FlashForward – Dead Crows October 8, 2009
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Another great episode of FlashForward tonight…the whole letting the Nazi go thing was a little uncomfortable..
BUT
The crows connection was kinda cool. I have not read the Sawyer book, so I don’t know how closely ABC is following along.
AT this stage of the show, i’m hooked so i don’t want to read the book (yet..but I will).
Star Wars Death Troopers – Our Fav Book Trailer October 8, 2009
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Yeaah a book trailer. It’s actually a great idea that book publishers (and comic publishers) should consider doing more often.
With Star Wars Death Troopers, the trailers are fan made as a result of a Del-Ray sponsored contest.
We’ll save the time and embed the best one below. You can go vote for this one yourself over at the delray contest site too. Voting starts on October 9th and will run through October 22.
The Death Troopers book itself is out on Oct 13th
Winds of Dune : REVIEW. Bronso gets distilled October 6, 2009
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The Winds of Dune is the last sequel — or rather midquel – in the ongoing extended Dune series.
This book follows Paul of Dune by publication – and was originally supposed to be called Jessica of Dune. Why that name changed I don’t know.
This books is about Jessica from beginning to end. It is perhaps the most personal Jessica Atreides novel ever written as it deals with her own struggle to reconcile the legacy of her son and get along with her daughter
The secondary story – the trials of Bronso of Ix was also kinda cool and the way he met his end was shocking.
The world of Dune keeps on adding new chapters, thanks to Anderson and Herbert. Some might not like the additions, but personally I do. They keep bringing me back to Arrakis, to Paul and to Shai-Halud.
The devil – as always is in the details. Much of this book, plain and simple is filler that didn’t need to be there. Were it not for our love of all things Dune (and the need to write a review), we honestly might have given up on this book mid-way because of the extra cruft.
In the end, the journey was worthwhile and Winds of Dune is a decent read.
Dollhouse : Season 2 Instinct. Where is Dr. ‘Whisky’ Saunders? October 5, 2009
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So far Season 2 of Dollhouse has been a bit…odd.
We still don’t know what happened to Alpha and we don’t really know what deal Echo and Agent Ballard came up with.
Those unknowns really make this season VERY annoying to us.
That said, last Friday’s episode Instinct opened up some new ground. Topher has now figured out a way to make the Doll’s imprint so powerful that it can overcome a wipe event. That’s the nature of the mother’s protective instinct.
It’s a really interesting premise that motherhood transcends the other human instincts.
Where the Dollhouse goes from here…who knows..with SGU now on Friday nights, I’d bet that the Dollhouse ends up the loser.
Stargate Universe SGU : Destiny is the 9th Chevron October 5, 2009
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The pilot episode of Stargate Universe (Air 
Finding Eli by way of a Last Starfighter type contest is a wickedly cool idea and one that will make him very different then Dr. McKay as a problem solver.
But first off, why was the Icarus base attacked? That part didn’t make sense. The attackers never made any claims, we never say them on screen – we just saw their ships. It was cool to see the USS General Hammond though wasn’t it?
The idea of a ninth chevron transporting to a ship is really cool though. The Destiny is unlike any other ancient ship we’ve ever seen.
But the bit about it being unmanned and then there being other ships that had gone before it to build Gates was a bit weak. If the other ships have already built a gate system then why send a ship?
That little plot issue aside, the characters in SGU are great. They are unlike the typical SG-1 and SG-Atlantis archetypes and really do create a different vibe for this show.
With the one military guy that was imprisoned (what was his deal?) the quick death of the Senator (kinda like the Col dying in the pilot of Atlantis) and a lack of air on the ship – we already have a few mysteries that will keep this show interesting for a few weeks.
Yes there are some holes in this show and it’s not perfect. But it is pretty frakkin cool to have Stargate back in a fresh new and innovative show.
*if you missed the show live Amazon has it now up on demand Air
The Women of Stargate Universe talk with THE woman of SG-1 October 2, 2009
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As opposed to SG-1, where Amanda Tapping aka Col Samantha Carter was the only female role, Stargate Universe has three big female roles in the show.
That makes SGU a bit different doesn’t it?
Tapping sat down for lunch with the SGU gals for an interesting conversation for the most part.
They talk about the roles, about their love (or not so much) of SciFi and the role that good music plays in making Science Fiction shows work.
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Fringe Season 2 ep3 Fracture : Tinman is the Watcher October 2, 2009
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aha!
Sooo there is a solid connection between the Watcher and the other universe.
The little side show in this second episode of season 2 of Fringe(Fracture
) with Col. Gordon was kinda neat in that he was been hunting the watcher on his own.
why he felt the need to blow ppl up just because the guy had a briefcase full of picture of Walter is beyond me though. That was just dumb.
Stargate Universe SGU starts tonight October 2, 2009
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Finally!
Stargate is back!!
After we lost Stargate Atlantis the universe has been a dark place with no Jaffar, Wraith or other races to watch week in and week out.
Now Stargate Universe is finally on – tonight.
Will this just be the Stargate version of Star Trek Voyager? Early trailers make it look a whole lot darker, but the similarities with Voyager cannot be overlooked.
A ship stranded far from home with a commander determined to bring them back. Let’s hope the show producers keep it fresh, give us some of our regular Stargate goodness and a whole lot of new stuff.
We can hardly wait.
FlashForward D Gibbons is a Bad Man October 1, 2009
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second episode of flash forward was another great episode.
The little girl is the new hero of the show isn’t she?
Her final line in the episode – D Gibbons is a Bad Man – was just brilliant. It took everyone, including us by surprise. She is the key to understanding what’s going on.
And what was going on in the Dollhouse? Was that guy – Suspect 1 – part of the plot?
Nice pacing throughout, great characters and a deep plot. This show is a winner.
Let’s just hope that ABC doesn’t cancel this show.
ESA Exploring Pulsar Navigation October 1, 2009
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the European Space Agency’s Ariadna initiative is now looking into the possibility of using millisecond pulsars, rotating neutron stars that spin faster than 40 revolutions per second as navigation beacons for starships. The pulsars apparently can be used as very accurate timing mechanisms.
Amazing isn’t it?
A thousand years ago ancient vessels navigated the oceans of Earth by starlight. A thousand years later, a slightly more advanced version of the system will be used to navigate to the stars themselves.
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