the 2008 World Science Fiction Convention panel on Mars in Fiction, but we neglected to mention this influential 1950s alien invasion film. Two things separate it from the others of its genre: it was shot in color, and it has been presented from a scared child’s perspective.
No Heroics
The United Kingdom’s ITV will begin airing No Heroics on September 10, 2008. It’s a cheeky anti-Heroes sitcom reminiscent of Mystery Men, Freshmen, and Great Lakes Avengers… If their principal setting were a bar for second-rate metahumans, and the characters made a lot of cheap sex jokes.
A preview appears below.
Buffy the Anglican Slayer?
It’s been awhile since we’ve had reason to post a Buffy piece, but this article provides us with the opportunity, if only due to its sheer idiocy. A dubious example from an interesting study has been misrepresented in the popular press. I know this sort of thing happens all the time, especially when journalists try to understand academics or when academics try to examine pop culture….
Lex Luthor: The Greatest of Them All?
chad writes, Here’s an interesting article about Lex Luthor and how he’s different from other comic-book villains. I haven’t been keeping track of the comic mainstream for some time now, so I thought I’d run it by you guys to get your take on the matter.
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Novel Review: Farthing
Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union handily won the Hugo for this year’s best novel, and its success among SF and mainstream readers may bring wider attention to the genre of alternate history. Jo Walton’s Farthing (2006) also takes the form of a political mystery, set in a timeline that diverged from ours in the 1940s. In this case, England made peace with Germany, and the Nazis went on to conquer continental Europe. A sequel, Ha’Penny appeared in 2007, and a third book, Half a Crown will be available in late September.
Death Race Discussion
The Olympics ended on the weekend, and Hollywood released this re-imagining of the 1975 Corman cult film about the future of sports entertainment. Did anyone see it? Is it worth seeing?
Doctor Who Movie?
Doctor Who may appear on the big screen, according to series writer Steven Moffat. He’s done so twice before, in the 1960s, though the earlier films were not in continuity with the series, and re-imagined the character’s backstory for Peter Cushing.