Mokka mit Schlag » Sci Fi

Serenity is out on HD-DVD. That’s almost enough to convince me I want an HD-DVD player, though personally I suspect BlueRay is going to win in the end.

I’ve just started catching up on the first season of the new Doctor Who–a.k.a the ninth doctor–via the Sci Fi Channel and other sources the MPAA would prefer I not have access to. I used to be a big Doctor Who fan back in the day; but after the sixth and seventh doctors, the unimpressive TV movie, a fifteen year hiatus, and a wife who found the whole Dr. Who series to be pretty much unwatchable, I’d lost touch with the good doctor. However, Russell Davies (Queer as Folk) seemed like a really bold choice for a new producer so when the SciFi channel picked up the U.S. rights I tuned in.

What I saw nearly blew me out of my seat. Even my Who-hating wife agreed. This is a great show.
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If we can trust Number 6 (and I’m not at all sure we can) there are exactly twelve “skin job” Cylon models. So far by my count we’ve seen 6. (Warning: spoilers follow.)
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After watching Friday’s Battlestar Galactica, I think I have to change my opinion of just what’s up with Gaius Baltar and Number 6. (Warning: spoilers follow.)
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The Guardian has published a list of the Top 20 Geek novels. (More specifically “the best geek novels written in English since 1932.”) The list seems mostly correct to me except for the omission of the Lord of the Rings and perhaps To Your Scattered Bodies Go. One of the books on the list was a life changing and mind altering experience for me (The Illuminatus Trilogy!).
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