Today I'm going to try to have separate posts for tv/media stuff and science/tech stuff. We'll see how it goes. I usually post as I find things in no particular order. Let me know what you think of the change.
It appears NBC is using their "Create Your Own Hero" contest to replace Heroes: Origins. (So much for the hope it was just being delayed.) I'm sure it is cheaper for them, but I'd rather have the writers creating characters that get voted on, not the audience picking attributes they want with nobody making them come to life.
I don't watch his show, but I respect David Letterman for continuing to pay non-writing staff that are out of work for the foreseeable future because of the strike.
TLC is going to revamp Trading Spaces again and bring back Paige. (What they really need to do is bring back the good designers, but it might get me to give it another try.)
DVRs for tonight:
5pm Flash Gordon
7pm Stargate Atlantis
8pm Men in Trees & Blood Ties & Ghost Whisperer
9pm Moonlight & Womens Murder Club
10pm Numb3rs
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
11-1-07
Electricity drawn from common bacteria in dirt. Sounds interesting.
The University of Ghent has come up with electric wires that stretch. This could allow for greater flexibility in electronic devices.
CNet has an article on the interconnectedness between Google and Firefox (conflict of interest?).
They are actually making a 2nd X-Files movie. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and Chris Carter will all be involved and it will be released in July 2008.
Eliza Dushku has brought Joss Whedon back to Fox TV. They have signed on to make Dollhouse, a show about agents programmed with personalities for their missions. Dushku's character is starting to become self aware. They have ordered 7 episodes for the fall, but plan to start filming them in the spring (before the actors strike, assuming the writers don't strike first and leave them short of scripts). There's more info here, including an interview and a note that Tim Minear will be involved. (Hopefully that won't be a death sign for it.)
Heroes: Origins has been shelved. Concerned over a writers strike and the slight dip in ratings, NBC isn't going to make the show this season. They may bring it back next season, but this sounds like proof that NBC isn't going to air anything I want to see if there's a strike.
Womens Murder Club got an order for another 3 scripts. They left that order a little late.
Geek pumpkin competition. And a great gallery of pumpkins.
DVRs for tonight:
8pm My Name is Earl
9pm CSI & Grey's Anatomy & Supernatural (as a download or wait for dvd)
930 Scrubs (either this or Grey's will need to be a download)
10pm Big Shots
The University of Ghent has come up with electric wires that stretch. This could allow for greater flexibility in electronic devices.
CNet has an article on the interconnectedness between Google and Firefox (conflict of interest?).
They are actually making a 2nd X-Files movie. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and Chris Carter will all be involved and it will be released in July 2008.
Eliza Dushku has brought Joss Whedon back to Fox TV. They have signed on to make Dollhouse, a show about agents programmed with personalities for their missions. Dushku's character is starting to become self aware. They have ordered 7 episodes for the fall, but plan to start filming them in the spring (before the actors strike, assuming the writers don't strike first and leave them short of scripts). There's more info here, including an interview and a note that Tim Minear will be involved. (Hopefully that won't be a death sign for it.)
Heroes: Origins has been shelved. Concerned over a writers strike and the slight dip in ratings, NBC isn't going to make the show this season. They may bring it back next season, but this sounds like proof that NBC isn't going to air anything I want to see if there's a strike.
Womens Murder Club got an order for another 3 scripts. They left that order a little late.
Geek pumpkin competition. And a great gallery of pumpkins.
DVRs for tonight:
8pm My Name is Earl
9pm CSI & Grey's Anatomy & Supernatural (as a download or wait for dvd)
930 Scrubs (either this or Grey's will need to be a download)
10pm Big Shots
Friday, September 28, 2007
Roundup for 9-28-07
DVR for tonight:
5pm Doctor Who (SCIFI)
6pm Flash Gordon (SCIFI) - I still haven't seen any of these, but I'm still recording in case I like them when I get around to it.
7pm Stargate Atlantis (SCIFI) - It's back! Yay!
8pm Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
9pm Moonlight (CBS) - New show about a vampire detective. Probably worth a pilot even if the reviews are dreadful.
10pm Numb3rs (CBS)
Someone has summarized all the Heroes online comics in case, like me, you looked at one or two with bandwidth problems, never went back, and are missing some of the character details they reveal there.
Bionic Woman and Journeyman have added cast members.
A preliminary poster has been prepared for the next Pixar movie, Wall-E. I think it looks good.
