Not science fiction exactly, but an indication of the wonder and strangeness of the human world:
Three hurt in cheese chasing race Guardian May 30th.
Monday, May 30, 2005
At least cool to mangle his grammar, thinks it he doesn't
Matt Shepherd has been raiding Lucas' cutting-room floor. Meanwhile, Tragic Lad fears the power of the Dark Side.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Welcome to Uncanny Valley Aquarium
Two from London:
London Aquarium is taking on steel-collar staff.
The big bicycle-wheel on the Thames, starring in new Dr Who ep 1, has been in some difficulties.
London Aquarium is taking on steel-collar staff.
The big bicycle-wheel on the Thames, starring in new Dr Who ep 1, has been in some difficulties.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Do you know where YOURS is?
Carry your absorbtive fabric rectangle with pride.
In other news, Jeffrey Rowland is attempting an auto-crossover.
In other news, Jeffrey Rowland is attempting an auto-crossover.
Monday, May 23, 2005
Convalescent bloggist seeks snappy post-title
Kristopher Straub launches his new daily strip Starshift Crisis today. Checkerboard Nightmare isn't ending anytime soon, though, regardless of smart-aleck guest artists.
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Back from my sick-bed with diverse news
Apparent evidence that shopping trolleys can stray in time as well as space has unfortunately proved to be fake.
The old dream of robotic surgeons is at last coming to fruition.
The Mars Odyssey probe is showing signs of boredom.
Oh, and there was some film or other.
The old dream of robotic surgeons is at last coming to fruition.
The Mars Odyssey probe is showing signs of boredom.
Oh, and there was some film or other.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Like I Told You
...Ain't it Cool News has a metric buttload of Serenity reviews from the test screenings. I got the sense that the last couple were spoilerific, so I averted my eyes.
Caveat lector.
Caveat lector.
As Cat & Girl said, you technically just need one
Time Traveller Convention May 7th at MIT.
After May 7th this post will of course continue to be an open invitation to the event for any time-traveller reading it. The link above will be dead in less than a year, so I'd better include the full temporal and spatial details:
The Time Traveler Convention
May 7, 2005, 10:00pm EDT (08 May 2005 02:00:00 UTC)
(events start at 8:00pm)
East Campus Courtyard, MIT
3 Ames St. Cambridge, MA 02142
42:21:36.025°N, 71:05:16.332°W
(42.360007,-071.087870 in decimal degrees)
Enjoy! :D
After May 7th this post will of course continue to be an open invitation to the event for any time-traveller reading it. The link above will be dead in less than a year, so I'd better include the full temporal and spatial details:
The Time Traveler Convention
May 7, 2005, 10:00pm EDT (08 May 2005 02:00:00 UTC)
(events start at 8:00pm)
East Campus Courtyard, MIT
3 Ames St. Cambridge, MA 02142
42:21:36.025°N, 71:05:16.332°W
(42.360007,-071.087870 in decimal degrees)
Enjoy! :D
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
I Just Can't Get Enough
Hey — remember last week, when I gave you links to the brand new trailer for Serenity? Wasn't that fun? Ah, yes. Good times.
So how about I give you links to two more trailers for Serenity?
But wait — these aren't just any old trailers for Serenity, no sir: They're the same exact trailer you saw last week.
Only bigger.
Much bigger.
As in, 80 MB of 1280x544 widescreen 48KHz stereo in the first case, and 130 MB of 1280x544 widescreen in 1080p HDTV format in the second case. The second one requires Quicktime 7, which is currently available only for Mac OSX 10.3.9 or higher. It is possible that other programs, such as VLC or Nero ShowTime, which understand both Quicktime and the H.264 video standard, might be able to play the file; but I haven't managed to do it yet, so I can't say for sure.
Of course, if you foolishly believe that there is more to life than trailers for Serenity, Apple's HD Gallery also has trailers for Batman Begins and The Fantastic Four. The Batman Begins trailer was downloadable last night when I downloaded it, but it doesn't appear to be downloadable any more (I don't know if the change is temporary or not — the now-invalid download link was simply commented out in the page's HTML source).
