Posted on May 25th, 2008 by Steve
This Memorial Day (tomorrow night) on A&E channel, Ridley and Tony Scott’s version of Michael Chrichton’s seminal techno-thriller, The Andromeda Strain is premiering. I will see it and report back (there will probably be spoilers). Before I do, I want to deal with the reviews that are coming out and some big picture issues about […]
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Steve
Survive a Zombie Apocalypse - Wired How-To Wiki:
Wired How-To just posted a new article on how to survive the zombie apocalypse. Here are some of their suggestions:
One tempting option is to go out there with a flamethrower. Zombies may have a natural aversion to fire, you should be able to ignite several of them with […]
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Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Steve
Last night I caught the History of Anime special on STARZ. Meh.
While their interpretation of the timeline was fairly decent (they put anime in the context of manga, the influence of Osamu Tezuka [he didn’t pronounce the “u”, so it would be Tez-ka; they all got it wrong], and anime’s influence on modern action films), […]
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Posted on January 17th, 2008 by Steve
You can see it at trekmovie.com. I like it, and all we see is a fleeting glimpse. Yes, you may be tempted to leave after the trailer plays ahead of "Cloverfield" but stick around, I hear the director is pretty good.
Tags: star trek, movies, j.j. abrams, cloverfield
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Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Steve
I haven’t done a real blog entry about Trek for a while, so, here is the current cast list, and I am excited;
Captain James Kirk: Chris Pine
Commander Spock: Zachary Quinto
Doctor Leonard McCoy: Karl Urban
Lt Cmdr. Montgomery Scott: Simon Pegg
Lt. Hikaru Sulu: John Cho
Lt. Uhura: Zoe Saldana
Ensign Pavel Chekov: Anton Yelchin
Captain Christopher Pike: Bruce Greenwood
Ambassador Sarek: […]
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Posted on November 27th, 2007 by Steve
As I said I would post this. My report card on the LAX Marriott, having had the pleasure to stay there finally after 3 conventions worth is an B+.
The service was excellent, food plentiful, accommodations comfortable, the shower was excellent (that is my barometer for most hotel stays) the only drawback was the dreadful internet […]
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Posted on November 25th, 2007 by Steve
Here I am at the beautiful Marriott LAX hotel on Sunday, 11/25/07. I am cleaning the room (yes, I know, I DON’T HAVE TO DO IT! I was a hotel housekeeper right out of high school and briefly in 1989 so I feel a certain kinship with my oppressed brothers and sisters) and getting ready […]
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Posted on September 21st, 2006 by Steve
Seven years later, looking at a moonless sky from the coast of New Mexico…
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Posted on November 28th, 2005 by Steve
I went to this, the 32nd convention of the LASFS (Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society), and would like to thank the following for helping me get thru it:
Elise and Beverly: You guys are great. Thanks for hanging with me while my wife was out chauffering Virginia Hey (yes Farscapers, that Virginia Hey) from her home […]
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