10-22-08

India has joined the space race. They launched an unmanned spaceship to the moon. Sources: Times of India and Yahoo!

DVRs for tonight:
8pm Pushing Daisies (& possibly Knight Rider)
9pm Private Practice
10pm CSI:NY

10-21-08

Although officially David Tennant is still coming back as Doctor Who, rumors are that they are casting a replacement (just a rumor at this point - remember to take the giant grain of salt with it). One candidate mentioned so far is Paterson Joseph, who would be the first black Doctor if it turns out to be true. (You might recognize him from Neverwhere, Jekyll, or the 2 previous Doctor Who episodes he was in.)

DVRs for tonight:
6pm Greek
8pm House (and possibly Nova on PBS - see review here for why)
9pm Fringe

10-20-08

Sarah Connor Chronicles just got a full season order despite mediocre ratings. I actually liked the show last season, but haven't seen any this season yet. I think it would do better in a different time slot, but I'm glad it is getting the time for us to catch up.

DVRs for tonight:
8pm Chuck, Big Bang Theory & Sarah Connor Chronicles
830 How I Met Your Mother
9pm Heroes & 2.5 Men
10pm My Own Worst Enemy (still haven't watched the pilot, so this may not continue)

10-17-08

CNet has a look at the new Firefox for Mobile alpha release called Fennec. I'm curious to see how it will compare with Minimo once it is available for the iPAQ.

RIP Levi Stubbs. The lead singer of the Four Tops (and voice of Audrey II) died in his sleep at age 72.

A new 2 laser technology is being used to clean the Acropolis without damaging the colors under all the pollution grime.

There will be a 4th Bourne movie with Matt Damon and the same writer as Bourne Ultimatum.

Still haven't purchased Metatropolis from audible.com? They are releasing one of the stories (and some extra goodies) for free to promote it. (Source: John Scalzi's blog)

It sounds like Kevin Smith's next movie will be Sci-Fi (a father-son comedy in space).

Amy Acker talks about the fun she had making the SciFi Channel movie Fire and Ice which airs this weekend. Any chance it will be better than their usual Saturday dreck?

Saturday will also have a preview of Legend of the Seeker (the TV series based on Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule) hosted by Lucy Lawless. I barely managed to finish the book and haven't decided if I want to try watching the series yet.

DVRs for tonight:
6pm Stargate: Atlantis
7pm Sanctuary
8pm Ghost Whisperer (& possibly the premiere of Crusoe on NBC)
9pm Ex List
10pm Numb3rs & Life
--- for Saturday:
Primeval (BBCA)
& possibly Fire and Ice (SCIFI)
--- for Sunday:
True Blood (HBO)

10-16-08

Trekmovie.com has pictures from the new Star Trek movie. Of course, you can't tell from these if it will be any good, but it's a nice teaser.

A study shows using the internet gives your brain a workout so it doesn't lose cognitive function (like we needed an excuse...)

Speaking of brain function, researchers have triggered unrelated brain cells to rewire around blocked nerves, restoring arm movement in paralyzed monkeys.

Guest TV casting news: Colin hanks is going to return to Numb3rs, and Steve Zahn will play a long lost brother of Monk.

If, like me, you frequently get scared by the US government's policies which tromp on liberty and freedom for "security", read about the proposed plans in the UK. Scary!

DVRs for tonight:
8pm My Name is Earl
9pm CSI, Supernatural & Grey's Anatomy
10pm Life on Mars & Eleventh Hour

10-15-08

The rights dispute over Andre Norton's estate has been ended.

E! has a video of John Cleese commenting on the "funniest" Palin. (Warning: Great but political)

DVRs for tonight:
8pm Pushing Daisies (& possibly Knight Rider)
Everything else preempted for the Presidential debate.

10-14-08

Starz has ordered 10 episodes of a half hour comedy show called "Party Down" from Rob Thomas. It will star Paul Rudd and premiere in early 2009.

DVRs for tonight:
6pm Greek
8pm House
9pm Fringe