This article talks about Amazon.com preorders of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (11.5 Days!). It pissed me off for two reasons. One: At the top of the article is a picture of Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter. Now, I realize that he is HP of the movies, but he is most decidedly not Harry …
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Harry Potter 7!
We are 26 days away from the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Have you reserved your copy yet? Have you figured out where the last horcruxes (horcrae? horcruxi?) are? Do you have a guess about R.A.B.? Do you think Snape is evil (I don’t)? Will Neville be slaughtered in massive magical mahem? …
Run Away!
SFSignal has an post concerning possible early release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows information. I don’t know what it’s about because I refuse to read it! It’s become time where, at any mention of Harry Potter, I will hit the back button, or turn off the radio, or throw the TV out the …
Firefly
I have way too many friends who love Firefly. Therefore, I present, courtesy of Bad Astronomy, NASA is sending Firefly into space.
Really Bad TV Shows!
A fall line-up of Sci-Fi TV shows is displayed at SciFiChick.com (props to SFSignal for the link). Some of these shows read like a truly terrible idea. Others seem ok. For really bad, make sure you read the description of “Me & Lee” near the bottom. My question for today is: “What did the show …
Going Overboard
Insane Harry Potter fans now have a theme park to look forward to. I wil admit to being a huge Harry Potter fan, but not an insane one. Insane ones love ALL the movies and go to ALL of the HP-themed Dragon*Con sessions. And, of course, they’ll travel to California Florida to see a theme …
Scalzi on Star Wars
I’ve had Star Wars on my mind because yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the debut of Epidode IV: A New Hope (a.k.a. STAR WARS). John Scalzi, the author of Old Man’s War1, which you may have seen knocking around the bookshelves, has an opinion regarding the Star Wars movies and their value as entertainment. …
J.K. Rowling on Spoilers
J.K. Rowling has spoken out on her website about spoilers of the upcoming seventh (and last) Harry Potter book. She adds a bit at the end, though. Even if the biggest secret gets out – even if somebody discovers the Giant Squid is actually the world’s largest Animagus, which rises from the lake at the …
The Neverending Story, a.k.a. Lost
It’s been a long time since I swore off Lost, in all of it’s disglory. It was after the third episode of season two, when they had ended the hour with the exact same cliffhanger. At that moment, I was done. I was both enraged and sad because I had loved the first season. I …
Good Writing
Absotively the best, most fantabulous writing ever is described here, on The Darkness that Comes After. You must go read it. Do it. Especially you, Steph.