Blastr has listed 11 actors they believe would make great Doctors in the Doctor Who feature film set to come out…sometime in the future. But what we want to know is this: Which actor or actress do you think should play the Doctor in the movie? And why? Let us know in the comments!
The folks at Netflix are putting their hands in the production box and trying to bring back some favorite shows like Arrested Development. But as Gamma Squad notes: You know what, Netflix? There’s no SF in that mix; let us help you out. They’ve listed Firefly, Reaper, Pushing Daisies, and Justice League Unlimited. That’s an interesting list, but what we want to know is this: If Netflix could bring back any science fiction or fantasy television show, live action or animated, which one should they bring back and why? Me? I’d love to see Firefly come back, but I’m smart enough to know that a reboot in any form would be disastrous. How do you bring back a show when half the lovable characters are dead or changed for the good? I don’t know. I want a reboot so bad, but it will probably never happen… But there are other shows I’d love to see come back. It would be amazing to have someone reboot Space: Above and Beyond. Don’t start where they left off, but redo the entire concept a la Battlestar Galactica. Why? Because the show had so much potential when FOX produced it way back in the day. It was one of the few shows I’ve ever seen that took seriously the idea of an interstellar war. But it was flawed beyond reason. The series had a lot of bad writing, some mediocre acting, and undeveloped plot points (the conflicts between humanity proper and the two versions of synthetic life could have been developed with more fervor). So that’s what I would like to see get a reboot. For now. In a week, my mind might change… Now it’s your turn!
Over at RT Book Reviews they’re wondering whether Amazon has an impact on how we value books. Amazon is the premiere source for cheap books, as we all know, but is its aggressive practices to make books cheaper and more accessible to consumers good for writers? From the article: But many authors and industry insiders worry that Amazon’s extremely low price scheme will end up devaluing authors’ work. Discussing Amazon’s low prices, Carina Press’ Angela James tweeted, “Don’t train readers to believe the full value of a book was in the paper it was printed on, not your creative content!” And author Moira Rogers replied via tweet, “Or the difference in prices between formats. I do think the devaluation of the story goes a lot deeper than e-books.” To piggy back onto their concerns, we’d like to know what you think. Is Amazon devaluing books or the creative process? Let us know in the comments.
We’ve got an episode coming up soon about worldbuilding. But before we get to that, we want to know this: What worldbuilding flubs pull you out of the story? What, for you, ruins the integrity of the world?Leave a comment and let us know!
It’s about time we drag this segment up from the depths! Every Friday, we will have a new ? of the Week feature. And we want you to get involved! This week’s question as a fun one. There are plenty of films we older folks remember from our youth. They were the films that got us into SF/F, or helped foster a burgeoning interest. But what are the new gateway flicks? Which films would you give to your children to get them into SF/F? Which would you suggest for those who want to get into the genre via film, but aren’t sure where to go? The comments are open. Have at it!
Apparently the folks down in Hollywood have decided that maybe regular people kind of like science fiction and fantasy! Yay for geek and nerd-dom! At least, that’s how it appears based on the sheer number of new science fiction and fantasy based television series that are slated to come out this year. Granted, the folks at SyFy did just cancel Stargate: Universe, but they also have a new Battlestar Galactica series on their books, so maybe they’re not completely evil. With all these new shows coming to the tube, we want to know which ones you’re looking forward to (after the fold):
