Twenty-Four/Seven, The Blog

NaNoWriMo remorse

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:00:29 GMT

I finished NaNoWriMo successfully, with a half hour to spare.

I'm not proud of what I've done.

Aside from the uninspired writing of most of it - although once again I have three great, polished chapters -- I also have many, many chapters of straightforward prose directly affected by whatever I was reading that day. Also some musings on the genre in general, and a few pages of me cussing myself out. Finally I just started typing about the novel, instead of actually writing the novel.

"Here's where she'll discover the secret path. Put in some description of the area, mention how gloomy it is, prolly add some mental argument as she tries to decide if its worth it.

"Peter will try to jolly her along but she's still mad about the romantic overtones he's started using (assuming) so she'll fight his suggestions even when they're good, like this one. They'll argue, again, and not notice the demonbeast that has crept up behind them, interested."

"Describe the demonbeast. Be creative and witty, you bastard."

I got my words in, but they're going to need a lot of work to be presentable.

A lot of work. Maybe a flamethrower.

Gearing up for NaNoWriMo

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:35:13 GMT

Peeking back into LJ... Still works, everything's where I left it. Time to get some writing done.

New contest: Sing a song of Saffron and win stuff

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:48:53 GMT

“I want to marry Saffron!
I want to be her man.
One of those she’s hitched
and then left ditched.
We are a mighty clan!
I want to marry Saffron!
I want her for my bride.
Even though my tale
will end in jail
You know it’s worth the ride!
You know it’s worth the ride.”

OK, you could do better. And you really, really should.

Over the years fans have written beautiful, funny, emotional songs about Mal, and the crew, and the ship, and the ‘verse. But we’ve never heard any original songs about my favorite character, Saffron. As far as I can tell, there are exactly two: Saffron’s wedding song from the soundtrack (later covered by The Bedlam Bards on their “On the Drift” CD) and “Saffron,” a filk to the tune of Gordon Lightfoot’s “Sundown” by the immortal Lux Lucre.

That’s it? I can’t understand this. YoSaffBridge is definitely someone who would inspire songs. Cautionary ones, at least. We’ve seen stories, poems, even limericks, but where are the ballads about this beautiful, deceitful redhead?

Well, they’re here. During June, anyway. I’m announcing “Sing a Song of Saffron,” a month-long contest for great prizes, to be judged by me, The Bedlam Bards, and Saffron herself, actress Christina Hendricks! Send in your best original song or filk and win autographed "Firefly" soundtracks, a Jason Palmer Saffron portrait, copies of the "Out in the Black" RPG, "Serenity" money packs, t-shirts, an autographed picture of the lady in question, even a custom-made Saffron Barbie!

Songs will be posted at http://www.myspace.com/singasongofsaffron, and there will be prizes for Best Original, Best Filk, and a Browncoats' Choice chosen by reader votes. Entries will be accepted from June 1st - 30th, 2007, enter as often as you like.

And everyone who enters will get a pack of 5 different marriage certificates from around the 'verse (with the bride's part helpfully filled in already)!

So get to singing! Go to http://www.serenitystuff.com for more details and submission guidelines.

The Armchair Director does the "Heroes" finale

Tue, 22 May 2007 20:11:08 GMT

Watched the last episode of "Heroes" last night, and was left unsatisfied. A season marked with inconsistent but mostly excellent writing build up to an epic confrontation that wasn't terribly epic. So, since I do this sort of thing, I'm writing my own version. DO NOT READ if you haven't seen the episode, spoilers rather obviously abound. Go to www.nbc.com/heroes and watch it first, then come back.

Ready?

Up till the ending, I would change only two things.

DL is lying, dying, in Linderman's office while NIKI urges him up, as before. Make this bigger, he has to get up and get them out, the guards will be there any second, so he finally drags himself up and PUSHES her through the WALL. NIKI turns, exhuberant, to see that it was his last act to get her safe. Only half of him made it through before he died.

And in the Sylar/Hiro standoff earlier on, I would do this:

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SYLAR
So we'll just have to see if you can go through time faster than--

HIRO disappears. SYLAR whips back around to see ANDO gone.
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The way it was done, Sylar had all the time he needed and more to kill Ando. The director is showing us too much, it gets harder to accept that the other people in the shot don't have the same time to react.

