First of all, I like original film. That idea(all electricity stop) was very original as classic SF movie. So when I heard about remake, I worried about it.

Today I went to a theatre see this remake version. Well....not bad, but this is not great, of course. Why should we call it "remake"? I thought we shouldn't call it as "remake". This is totally different movie. And I also thought this title should have "The Day the Earth Broke Still".

SFX and sound effect and cinematography were excellent. But some casting was mistake. I like Jennifer Connelly, so she's okay. Keanu Reeves is Klaatu? Hmm.....okay. But Kathy Bates is Secretary of Defense? John Cleese is serious professor? Gimme a break.... :dontknow:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16...nline-news

Sorrel and I borrowed the Firefly boxset from a friend and loved every bit of it. After finishing the season, we went out and bought Serenity and loved every bit of that, too.

How on earth was it ever cancelled? Why was this programme not as popular as Heroes/Lost etc? Firefly was never even broadcast on mainstream UK television - it may have been shown on the poxy cable/satellite Sci-Fi channel but hardly anyone gets that.

I can't imagine why anyone wouldnt enjoy this show - well plotted, funny, action packed, and some very strange and memorable characters. The black bounty hunter in the season finale was fantastic fun.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseac...d=48043679

Hi folks.

I haven't posted in a while. What with having read all of the RJ novels, and waiting until By the Sword came out, I had to stay away, or I'd be too tempted to read ahead to Nightworld, (not until it's chronologically correct!).

So I should be purchasing By the Sword on payday. Because of that, I've reread all of the RJ novels in the last couple of weeks. A couple things have been bugging me, and I'm sure LOTS of people have asked them.

What about the other Infernals? Will they make an appearance? When does Glaeken make himself more known to Jack, (other than watching him sleep)? When do the ladies with dogs tell Jack their true purpose? Will Jack let Lyle Kenton tell him his future? I know he stopped by briefly in Infernal, but that's it? The guy can tell the future! Will the Yeniceri play any more of a part? In The Haunted Air Tara Portman says something about how she was sent to get Gia out of the way, (or words to that effect). I'll have to assume that this was Ally inspired. Really? Was that the best that the Ally could do? A girl's ghost? That sort of half-assery makes me think 'No wonder the Otherness is winning.' Oh. Why in God's name did the Yeniceri try to kill the Heir? Regardless what Jack did to them, he's the freaking Heir! They're the Ally's tools on Earth, eh? The Ally makes me think of a drunk who just doesn't care.

Ah, I'm sure if I scoured the forums, all the little things that have been bothering me have been answered, (and these are just the tip of that particular iceberg). But between the football season, (Go Bucs! Go Gators!), my job, and the work I've been doing on my own novel, I just don't have much opportunity. Hell, those three things have BEEN my life for months now. God I need a life.

I guess the point of this rant is this: Does By the Sword answer any questions? Or does it pose more?

For anyone interested in getting their hands on an Advanced Readers Copy of Aftershock & Others there is a copy available on Ebay.

Today's the last day Rita can guarantee Christmas delivery of Thingy. We burned through a lot of copies but she still has some left, so if you want to take your chances...see the WELCOME page.

I'm likely beating a dead horse with this, but here goes anyway.

I'm a new fan of FPW, whom I met at the 2008 New Hampshire Liberty Forum. So I'm catching up on his fine body of work.

My problem is that I recently purchased an Amazon Kindle e-reader. [geek]
There are only a couple of the Jack novels available though. I know it's the publisher's realm to do such things but it's ridiculous to not have an entire series available in the same format.

And how hard is it to convert the novel to digital? I suspect it's already in a digital format somewhere. This is 2008 after all. And once it's converted and formatted it's pure profit! There are no books to print! Why would a business not jump on this?!

I'm a new fan who would like to read the whole series. Please tug the publisher's ear for me.
Thank you.

http://www.fpaulwilsonproject.com/2008/1...sons-best/

Background: In the Tony Harrington thread...somehow...the contributors came up with the clever idea of writing a sitcom based on The Golden Girls and Mission Impossible.

Tony is the dorothy Zbornak character made famous by bea arthur.

Cobalt is the sweet but air headed Rose Nyland originally played by Betty White.

Sig plays the male version of Blanche Deveraux...he hasn't said anything slutty yet...but he will. Blanche was played by Rue McClanahan

Fenny plays the male version of Sophia Petrillo portayed by the late Estelle getty. Instead of stories of Sicily look for Fenny to tell Dublin tales.

Without further delay here is the first scene in our production:

EXT SHOT
Golden Girls house with palm trees swaying in the background. The familiar intro music wells as the director and screen writer credits overlay the image.

INT SHOT
Kitchen scene. Tony sits at the kitchen table stirring a cup of coffee. The door swings inward and Cobalt walks in wearing a flowing robe. Tony is dressed in an ornate Dorothy Zbornak blouse complete with scarf and shoulder pads.

Cobalt:
Good morning Tony.

Tony:
Good morning Co…wow…you look rough.

Cobalt:
I know…I look horrible. (Looks at herself in a small wall mounted mirror hanging above the kitchen phone.) I can’t sleep, I keep thinking about Sig and Fenny.

Tony:
Ever since Q/M called with their latest mission the house has been quiet. They’ve been gone for quite a while this go-round.

Cobalt:
(sighs, and sits down at the table and pours a mug of coffee.) I miss the boys…the way they talk about killing things, the way they are so top secret, the way they make me laugh…

Tony:
(interrupting)…The way Sig walks around shirtless

Cobalt:
Have a little decorum Tony…I just had these seats reupholstered.

Tony:
I remember feeling empty and alone when I put Ma in Shady Pines. I kept thinking that she would never forgive me. (Laughs) I still remember her face the morning I took her. ‘Are you ready to go to Disneyworld?’ I asked her. Oh she looked so happy. Then the look on her face changed as I slowed to a roll in the homes parking lot, reached over and popped her door and barrel rolled her out and took off down the road.

Cobalt:
Have you talked to her lately?

Tony:
I talk to her almost every day.

Cobalt:
That’s sweet of…

Tony:
(interrupting again)…I almost talked to her on Monday. I almost talked to her on Tuesday…Wednesday I almost called but it was the results show of the Maury Povich paternity test show. Turns out that Antonio was not the baby’s father.

Cobalt:
I knew it…that baby didn’t look anything like him. Glenda Hoelfenfeffer, St. Olaf’s famous midwife found herself in the family way.

Tony:
Please, not this early in the morning.

Cobalt:
You see…She was a widow…her husband died in a freak wildlife accident. A deer crashed through the window of their home and gorged him to death with its antlers. You would have thought that it was just a freak incident of urban sprawl encroaching on nature. But they lived on the twelfth floor of St. Olaf’s only high rise. How that deer managed…

Tony:
COBALT!!!! Please! Get to the point if you insist on me listening to this inane story.

Cobalt:
(Looking emotionally hurt and after a moment of contemplation on how to wrap up the story says…) The baby was born with hooves and a penchant for getting hit on the interstate.

Tony:
YOU’RE MAKING THAT UP!

Cobalt:
No Tony, I swear, to this day St. Olaf has a clause in their auto insurance policy claiming not to pay out on acts of God and Angus Hoelfenfeffer.