I’m feeling very science-fictional this week, so before I slip into my holo-deck, let’s see what kind of goodies I have… Old Man’s War Movie! John Scalzi’s Hugo nominated “Old Man’s War,” a military romp through a crowded Milky Way, has been optioned by Paramount to be made into a feature film. Wolfgang Petersen is [...] Continue Reading»
The Week That Was: Six Of One
Super Sunday Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers, this year’s Super Bowl Champions. Sadly, I wasn’t in a mood to watch much of the game; we drove home from New England that day and stopped at a good friends Super Bowl party on the way. We were so wiped out that we left before the [...] Continue Reading»
The Week That Was: Third Time’s The Charm
Welcome to week number three of TWTW. I’ve finally started catching up on my reading and film viewing, but I’m still limping along on my backup computers. But it shouldn’t be too long before the FedEx man starts leaving packages at my door… So Long And Thanks For All The Laundry… My son has been [...] Continue Reading»
The Week That Was: Week The First
The first week of 2011 has ended and it’s been a doozy behind the scenes here at FDC. A couple of rather annoying incidents threatened to put a damper on the new year, but I’ve been doing my best to keep a positive outlook so early in the year. Onward and upward! Crash! The PC [...] Continue Reading»
Science Fiction Double Feature
As I was driving around this past New Year’s Eve, the song “Science Fiction Double Feature” from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” soundtrack came up on my car’s playlist. (Don’t judge me, man!) For the unfamiliar, the song is performed by a set of giant lips over the opening credits of the midnight-show cult classic [...] Continue Reading»
Christmas Loot
We don’t really exchange extravagant gifts around these parts (no cars with ribbons in the driveway, for example), but I did want to share two gifts I received this year that I was really excited about. It should come as no surprise that they were both books. The first is Star Trek: The Original Series [...] Continue Reading»
Project Hugo, Finis
Just over six weeks ago I wrote about becoming a supporting member of the 2010 Worldcon in Australia so that I could participate in the selection process for this year’s Hugo Awards. I’m happy to say that given my late start, I was able to finish reading all of the nominated fiction and was able [...] Continue Reading»
