TNT is planning a spinoff of The Closer.
Subterranean Press has a new short story online by John Scalzi.
Skeletons found on the Yucatan peninsula have been dated as 13,600 years old (the oldest yet found in the Americas) and are bringing all previous theories about how people came to this continent into question.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
9-3-08
SF Signal has an article about next month's final mission to upgrade the Hubble Telescope. In it, they link to a great site, The Big Picture, that I may need to visit more often.
It sounds like there's a possibility that Red Dwarf may be coming back with new material.
Hulu.com has announced their fall lineup, and some of the shows (including Chuck) are going to be available from them 1 week before they air on TV. They also have some episodes and recaps from last season for those shows you want to catch up on (like the last 1/2 season of Life I missed).
The final Stephenie Meyer Twilight book will be delayed. Part of the early manuscript was leaked online, and it upset her so much she's holding off on finishing the book.
CNet has an analysis of alternative fuels by Toyota.
DVR for tonight:
8pm Bones (new season starts tonight with a 2-hour show!)
It sounds like there's a possibility that Red Dwarf may be coming back with new material.
Hulu.com has announced their fall lineup, and some of the shows (including Chuck) are going to be available from them 1 week before they air on TV. They also have some episodes and recaps from last season for those shows you want to catch up on (like the last 1/2 season of Life I missed).
The final Stephenie Meyer Twilight book will be delayed. Part of the early manuscript was leaked online, and it upset her so much she's holding off on finishing the book.
CNet has an analysis of alternative fuels by Toyota.
DVR for tonight:
8pm Bones (new season starts tonight with a 2-hour show!)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
9-2-08
RIP Don LaFontaine. You may not know the name or face, but if you've ever watched TV or movies, you've probably heard his voiceovers.
SF Signal has an Otherworld marathon in honor of Labor Day. I remember watching this show back when it originally aired.
Wired has 10 Geeky Movies to Raise Your Kids On. I've seen 9 of them and definitely agree with some, but not all, of their choices.
The DC-X rocket ship was honored for its contributions during a 15th anniversary gathering.
Google is releasing their own browser today. It is called Chrome, and should have an impact on the other browsers, if only to spur them on to improve and innovate faster. Sources: CNet article looking at key features, early review, CNet article looking at browser impact, and SFGate article.
New enzyme research may lead to a new way to treat cancer.
DVR for tonight:
Greek
SF Signal has an Otherworld marathon in honor of Labor Day. I remember watching this show back when it originally aired.
Wired has 10 Geeky Movies to Raise Your Kids On. I've seen 9 of them and definitely agree with some, but not all, of their choices.
The DC-X rocket ship was honored for its contributions during a 15th anniversary gathering.
Google is releasing their own browser today. It is called Chrome, and should have an impact on the other browsers, if only to spur them on to improve and innovate faster. Sources: CNet article looking at key features, early review, CNet article looking at browser impact, and SFGate article.
New enzyme research may lead to a new way to treat cancer.
DVR for tonight:
Greek
Thursday, August 28, 2008
8-28-08
The new season hasn't even started yet, and NBC has already announced they are picking up the "back 9" to give Chuck a full season order.
Blythe Danner will be guest starring on Medium this season.
Someone has scanned and put the entire first year of Astounding Stories magazine online. Now if only the navigation and image quality were a little better.
Videohound is listing 10 Underrated Sci-Fi Movies. Talk about a mixed bag. They include the wonderful Gattaca and Enemy Mine, some I thought were good, a few I haven't watched that I might track down, but there are also some weird ones listed I just didn't like.
Blythe Danner will be guest starring on Medium this season.
Someone has scanned and put the entire first year of Astounding Stories magazine online. Now if only the navigation and image quality were a little better.
Videohound is listing 10 Underrated Sci-Fi Movies. Talk about a mixed bag. They include the wonderful Gattaca and Enemy Mine, some I thought were good, a few I haven't watched that I might track down, but there are also some weird ones listed I just didn't like.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
8-27-08
SciFi Wire has an interview with the writers of Fringe about how they came up with the show.
SciFi Wire also has a look at the Sookie Stackhouse TV show True Blood and why they think it will be good.
i09 has and interview and gallery of Bob Eggleton's amazing artwork.
To promote the new season of Pushing Daisies, ABC is bringing free pie to 10 cities - including SF.
CNet has a slideshow look at IE8. Some of the new features actually look pretty good (but I'll stick with Firefox).
Anticipation (next year's Worldcon) has announced they will have a special Hugo award for Best Graphic Story. And, while you're thinking of Graphic Novels, the Washington Post has an article on their history. (Although they lose points for not mentioning ElfQuest.)
SciFi Wire also has a look at the Sookie Stackhouse TV show True Blood and why they think it will be good.
i09 has and interview and gallery of Bob Eggleton's amazing artwork.
To promote the new season of Pushing Daisies, ABC is bringing free pie to 10 cities - including SF.
CNet has a slideshow look at IE8. Some of the new features actually look pretty good (but I'll stick with Firefox).
