To be honest, in the moments after I bought my tickets to John Carter online, I started feeling buyer’s remorse. Did I really want to go see this film? After all, some critics I respect…
This TV season’s latest procedural with a twist (joining the ranks of Person of Interest, Grimm, and Alcatraz) is Awake (NBC, Thursdays, 10 PM ET). Detective Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs) can’t tell when he is…
James T. Kirk isn’t a Christian character, but he just may be a model for those called to preach the Word. If you’re a sci-fi Christian who isn’t also reading Scott Higa’s excellent blog The…
It’s live! It’s live! The trailer for Tim Burton’s upcoming feature-length, stop-motion animation adaptation of his 1984 live-action short Frankenweenie, that is. http://youtu.be/qngB0vCmZV4 I first saw the original short on the Sci-Fi Channel’s Exposures anthology…
Space (and Time and Dimensions Thereof), the Final Frontier…? (Comics Rumor)
- February 10, 2012
- Tagged as: Doctor Who, Star Trek
It wouldn’t be Sir Patrick Stewart and Matt Smith sharing the screen, but it might well be the next best thing–if reports are true. According to Bleeding Cool, IDW, fresh off its crossover between the original…
Somebody Saaaaaave Me… (Comics News)
- February 9, 2012
- Tagged as: Bryan Q. Miller, Smallville, Superman
Thought you’d seen the last of a hesitant, angst-ridden, everyone’s-fulfilling-his-or-her-destiny-but-me Clark Kent with the (admittedly, pretty satisfying) series finale of Smallville? Think again! Today, the official DC blog, The Source, announced that Bryan Q. Miller…
“X-Men: First Class” Sequel Moving Ahead… and Beyond Race? (Movie News)
- February 3, 2012
- Tagged as: x-men
For a franchise often invoked as a brilliant metaphor for racism, the latest X-Men film, last summer’s X-Men: First Class, didn’t break any new ground depicting tolerance of racial and ethnic diversity. It appears the…
Just how often can one tell a “tale as old as time” before it becomes time-worn? That’s a question both The CW and ABC may be answering before too long. Within a week of each…
Recommended Reading: The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- January 24, 2012
- Tagged as: Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes isn’t a science fiction or fantasy character. Except when he is. As I’ve mentioned before in this forum, fans of literature’s first and most famous private consulting detective very often turn out to…
Do You Believe in (Live-Action) Fairies? (Movie News)
- January 19, 2012
- Tagged as: Disney, Tinkerbell
Peter flung out his arms. There were no children there, and it was night time; but he addressed all who might be dreaming of the Neverland, and who were therefore nearer to him than you…