Next year there will be 2 2nd-generation astronauts in space at the same time. Richard Garriott, creator of the Ultima computer games and son of Skylab astronaut Owen Garriott, will be traveling to the ISS as part of the Russian space tourist program and be met by 2nd generation cosmonaut Sergei Volkov. Cool.
Interview with Jorja Fox about CSI (minor spoilers included).
Cool tech of the day: A photocopier that translates between Japanese and English with the touch of a button.
The College of San Mateo is hosting a free, all day event this Saturday (tomorrow) at their new planetarium. There will be free planetarium shows, views from the solar telescope and other telescopes, demos, jazz and food. Sounds like it could be fun. Event flyer. Website with maps, schedule & raffle prizes.
Two different stories today about DNA sequencing: Scientists are using hair samples to sequence the DNA of mammoths, and researchers have mapped the genome of the pinot noir grape. It has more genes than humans, and more than 100 of them control flavor (double other plants).
5pm Doctor Who (SCIFI)
6pm Flash Gordon (SCIFI) - I still haven't seen any of these, but I'm still recording in case I like them when I get around to it.
7pm Stargate Atlantis (SCIFI) - It's back! Yay!
8pm Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
9pm Moonlight (CBS) - New show about a vampire detective. Probably worth a pilot even if the reviews are dreadful.
10pm Numb3rs (CBS)
Someone has summarized all the Heroes online comics in case, like me, you looked at one or two with bandwidth problems, never went back, and are missing some of the character details they reveal there.
Bionic Woman and Journeyman have added cast members.
A preliminary poster has been prepared for the next Pixar movie, Wall-E. I think it looks good.
Next year there will be 2 2nd-generation astronauts in space at the same time. Richard Garriott, creator of the Ultima computer games and son of Skylab astronaut Owen Garriott, will be traveling to the ISS as part of the Russian space tourist program and be met by 2nd generation cosmonaut Sergei Volkov. Cool.
Interview with Jorja Fox about CSI (minor spoilers included).
Cool tech of the day: A photocopier that translates between Japanese and English with the touch of a button.
The College of San Mateo is hosting a free, all day event this Saturday (tomorrow) at their new planetarium. There will be free planetarium shows, views from the solar telescope and other telescopes, demos, jazz and food. Sounds like it could be fun. Event flyer. Website with maps, schedule & raffle prizes.
Two different stories today about DNA sequencing: Scientists are using hair samples to sequence the DNA of mammoths, and researchers have mapped the genome of the pinot noir grape. It has more genes than humans, and more than 100 of them control flavor (double other plants).
Monday, September 24, 2007
Roundup for 9-24-07
TV for tonight:
DVR1:
Chuck (geek gets download of spy knowledge - sounds like Jake 2.0 - worth a pilot)
Heroes (finally back!!!!!)
Journeyman (time travel - worth a pilot)
DVR2:
How I Met Your Mother
Big Bang Theory (giving this a pilot basically because it comes between 2 shows I'll watch although I doubt it will be worth a second episode)
2.5 Men
More writer/directors named for Heroes: Origins. Eli Roth ("Hostel") and Michael Dougherty ("Superman Returns") join Kevin Smith ("Clerks", etc.).
TVShowsonDVD is taking a REALLY in depth look at the new Young Indy dvd sets. I would like to rewatch some of these, but it might seem a bit strange to see Sean Patrick Flannery play a good guy. ;) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Cute story of geeks meant for each other: Marriage proposal in a crossword puzzle.
RIP Marcel Marceau (the most famous mime ever) and Alice Ghostley (Esmerelda from Bewitched, etc.).
Article about all the geeks on TV this fall (or shows aimed for geeks).
Article listing the best geek TV of our generation (#1 is Buffy). As usual with any list, I have problems with the order and omissions, but it is better than some.
New version of Gmail being tested according to ZDNet.
Wikipedia is making changes to become more trustworthy.
Really fascinating article on the top 10 transhumanist technologies (basically future technologies to change the way we live approached from a "we will definitely get this and this is why and how" sort of approach).
Article on Heroes (not to be read until tomorrow because it warns of spoilers).
Cord blood transfusions from siblings cures sickle cell disease and Thalassemiain in 90% of cases.
Low cost, high-efficiency solar panels nearing mass production.
Astronomers have modeled 14 planet types to help them spot an Earth-like planet elsewhere.
New studies show that the Amazon rainforest recovers better from drought than previous models suggested. I guess that gives us some hope.
