Trek d'jour
Couldn't let the day go by without something Trek, so here it is. Rick Berman has said he's working on a possible new Trek movie which he described as a "prequel." Could it be a movie with Archer and company? A Jame Kirk: The Wonder Years? Next Generation Babies? Or something all together different which could once and for all be the death knell for all things Trek?
If done well, a prequel with Captain Pike's crew, including the young Mr. Spock, could be a lot of fun. But, the further Trek moves along, the more difficult it becomes to have a prequel. Maybe now that Kelsey Grammer is free from his Fraiser obligations, he could star as Captain Bateson and his adventures before his ship was sucked into the 24th century.
Alternate Reality series
...and speaking of reality series, I think a reality series based on the DM would be interesting, although, if it were based on some of our experiences, the reality would have to be somewhat altered.
It's a mad, mad, mad, mad house
I'm not a big fan of reality shows, but a couple of months ago I started watching Mad, Mad House on the Sci-fi Channel and got hooked. Last night was the final episode and one of the two people I had hoped would win since the first ended up winning. The other came in second. If you haven't watched the show, I'm sure Sci-Fi will do some type of all day marathon at some point. Ya'll should check it out.
Just for David...
Thursday, David had this link on his blog to an article concerning people getting freaky during a three-year round-trip voyage to Mars. The following was my idea for a solution to this problem, as well as some of NASA's funding problems:
"Rather than consider this a potentially embarassing problem, NASA should embrace this as an opportunity to employ a unique answer, which would solve other problems as well. We know that a trip to Mars will spur many advancements in technology. We also know that many major advancements in technology are first put to practical use in the porn industry. A journey to Mars, crewed by a group of porn actors and actresses would solve problems with sex on the long voyage. They're professionals. In addition, the entire voyage could be streamed back to Earth as a pay-per-view event, thus helping pick up the tab for the trip."
Okay, David, here's your chance to lay your thoughts open on this suggestion. I don't know exactly which porn stars would be the best to send, it might take some research, but Ron Jeremy would definitely need to be the "Missission Commander."
Coming Attractions
This summer looks like it's going to have the potential to be a big movie summer. The new Harry Potter and big budget thrillers like I, Robot, The Day After Tomorrow and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow are a few of the genre films which, at least for now, I think I'd like to see. (Definately the new Harry Potter.) What will be the best and worst films coming out this summer? This question counts for 5 points.
Because they could not stop for death...oh, I guess they could
A recent report noted that poets tended to die younger than their other literary counterparts. I don't know if it's because they wanted to of if it's just because poets always seem to be poverty stricken and die of some really tragic disease, which of course they write a long, plodding poem about before they die. And the truth is, even as much as I enjoy the odd poem every now and then, most poets should die at a young age. The younger the better. Especially those Goth poets who love to publish their poetry on the Internet. And they shouldn't die slowly and painfully so some other Goth kid can write yet another painfully wretched poem about a young, tragic death. They should be thrown in a pit of alligators or held in a naval brig as enemy combatants off the cost of Virginia.
My cell of pain...
Only the darkness can understand my cell of pain...
As I wake each day, in the pit of despair.
I feel like Kafka, not knowing my fate...
And I sink into the blackness
Black, like the souls of those faceless ones who have caged me
Like some tortured Raven, longing to fly into the dark night
Where he will find new prey
Or die a lonely death under a gnarled tree...
This is my cell of pain...
Which no one else can understand
Doubledecker bound
This weekend is the Doubledecker Festival in Oxford. Hopefully by Saturday, I'll be able to get around well enough to experience part of it. I at least plan to hobble to the stage Saturday evening to see the Beanland reunion.
Ohhh, the pain...
I'm not fishing for sympathy or anything, but I spent most of this morning in the doctor's office being diagnosed with yet another round of gout. I hope none of you guys ever have to experience this condition, because it is one of the most painful things I have ever experienced. On the upside, it means I get to sit around with my foot propped up watching crappy daytime television for the next couple of days.
More from your favorite liberal media elitist
Just thought you all might want to know that I apparently am now promoting "the gay agenda" even though I have written nothing even remotely sexual, or homosexual, for the paper. I don't even have a copy of "the gay agenda" or when the meeting this particular agenda is set for is.
Sci-fi Masterpiece Theatre
Since the Lord of the Rings trilogy did so well as a serious movie epic, I've been wondering what classic sci-fi work might stand a chance of doing the same for its genre. Stranger in a Strange Land might be a good candidate, but it could easily go so horribly wrong. There's talk of making a movie based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars, but I don't see it being much more than a swords and cleavage flick. I would also like to see Asimov's The Foundation Trilogy as a film, but it might be better served as a project like Dune and Children of Dune on The Sci-Fi Channel.
Any thoughts?
I, Robot, You Jane
This summer looks like it's going to be a big one for "blockbuster" movies, some of which I might even go see before they come out on DVD three months later. I, Robot is one I definitely want to see, even if it sounds like it's only very loosely based on Asimov's works.
Will it really be Fantastic?
So far, the casting rumors for a Fantastic Four movie sounds pretty good. Tim Robbins would be a great Dr. Doom and Michael Chicklis already looks a little bit like The Thing. Plus, if you've seen The Shield, you know he can kick some ass. I just fear for this movie just like I've feared for every comic book-based movie that has ever been released. Most have been duds, IMHO, except for the two X-Men movies and maybe one or two others I can't remember right now. The Fantastic Four was always my favorite comic growing up. It'd better not suck. And that goes for any Watchmen and Silver Surfer projects that might come around some day.
...meanwhile in Middle Earth...
One Peep to rule them all. One Peep to bind them. One Peep to bring them all and in darkness bind them...
Lettermangate
Is the saga of the restless kid who appeared on the David Letterman show really over or is this just another White House conspiracy?
It's showtime for Apollo
Richard Hatch, the Battlestar Galactica one, not the Survivor one, is in talks to make a guest appearance on the new Battlestar Galactica. Hatch said in an interview that he'd be interested if it was a role that challenged him as an actor. That shouldn't be too hard. His character will be a Nelson Mandela-type prisoner and it's possible he may be a recurring character. With the political and social intrigue Ronald Moore helped creat on DS9, that could turn out interesting.