And then the final scene, with as few changes to the original as possible:

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SYLAR turns away from where he's just returned PARKMAN's bullets.

PETER and SYLAR face off.

SYLAR
You can't stop it, you know.

PETER
But I'm going to.

PETER makes the first move, GESTURING. SYLAR backs up a step, hurt, but SMILES and GESTURES back. PETER staggers; SYLAR is better at this.

PETER goes INVISIBLE.

SYLAR reacts, looks around, then gets an INVISIBLE PUNCH in the face.

NIKI is holding the kids next to PARKMAN. BENNET is trying to get a clear shot at SYLAR. MOHINDER is trying to help PARKMAN while marveling at the display of powers.

NIKI
What the hell is going on?

BENNET
The end of the world.

SYLAR gets hit again, then we IRIS in on his ear as he LISTENS. Quick as snakebite he THRUSTS his hand out to the side and we see PETER appear, hurtling through the air and then STOPPING, hanging in midair and choking. PETER gasps and clutches at his neck.

SYLAR
Let's try this again...

SYLAR lifts his finger and starts to do his cutty thing, but a PARKING METER catches him upside the head. NIKI SWINGS it around and brings it down on him but SYLAR throws an arm up and the parking meter STOPS a foot away. NIKI pulls it back and SWINGS it down again; it stops but BENDS a little from the impact. SYLAR is sweating, now, he's not used to holding out against that kind of strength, but he manages to hurl the meter away, NIKI going with it.

SYLAR gets up. We see PETER, still coughing, kneeling a few feet away. SYLAR steps forward... and HIRO appears in front of him.

SYLAR grabs at him but HIRO's gone already. SYLAR HEARS a rustle and moves to the left in time to avoid HIRO's sword coming at him from behind. SYLAR dodges wildly as HIRO pops in and out dozens of times, all around him, badgering him until, dazed, SYLAR faces PETER, who decks him.

PETER
(yelling)
Everybody get out of here! He could still go!

SYLAR looks up from the ground. He chuckles.

SYLAR
You don't understand, do you? I've seen it. The explosion. It's you.

SYLAR stands up and GRABS PETER's arms.They struggle. PETER reacts to the proximity of so many powers in one person; we see him losing it and we see him realize he's losing it. Maybe different aspects of the abilities happen around him. He's starting to GLOW.

SYLAR
I'm the hero!

SYLAR lets go of PETER, who falls to the ground, revealing HIRO behind him. Before anyone can react, HIRO stabs SYLAR.

SYLAR curls up, flinging out an arm. HIRO is thrown away and VANISHES. SYLAR collapses; his EYES turn WHITE and we see images flashing across them, ending in himself lying there.

NIKI, MOLLY, MICAH, and BENNET approach. PETER is glowing more brightly now and obviously in pain. He SCREAMS and tries to LAUNCH himself up but only gets a few feet before dropping again.

PETER
I can't hold it! I can't...

The same destructive, radioactive glow we saw Ted release in Bennet's house begins to emanate from PETER and everyone scrambles back from him. BENNET raises the gun but can't see PETER clearly.

BENNET
Dammit, I can't--

CLAIRE
(coming from behind him)
I can.

She grabs the gun from a surprised BENNET's hand and RUNS towards the maelstrom. PETER sees her.

PETER
(screaming)
DO IT!

CLAIRE raises the gun, crying. Her skin starts to REDDEN and PEEL. Her finger tightens on the trigger.

A CAR comes hurtling around the corner and blocks her. NATHAN jumps out, pushing an incredibly pissed off ANGELA and rushing both her and CLAIRE to relative safety with the others.

ANGELA
You can't do this! This has to happen! You're throwing it all away!

NATHAN
Have to, mom. Like you said, the city needs me.
(winks at CLAIRE)
I love you.

NATHAN turns towards PETER, who reacts.

PETER
No, Nathan, you can't--

NATHAN FLIES over, grabs PETER, and rises incredibly quickly into the sky.

ANGELA
(screaming)
NATHAN!!!

