Trekkie writes, Recently I’ve discovered an old idea applied to a new technology. Children of the Gods is a podcast, but unlike other podcasts it’s actually a serial episode of a sci-fi story. Currently there are three published episodes with a fourth coming due soon. Well worth listening too. Has great music backgrounds, sound effects, and voice acting.
Well, Bureau-crats, is this one worth watching?
In recent years many comics have tried, seriously and facetiously, to address the impact of superheroes on world events. Others attempt to explain why the heroes didn’t affect events; Earth-2’s Hitler found a mystic artifact that kept the JSA at bay.
But what about the broader culture? How would the characters and conventions associated with superheroes affect the cultural world?
Bored this weekend? Looking for something to do? Somewhere in the general vicinity of Sarnia, Ontario?
Well, this Saturday, May 30, the Sarnia Library hosts the third annual GenreCon, a series of panel discussions on issues in writing and genre fiction. Guests include Hugo-winning SF author Robert J. Sawyer (whose Hominids is reviewed here), Hugo-nominated Blind Lake author Robert Charles Wilson, mystery writers Vicki Delany and Julia Vryheid, nerd icon wannabee the Timeshredder, and many more.
bureaucatt
writes, Share with everyone what Santa will be
bringing you come Christmas. Apparently this is
Santa’s long-lost little brother, hehe.
“At the top of Santa’s list.” An anonymous
coward also submitted a pointer to a potential
shopping ground. That is, if you don’t mind helping
an evil scientist acheive world
domination. The complete submission reads:
Hello, Allow me to introduce myself. I am Dr.
Steel, Owner and operator of World Domination Toys,
Inc. I am currently embarking on a plan for global
domination. I know, I know…everybody’s trying to
take over the world these days, right? Yes. However,
I aim to transform this world into a Utopian
Playland. A place filled with 24 hour fun-time happy
joy joy-ness. So, give me a chance. All I ask is that
you take some time to view my propaganda. If my
special brainwashing rays work and you begin to feel
like supporting my plans for global conquest (and toy
distribution), kindly display a link on your website
to help spread the word! Remember. Only YOU can help
me take over the world. Thank you for your time,
Dr.Steel President and all important guy World
Domination Toys, Inc.
Well, that’s it for this Halloween. Below we’ve got
a complete list of the Halloween Countdown reviews,
as well as links to all other Halloween themed movie
reviews we’ve done in the past. We follow that up
with questions for you readers about this little
event, and if you want similar things in the future.
I can’t even begin to try to summarize this movie into a short, witty sentence.
It’s weird, good, creepy, brooding, and bizarre. Read on to see how and why.
Anonymous Coward writes, Science fiction that didn’t forget the science…
www.comerstheseries.com This has been in the sub queue for about a week now. I had planned to watch the episodes before I posted it, but I didn’t have time. (I’m guessing it’s the same for the other authors, since it was there for about a week.) At any rate, I’m sure at least one of our viewers will have time to take a look at this blatant ad and let us know if it’s worth the precious time of the rest of us.
So. You have your time machine. You could try to change major world history, prevent terrible disasters, and so forth, but let’s face it: you’d probably just futz it up. I, for one, do not want to suddenly find myself speaking Japanese and wearing a beret and kilt whilst typing on my Underwood Pentium just because you stepped on the wrong butterfly when you stopped the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. No, you’re heading for 1990, where you will advise George Lucas on the future of Star Wars.
The 2004 Hugos have been awarded. Best novel goes to the only nominated work I didn’t get around to reviewing….