Anticipation (next year's Worldcon) has announced they will have a special Hugo award for Best Graphic Story. And, while you're thinking of Graphic Novels, the Washington Post has an article on their history. (Although they lose points for not mentioning ElfQuest.)
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
8-26-08
Torchwood season 3 has begun filming. Check out the article at Futon Critic for recurring characters who will appear.
Researchers using Google Earth images from around the world have found that cows tend to rest in a north/south orientation, showing they have an internal compass that nobody noticed before. Sources: Yahoo article, CNet article, LA Times story.
Wallace & Gromit are the new fashion models for British department store Harvey Nichols. It is amusing to see Wallace wearing something other than the same old sweater vests, but I hope this doesn't delay the next movie too much.
Cat story of the day: A German cat survived being walled in beneath a bathtub for 7 weeks. She lost 9 pounds, but has now (18 days later) recovered almost completely.
ABC has picked up 5 new shows for midseason. I don't know if any of them will be watchable, but they all have good cast/crew people. The shows are: "Cupid" (Rob Thomas is remaking his show from the 90s), "Castle" (with Nathan Fillion), "Single with Parents" (with Alyssa Milano, Annie Potts, and Beau Bridges), "The Unusuals" (with Amber Tamblyn, Harold Perrineau, and Adam Goldberg), and "Better off Ted" (with Jay Harrington and a writer from My Name is Earl).
It sounds like they might be building a carbon-neutral ziggurat in Dubai that could house up to 1.1 million people.
The script for Transformers 2 has been modified to include Shia LaBeouf's hand injury (which he got in a car accident last month) so he doesn't further injure himself completing the movie.
Looking for a reading list? Books that have had at least one nomination so far for the 2008 Nebula Awards are listed at nebulaawards.com. This is not the preliminary ballot, but it is likely the books making the preliminary ballot will be a subset of this list.
DVR for tonight:
Eureka
Greek (2nd season premiere)
Researchers using Google Earth images from around the world have found that cows tend to rest in a north/south orientation, showing they have an internal compass that nobody noticed before. Sources: Yahoo article, CNet article, LA Times story.
Wallace & Gromit are the new fashion models for British department store Harvey Nichols. It is amusing to see Wallace wearing something other than the same old sweater vests, but I hope this doesn't delay the next movie too much.
Cat story of the day: A German cat survived being walled in beneath a bathtub for 7 weeks. She lost 9 pounds, but has now (18 days later) recovered almost completely.
ABC has picked up 5 new shows for midseason. I don't know if any of them will be watchable, but they all have good cast/crew people. The shows are: "Cupid" (Rob Thomas is remaking his show from the 90s), "Castle" (with Nathan Fillion), "Single with Parents" (with Alyssa Milano, Annie Potts, and Beau Bridges), "The Unusuals" (with Amber Tamblyn, Harold Perrineau, and Adam Goldberg), and "Better off Ted" (with Jay Harrington and a writer from My Name is Earl).
It sounds like they might be building a carbon-neutral ziggurat in Dubai that could house up to 1.1 million people.
The script for Transformers 2 has been modified to include Shia LaBeouf's hand injury (which he got in a car accident last month) so he doesn't further injure himself completing the movie.
Looking for a reading list? Books that have had at least one nomination so far for the 2008 Nebula Awards are listed at nebulaawards.com. This is not the preliminary ballot, but it is likely the books making the preliminary ballot will be a subset of this list.
DVR for tonight:
Eureka
Greek (2nd season premiere)
Monday, August 25, 2008
8-25-08
The US version of Eleventh Hour is switching their pilot episode. I actually think this is a good decision this time, since it sounds like they are going for an original script instead of an adaptation of one of the weakest scripts from the UK version.
Modern Rosetta Stones (containing 8 languages and 13,500 pages of text) meant to be readable for 2,000-10,000 years have been created and distributed.
MSNBC has an article about an exoskeleton in clinical trials in Israel which allows paraplegics to walk.
In honor of Ray Bradbury's 88th birthday last Friday, SF Signal had a funny vintage TV commercial in which he makes an appearance.
Cute Overload today has some great pictures today showing that some people have way too much fun playing with food presentation.
John Scalzi has released a deleted chapter from The Last Colony (some parts were changed and put in other parts of The Last Colony and some moved into Zoe's Tale, so not all of it was deleted) as part of Subterranean's Summer magazine.
DVR for tonight:
The Closer
The Middleman
Daily Show
Modern Rosetta Stones (containing 8 languages and 13,500 pages of text) meant to be readable for 2,000-10,000 years have been created and distributed.
MSNBC has an article about an exoskeleton in clinical trials in Israel which allows paraplegics to walk.
In honor of Ray Bradbury's 88th birthday last Friday, SF Signal had a funny vintage TV commercial in which he makes an appearance.
Cute Overload today has some great pictures today showing that some people have way too much fun playing with food presentation.
John Scalzi has released a deleted chapter from The Last Colony (some parts were changed and put in other parts of The Last Colony and some moved into Zoe's Tale, so not all of it was deleted) as part of Subterranean's Summer magazine.
DVR for tonight:
The Closer
The Middleman
Daily Show
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