Arthur C. Clarke comments on the Google X Prize award.
DVR1:
Chuck (geek gets download of spy knowledge - sounds like Jake 2.0 - worth a pilot)
Heroes (finally back!!!!!)
Journeyman (time travel - worth a pilot)
DVR2:
How I Met Your Mother
Big Bang Theory (giving this a pilot basically because it comes between 2 shows I'll watch although I doubt it will be worth a second episode)
2.5 Men
More writer/directors named for Heroes: Origins. Eli Roth ("Hostel") and Michael Dougherty ("Superman Returns") join Kevin Smith ("Clerks", etc.).
TVShowsonDVD is taking a REALLY in depth look at the new Young Indy dvd sets. I would like to rewatch some of these, but it might seem a bit strange to see Sean Patrick Flannery play a good guy. ;) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Cute story of geeks meant for each other: Marriage proposal in a crossword puzzle.
RIP Marcel Marceau (the most famous mime ever) and Alice Ghostley (Esmerelda from Bewitched, etc.).
Article about all the geeks on TV this fall (or shows aimed for geeks).
Article listing the best geek TV of our generation (#1 is Buffy). As usual with any list, I have problems with the order and omissions, but it is better than some.
New version of Gmail being tested according to ZDNet.
Wikipedia is making changes to become more trustworthy.
Really fascinating article on the top 10 transhumanist technologies (basically future technologies to change the way we live approached from a "we will definitely get this and this is why and how" sort of approach).
Article on Heroes (not to be read until tomorrow because it warns of spoilers).
Cord blood transfusions from siblings cures sickle cell disease and Thalassemiain in 90% of cases.
Low cost, high-efficiency solar panels nearing mass production.
Astronomers have modeled 14 planet types to help them spot an Earth-like planet elsewhere.
New studies show that the Amazon rainforest recovers better from drought than previous models suggested. I guess that gives us some hope.
Arthur C. Clarke comments on the Google X Prize award.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Roundup for 9-21-07
In preparation for the Heroes premier on Monday, EW has reviewed every 1st season episode here.
SyFy portal talks about the expected writers strike and potential actors strike and how SciFi is responding.
Interview with George Lucas about an upcoming Star Wars animated TV show.
The complete Heinlein Archives have been put online according to Slashdot and the Mercury News.
Another new spaceship propulsion technology is being developed: the Mini-Mag Orion.
Someone tried to sell Belgium on eBay.
There's something about reading Stephen Fry review smart phones that reminds me a bit of Douglas Adam's tech reviews from The Salmon of Doubt (but that could just be me).
SyFy portal talks about the expected writers strike and potential actors strike and how SciFi is responding.
Interview with George Lucas about an upcoming Star Wars animated TV show.
The complete Heinlein Archives have been put online according to Slashdot and the Mercury News.
Another new spaceship propulsion technology is being developed: the Mini-Mag Orion.
Someone tried to sell Belgium on eBay.
There's something about reading Stephen Fry review smart phones that reminds me a bit of Douglas Adam's tech reviews from The Salmon of Doubt (but that could just be me).
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Roundup for 9-18-07
Brief reviews of new shows from Sacramento Bee. Most of the shows I definitely want to watch got good rankings from them, the ones I've said "I might give it a pilot" are all over the place, and I might be willing to give one or 2 more a chance because they sound better than I thought they would.
IBM is making a free, downloadable office suite to challenge Microsoft. It sounds like a version of OpenOffice (who they just partnered with) with IBM support. Sounds great.
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/09/18/1155252.shtml
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9780362-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
First angel shark born in captivity in SF. Why is it that I like aquariums and I have been living between the ones in SF and Monterey for 4 years now and still haven't gone to either one? I need to change that.
Interview with Naomi Novik about her latest book and the pending Peter Jackson movie, etc.
November 7, 2007 has been announced as the release date for the hardcover version of the Heroes online comics.
Weird but true: Personal jet wing in development.
Lauren Graham has signed a development deal with NBC. So sometime in the next year they will develop a new show for her. Let's hope it is good.
I'm not sure if I would use the email program Mozilla is working on, but after reading this article, I'm glad they are doing it.
New stuff coming from Lee & Miller per the Liad Infodump on her blog. Cool!
New battery being developed for plug-in hybrids could make the technology more affordable.
IBM is making a free, downloadable office suite to challenge Microsoft. It sounds like a version of OpenOffice (who they just partnered with) with IBM support. Sounds great.