Now we're with the brothers in midair, at incredible speed. NATHAN's skin is BLISTERING fast.

PETER
No! You'll die!

NATHAN
But they won't. You won't.
(gasps in pain)
Love you, bro. Tell Heidi and the kids I--

Explosion.

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Fill in whatever dialogue I forgot that seems appropriate. Close with some of the heroes getting away before the cops arrive -- how the heck are they going to explain this? Why wasn't everyone hauled off for questioning? And I've heard rumors that Nathan appears next season so the closing bit would have to accomodate whatever hanging plot points might exist that I don't know about.

But, same general plot, paced better and with fewer "why doesn't he just...?" questions. We get to see various heroes work together. We get to see Angela's reaction to Nathan's sacrifice, which frankly I felt cheated out of. And we don't have people wasting time on emotional goodbye scenes when there's a freaking bomb about to happen.

Obviously your opinion (and Mr. Kring's) will vary.

New column posted

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:07:25 GMT

I've gone back to weekly columns at news-journalonline.com, after I realized that while I greatly enjoy many blogs myself, I didn't have the discipline necessary to continually update my own.

Either that or I'm not interesting in little chunks. Make of it what you will.

Anyway, my first new column is up and awaiting your eager perusal.

Nightcrawler's dad, dead at 63

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:19:02 GMT

If you're a comics fan you're familiar with his work. If you're a movie fan you're familiar with his legacy. Dave Cockrum, longtime comics artist for "The Legion of Superheroes," "The Uncanny X-Men," and more, created the looks for many of your favorite characters like Storm, Nightcrawler, and Colossus. He died of diabetes yesterday morning. The official release from a friend of the family included:

Dave's many creationsâ”including some of the X-Men's staple charactersâ”brought tremendous joy to his legion of fans. For three decades, he was a beloved fixture at comics conventions across the country where he would sketch for a pittance and encourage would-be creators. Those of us who knew Dave personally will remember him as one of the sweetest, jovial, most generous individuals in the comics industry. I'll miss my friend very much.

There are no details of services at this time. Dave asked to be cremated, and his widow Paty is burdened with the news, so well-wishers are asked not to call. Email can be sent to magnetorampant@yahoo.com.

I was never a big Legion fan, but I was watching intently as he helped Len Wein and Chris Claremont redefine a sagging team book into a powerhouse. RIP Dave.

Turns out I am Giles

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:39:34 GMT

Rupert Giles
54% amorality, 45% passion, 63% spirituality, 63% selflessness

Utterly calm and resolute in the face of danger, utterly devoted to his loved ones and comrades in arms, and utterly willing to do what is necessary to ensure that good overcomes evil. Giles knows the score, he knows that sometimes virtue relies on good men getting a little messy, and he's willing to take that on himself, largely so that others don't have to.

You might share some of that.

You most closely resemble one of the most popular heroes in the Buffy universe.

Congratulations!

If you enjoyed this test, I would love the feedback! Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're interested in the following:

Nerds, Geeks & Dorks

Professional Wrestling

Love & Sexuality

America/Politics

Thanks Again! -- THE 4-VARIABLE BUFFY PERSONALITY TEST

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 99% on morality

You scored higher than 99% on repose

You scored higher than 99% on spirituality

You scored higher than 99% on selflessness

Link: The 4-Variable Buffy Personality Test written by donathos on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

10 reasons why blogs are better than columns

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:40:36 GMT

As of today, my weekly column Twenty-Four/Seven is moving to a blog format.

Why, oh why, you may ask. And well you should, although maybe not as whiny. You deserve some straight answers, I think as a reader of Twenty-Four/Seven youâ™ve come to expect them, and theyâ™ll help fill up my blog.

1. No deadline. My weekly deadline for Wednesday publication has previously been âœsometime Tuesdayâ and I have maintained that rigid discipline except for when I havenâ™t. But âœsometimeâ has been getting later and later, until Iâ™ve been seen sneaking into the building at 11:59 p.m. to slide hastily scrawled copy under the office door. Now, at last, I am blessedly free of that crushing pressure.

Of course, since I prefer blogs that update regularly, Iâ™ve just traded my weekly deadline for a constant and never-ending one that demands attention every hour of the day until I can no longer hear of an event, no matter how inconsequential, without obsessively typing it out even if there is no keyboard in front of me.

