SyFy Video – Stargate Universe – Stepping Through the Gate August 13, 2009
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New footage from the first episode of Stargate Universe – AIR – and some thoughts from the cast.
Rly cool stuff – we can hardly wait for this show to be on already!
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V – Returns to TV on Nov 3 with Firefly’s courtesan August 12, 2009
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V is coming to ABC on Nov 3, 2009 and we’re excited as FRAK to see it.
Will this be a re-imagined masterpiece like Battlestar Galactica?
That’s what we all hope for isn’t it?
2009 Hugo Award Winners Announced August 10, 2009
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Over the weekend the Hugo Awards were given out at the 2009 Worldcon conference in Montreal.
The Hugo Award was named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, “The Father of Magazine Science Fiction,”. The award is is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)
The Hugo Award, first presented in 1953, celebrate the best in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Recipients are chosen by members of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS).
And the winners are:
Best Novel
* The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK)Best Novella
* “The Erdmann Nexus” by Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)Best Novelette
* “Shoggoths in Bloom” by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s Mar 2008)Best Short Story
* “Exhalation” by Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)Best Related Book
*Your Hate Mail Will be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998–2008 by John Scalzi (Subterranean Press)Best Graphic Story
* Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones Written by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
* WALL-E Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter, story; Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon, screenplay; Andrew Stanton, director (Pixar/Walt Disney)Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
* Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Joss Whedon, & Zack Whedon, & Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen , writers; Joss Whedon, director (Mutant Enemy)Best Editor, Short Form
* Ellen DatlowBest Editor, Long Form
* David G. HartwellBest Professional Artist
* Donato GiancolaBest Semiprozine
* Weird Tales edited by Ann VanderMeer & Stephen H. SegalBest Fanzine
* Electric Velocipede edited by John KlimaBest Fan Writer
* Cheryl MorganBest Fan Artist
* Frank WuThe John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
* David Anthony Durham*
Defying Gravity S01E03 Threshold – This show is starting to SUCK August 10, 2009
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The first post-pilot episode (technically episode 3)of Defying Gravity was on Sunday night..and it wasn’t half as good as the pilot.
Instead of telling us who/what Beta is – barely a mention – we get a long drawn out sloooooooooow episode.
Yes the whole bit about libido suppression was interesting – and the halo was an interesting twist –
This show isn’t about action – it’s about human interactions – as we learn to love/like/hate the characters that will be worthwhile – but at this early point – it’s just too early. The show is too slow.
Let’s hope the next episode has more plot development to make us like this show the way we did the pilot.
If you missed the episode – Threshold
Donate to Strange Horizons – Support Science Fiction! August 6, 2009
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We’re fans of Strange Horizons here at ShowMeSciFi.com – it has had consistently good science fiction content – and it’s free!
But Strange Horizons needs our help – they’re doing some fund raising now to help keep the site and its online science fiction publications going.
Our little experiment has been more successful than we could ever have expected. We’ve published exciting new material every week since September 2000, and the material in our archives includes fiction from popular authors such as Jo Walton, Elizabeth Bear, Tim Pratt, Sandra McDonald, Jay Lake, and John Scalzi. Stories and poems from Strange Horizons have been reprinted in major anthologies and been shortlisted for major awards, but even after all of that success, we haven’t lost our focus on encouraging new authors. This year alone, we’ve published half a dozen stories from authors who had submitted to us for the first time!
As successful as we’ve been, we still need your help to keep our magazine going. Strange Horizons relies on donations from readers in order to stay in business. We’re trying to raise $7000 in the month of August, and we’re hoping that you, Dear Reader, will help us reach that goal.
You can donate by clicking HERE (redirect to Strange Horizons donate page)
Where SciFi Writers Write – yeaah they’re a bit cluttered. But Piers Anthony isn’t too bad August 5, 2009
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Awesome site called WhereIWrite.org has an amazing collection of pictures of the ‘offices’ of some famous (living) scifi authors.
Here’s one of my fav authors – Piers Anthony – and his office is one of the most orderly in the whole set.
Syfy Video – Stargate Universe – Stepping Through the Gate August 3, 2009
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Chad Vader Season 2 Episode 6 – Chad gets LIbby July 24, 2009
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Finally! another Chad Vader Season 2 episode.
This one isn’t terribly funny but it’s still good fun and is clearly the setup for Chad’s removal from Empire Markets
Stargate Universe Comic-Con trailer – Stargate turns into Star Trek Voyager July 24, 2009
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A new trailer for Stargate Universe is now out ..this one showing us the basics of the story that we haven’t seen before.
The Earthers are on Icarus base – sounds like a beta site idea – and they fall under attack – jump through an open gate and end up on an ancient ship 7 billion light years from Earth.
Sound like they ended up in the Delta Quadrant..
anyways a cool trailer to watch and we can hardly wait until the series is finally on – WE NEED OUR STARGATE FIX!!
TR2N Tron Legacy Trailer is now avail! Same as TR2N just clearer July 24, 2009
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Remember that grainy footage we had when TR2N has its first trailer?
