Monday, October 18th, 2004
Well, it's out, William Shatner's new album, "Has Been" as hit the stores. Yes, I plan to get a copy of it. Unfortunately, it looks like it is lacking the rap piece he did for the movie "Free Enterprise."
Fox News has the following to say:
NEW YORK — ...
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Sunday, August 15th, 2004
The Yugo Awards for 2004 were announced yesterday at Diversicon 12 in Bloomington Minnesota. The Yugo awards are given to the best books that SHOULD have been written. This years winners are:
For Non-Fiction: "The Starship Troopers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams and Robert A. Heinlein.
This is the book ...
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Saturday, August 14th, 2004
An in depth search on Spamazon has identified the following books by Capt. Jean-Luc Piccard, Starfleet, former captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Zen and the Art of Surrender
101 Ways to Surrender and Not Get Court-Martialed
The Fine Art of the White Flag
Don't Shoot! We Give Up! The Autobiography of Captain Jean-Luc Piccard
How ...
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Sunday, June 13th, 2004
What follows is a story I have told to many of my friends. It is a story about Ronald Reagan. Since his passing on June 5th, I have reflected greatly on this brief little encounter, and thought it was time to share it in more public venue. Here it is.
In ...
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Friday, January 2nd, 2004
Over on CBC.ca there is an article about the plans for William Shatner to release a new album. Additional info available on Ananova.
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Friday, November 7th, 2003
J.G. Hertzler (Martok) has pitched the concept of a Klingon graphic novel series to Paramount. This is off of Trek Today.
Speaking with DreamWatch magazine, Hertzler said the potential series would keep the focus squarely on the Klingons with "Star Trek somwhere in the back story". He stressed the premise is ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2003
There is a great interview of David Gerrold, author of numerous SF books, and the writer who brought us Tribbles. He talks in depth about what he would handle bringing back Kirk and getting Star Trek back at the forefront of Science Fiction. Okay, while we're at it, ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2003
Ran across the Klingon Cooking website, promoting a cookbook full� of alien recipes with a Klingon theme. Check it out. Be warned, the page is graphics intensive (Yes, I still deal with dial-up at home...it hurts)
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Monday, July 28th, 2003
Although this will be in every paper in the world, I thought it prudent to mention it here. Bob Hope, one of the greatest (mayhaps THE greatest) entertainers of all time, passed away on Sunday. Here's one of the stories on the net.
I, like nearly all Americans, grew ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2003
The Alien Online has a notice that General Martok will be doing a booksigning at Forbidden Planet in London today, July 28th.
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Friday, July 25th, 2003
Tom DeSanto talks about the Sci-Fi Channel's upcoming Battlestar Galactica mini-sereis over on Sci-Fi Wire. It's an interesting piece, and worth the read. Personally, I'd like to see what Richard "Apollo Macdude" Hatch has to say on the series.
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2003
For those who haven't heard, Matt Jefferies passed away on July 21, 2003. He was the Art Designer for the original Star Trek series in the 1960's. Sci-fi Wire as a brief article on his passing, and there is a longer piece on StarTrek.com.
For those who are a ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2003
Over on Locus Magazine Online, there is a short blurb about For Us, The Living, the FIRST novel written by Robert A. Heinlein, all copies having thought to have been lost or destroyed, has been located and sold at auction by Heinlein's estate to Scribner's and Pocket Books.
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2003
Sci-Fi Slacker's has an excellent essay on Forrest J. Ackerman. Forry is to many Mr. Sci-Fi.
Okay, I have to admit it, I miss my collection of Famous Monsters of Filmland, which Forry published, and I grew up on. It's that magazine that really got me interested in fandom and led ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2003
Locus Magazine online has an article on this years winners of the Campbell and Sturgeon Awards. Also at Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas.
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2003
From SciFi Wire, Josh Whedon has announced he is close to closing a deal for a film version of the series Firefly. A theatrical version is hinged on getting all of the regular cast members back for the project. I for one hope it bears fruit, as Firefly ...
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