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Live long and prosper. In color!

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:14:55 GMT

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the original Star Trek and, in the traditional reaction to that milestone date, it's having some work done.

(Yes, I know this makes three science fiction columns from me in a row, but when you get science fiction you get trilogies. It just happens.)

Paramount is celebrating 40 years of relatively successful franchising by having all 79 episodes -- even the bad ones -- of the iconic 1960s sci-fi series digitally remastered to bring back the color, fix some of the more embarrassing FX gaffes, punch up the music, add some depth to the planet scenes (so horizons no longer look like they're 20 feet away), and CG the space scenes so they look more like, you know, space. Purists gave a half-hearted outcry for the unsullied versions, but since the originals are still easily available -- unlike the original theatrical Star Wars movies, which Lucas finally released yesterday under gunpoint -- it hasn't been that big a deal.

Early reviews say that the new episodes are cleaner and brighter, with Enterprise flybys more suited to a high-def widescreen TV, although Paramount has said they have no immediate plans to release the remastered versions on DVD. (Pause now for a hearty laugh.) But will there be any other changes besides the purely cosmetic? One or two, one or two. . .

In the credits, the name "William Shatner" has been replaced with "Emmy AwardTM-winning William Shatner, best-selling author and star of stage, screen, and recording studio, now on Boston Legal, Tuesday nights on ABC." The other credits will be reduced accordingly, to make room.

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Hiatus fans, the time is now

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:04:08 GMT

Last week my column dealt with the appalling lack of spaceship shows on television today. I suggested we address this shamfeul situation with a variety of new shows including one called "Hiatus," which was destined to glow brightly in the creative heavens and then get tragically cancelled midseason. It was a joke, you see.

But, as happens whenever work of such brilliance is treated disgracefully by the networks and unheeded by the reality-show-gulping public, "Hiatus" is now attracting a growing number of fans who are clamoring for its return. The fact that the show lacks a plot, characters, or, technically, existence is entirely beside the point. The love of an obsessive fan knows no bounds, and the Snakes-on-a-Plane people need something to keep them busy now anyway.

So for all you devoted "Hiatus" fans out there, I offer you these behind-the-scenes tidbits.

12 Things You Never Knew About "Hiatus"

1. The idea for ship's communications to be in Esperanto was the suggestion of child actress and cast member Julia Twee ('Arcus') Bohammin. It wasn't discovered until after the voiceovers had already been recorded that she had been kidding.

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Where have all the spaceships gone?

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:45:41 GMT

We need more spaceships.

Not in real life, although I'd be up for it. No, we need more spaceships on TV. For as long as I can remember there have been shows about hardy humans on elegant crafts slipping through the icy vastness of space, encountering alien races and dealing with scientific dilemmas while revealing something about the human condition, especially the human condition of crewmen in red shirts.

But not this stardate. There are no Star Trek series on the air right now. No funky time travel shows. No alternate dimension realities. No black holes. "Stargate Atlantis" remains, but SG1 has just been shut down. Instead we have a plentitude of normal-situations-with-one-sf-element shows such as "The 4400" and "Eureka," with just "Battlestar Galactica" and "Dr. Who" to sustain we proud space opera freaks. Where are the gadgets? Where are our alien invasions? Where are our defiant captains, charging through the galaxies chin-first to bring American values to the rubbery bug-eyed monsters? Where are our ray guns?

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Don't download this song

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:24:50 GMT

Weird Al has a new album coming out September 26th, and he's released a song from it for free download. It's titled, appropriately, "Don't Download This Song."

www.myspace.com/weirdal - The song, and the place it'll be premiered tonight at 6 PM Pacific, 9 PM Eastern.
DontDownloadThisSong.com - Send the song as an e-card
ddts.mp3 - direct download.

Snakes on the brain

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:16:08 GMT

Samuel L. Jackson wants me to see his new movie. He told me so, in a recent phone call. There was even an implication of violence ensuing were I not to follow his reasoned advice.

"You don't wanna mess with me on this one, because I WILL come after you!" he said.