Disney is now out with a nice clean version for Tron Legacy – mostly the same, just clearer – still SWEEEET to watch.
TR2N becomes Tron Legacy. WTF? TR2N was cool! July 23, 2009
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Yeaah we’re pumped for Tron 2..we sure have waited long enough.
Last year they were going to call it TR2N which was one of the coolest names for a flick ever.
Now the Mickey Mousketeers and Disney have butchered that and are now calling the moving Tron Legacy.
Isn’t that a little lame?
Early footage looks awesome though – as soon as we can find a public link to post we will!
Principal photography apparently has already wrapped up and we shouldn’t expect to the movie until 2011.
TR2N : Flynn Lives goes Viral July 21, 2009
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In less than two days we’re going to see our first real footage from the new Tron 2 – TR2N flick..
Disney has already started the media hype with a new viral site at:
http://www.flynnlives.com/ – if you click on the bouncing spider at the bottom you’ll get a countdown to the new footage.
New Doctor Who Matt Smith starts filming July 20, 2009
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We’re still a few months away from the first real TV appearance of the new Doctor Who – with the new Doctor – Matt Smith –
Smith began his first filming as the new Doctor this week – and the BBC has let loose a few images – but not much…
Check out this clip below for some great British speculation on Matt Smith and the new Doctor Who.
Star Wars Clone War Super Vulture Droid Vehicle toy – lots to play with and not too much $$ July 19, 2009
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A new bunch of Habro ships are now out – including a new Super Vulture Droid fighter!
Loads of weapons on this bad boy – 6 rockets with 2 launchers, for all sorts of combat fun. A spring-loaded “head” pops up to compliment the split-apart wings, which transforms the ship from sleek starfighter to a birdlike walking robot.
I haven’t seen this ship (yet) on store shelves but it is available from Entertainment Earth for $26.99 now. I have not yet seen a better deal on eBay with pricing ranging from $29.95 to $34.95. (Vulture Droid on eBay)
Star Wars The Old Republic will be FULLY VOICED!! July 18, 2009
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Doesn’t it always suck when you’re playing a game and you have to read the text the character is supposed to be saying?
It kills the mood of the game doesn’t it?
That won’t be the came with Star Wars the Old Republic – the whole shebang will be fully voiced!
Bioware has a new documentary vid about the voice stuff – in which they show some new gameplay footage too. Looks great!
Gamer – a real live human MMORPG July 15, 2009
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The idea of humans participating in a game where they kill each other for sport is an old idea. The Most Dangerous Game and The Running Man are the two most famous examples.
Now 300’s Gerard Butler is set to do a new take – with live human players in a real MMORPG.
Nothing new here – but the still an interesting trailer to watch
Cheech and Chong Spoof Tron – and add in a commentary on the 2009 recession July 14, 2009
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Cheech and Chong are back? RLY?
Uh huh and they’ve got a new spoof of Tron up now..with some ‘pothead’ commentary on the current economy.
The Tron stuff is really well done and hilarious too
Star Trek : Losing the Peace – 1 word review: AWESOME July 14, 2009
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The Star Trek Destiny series ripped apart the Star Trek universe leaving billions dead and billions more homeless…
This isn’t a Federation vs SOMEONE ELSE book, this is a Federation against itself book as it tries to deal with massive refugee movements and politics.
At first I was a bit skeptical — but once I got into this book I found it totally engaging. The characters are true – Worf has the right dialogue as does Picard — the author has done a brilliant work capturing the real essence of what always has made TNG work.
The basics of the story were interesting but it is the storytelling and the characters that make this book Awesome.
In a lot of ways, we found this book to be even better than the first Star Trek Destiny fallout book – A Singular Destiny – though that’s a great book too.
We like where the Star Trek universe is heading – this is the rich complexity of environments, characters and plots that only great storytelling and masterful authors can deliver. Losing the peace was great, my only complaint now is what’s next? How many months (years?) will we have to wait until the next great Star Trek TNG book?
Star Wars Uncut : Recreating A New Hope 15 seconds at time July 13, 2009
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There have been a lot of fan films based off Star Wars – the original movie episode IV A New Hope – over the last 30 years.
Now Star Wars Uncut has an ingenious way to get a whole star wars movie made by fans – 15 seconds at a time.
It’s an interesting idea – but the quality is somewhat lacking at this early stage – check out some of the first 15 second uploads at: http://www.starwarsuncut.com/#/
Mostly Harmless is mostly Fun – Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy review July 10, 2009
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So at long last – we finally hit the final book in the HitchHiker’s series and Mostly Harmless really is mostly fun.
The whole bit with Tricia/Tristan in parallel timelines wasn’t just the typical Adams sillyness – but is brilliantly crafted character scifi too.
What if you chose a different path what would have happened sort of thing..
The final few pages where Arthur finally meets his end – in a bar on Earth instead of some strange planet – also sheer brilliance.
If you haven’t recently read or re-read this trilogy in five parts – summer is a great time to do so. I had not read this series in more than ten years and I didn’t remember all that much either to be honest.
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