The Legend of Conan
It seems increasingly likely that Conan will be hitting our screens once more in The Legend of Conan. With Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the head-lopping eponymous hero’s blood caked pants! … Read More
The Sound of Cylons
I saw this on probably my favorite website www.io9.com (not including this one, www.thewordofward.com, and some others I pretend I don’t look at). It is a spoof song about Battlestar … Read More
Is Prometheus in the same universe as Blade Runner?
There’s a theory circulating around the cool websites I frequent, that claims Ridley Scott is linking the Blade Runner universe with the Prometheus universe. It seems pretty pointless and unnecessary … Read More
Kraken by China Mieville
I’m a big fan of Mieville. I thought in particular Perdido Street Station and The City and The City were great reads filled with imagination and enough action to … Read More
New Hobbit trailer
Well, the new trailer is here and rather predictably it looks astounding. I’m still not sure how they are going to split the Hobbit into three films given that the … Read More
Mars Curiosity landing on Mars video
It has come to my attention that each of my websites has built up a loyal following of its own. They deal with different topics after all. Sometimes they cross … Read More
Douglas Adams and Doctor Who
Doctor Who is back on air – praise the Tardis! This inevitably gives me flashbacks to my childhood and the previous heyday of when Tom Baker was Doctor Who. I’m … Read More
Revolution TV show
I stumbled across this trailer the other day and it looks intriguing. The pilot is directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), produced by J.J. Abrams and created by Eric Kripke … Read More
The Stars my Destination by Alfred Bester
When Gulliver ‘Gully’ Foyle is first introduced he is adrift in a crippled spaceship and although he has been there for 6 months, ‘he is not quite dead’. He’s described … Read More