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/09/18/1155252.shtml
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9780362-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
First angel shark born in captivity in SF. Why is it that I like aquariums and I have been living between the ones in SF and Monterey for 4 years now and still haven't gone to either one? I need to change that.
Interview with Naomi Novik about her latest book and the pending Peter Jackson movie, etc.
November 7, 2007 has been announced as the release date for the hardcover version of the Heroes online comics.
Weird but true: Personal jet wing in development.
Lauren Graham has signed a development deal with NBC. So sometime in the next year they will develop a new show for her. Let's hope it is good.
I'm not sure if I would use the email program Mozilla is working on, but after reading this article, I'm glad they are doing it.
New stuff coming from Lee & Miller per the Liad Infodump on her blog. Cool!
New battery being developed for plug-in hybrids could make the technology more affordable.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Roundup for 8-31-07
It sounds a bit like friends having a joke together, but Kristen Bell and Clark Duke from Greek say they are forming a band. Well, we know they both can sing, let's just hope they choose better lyrics than that "Darwin Lied" song from Greek (and not quite as absurd as Reefer Madness).
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Kristen-Bell-Hero/800021347?rssDate=12345678
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/08/internet_tv_star_clark_duke_to_form.html#more
The skywatch alert for tonight is actually 830-9pm (much better than 130-6am for the eclipse). It is supposed to be a good time to see the Draco the Dragon constellation.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/070831_ns_draco.html
However, there is another skywatch alert for early tomorrow morning: a rare meteor shower that could be amazing or could be a complete dud.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_6768311?source=rss
Robot Chicken on the Last Unicorn. This is so incredibly WRONG.
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/005567.html
Masi Oka commenting on the fact that Bittorrents were used to watch Heroes in France before the TV airdate.
http://torrentfreak.com/heroes-star-recognizes-benefits-of-bittorrent/
Great casting for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but potentially weird scheduling, delays or a new Doctor Who for season 5. David Tennant and Patrick Stewart are going to star in Hamlet next year. Afterwards, David Tennant will play in Love's Labor's Lost.
http://www.comicmix.com/news/2007/08/30/fanboy-meltdown-picard-meets-the-doctor/
XM Radio is going to start doing audio versions of classic books in 30-minute installments, starting with Fahrenheit 451. I don't know how many will be SF, but it probably doesn't matter since I don't have XM radio. :(
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-bkw-xmradiobooks30aug30,0,7607137.story?track=rss
Monday is the Kyle XY mid-season finale, and they promise it will answer some questions but have a cliffhanger. Of course.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=43814
There are rumors of ANOTHER Dune movie. I think they've pretty much covered Dune, and I'd like to see them get to another book, but who knows.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=7&id=43792
Rumors are that, schedules permitting, Zoe Saldana will be the new Uhura.
http://trekmovie.com/?s=zoe+saldana&searchbutton=go%21
NASA images are going to be archived online by the Internet Archive. This includes non-digital images like the Apollo moon landings they will have to convert, films, videos, etc.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TECHBIT_SPACE_IMAGES?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Anne McCaffrey's website has added a chronological order list. We should double check our BookCat entries for series order.
http://www.annemccaffrey.net/2006-Pern-Reading-Order.pdf
Preliminary schedule for Atlantis shows no midseason break. Only 4 weeks off during the season for holidays. This is too amazing to be true, I'm sure they'll change their minds. Possible spoiler warning: there are TV Guide level descriptions of the first 8 episodes.
http://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/08/preliminary_schedule_for_iatlant.shtml
Reminder, if you are interested, TOR is podcasting from Worldcon in Japan (which started today).
http://www.tor-forge.com/podcasts
Interesting new science development for preventing nasty diseases:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/08/28/discovery_might_render_viruses_harmless/1552/
Really good interview with John Scalzi.
http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/scalzi.html
Something I bet we all need: Top 10 Ways to Clean Your PC
http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-top-10/top-10-ways-to-clean-up-your-pc-294189.php
NBC won't use ITunes for its shows. I hope they provide a good alternative if you miss an ep.
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/005573.html
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Kristen-Bell-Hero/800021347?rssDate=12345678
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/08/internet_tv_star_clark_duke_to_form.html#more
The skywatch alert for tonight is actually 830-9pm (much better than 130-6am for the eclipse). It is supposed to be a good time to see the Draco the Dragon constellation.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/070831_ns_draco.html
However, there is another skywatch alert for early tomorrow morning: a rare meteor shower that could be amazing or could be a complete dud.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_6768311?source=rss
Robot Chicken on the Last Unicorn. This is so incredibly WRONG.
