Now that I’m back in the teevee trenches, I get the dubious honor of watching stuff that I would never touch off-the-clock. Well, not so much watching as… what’s the official word? Monitoring. That’s it. But all the same, how can you not watch a train wreck unfold when it’s on the scale of a little thing we call Conveyor Belt Of Love? … Read more
Okay, I’m excited. How ’bout you? The only thing that really isn’t thrilling me about this movie is the prospect that Daft Punk will be filling in for Wendy Carlos. Maybe if they were collaborating with Wendy Carlos, I’d be a bit more at ease. Whoever did the music for the Tron 2.0 PC game seemed to ‘get it’. (I know that there’s not another person on the planet who obsesses over movie music in quite the same way I do, so I’ll just hush up there and wait for the movie.)… Read more
Some Doctor Who humor for you (using this technique that I haven’t messed with in a long time).
It’s funny because it’s true – or at least true to the formula of this year’s special episodes. 😛 My poor old Marvin the Martian is having some issues, hence his poor aim…… Read more
On the official Red Dwarf website, there’s an interview with the head of the satellite channel, Dave, that bankrolled the recent mini-revival of the show in the UK – a little love-it-or-hate-it experiment we call Back To Earth. The following exchange happens at the end, and I think it’s safe to say that something’s being telegraphed to the eagerly awaiting fan base here:
“As to whether or not there’ll be any more Red Dwarf to come, who knows? It’s obviously something we’ll have a look at and we’ll talk to the guys about and we’ll wait and see. But I think any fans out there should keep their eyes peeled to Dave for the future.”
Is it true to say say Dave want a new series and meetings have taken place?
Steve grins.
Is it also true to say a new series has actually been commissioned but for various complex budget reasons you aren’t able to officially announce it yet?
Steve laughs, “I couldn’t possibly comment.”
I just thought that was interesting. 😉… Read more
Gentlemen (and by gentlemen, I mean “unidentified label who has just released the downloadable edition of the soundtracks to a couple of movie spinoffs of a certain favorite British sci-fi show of mine”), I’ve called you here today to discuss your download service. … Read more
It’s safe to say that if you don’t feel like getting your geek on just a little bit, this is not the post for you. … Read more
Need proof? Okay. … Read more
Random rants and ramblings from the rumbling runt (that’d be me):
Some really interesting concept art and pitch material from a proposed post-Enterprise Star Trek animated series that didn’t make it. This was actually being pitched as something for startrek.com, so it would’ve been at least borderline official. The fact that it didn’t fly is pretty telling: I’ll be surprised if Paramount ever bothers with the post-TOS universe (I’m tempted to call it the Bermanverse) again outside of ancillary media such as novels, comics, gaming, etc.; the studio was clearly already focused on going back to basics, the same year that they canned Enterprise.
At the same time, we’re gearing up for a new animated Doctor Who before the end of the year (supposedly); it’s called Dreamland. From the stills that are floating around out there, I have to say that I have a better “vibe” for the artwork style this time around than I did for Infinite Quest.
The other night I went through a local Braum’s drive-thru at about 10pm (long story); the guy who was taking my order asked me “Is this for here or to go?” Well, yeah, dude, let’s go for “here.” I can just pull up to the window, give you my money, get my food, and I’ll put in park and you can keep me company while I eat.
Actually, scratch that, I know that there are people who would pay for that service…and knowing that, I don’t think I’d wanna be the guy in the window. … Read more
Okay, last Doctor Who post for a bit. This covers some stuff revealed in San Diego over the weekend, and other announcements that have emerged during the same period from entities who weren’t in San Diego over the weekend. Confused yet? Sure you are. Some of this info may be spoileresque. … Read more
Okay, this is getting ridiculous. More Doctor Who news. … Read more