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Drinking Klingon Blood Draft Beer At Quarks August 1, 2007

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I find myself in Las Vegas this week (again). When in Vegas i always visit the Star Trek Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton – i dunno i guess it’s the only ‘geeky’ scifi attraction that speaks to me so it’s the only thing i visit repeatedly.

This time I actually ate and drank there too. That is at the recreation of Quark’s bar from the DS9 promenade. It’s an experience that i hope all star trek fans get to have at least once.

No regular ales here…only Romulan.

NO Klingon Blood wine – but there was a Klingon Blood Draft – a red beer that was quite tasty.

No sports nonesense on the screens..only Trek episodes and..BONUS real fans behind the counter. The bartender and I had a solid discussion on the merits of the last episode of Star Trek Enterprise.

The dude also whipped out his iPod on which he had the remastered version of Star Trek classic and let me watch an episode on it.

Drink dispensing isn’t normal either. Though not quite a replicate – with a flash strobe light the effect is ..well ‘materializing’.

The menu is loaded with Star Trek themed materials too – this time i had the Rings of Betazed – can you guess what that is?…

Onion Rings.

Check out the menu for yourself.

TV website Seeks SciFi Writer/Editor – but don’t expect big $$ April 6, 2007

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ShowMeSciFi is a volunteer enterprise with no one being paid for anything. That aside, it’s always interesting to see what others are willing to pay for this type of activity.

A new job posting on Craigslist’s in SF pegs the value at around $20 a post or so.

Here’s the job listing:

TV website Seeks SciFi Writer/Editor

Reply to: job-306903134@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-04-05, 7:12PM PDTTV website seeks part-time Writer/Editor who lives and breathes SciFi TV.

Responsibilities:
– Manage the SciFi section of the site by writing or assigning, editing, posting and marketing a minimum of 5 stories/week (at least 400 words each).
– Performing telephone interviews as assigned by Managing Editor
– Marketing stories via message boards, SciFi blogs, etc.

Compensation:
– $100/week
– $100/week bonus if traffic numbers are met.

Requirements:
– 1-2 years experience writing and editing for online/offline publication
– Familiarity with the following shows:
• Supernatural
• Battlestar Galactica
• Heroes
• Stargate SG-1
• Dr. Who
• Smallville
– Interview skills
– The ability to turnaround stories and reviews the morning after a show airs
– Familiarity with Typepad and/or other Content Management Systems
– A love of SciFi like no other

If you’re interested in applying for the position, please email us the following:
– Resume
– 1-2 paragraphs on why you think you’re perfect for the job (no more, no less)
– 2-3 URLS to writing samples about SciFi, one of which must be a review of a SciFi show
– List of favorite shows