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/005567.html
Masi Oka commenting on the fact that Bittorrents were used to watch Heroes in France before the TV airdate.
http://torrentfreak.com/heroes-star-recognizes-benefits-of-bittorrent/
Great casting for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but potentially weird scheduling, delays or a new Doctor Who for season 5. David Tennant and Patrick Stewart are going to star in Hamlet next year. Afterwards, David Tennant will play in Love's Labor's Lost.
http://www.comicmix.com/news/2007/08/30/fanboy-meltdown-picard-meets-the-doctor/
XM Radio is going to start doing audio versions of classic books in 30-minute installments, starting with Fahrenheit 451. I don't know how many will be SF, but it probably doesn't matter since I don't have XM radio. :(
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-bkw-xmradiobooks30aug30,0,7607137.story?track=rss
Monday is the Kyle XY mid-season finale, and they promise it will answer some questions but have a cliffhanger. Of course.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=43814
There are rumors of ANOTHER Dune movie. I think they've pretty much covered Dune, and I'd like to see them get to another book, but who knows.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=7&id=43792
Rumors are that, schedules permitting, Zoe Saldana will be the new Uhura.
http://trekmovie.com/?s=zoe+saldana&searchbutton=go%21
NASA images are going to be archived online by the Internet Archive. This includes non-digital images like the Apollo moon landings they will have to convert, films, videos, etc.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TECHBIT_SPACE_IMAGES?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Anne McCaffrey's website has added a chronological order list. We should double check our BookCat entries for series order.
http://www.annemccaffrey.net/2006-Pern-Reading-Order.pdf
Preliminary schedule for Atlantis shows no midseason break. Only 4 weeks off during the season for holidays. This is too amazing to be true, I'm sure they'll change their minds. Possible spoiler warning: there are TV Guide level descriptions of the first 8 episodes.
http://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/08/preliminary_schedule_for_iatlant.shtml
Reminder, if you are interested, TOR is podcasting from Worldcon in Japan (which started today).
http://www.tor-forge.com/podcasts
Interesting new science development for preventing nasty diseases:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/08/28/discovery_might_render_viruses_harmless/1552/
Really good interview with John Scalzi.
http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/scalzi.html
Something I bet we all need: Top 10 Ways to Clean Your PC
http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-top-10/top-10-ways-to-clean-up-your-pc-294189.php
NBC won't use ITunes for its shows. I hope they provide a good alternative if you miss an ep.
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/005573.html
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
8-28-07
Tim Minear is finally working on a show that won't air on Fox. It will actually be on ABC. Not sure about the premise, but his stuff is usually better than it sounds, and Todd Holland is joining too.
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-timmineartoddhollandabcpilot,0,2826691.story?track=rss
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=43671
Additional Heroes material online: a mock documentary on Kensei, narrated by John Rhys-Davies, is being put up in short segments.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=43653
http://www.yamagatofellowship.org/index.shtml
I didn't stay up for the eclipse, but I did wander outside at about 3:30 when I was having trouble sleeping and saw the shadowed moon in total eclipse. Here are some pics capturing the sliver of light proving they were taken either earlier or later than when I was looking:
http://www.space.com/news/070828_lunar_eclipse.html
Slideshow from Voyager spacecraft.
http://news.com.com/2300-11397_3-6203472-1.html?part=rss&tag=6203472&subj=news
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 has announced their lineup. **Sniff** Why today? And still no Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court.
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7951
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-timmineartoddhollandabcpilot,0,2826691.story?track=rss
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=43671
Additional Heroes material online: a mock documentary on Kensei, narrated by John Rhys-Davies, is being put up in short segments.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=43653
http://www.yamagatofellowship.org/index.shtml
I didn't stay up for the eclipse, but I did wander outside at about 3:30 when I was having trouble sleeping and saw the shadowed moon in total eclipse. Here are some pics capturing the sliver of light proving they were taken either earlier or later than when I was looking:
http://www.space.com/news/070828_lunar_eclipse.html
Slideshow from Voyager spacecraft.
http://news.com.com/2300-11397_3-6203472-1.html?part=rss&tag=6203472&subj=news
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 has announced their lineup. **Sniff** Why today? And still no Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court.
