Battlestar Galactica computer case mode – toast not included October 22, 2008
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We’ve seen some cool case mods over the years – but this one – for a Battlestar Galactica computer case is one of the most unique.
What it does is make an average computer case look like a Colonial Battlestar complete with viper recovery bay.
The whole DIY exercise – is an excellent review on Bit-tech – Frankly it looks like a really challenging mod to pull off.
Not sure if there is a an aftermarket for this mod – but i bet there is – so i hope some entrepeneurs pick this up and start selling these all done.
Then again – I don’t think they’ve copyright licensing from MGM Universal to use the Battlestar Galactica name or trademarks – so likely you couldn’t sell this commercially without being sued.
Star Wars The Old Republic MMOG Officially Announced!! October 21, 2008
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KOTOR III !!! or the next best thing (or maybe better). For years we’ve been speculating on when the next Knights of the Old Republic game would come – and now it’s officially been announced!!
hazaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
Star Wars The Old Republic is a Massively Multiplayer online game – hopefully better than Star Wars Galaxies – produced by none other than BioWare makers ofthe first (and best) KOTOR.
“Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is the most critically acclaimed Star Wars game in LucasArts history and a preeminent example of our company’s interactive storytelling heritage,” said Darrell Rodriguez, President of LucasArts in a statement. “For a long time, we’ve wanted to return to the franchise in a grand way, and we felt that the best setting for it was an online world that would allow millions of people to participate in the experience together. We knew that the developer capable of working with us to deliver an engrossing story with a fully-realized online world was BioWare.”
Star Wars: The Old Republic is set roughly 300 years after the events of Knights of the Old Republic, a timeframe that is completely unexplored in the lore. So no Zayne Carrick – but certainly there are some Sith and likely more than few Mandalories about. Players can choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining their personal story and determining their path down the light or dark side of the Force.
No official word on actual release date – though we’d expect sometime in the next 90-120 days as it looks like the game is already well developed at this point.
ARe you excited!!!?? We sure are. Though Star Wars Galaxies sucks – that game was developed by Sony. Bioware is a different animal and we’re willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Check out the BioWare site for some awesome screenshots.
Amazon FAIL on Star Wars Millenium Falcon by James Luceno : They charged more to preorder! October 20, 2008
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!!WARNING!! Be careful when pre-ordering from Amazon.com. We pre-ordered the new Star Wars: Millenium Falcon book by James Luceno more than a month ago. At the time we got a pre-order price from Amazon of $17.16. Today (the day the book is officially released) Amazon has the price listed at $16.56. So yes Amazon cheated me out of $0.60.
To add further insult to injury – i had hoped that by pre-ordering i’d get the book when it came out. No such luck! The book shipping notification only came yesterday (oct 20th) meaning i’ll get the book many days after it first hits the bookshelf.
THAT SUCKS.
This is the last time we’re likely to pre-order a Star Wars book on Amazon. It’s bad enough they ripped us off by charging more for the pre-order. That’s not right.
Anyone else been frakked by Amazon on SciFi book pre-order?
***UPDATE OCT 24, 2008 *** AMAZON has refunded me the $0.60 and I even got the book – only two days after it hit the stands. Would have been better if it was the same day – esp considering i order this book several months in advance – but still much better than what the email i got from Amazon indicated when this post was first published. My faith in Amazon is (mostly) restored!
Star Wars The Clone Wars 1×04 – That Was Fun October 19, 2008
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Hunting down the Malevolance has been great fun – but the dialogue (and animation) in this episode were the best yet.
Grievous’s dialogue – awesome
Padme telling Anakin – ever since i’ve known you you’ve been playing with Droid – classic!
And man was that a big ship – what a great time watching the republic cruisers pound it with their big guns!
Make no mistake about Clone Wars is a winner!
Stargate Atlantis 5×12 Outside – where did the Balarans go? October 19, 2008
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Lots of double and triple crossing going on in this episode. And where did Dr. Beckett come from? Last we saw him he was being sent back to Earth for testing and now he’s a regular again? when did that happen?
Also a few story continuity problems in this episode.
For one – all the balarans were round up by the Wraith in front of the gate – but we didn’t see them when Col Sheppard and crew came back to the gate fighting – where did the Balarans go?
For two – where did the balaran that pointed out Beckett go? we never saw him killed!
And lastly – though this is just a question – what about Todd and Michael? How do they play into the hothan plague at this point?
All told this was another solid episode that kept our eyes peeled on the screen from beginning till the end.
GalaxyQuest Global Warning #3 Review October 17, 2008
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FINALLY the crew get into space again..but not a whole lot happens here..till the final page.
The Thermian’s are on the way..but it looks like the humans are on there own. Overall a decent in-between issue that sets up some plot to come.
In the next issue we’ll finally see what this judgment ship is all about and who the dominatrix is that commands it. Want to take bets that Taggert has a ‘thing’ for this female destroyer of worlds?
