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Boy in the Bubble — Josh Friedman's first blog post since Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was canceled. It's… wow. "Losing your show is more like a surprise divorce where you get served papers in the morning and your (ex)wife is fucking Human Target by three … [Read more...] about Boy in the Bubble

'Now, it's like the Stone Age, it's like a Muslim country here [...] This is the most backward law, it is not for a civilized country. If this was Iran, Iraq, I wouldn't be surprised. But to pass this law in the United States, what is this government doing?' (via Sarah Monette) … [Read more...] about The most backward law

Gwenda Bond's article for Publishers Weekly on the origins of urban fantasy and paranormal romance is a wonderful antidote to the NY Times profile of Charlaine Harris that claimed Stephenie Meyer made the genre what it is today. What arrant nonsense that was! Bond does a lovely … [Read more...] about the origins of urban fantasy and paranormal romance

Apparently, by going on vacation and ignoring the internet for the better part of a week, I missed this whole shitstorm about the Kuzuis wanting to redo the Buffy movie without Joss. Is it just me, or do these people have shit for brains? As if the first Buffy movie wasn't proof … [Read more...] about … and a Buffy movie

Rampant speculation about Firefly TV movies — interesting, but I think he's seriously downplaying the difficulty of reassembling the cast at this point. In addition to those he mentions as currently employed, Summer Glau was reportedly set to accept a big role (no idea … [Read more...] about Rampant speculation about Firefly TV movies

The COOL-ER ebook reader is debuting at BEA – with bikini-clad booth babes to show it off. You stay classy, electronics industry. … [Read more...] about Bikini booth babes, again?

Terminator and the Kyle Reese paradox — MTV's movie blog does a nice summary of how Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles dealt with the time-travel paradox of the first movie and where the story might have been going. This is partly why the show's cancellation is such a … [Read more...] about Terminator and the Kyle Reese paradox

Amazon to charge Kindle users $2/subscription to read free blogs on the Kindle. Blogger: 'I'll do the self-publishing blogging, Amazon, and you can be the tool.' ETA: And you can totally steal someone else's blog and make money off it. … [Read more...] about KindleFail

Want to discuss mystery novels with other Castle fans? The Castle Book Club is here to serve you. … [Read more...] about Castle Book Club

Uncomfortable Plot Summaries — spectacularly brilliant. "FIREFLY: In an analogue of the post-Civil War west, a white man on the losing side bosses around a black woman." (via Tor.com) … [Read more...] about Uncomfortable Plot Summaries