After I hung up I did not cry, change pants, or call my lawyer and demand police protection from the popular ex-Jedi. Instead I went online to gleefully send personalized Samuel L. Jackson threats to all of my friends and co-workers, and therein lies the magic of "Snakes on a Plane."

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Reporting live from a virtual world

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:06:30 GMT

I was sitting in an exotic night spot, watching brightly dressed dancers gyrate to the pounding beat of whatever the latest pop tune was. And, as usual in these situations, I was sitting off to the side and talking to the other non-dancer.

The part that wasn't usual was that I was actually sitting at my computer, watching a 3D avatar of myself talk to another 3D avatar in the online game Second Life. The look and feel of the place was much as if I had been playing Grand Theft Auto but decided to abandon my stolen car and just go clubbing for awhile. My new buddy, Schnorkie, was a pleasant-looking 20-ish blonde woman, apparently.

"Hey, welcome to SL. It's the next big thing, you know?"

"How could it be the next big thing when it's been around for three years," I asked.

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You may photo op the bride

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:34:48 GMT

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today before the eyes of God and in the presence of loved ones, MTV, and the weasely guy hiding under the cake table with the camera, to witness the joining together of Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock in the bonds of holy matrimony. Again.

For, as you know, they descended into wedded bliss once already in a yacht off St. Tropez last Saturday, the long awaited culmination of their on-again, off-again engagement and the beginning of their new life together. But, in as much as this hard-rocking couple has expressed their undying love for each other, as well as their desire to proclaim this love with additional ceremonies in Malibu, Nashville, and Detroit over the next month, with likely press coverage and star-studded parties each time, we honor their commitment.

Should there be anyone who has cause why this couple should not be united in marriage this time, please speak now or leak it to Defamer.com after the ceremony.

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Me and Christina Ricci, we got this project together

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:26:30 GMT

With the click of a PayPal button, I have added a new and major title to my resume: Big Time Movie Producer. Well, small time movie producer, but it still counts.

For most moviegoers the position of producer is a fuzzy one. What does a producer produce, anyway? How many does it take to build an executive producer? What about the co-producer? Is that the littlest producer, or the one that always rides shotgun?

The quick answer used to be that a director makes a movie happen, but a producer makes a movie possible. The producer initiates the project, hires and coordinates the key staff, raises the cash, arranges for distributors, sucks up to studios, bails the more interesting stars out of jail, that sort of thing.

Now there's an even quicker answer: the producer is the person who sends in a dollar. Welcome to "The 1 Second Film."

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The five stages of computer crashes: anger, anger, anger, anger, acceptance

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:57:16 GMT

Earlier this year I had a mini-stroke that put me in the hospital for three days. Last night I drove home through thunderstorms to find my computer hard drive had been fried to a nice toasty brown. Overall, I'd say the mini-stroke was more fun. At least then I got morphine.

If you've never lost a hard drive, the comparison isn't as odd as you might think. You're caught by surprise, shocked at the suddenness and unfairness of it. The feeling of loss, of frustration, of not being able to do everything you once took for granted; all that crashes down on you and you're left with a pounding headache and an unanswered plea to the deity of your choice.

Although in my experience, with a computer crash you tend to kick things more.

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Hurry! This is your last chance to read this column!

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:15:15 GMT

Entertainment Weekly is terribly concerned about me.

It's touching, really. The little notes, the shy reminders, the e-mails. Perhaps I've forgotten? Maybe I didn't notice? They are so sorry for the intrusion but they know, with every fiber in their pages, the unbearable anguish I would surely feel were I to miss even a single issue and so they chide me, gently, affectionately, with discreet letters and whispered notices and great big honking wraparound covers with 72-point type that let people know from across the street my subscription will wither and die in just six more painfully short weeks.

I just laugh heartily and put it off another month, because that's the kind of guy I am.

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The Tom Cruise episode of South Park is up for an Emmy

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:14:46 GMT

This pleases me more than I can say.

Happy Fifth of July, and get well soon

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:50:45 GMT

I'm spending this morning recovering from the holiday. Not the day of the Fourth itself, mind you. I expect that to be loud and boisterous and patriotic and smelling like barbecue, and I take whatever steps I feel appropriate.

