52 Or Shatner: Week 9
Jul 07Every week, I face a lonely, difficult decision: Do I write about the latest issue of 52? Or do I post a photo of William Shatner? Truly, it is akin to how Christ must have felt as he wept blood at Gethsemane.
Click to learn which side of my brain wore out–the tiny, writerly side or the gigantic lazy side–this week.
The Countdown Begins!
Jul 06Time is flyin’ and suddenly Comic-Con is a week and a half away! Programming schedules are slowly making their way onto the official site. Lots of nifty stuff, but I feel I must especially make note of the following (both from Friday):
11:00-12:30 Star Trek: Year 41 and Counting— Thought Star Trek was dead? Yeah, they thought Spock was dead, too! But everyone’s favorite television franchise is alive and well and boldly going into the future at warp speed. Panelists from throughout the Star Trek universe will be sharing nonrumor type information, revealing exciting projects, and answering most questions will be by official representatives! Lock onto Paula Block and John Van Citters from CBS Consumer Products as they discuss future possibilities for the franchise and sneak previews of products the fans have been asking about; editors Marco Palmieri and Margaret Clark as they reveal the novel future from Pocket Books; Star Trek consultants Michael and Denise Okuda with information about the upcoming Star Trek auction at Christie’s; Sandy Stone with news from StarTrek.com; and TOKYOPOP’s Luis Reyes about the first ever Star Trek manga. Moderated by best-selling Star Trek author Andy Mangels, this will be the place to get all your Starfleet information! Room 6CDEF
My eyes were reading along, when all of a sudden…Sandy Stone?! Sandy Stone is my friend — for realz! Congrats on making the panel, Sandy! The guy is like a walking Star Trek encyclopedia, so you shall be in good hands if you attend.
2:00-3:00 SCI FI: Battlestar Galactica— “The #1 television show of 2005″—Time magazine. “One of the most original and provocative programs on television”—New York Times. “The toughest, smartest show on television”—Rolling Stone. “A wildly intense gem . . . riveting . . . not to be missed”—TV Guide. If you’re not watching it, you should be. See what the buzz is all about. Be sure to stop by the SCI FI booth for a chance to win the ultimate BSG prize packet! Panelists include stars Edward James Olmos (Admiral William Adama), Mary McDonnell (Laura Roslin), James Callis (President Gaius Baltar), and Lucy Lawless (D’Anna Biers), plus executive producers David Eick and Ronald D. Moore and SCI FI VP for original programming Erik Storey. Moderated by Lisa Chambers, features director, TV Guide. Room 20
Aaaaaaaaah. Was so hoping for this. (Was also hoping that Starbuck would be there, but I guess White Noise 2 or whatever the fuck that movie is is keeping her busy, maybe?) I love Xena’s accent in real life and I’ve heard James Callis actually sounds a little bit like Baltar (ie CRAZY), so this should be awesome.
Buffy Season 8 (In Comics)
Jul 06A few bits of new news have trickled out regarding Buffy’s next “season,” which will appear exclusively in comics form:
Speaking of Joss Whedon related concepts; I’ve heard a few things about the forthcoming Buffy season eight comics. As Whedon himself noted a few weeks ago, the first mini is going to be four issues and he is also laying out the story for the rest of the season. I’ve been told that the storyline is roughly 20 issues, spread across multiple miniseries and that Whedon will be recruiting some of his former Buffy writers to handle the bulk of the writing chores, though Whedon may return to write the “season finale†himself.
I’m also told that the first issue starts with Buffy and some of the other Slayers on a covert ops mission…
So far, sounds damned exceptional. And it begs a MAJOR question: Why isn’t this kind of thing done ALL THE TIME? I realize licensed comics are a mixed bag at best, and that readers know that to an extent. But this is a step above–the original auteur of a cult series returning to imagine the continuation of the story and recruiting former series writers to bring the whole shebang to life.
Alias seems a prime candidate for this. Also, for some reason, Twin Peaks.
Los los los!
Jul 06
I opened up the brain and let random bits of my trip to Germany fall out – I did it at MySpace, and rather than repost it here, I’ll just redirect you there. I keep thinking of random things I forgot about, so there will likely be a third post on completely random facts and snippets.
Remixing Cory's column title
Jul 06When Cory posted his new column, entitled “Science Fiction is the Only Literature People Care Enough About to Steal on the Internet.” I thought to myself, “That’s a pretty dumb idea.”
Upon reading the column, it turns out the title is not the thesis of his article. The piece talks about the history of copyright and winds along to his conclusion, which is that science-fiction authors are using the net to comunicate with their fans, even going so far to release whole texts online for free – this in turn creates fans, fans help promote, creating new fans, and so on – all of whom buy hardcopies, equaling success for the author. Yay! I agree. However, the title still bugs the shit out of me.
