Strange Horizons presents 2008 in review, where the reviewers review their reviews. And that is the most recursive sentence I have ever written, but strangely true. Be aware, this is Armageddan Week on the History Channel; vote for your favorite way for the world to end, and follow it with Life After People. I support the AFI, and hope a lot of you do as well. This is a small slice from one of their members-only events; Mike Meyers introducing Sean Connery at his lifetime achievement award ceremony. Note the reaction to the Zardoz part of the intro.
I have posted several times on the Battlestar Galactica webisodes, with a storyline that bridges the gap between the two halves of the final season. There are some other webisodes worth a visit, including The Recruit. This one tells the story of the Marines who volunteered to be guinea pigs in hopes of gaining powers to make them better soldiers, and is running between the two story arcs in the current Heroes season. They are also running a lot of other quality related material, including another webisode series, Hard Knox. Another fun webisode set is from Chuck, with a series of Buy More Employee Tips. Not all great webisodes are from NBC/Universal; Lisa Kudrow has an excellent new series online called Web Therapy you should take a look at, with all the biting humor you have come to expect from her.
There is a Disney rip-off of Inkheart coming out tomorrow, but accept no substitutes; here is a trailer for the real version, which will be out later in 2009.
Doug Adams may be gone from our lives, but his legacy lives on, in many places online and off. One of the best is at HitchHikers, the new community repository. Then there are links like HitchHikers Guide, to let you play games and do a lot more. My favorite new BBC site is BBC 7, which includes the BBC’s SciFi Showcase, brand new and worth your attention! The Doctor Who entry alone is worth the price of admission… which is free, BTW. Ignore the fact that at the time of this page’s posting, the new Who series had not yet been signed off on! It is an old post, after all…LOL…
There is finally a Trailer online for the new Doctor Who series. See it at the BBC Dr Who cult site. If you prefer to check the site as a whole, THIS is your best link. Roxxy spotted a California license plate labeled SMEGOFF, so for those of you wondering, here is the H2G2 Red Dwarf info. If you don’t need the background, go straight to the Red Dwarf official site, and learn the latest about the new movie, the Austrailian connection, and a whole lot more.
If you missed the initial broadcast, DO NOT miss this Sunday’s return! They did a world-class job on tying up all the loose ends, and the story beat out any previous episode. It starts at 3PM EST on the east coast feed, and the same PST for the west coast feed, on the SciFi Channel. If you have your own dish, watch both! If not, at least record it to add this one to your collection!