4-18-08

Jim Butcher is writing a Dresden Files graphic novel. It is a 4-part story taking place before Storm Front, and issue 1 is on sale now.

RIP Ollie Johnston. The last of Walt Disney's "9 old men" (called that even though they were in their 20s at the time) who animated classic movies such as Snow White, Fantasia, and Bambi, died this week at the age of 95.

Canada has declared that BPA in baby bottles is unsafe and may be banned. In the US, similar actions are being suggested. The maker of Nalgene water bottles is going to provide non-BPA versions.

Lockheed Martin is testing a new spaceship model at the Spaceport in New Mexico.

Scrubs and 30 Rock are going to switch timeslots for the rest of the season (3 episodes each).

Researchers have discovered a new material that is superconducting at high temperatures.

A new ion engine will be used in space for the first time this summer, when a European space ship launches from Russia.

Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) has signed a contract to write an original science fiction movie trilogy for United Artists. This would make me much happier if they would guarantee that Tom Cruise (who runs United Artists) wouldn't be in any of the movies.

DVRs for tonight:
5pm Sarah Jane Adventures (SCIFI)
530 Doctor Who (SCIFI) - Christmas ep between 3rd & 4th seasons
7pm Battlestar Galactica
Saturday:
6pm Torchwood (BBCA) - season 2 finale
Sunday:
9pm John Adams (HBO) - final part, now I can start watching

8-3-07

If you want to watch the video of the Heroes panel from Comic-Con, they put it online.
http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/video/video_display.shtml#mea=135233

Same for Lost
http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2007/07/comic-con-2007-lost-panel-video.html

Dresden Files has been canceled. Not an official announcement, just a by-the-way comment in casting for another show: the lead actor has been cast in Big Shots for ABC (great cast, bad premise, I doubt I'll watch). I'm sad, I actually liked the show.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=43015

Good news and bad news from Fox: They changed their schedule and have moved Bones to Tuesday. I like this timeslot much better - there isn't any competition. They are also holding New Amsterdam for midseason. It actually looked good, and now I'm afraid they'll bury it (and Tim Minnear isn't even in the crew).
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070803fox03

Here's a list of the extras for the box set of Stargate. (I hate extras only available for a set when I already have the individual seasons.)
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7773

Interview with Joss Whedon.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20049318,00.html

We're used to lists of best shows and prematurely canceled shows, but someone has now made a list of 5 SF shows that were completely trashed and destroyed before finally going off the air. Since 3 of the 5 are shows I was recording in first season and not even watching when they went off the air, I pretty much agree and would have a hard time finding better examples. What do you think?
http://hubpages.com/hub/How_Five_Science_Fiction_TV_Series_Were_Destroyed

ResQer's Mr. Woo is in a TV commercial. She has a YouTube video of it on her blog today.
http://threewoofs.blogspot.com/2007/08/mr-woo-kohl-commercial.html

John Scalzi posted all his SF links today: blogs from writers and publishers, etc. I love the SF Signal link, and just added it to my RSS feeds. I may check a few others in the next week or so.
http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/2007/08/02/science_fiction_links.html