But this Fourth landed on a Tuesday and out here in the woods my neighbors have been observing our nation's independence for five days running now, firing off colorful munitions every night in a joyous celebration of the fact that dealers out of state will still sell weapons-grade fireworks to minors, and if that isn't a symbol of this country's freedom I don't know what is.

The Fourth is a day of our country honored, liberties celebrated, forefathers venerated. The Fifth is a day of lessons learned and a slight loss of hearing. The bangs from the night before are all just empty, sulfurous cardboard casings now. Bare sparkler sticks lying in the grass, waiting for the unsuspecting lawnmower next Saturday. Burnt smears on the driveway where Dad lit the brightly colored packages from a roadside tent while the kids stood far, far back, ready to go "ooh" and "aah," with good reason.

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A review of the earlier, longer Serenity script

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 03:57:22 GMT

Bought a copy of the early, 190-page script of Serenity that Joss wrote and then cut down bigtime to fit into the time and budget. Lots of changes were made, a lot of great dialogue cut (although some of the best lines were added in later versions) and in this version everybody lives.

Posted a long recap, with excerpts, here.

While I love the movie, there's a lot of stuff here I'd have loved to seen included.

MAL
One of you has the code to that
vault. You might make yourself
known at this point.

No one moves.

MAL
(continuing)
Okay, there's a couple of things
I'd like to make clear. First, we
don't want to hurt anybody. Second,
my large friend over here really
does wanna hurt somebody. He
kinda craves violence.

JAYNE
It's a flaw in my character.

MAL
It is a little disturbing. So I
strongly suggest the trade agent
make themselves known now, or my
boy'll be picking victims at random.

JAYNE
I'd like to mention I also hit women.

MAL
Good point, let's factor that in.

Jim Baen has died

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:49:38 GMT

If you read science fiction you should know that name. If you read ebooks you should know that name.

David Drake's obituary explains Jim Baen and his contributions to the world of sf better than I could, but let me add that many of my favorite authors owe their careers to Mr. Baen, and his revolutionary (still!) attitude towards ebooks was the sanest thing you could ever expect a publisher to do.

Goodbye, Mr. Baen.

This is a job for some Superman or other

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:54:49 GMT

Last night I went to an early showing of "Superman Returns," the first time the legendary Man of Steel has been on the big screen in almost 20 years. Or over 25 years, if you forget about Superman III and IV, and I strongly suggest you do. I have. And with this return we've finally received what we've all been waiting for: yet another new version.

Reviews have been mostly positive, but some loyal fans have objected to some of the movie's surprising new revelations. I won't spoil the surprise by mentioning Lois' shocking new lifestyle choice (cannibalism), but I have to wonder; exactly which Superman are these fans worrying about changing?

Every new incarnation of The Man of Tomorrow has brought us something new. In the last 70+ years Superman has been powerful, all-powerful, powerless, cocky, polite, naive, and insightful. He's had different costumes and different powers. He's been an old man, a teen hero, a super-powered baby, a reporter, a news anchor, a novelist, married, and dead. There have been short ones, fat ones, tall ones, skinny ones, even Supermen with alien chicken pox. There have been multiple Supermen at the same time, and even more on different Earths/dimensions/whatevers.

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New Futurama episodes!

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:16:43 GMT

Comedy Central Revives 'Futurama'

Three years after Fox canceled the show, Matt Groening's "Futurama" will resume production for a 13-episode run on Comedy Central. The new episodes will be added to the network's library of 72 "Futurama" episodes previously licensed from 20th Century Fox Television. Voice talent Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio will return for the new episodes, which will debut in 2008.

Celebrate with a cool, refreshing, mandatory Slurm!

Happy Serenity Day!

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:03:23 GMT

Today's the day when the manic folks at www.serenityday.org are urging Browncoats everywhere to pick up another copy of Serenity to cause a spike in sales, thereby reminding the good folks at Universal that we're still out here and we still have cash to blow.

To make things easier, Amazon currently has it on sale for $11.88, so you have no excuse. And it's Joss' birthday today, and you know you didn't remember to get him anything...

If the widescreen DVD doesn't work for you, I've got links to more formats here.