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Tag Archives: Skiffy
Meg and Miles
Post corrected below. Regarding a bit of recent reading: :: Some years ago — I don’t recall how long — I read the first few volumes in Lois McMaster Bujold’s series of books on the adventures of a man named … Continue reading
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A favorite scene from Star Trek TNG
No reason, just a wonderful little scene.
The Moonraker? Really?
Here’s something cool: a list of the 100 best movie spaceships. I was especially gratified to see that they don’t allow the fact that a lot of those movies are, well, total crap to color their estimation of the ships … Continue reading
X-Files Case Report: “Pilot”
So I’ve decided to embark on something of a long-term project here: rewatching The X-Files. I’d like to rewatch the entire series, start to finish, series pilot to final episode of Season Nine, with the first movie (Fight the Future) … Continue reading
“These deadly rays will be YOUR death!”
A while back I posted about an old SF B-movie I saw when I was a kid, Battle Beyond the Stars. I saw Battle in this old, somewhat beat-up theater in Hillsboro, OR that often showed double features – which … Continue reading
Lovin’ the Lantern
I just saw this article about the Green Lantern movie that is currently in production. It’s sounding like a pretty nifty production: See, here’s the the thing – I can’t tell you how Green Lantern will be as a movie, … Continue reading
Ten Thirteen
Happy Birthday, Chris Carter! I think it’s about time I started re-watching The X-Files.
Readin’
A couple of book notes: :: A while back, Michael May recommended a book called Napoleon’s Pyramids, which sounded right up my alley: I had high hopes for Napoleon’s Pyramids. It promised a lot: a swashbuckling hero, a mysterious medallion, … Continue reading
Covering up
Lynn comments about a blog devoted to “bad” F/SF book cover art. I put “bad” in quotes because, well, not all of them strike me as being bad. What interested me, though, is that I had to go all the … Continue reading
Alas, poor Yori! I knew her, Horatio….
Via Cultural Compulsive Disorder, I see this poster for TRON Legacy. It’s a Hungarian poster, actually. Apparently the marketing strategy in Hungary for this movie is a bit different from the one in this country so far: But I also … Continue reading
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