scbickle writes, The StarShipSofa podcast has changed its show format to to become a weekly science fiction audio magazine. An additional show every Wednesday offers SF short stories from leading authors, articles, poetry and flash fiction.
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Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
Battlestar Galactica: Revelations
Damn you! Gods damn you all to hell!
Weekend Review: The Mothman Prophecies
He’s not quite a superhero, but Mothman, sightings of whom cluster around 1966-67, has a name inspired by the Batman tv show and an origin sometimes linked to a Hulkesque science accident.
The Mothman Prophecies, a 2002 film inspired by John Keel’s bizarre and highly speculative account of the phenomenon, makes for occasionally interesting, though disjointed, viewing.
Pluto gives its name to certain Kuiper Belt Objects
Pluto, Eris, and others will hereafter be known as Plutoids, according to a bone thrown to American astronomers still bemoaning Pluto’s change in status recent decision by the International Astronomical Union.
Live-action Turok movie?
Adam Beach, who voiced Turok in the recent animated movie, hopes to play the character in a live action film.
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Battlestar Galactica Discussion
Eldhrin has gone AWOL, so we’re posting a discussion of the “Sine Qua Non” and “The Hub,” episodes which seem to be of a piece. We get Old Man fisticuffs, a Noble Gesture by the Old Man himself, Old Woman Visions, and a lot of questions:
Weekend Review: The Time Machine
Off and on this summer, I’ll be taking “Weekend Review” for a look at genre films adapted from the written word. Since Weekend Review has always been about films from the past, I’m going to start this series with George Pal’s celebrated take on The Time Machine. This 1960 adaptation of H.G. Well’s novel garnered an Oscar for its special effects and a Hugo nomination for Best Dramatic Performance.
Robert H. Justman passes to the Final Frontier
Robert H. Justman died today of complications resulting from Parkinson’s disease. Justman worked as producer and technical consultant on the original Star Trek and as supervising producer on Next Gen.
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Milky Way Losing the Arms Race in Space?
Actually, our conception of our local galaxy has changed. It appears the Milky Way only has two major spiral arms, instead of four.
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The Andromeda Strain
The 1969 novel established Michael Crichton’s name. Two years later, a suspenseful and generally faithful film adaptation appeared in theatres.
The 2008 made-for-television remake begins with Crichton’s premise, but this Andromeda develops in ways that may strain viewers’ credibility and patience.