Posts tagged “sci-fi”

Adorable, clueless, and pretty: Kyle XY is Smallville minus the kryptonite nonsense, plus plenty of homoeroticism. Perfect brain-off TV. I burned through all of season 1 in four days and I'm ready for season 2 tomorrow.

Been watching the new Doctor Who season: two great episodes, one disappointing Cybermen two-parter. Cybermen just aren't scary or menacing. They look dorky and are ripe for parody, not fear.

I never watched Doctor Who growing up in Trinidad, but I've caught up now and realize it's not really sci-fi. It's a comic book: mysterious villains, cliffhangers, continuity obsession, and characters who die only to return more powerful. That finale was pure Phoenix. I'm hooked.

Looking for people to see Revenge of the Sith with me. Reviews are good and I suspect it's worth multiple viewings. Who's in?

I got an advance copy of the new Doctor Who. The first 20 minutes are rough, but it redeems itself spectacularly. Eccleston is brilliant, Davies' writing is sharp, and Billie Piper actually acts. It's quintessentially British, low on FX but high on character. Consider me a total fanboy.

The Episode III trailer just blew my mind. Excuse me while I change my boxers.

The new Doctor Who episode leaked, the BBC publicized it themselves, and I have my own theories about who's really behind that. Now stop reading and go download it.

Picking apart Matrix Revolutions plot holes and symbolism: the Zion slip, Smith controlling flesh, Neo's software nature, and what that golden matrix really means. Also wondering if other coders visualize their code the way I do.

Fog screens are now a real thing, just like on SeaQuest.