Over at Tor.com, Natalie Zutter discusses “Why We Shouldn’t Reboot ReBoot”. One of Hefferon’s big arguments was the need to update ReBoot’s structure, plot, and pop culture/technology references for a 21st-century, post-social media, cloud-inhabiting audience. Not only do these kids…
I have a weakness for Batman. I won’t claim to be a super-fan who can name every story-line in every issue from every variation of the character, but I have been enamoured with the Dark Knight since Frank Millar’s seminal…
I did not know this, but now that I do, I am filled with joy: The International Astronomical Union names all mountains on Saturn’s moon Titan after mountains in Tolkien’s work. Misty Mountains – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia MS
Interesting, but it shows the flaws in Star Wars as science fiction. If the Millennium Falconcan cross two million light years in days, why is the Empire confined to one galaxy? Star Trek Enterprise vs. Star Wars Millennium Falcon: Which…
Hot on the news that HBO is adapting Asimov’s Foundation trilogy, HBO has announced that Christopher Nolan is also penning a television series based on the 1973 “classic” film Westworld. For those of you too young to have seen this…
SF Signal reports that Jonathan Nolan is penning an adaptation of Asimov’s seminal Foundation Trilogy. Having just watched Interstellar I can say that Nolan has the chops to pull this off. I’m not a huge fan of Foundation, or Asimov…
Why? Who Could Star in a Modern Being John Malkovich Remake? | Tor.com MS
SF Signal reports that Arthur C. Clarke’s 3001: The Final Odyssey is to be adapted by SyFy. Ridley Scott’s production company Scott Free Prods. and Warner Horizon Television are developing the miniseries. Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Clayton Krueger and…
A great short essay on the newest season of Doctor Who where Ryan Britt shows how Doctor Who has become a science fiction show again. I quite agree with much of it, and I am very much enjoying Capaldi’s doctor…