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7951
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
8-21-07
Cool slideshow: Space.com's top 10 views of Earth.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top10_views_of_earth.html
Interview with Kristen Bell about Heroes, etc. Her "arc" will be at least 13 episodes. Sounds like a series regular to me.
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Kristen-Bells/800020731?rssDate=12345678
Rumors are that Doctor Who is going to have a multi-Doctor episode in the 4th season (Peter Davison will appear).
http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EElZVVZVpVFCFEHLuq&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle
They will start a Doctor Who comic, based on David Tennant's doctor, next year.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11338
According to SFTV.org:
SciFi looks to be planning to repurpose NBC's Journeyman, Bionic Woman
and Chuck, but do not appear to have Heroes on their schedule. The last
week of September shows Journeyman airing at 7 pm on Thursday with
The Bionic Woman at 7 pm on Friday. On Sunday night, they have Chuck
scheduled at 11 pm with Journeyman at 12 midnight. Once Doctor Who
ends its run in the 8 pm Friday time slot, it may be that one of the
NBC shows will take over that time slot on Oct 11th.
They have cast James McAvoy as Scotty in the new Star Trek movie. (I've seen him in 4 roles, but strangely remember him best as the faun in Chronicles of Narnia).
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564215/
Interview with Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge:
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw16718.html
They've made a term for the stuff clogging my mailboxes that I'll get around to looking at eventually: bacn. It isn't actually spam, it may be something you want, but you don't really want to read it.
http://news.com.com/8301-13577_3-9763146-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Great article on using nanotechnology to make solar panels more efficient.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=669
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top10_views_of_earth.html
Interview with Kristen Bell about Heroes, etc. Her "arc" will be at least 13 episodes. Sounds like a series regular to me.
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Kristen-Bells/800020731?rssDate=12345678
Rumors are that Doctor Who is going to have a multi-Doctor episode in the 4th season (Peter Davison will appear).
http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EElZVVZVpVFCFEHLuq&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle
They will start a Doctor Who comic, based on David Tennant's doctor, next year.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11338
According to SFTV.org:
SciFi looks to be planning to repurpose NBC's Journeyman, Bionic Woman
and Chuck, but do not appear to have Heroes on their schedule. The last
week of September shows Journeyman airing at 7 pm on Thursday with
The Bionic Woman at 7 pm on Friday. On Sunday night, they have Chuck
scheduled at 11 pm with Journeyman at 12 midnight. Once Doctor Who
ends its run in the 8 pm Friday time slot, it may be that one of the
NBC shows will take over that time slot on Oct 11th.
They have cast James McAvoy as Scotty in the new Star Trek movie. (I've seen him in 4 roles, but strangely remember him best as the faun in Chronicles of Narnia).
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564215/
Interview with Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge:
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw16718.html
They've made a term for the stuff clogging my mailboxes that I'll get around to looking at eventually: bacn. It isn't actually spam, it may be something you want, but you don't really want to read it.
http://news.com.com/8301-13577_3-9763146-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Great article on using nanotechnology to make solar panels more efficient.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=669
Monday, August 20, 2007
8-20-07
Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) is going to have an arc on Heroes this season!
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-kristenbelljoinsheroes,0,1160536.story?track=rss
The actress joining CSI has been named: Jessica Lucas. (I've only seen her in one small role, so I have no idea how she'll do.) They're still not actually saying if Jorja Fox is leaving.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/tv_nm/csi_dc_1
More detailed article/interview about the non-green-screen Iraq on the Daily Show (which I think starts tonight).
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/tv_nm/dailyshow_dc_2
There's a lot more SF&F audio online than I thought. Here's a page that links to some.
http://www.sffaudio.com/OnlineAudio.html
It looks like JK Rowling's next book will be a detective novel.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=5&id=43390
Seth Green interview about Robot Chicken.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12600713
They just found 5000 year old chewing gum. Apparently the birch tar had antiseptic properties that would help with infections, but I don't want to chew on anything that will still be around in 5000 years.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1534227&from=rss
Here's a truly horrifying article. An act signed in 2005 going into effect May 2008 will require us all to have Big Brother style "Real ID" Drivers Licenses that link to birth certificate, SSN, photo, and address (requiring a trip to DMV with all the paperwork to prove this for EVERYONE) or - for states that don't go along with this program - we will have to carry passports to fly a domestic plane or enter a federal building or national park.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/16/real.id/index.html
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-kristenbelljoinsheroes,0,1160536.story?track=rss
The actress joining CSI has been named: Jessica Lucas. (I've only seen her in one small role, so I have no idea how she'll do.) They're still not actually saying if Jorja Fox is leaving.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/tv_nm/csi_dc_1
More detailed article/interview about the non-green-screen Iraq on the Daily Show (which I think starts tonight).