So far this series has been a worthy successor to the GalaxyQuest movie and hey maybe this will be the basis of a sequel movie one day? We can only hope……….
Fringe 1×05 Power Hungry October 16, 2008
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This episode was interesting in some ways and lame in others.
The electrified dude that can generate power was a neat idea….
Getting the carrier pidgeons to find the dude based on his EMF signal also a neat idea…but wouldn’t it have just been easier to us a spy satellite or some other kind of radio antenna to identify where the sign could be?
The reappearance of Olivia’s beau, Agent John Scott (Mark Valley)is kind of neat. Is he just an echo in her mind?
I dunno…how did she find his secret lab?
Stephen King Dark Tower Treachery #2 Here come the Jillies! October 14, 2008
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Another female character! but this time it’s not a regular jilly – this time it’s a gunslinger. Aileen neice of Cort is a piece of work ain’t she?
Beyond that new character – we don’t have a whole lot going on here do we? No Roland (though his ka-tet is here) and Roland’s Father (whose face he still remembers) dispatches a few of Farson’s men (hooray!).
With this being a six issue series – i suspect that Marvel will stretch this out a bit – but I sure do hope we see a little more action next issue (and more of Aileen too).
Star Wars Clone Wars S01E03 – Save the Clones! October 12, 2008
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Another great episode as Skywalker takes aim at the Malevolance and its Ion Death Star Gun – Yes much of this show is so painfully obvious that it hurts – but its good clean fun.
Skywalker = Good and friend of the clones – that we know and we’ll likely see that in every episode.
It was neat to see the Republic Cruisers open up their bays from the middle to let ships take off ..and those bombers sure did look a whole lot like the Y-Wings from Episode IV didn’t they?
V is for (victory) REMAKE. How slimy is that? October 11, 2008
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V is coming back to TV but not as a sequel as we first would have guessed – but as a remake.
tHAT Just sucks. The original V was awesome and doesn’t need a remake – there is also a perfectly good legitimate sequel that should be made. V the Second Generation is written by the original author of V and is the proper successor to V not some remake.
According to SciFi Wire:
The new V will center on Erica Evans, a Homeland Security agent with an aimless son who’s got problems. When the aliens arrive, her son gloms on to them, causing tension within the family. As in the original V, several storylines will unfold simultaneously…As in the ’80s version, the show will open with an enormous army of spaceships hovering over the world’s major cities.Original V writer-producer-director Kenneth Johnson recently attempted to revive V as V: The Second Generation but is not involved in the Peters version.
What a shame!!
Stargate Atlantis S05E11 The Lost Tribe : Evil Asgard October 11, 2008
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What a FANTASTIC episode!!! The bad dudes are really Evil Asgard! who saw that coming? The Asgard are the prime benefactors of humanity without whom Earth wouldn’t have hyperdrive ships/shields or weapons and in Pegasus they will now be an enemy (of sorts).
We get some Traveller action – but not Laryn – Col. Sheppard’s girlfriend..
And Todd goes native – so now he’s a bad guy again and they the Atlanteans still haven’t tested the treatement that would led the Wraith eat regular food which was the whole purpose of the meeting in the first place!
Finally – Dr. Keller – lets Ronon down – that was soo …awkward to watch but well played.
Paul of Dune – REVIEW October 11, 2008
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What? Another Dune prequel? Yup. But dont’ be discouraged this one is awesome.
Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have done many Dune prequels (House Atreides, House Harkonnen, House Corrino and pre-prequels – (The Butlerian Jihad (Legends of Dune, Book 1), The Machine Crusade (Legends of Dune, Book 2) and The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, Book 3)) .
Paul of Dune is actually a prequel for Dune Messiah – a more direct sequel to the original Dune. Or is it?
Half of Paul of Dune deals with events before the Original Dune. The point is supposed to show how events in Paul Atreides past influenced his decisions as the Emperor. It’s not a bad idea going back and forth with the different time periods and it bring us back to that Golden era of Dune with Duke Leto and the Baron Vladamir Harkonnen still alive and both at each other’s throats.
The future part – with Paul as Emperor is brilliantly written and fills the gap that the original Dune series always had. To be honest, the original Dune novel was always my favorite and Paul of Dune is truly a more fitting sequel than what had previously been available.
Yes this is a great read – and a must READ for all Dune fans –
Battlestar Galactica – lampooned by The Office October 10, 2008
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Everyone loves Battlestar Galactica right? especially NBC (Sci Fi Channel is an NBC Universal company after all. This week’s Office had a hilarious bit where Jim is trying to time all of the ‘personal’ time that Dwight takes at work – So Jim strikes up a conversation about Battlestar Galactica with a co-workers – getting all the facts wrong – to try and get Dwight to take the bait..
Must see TV!!
Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles 2×05 Wizard of Oz October 6, 2008
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Not bad…we meet yet another T-888 killing machine and yet another key figure from the future.
The best parts of the Sarah Connor Chronicles in my view are the flash forward glimpses of the future. John does a little growing up in this episode and isn’t the whiny beaatch that he’s been the previous four episodes.
