There is no future. There is no past. Do you see? Time is simultaneous, an intricately structured jewel that humans insist on viewing one edge at a time, when the whole design is visible in every facet. – Dr. Manhattan, Watchmen View On Black
Archive for the 'Science Fiction' Category
Day Thirty-six: At Midnight
06Feb09Now at midnight all the agents And the superhuman crew Come out and round up everyone That knows more than they do Bob Dylan, Desolation Row Watchmen, Chapter One
Day Thirty-three: Puppets
03Feb09We’re all puppets, Laurie. I’m just a puppet who can see the strings. – Doctor Manhattan Can I quantify how psyched I am for this film and the inevitable resurgent popularity of the novel? Nope. The psyched-ness quotient is ineffable in this case.
Day Seventeen: Time Travel
18Jan09The future comes one day at a time. It’s one of the only things you can really count on in this universe…at least until we have a better understanding of temporal distortions.
Day 16 of 365: How do you tell someone they made out with their sister (even if she is a knockout in a metal bikini)? Random Fact: This helmet is one of the last replicas made by Don Post before they lost their license with LucasFilm awhile back. Sadly, the quality of replica helmets and [...]
Frak yeah! Battlestar is BACK.
06Apr08Battlestar Galactica has returned to the airwaves (and the intertubes…shh) now that the Writers’ Guild strike is settled, and not a moment too soon. Every aspect of this show – from the writing and acting to the music and special effects – pulls me in and refuses to let go. Yes, being a sci-fi geek [...]
From the New York Times: Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90. Co-author with Stanley Kubrick of Kubrick’s film ”2001: A Space Odyssey,” Clarke [...]
