Closet Sci-Fi Geek

Could the universe-as-we-know-it just be one of a zillion possibilities that ended up manifesting? Quantum strangeness abounds in Stephen Hawking’s new theory of how the universe began.

June 26th, 2006 | Category: News, Science & Technology | Leave a comment

I’m a fan of Neil Gaiman, and the Jim Henson Company is also on my “good” list for creating Farscape. When I recently found out that they had gotten together to create a fantasy movie, Mirrormask, I was somewhat excited.
Mirrormask has won tons of awards, and yet has languished in obscurity – so what gives? [...]

June 26th, 2006 | Category: Movies | Comments (2)

I’m visiting my mom right now in Florida; what better movie to go with ma see than The Lake House, a romantic tale of two loves lost in time. The Lake House stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves (reuniting onscreen for the first time since Speed) playing two time-crossed lovers, Kate and Alex. The two [...]

June 24th, 2006 | Category: Movies | Comments (1)

Don Johnson had quite a film career in the 1970s prior to starring in Miami Vice. First, he was The Harrad Experiment, which was a film about a college where the students were shacked up with one another to explore concepts of sex and group marriage. (That film, by the way, is worth renting, because [...]

June 19th, 2006 | Category: 1970s, Movies, Retro Sci-Fi | Comments (5)

I’m a member of the WELL, and there’s been a discussion going on about the best shows put out by the Sci Fi Channel. In response to quite a few people putting Farscape down, saying Battlestar Galactica is the best sci-fi show ever, I wrote the following reponse, included here, unedited:
Honestly, I don’t get comments [...]

June 18th, 2006 | Category: Television | Comments (11)

SciFi Ranter Girl recently reported that Billie Piper is leaving Doctor Who at the end of season two. Piper has been playing Doctor Who’s sidekick and companion in the new series; it seems a replacement has not yet been announced.
I’m fairly neutral on Piper’s exit. I found her to be fine as a character, but [...]

June 17th, 2006 | Category: Television | Comments (2)