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/tv_nm/dailyshow_dc_2
There's a lot more SF&F audio online than I thought. Here's a page that links to some.
http://www.sffaudio.com/OnlineAudio.html
It looks like JK Rowling's next book will be a detective novel.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=5&id=43390
Seth Green interview about Robot Chicken.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12600713
They just found 5000 year old chewing gum. Apparently the birch tar had antiseptic properties that would help with infections, but I don't want to chew on anything that will still be around in 5000 years.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1534227&from=rss
Here's a truly horrifying article. An act signed in 2005 going into effect May 2008 will require us all to have Big Brother style "Real ID" Drivers Licenses that link to birth certificate, SSN, photo, and address (requiring a trip to DMV with all the paperwork to prove this for EVERYONE) or - for states that don't go along with this program - we will have to carry passports to fly a domestic plane or enter a federal building or national park.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/16/real.id/index.html
Monday, August 13, 2007
8-13-07
Funny gimmick: It looks like Two and a Half Men and CSI are going to swap writers for one episode this season. The CSI is going to have Christine Baranski as the co-star of a murdered TV diva. (Probably a dream fulfillment since the writer is known to have feuded with both Rosanne Barr and Cybil Sheppard on their shows. Sounds like he learned Joss Whedon's lesson since 2.5 Men doesn't have a name in the title. ;)
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Csis-Case-Murdered/800020277?rssDate=12345678
Promoting the DVD and the start of season 2, Heroes is airing 4 cast-favorite episodes hosted by 2 actors each starting next Monday.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070810nbc01
World Fantasy Award nominees announced. 2 of the novels I already wanted to read. I never heard of a 3rd but have added it to my wish list because it sounds great. The other 2 don't interest me and I tend to think they made the list by author name without anyone bothering to read them first. The sad thing is you have to get down to Best Anthology before you find something I've already read. You can guess which books fit in which categories if you check out the list.
http://www.locusmag.com/2007/08_WfaFinalists.html
New Line is trying to mend fences with Peter Jackson to get him involved in The Hobbit after all.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=43212
The Heroes-Star Trek crossovers continue. Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) will guest star in 5-6 episodes this season. Dominic Keating (Malcolm Reed from Enterprise) will also have an arc. James Kyson Lee (Ando) wants to play Sulu in the new movie.
http://www.trektoday.com/news/110807_01.shtml
In trying to find out if Jeckyll was hacked for US television (I can't find runtimes, but it sounds like it was), I found that Steven Moffat wrote 42 episodes of a show called "Press Gang" back in the early 90s. I'm curious about this, even if it is aimed a bit younger. (Oh, and rumors persist that Steven Moffat will take over Doctor Who if Russell Davies leaves.)
Comic Con video interviews about B5:Lost Tales. My volume isn't working right now, but supposedly Samm Barnes talks about short promo-sodes filmed that weren't included on the dvd but might be pulled from later.
http://media.dvd.ign.com/media/888/888522/vids_1.html
Australia's largest bookseller is trying to kill itself. Clearly the management know absolutely nothing about the book business. If you want to see clever commentary about it, check out (TOR editor) Teresa Neilsen Hayden's blog entry for Friday:
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009263.html
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Csis-Case-Murdered/800020277?rssDate=12345678
Promoting the DVD and the start of season 2, Heroes is airing 4 cast-favorite episodes hosted by 2 actors each starting next Monday.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070810nbc01
World Fantasy Award nominees announced. 2 of the novels I already wanted to read. I never heard of a 3rd but have added it to my wish list because it sounds great. The other 2 don't interest me and I tend to think they made the list by author name without anyone bothering to read them first. The sad thing is you have to get down to Best Anthology before you find something I've already read. You can guess which books fit in which categories if you check out the list.
http://www.locusmag.com/2007/08_WfaFinalists.html
New Line is trying to mend fences with Peter Jackson to get him involved in The Hobbit after all.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=43212
The Heroes-Star Trek crossovers continue. Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) will guest star in 5-6 episodes this season. Dominic Keating (Malcolm Reed from Enterprise) will also have an arc. James Kyson Lee (Ando) wants to play Sulu in the new movie.
http://www.trektoday.com/news/110807_01.shtml
In trying to find out if Jeckyll was hacked for US television (I can't find runtimes, but it sounds like it was), I found that Steven Moffat wrote 42 episodes of a show called "Press Gang" back in the early 90s. I'm curious about this, even if it is aimed a bit younger. (Oh, and rumors persist that Steven Moffat will take over Doctor Who if Russell Davies leaves.)