That said – where was Cameron? why wasn’t she out there protecting John too?
Overall the worst part of this show – and this series so far this season – is the lack of flow and momentum. The shows are often so moody and plodding that the hour the show is on seems more like 2 hours.
If this show is to survive – it really needs to pick up the pace. A lot.
Sanctuary TV Series Premiere – too weird? October 6, 2008
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First off – in the spirit of full disclosure – we haven’t watched any of the Santuary webisodes first – (yes i know LAME ‘O).
But with Amanda Tapping (Stargate’s Col. Carter) at the helm we had to watch this first episode on the big TV screen. To say the least Sanctuary is a ‘weird’ show.
The basic idea to provide Sanctuary to all creatures is a nice idea – but the streeeeeeeeeeeeetch of having a Victorian era scientist who has been alive for 150 years and who created Jack the Ripper – come on..that’s just a little lame and cliched isn’t it?
Acting in this episode was great and their is no question that there is great potential for this show as there are a whole lot of monsters out there…
Still on the paranormal front we’ve now got Fringe on network TV and let’s be honest here – in a contest between Fringe and Sanctuary what show would you rather watch?
Star Wars Clone Wars S01E02 – The Death Star Gun October 4, 2008
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The Seperatist secret weapon – an Ion canon apparently – first looked like a predessecor to the Death Star’s main gun – which is probably is – but I would’ve called it an EMP pulse since its main goal was disruption of all electrical activity.
Still an awesome weapon that leaves no survivors….now why other troopers didn’t figure out that they could leave their escape pods and engage the hunter droids..i dunno..
Star Wars Clone Wars S01E01 – Where’s Watto? October 4, 2008
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The series premiere of Star Wars Clone Wars the second animated series – was pretty solid wasn’t it?
Yoda is awesome and he kicked more droid tail in this episode and had more action than we’ve ever seen from Yoda (though his fight with Dooku in Episode II was awesome).
Seeing the Toydarian homeworld was neat too – but where was Watto? (just kidding).
No shortage of action overall animation for the non-human characters is great..the humans look like walking sticks and their plastered hair is just annoying – but a small annoyance in the bigger scheme of things.
Great to see Ventress being no match at all for Yoda…to bad he didn’t decide to just end here and be done with it.
Overall a great start to what looks to be a really fun series to watch.
Star Wars Fate of the Jedi – the next great Star Wars series? October 3, 2008
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So now we know what the successor to Legacy of the Force will be – it’s called Star Wars Fate of the Jedi which will first show up in April of 2009 and will span 9 books – all hardcover – ending in April 2011.
Lucasfilm’s Sue Rostoni has outlined the series – in rough – and here it is..
April 7, 2009 – Hardcover: FATE OF THE JEDI 1: OUTCAST by Aaron Allston. Luke and Ben attempt to follow Jacen’s previous journey in the hopes of discovering what and how various Force-using groups influenced him to accept and use dark side powers.
July 7, 2009 – Hardcover: FATE OF THE JEDI 2:OMEN by Christie Golden. Continues the FATE OF THE JEDI story….. major developments, new characters, lotsa stuff happens.
October 6, 2009 – Hardcover: FATE OF THE JEDI 3 by Troy Denning. More hapans… er, happens. Sorry for the typo, it means nothing.
February 2010 – Hardcover: FATE OF THE JEDI 4 by Aaron Allston.
May 2010 – Hardcover: FATE OF THE JEDI 5 by Christie Golden.
August 2010 – Hardcover: FATE OF THE JEDI 6 by Troy Denning.
November 2010 – Hardcover: FATE OF THE JEDI 7 by Aaron Allston.
January 2011 – Hardcover: FATE OF THE JEDI 8 by Christie Golden.
April 2011 – Hardcover: FATE OF THE JEDI 9 by Troy Denning. Wraps up the series….
We can hardly wait…will this series hook up and connect to Dark Horse’s Star Wars Legacy?? Not likely but is sure will bring us at least 9 steps closer.
Battlestar Galactica Season 5 – You are the Fifth Trailer October 2, 2008
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First trailer of the new season set to start in Jan of 2009 is now avail – no it doesn’t show much…but it does say a whole lot.
Who is the final cylon? I don’t know but Col Tigh knows..
Fringe 1×04 The Arrival- Is The Pattern All About Aliens? October 1, 2008
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So four episodes into Fringe and we see a key actor in the Pattern – the bald headed jalepno eating man – (not to be confused with X-Files smoking man). The bald man saved both Dr. Baldwin and his son as well as bee the “observer” the watches for the arrival of the cylindar and other pattern related objects.
The dude was writing in an alien language clearly and likely isn’t of the Earth.
So…back to X-Files .. a neat show about paranormal events that all eventually led to alien DNA – will Fringe degenerate into the same nonsense?
Don’t get me wrong – so far this is a great show – i just hope that the answer to what is the pattern? isn’t just a – oh it’s aliens – answer.
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