And stay tuned for tomorrow's inevitable Serenity article when all the people who attended tomorrow's preview screenings write in to Ain't it Cool News with their opinions.
So how about I give you links to two more trailers for Serenity?
But wait — these aren't just any old trailers for Serenity, no sir: They're the same exact trailer you saw last week.
Only bigger.
Much bigger.
As in, 80 MB of 1280x544 widescreen 48KHz stereo in the first case, and 130 MB of 1280x544 widescreen in 1080p HDTV format in the second case. The second one requires Quicktime 7, which is currently available only for Mac OSX 10.3.9 or higher. It is possible that other programs, such as VLC or Nero ShowTime, which understand both Quicktime and the H.264 video standard, might be able to play the file; but I haven't managed to do it yet, so I can't say for sure.
Of course, if you foolishly believe that there is more to life than trailers for Serenity, Apple's HD Gallery also has trailers for Batman Begins and The Fantastic Four. The Batman Begins trailer was downloadable last night when I downloaded it, but it doesn't appear to be downloadable any more (I don't know if the change is temporary or not — the now-invalid download link was simply commented out in the page's HTML source).
And stay tuned for tomorrow's inevitable Serenity article when all the people who attended tomorrow's preview screenings write in to Ain't it Cool News with their opinions.
Peasants-With-Torches 1, Frankentoons 0
Warner Bros. are yielding to fanpower over the Loonatics.
Speaking of animation nightmares, Platinum Studios are starting on a computer-graphics horror movie, Bonesaw.
Speaking of animation nightmares, Platinum Studios are starting on a computer-graphics horror movie, Bonesaw.
Monday, May 02, 2005
My May Media Madness
Fans of obscure SF TV shows, rejoice! Both Earth 2 and Cleopatra 2525 have been announced for R1 DVD release in July. I'm not sure about Earth, but Cleo has been available in R2 for a while, which certainly makes up for the fact that so many other things take so long to get to R2. Right, Wednesday?
Anyway, I can't speak for anybody else, but I thought that Earth 2 was a decent little show; and I thought that Cleopatra 2525 was entirely more enjoyable than it had any right to be. Now if only we can get Strange Luck or its Fox predecessor, VR.5, on DVD...
In the meantime, of course, the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise comes out on DVD tomorrow, along with a "Collector's Edition" of Spaceballs.
Finally, let's wish a happy 80th birthday to John Neville, a wonderful actor who played General Staedert in The Fifth Element, and has appeared in such SF TV series such as Peter Benchley's Amazon and Odyssey 5; he also memorably played Isaac Newton opposite the actual Steven Hawking on Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, the two SF roles for which he is best remembered have all of those beat, hands down: He was "The Well-Manicured Man" on The X-Files; and he played the title role in Terry Gilliam's magnificent The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
The truly impressive thing? All of the above roles came more than twenty years after he was awarded an OBE in 1965 for his illustrious acting career.
Anyway, I can't speak for anybody else, but I thought that Earth 2 was a decent little show; and I thought that Cleopatra 2525 was entirely more enjoyable than it had any right to be. Now if only we can get Strange Luck or its Fox predecessor, VR.5, on DVD...
In the meantime, of course, the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise comes out on DVD tomorrow, along with a "Collector's Edition" of Spaceballs.
Finally, let's wish a happy 80th birthday to John Neville, a wonderful actor who played General Staedert in The Fifth Element, and has appeared in such SF TV series such as Peter Benchley's Amazon and Odyssey 5; he also memorably played Isaac Newton opposite the actual Steven Hawking on Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, the two SF roles for which he is best remembered have all of those beat, hands down: He was "The Well-Manicured Man" on The X-Files; and he played the title role in Terry Gilliam's magnificent The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
The truly impressive thing? All of the above roles came more than twenty years after he was awarded an OBE in 1965 for his illustrious acting career.
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