So I went off to a science fiction convention this weekend for the first time in a looooong time. I saw a notice that my favorite author would be at Balticon there and I saw that I would be back in the US for the weekend so I went ahead and prebooked tickets.
May 25th: Today in 1977 the first of the two Star Wars movies opened. I remember it very well, saw it on opening day with a friend who was also into comics. We were both comics fans and had bought the whole comic adaptation but neither of us had read the last issues as we [...]
The Norman Rockwell Codes combines all the historical accuracy of the Da Vinci Codes with the children of the Andy Griffiths Show.
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Ok, lets say you need an excuse to get your poisonous snakes on a plane, just claim you need them for emotional support…
The trailer for this summer’s Superman Returns is up and I have to admit it looks like more fun than I thought it would. Worth a look.
In a nightmarish future world the government tries to stop us from eating cookies, who can save us from the nanny state?!?
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In a stunning case of real life imitating a movie, secret gardners are striking in London fixing up spots without proper authorization. You may recall the movie ‘Brazil‘ where covert duct repairmen worked in London, now the garden Ninjas strike. There are official gardeners but
“He was only allowed to do something here once every [...]
Rolling Bomber Special is a very good Power Rangers take off hosted at Google Video. You really should watch it. Safe for work, but very, very odd.
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Edit: More current working link can be found here. (March 2006)
Saw March Of The Penguins the other day and enjoyed it. The movie did tend to run long in a few of the sequences but the photography was so good it didn’t really hurt it too much. The movie also gets points from me for not having an ‘until man came and ruined everything‘ lecture [...]
I enjoyed the original Star Trek. I also liked some episodes of some of the follow on shows, but on the whole I have found all the follow ons to be waaay to sanctimonious and preachy. Here is a nice essay from someone who comes to the same finding while looking at some of the [...]