Comic Con video interviews about B5:Lost Tales. My volume isn't working right now, but supposedly Samm Barnes talks about short promo-sodes filmed that weren't included on the dvd but might be pulled from later.
http://media.dvd.ign.com/media/888/888522/vids_1.html
Australia's largest bookseller is trying to kill itself. Clearly the management know absolutely nothing about the book business. If you want to see clever commentary about it, check out (TOR editor) Teresa Neilsen Hayden's blog entry for Friday:
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009263.html
Monday, August 6, 2007
8-6-07
Supernatural's creator talks about plans for season 3.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=43074
161 stories, 63 pieces of art and 4 radio plays about Mars are on their way to be the first library on Mars about Mars. (They are on a special silicon glass CD velcroed to the lander.)
http://www.space.com/news/070804_phoenix_spacelibrary.html
http://www.planetary.org/programs/projects/messages/vom_contents.html
More about plug-in hybrids. I figure by the time they get the bugs smoothed out with this technology, it will be about time to replace my trusty Camry.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9755379-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
David Anders (Sark from Alias) has been upgraded from recurring (1 arc) to regular on Heroes. How is that going to work since he is playing Kensei (in ancient Japan)?
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Heroes-Promotes/800019944?rssDate=12345678
Truly weird - the Hello Kitty punishment: cops in Thailand who break rules will have to wear pink Hello Kitty armbands for a day to shame them into behaving. Who thought up this one?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/08/06/international/i035724D81.DTL&feed=rss.news
Last week, ABC's new show Big Shots got the actor playing Harry Dresden as a recurring character. This week they get Rob Thomas (of Veronica Mars) as consulting producer. With the cast this already had, I may have to change this from "not interested" to "watch the pilot to see if they can be better than their premise".
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Veronica-Mars/800019936?rssDate=12345678
OK. I admit I'm having a bad day, and I'm oversensitive, but this bugs me. Harris Polls has released a study that more people go online to research health concerns before visiting their doctors. They call these "cyberchondriacs" where I consider it to be common sense. I've had enough idiotic uninformed doctors that I think it is necessary to do some research myself, and I wouldn't go in the first place if I didn't think it were necessary. They say they don't mean anything negative, but I really don't like the hypochondriac comparison.
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;233083692
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=43074
161 stories, 63 pieces of art and 4 radio plays about Mars are on their way to be the first library on Mars about Mars. (They are on a special silicon glass CD velcroed to the lander.)
http://www.space.com/news/070804_phoenix_spacelibrary.html
http://www.planetary.org/programs/projects/messages/vom_contents.html
More about plug-in hybrids. I figure by the time they get the bugs smoothed out with this technology, it will be about time to replace my trusty Camry.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9755379-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
David Anders (Sark from Alias) has been upgraded from recurring (1 arc) to regular on Heroes. How is that going to work since he is playing Kensei (in ancient Japan)?
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Heroes-Promotes/800019944?rssDate=12345678
Truly weird - the Hello Kitty punishment: cops in Thailand who break rules will have to wear pink Hello Kitty armbands for a day to shame them into behaving. Who thought up this one?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/08/06/international/i035724D81.DTL&feed=rss.news
Last week, ABC's new show Big Shots got the actor playing Harry Dresden as a recurring character. This week they get Rob Thomas (of Veronica Mars) as consulting producer. With the cast this already had, I may have to change this from "not interested" to "watch the pilot to see if they can be better than their premise".
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Veronica-Mars/800019936?rssDate=12345678
OK. I admit I'm having a bad day, and I'm oversensitive, but this bugs me. Harris Polls has released a study that more people go online to research health concerns before visiting their doctors. They call these "cyberchondriacs" where I consider it to be common sense. I've had enough idiotic uninformed doctors that I think it is necessary to do some research myself, and I wouldn't go in the first place if I didn't think it were necessary. They say they don't mean anything negative, but I really don't like the hypochondriac comparison.
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;233083692
Friday, August 3, 2007
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
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
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