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Logo Contest Winner: Dirk Reul (a.k.a. Kaiser von Wunderbar)

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Remember the Logo Contest we ran some time back?  Do you also remember that we changed the image above to a new logo after the final submission date? Good.  Because the winner of that contest, Mr. Dirk Reul, has been so kind to us here at The Skiffy and Fanty Show (and at Duke and Zink Do America).  We have logos, logos, logos! I should also note that Dirk is the logo design winner for The World in the Satin Bag too, which is pretty awesome, no?  You’ll find all the logos he’s created for us below. But first, here’s a little about Dirk: A experienced ITIL process specialist, geek, avid reader and expert on TV shows. Dirk concentrates on science fiction and fantasy when it comes to books, dabbles in graphics and is an excellent cook. Knows where the Snark comes from and has opinions about many things, foremost that people should be be extraordinary and that being able to be silly, is a virtue. You can follow his daily ramblings on Google+. Show him some love, folks!  Follow him on Google+!

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? of the Week: SF/F Books That Made You Cry

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This week, we really want to know about the SF/F books you’ve read that made you cry.  What about those books put tears in your eyes? The last book to make me cry was the 6th Harry Potter book, in part because I had fallen in love with Richard Harris’ portrayal of Dumbledore.  I cried from the moment of Dumbledore’s death until the end (a good 40 pages worth of crying) and my sister had to console me. What about you? (To be fair, this feature has never been a weekly thing.  So be it.)

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Flick Bits: Darkover to Hollywood! (Marion Zimmer Bradley)

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From CominSoon.net: Producers Ilene Kahn Power and Elizabeth Stanley have secured the rights to Marion Zimmer Bradley’s renowned “Darkover” novels and are currently developing a multi-platform television series around the saga, the pair announced today. A gifted and prolific science-fiction and fantasy writer, Bradley, who garnered the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2000, was the author of over 66 books and 105 short stories. More good news, right?  Of course, this news is far from the real news we want to see:  Darkover to the screen!  But it’s a big jump in the right direction!  Marion Zimmer Bradley is one of the most important authors in SF/F and one who well deserves a debut on our television screens.  Let’s hope this comes true! And Darkover does seem to be in good hands:  Ilene Kahn Power is perhaps best known for producing TV Movies and miniseries, such as Traffic, Gia, Buffalo Soldiers, and Roswell.  Elizabeth Stanley produced The Dark Path Chronicles and Trailers From Hell.  We wish them all the success in the world for bringing this to the small screen! ComingSoon.net has some quotes from Power and Stanley, which might be of interest to you all, in part because they demonstrate a certain love for the books on the part of the now-producers.  I think it takes a bit of love to make something like this work, don’t you?

Torture Cinema Polls

Torture Cinema Poll #8 Results

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The results are in, but to make things interesting, we’ve decided to launch a preemptive strike:  we’re going to record two Torture Cinema episodes at the same time, but post them during different weeks. “What’s the big deal about that?” you might say.  Well, we’re going to drink through the whole thing.  From start to finish.  And that means we’re probably going to be so plastered that the hilarity of our normal drunkenness will be enhanced by the wonder of complete alcoholic bliss.  That also means we will have two skits to perform, one while mildly intoxicated and one while completely plastered.  Imagine what that will do to our acting abilities! But which two movies are we going to review? The #1 pick from the 8th Torture Cinema Poll: And its sequel: So there you have it.  What do you think?

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Bleedover Contest Winner

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Guess who won a copy of Bleedover by Curtis Hox? Mia! That’s right.  Little Mia from the far away land of the United Kingdom, from whence the Morlocks descend! An email will go out shortly, which will be followed by another email in which Mr. Hox forwards his book to Madam Mia. Hooray!

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Flick Bits: Terry Brooks’ Magic Kingdom For Sale Optioned!

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From the man himself: Warner Brothers has optioned Terry Brooks’ best-selling MAGIC KINGDOM OF LANDOVER series of books for Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures and Andy Cohen’s Grade A Entertainment. Goldsman and Cohen will produce with Weed Road’s Kerry Foster and Alex Block overseeing for Weed Road. Warner Brothers’ Matt Cherniss brought the book series into the studio and will run point. Brooks was represented by Anne Sibbald of Janklow & Nesbit Associates. Weed Road is in preproduction on A WINTER’S TALE written and to be directed by Goldsman. Recent credits include PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 and FAIR GAME. Cohen last produced UNTRACEABLE starring Diane Lane. He’s currently working on the stage show, HEATHERS – THE MUSICAL and the indie film, IN SIGHT. I’ve said it before:  this kind of news always makes me grin.  Brooks is a widely read author.  While I haven’t read any of his novels, I did read his book about writing, which I found incredibly fascinating (more autobiography than writing text).  If you’re of the writing persuasion, I’d recommend it. And since I haven’t read Brooks’ novels, I have to ask: Have any of you read them?  If so, what did you think?  Do you think Magic Kingdom For Sale will make a good movie? The comments are open to all of you!

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