"Iron Man 2" Will Be Gold In Theaters This Summer

So I see promotions and trailers for this summers' film releases have begun with the Christmas season movies. I recently had the opportunity to see the newest trailer for "Iron Man 2" with Robert Downey Jr. reprising the role as industrialist playboy and super genius engineer Tony Stark/ Iron Man due out this summer and I must say I was pleasantly surprised in what I saw. I think fans of the first movie as well as readers of the comics will like what's in store. I will say that Robert Downey Jr. continues to impress me as a character, seeing him in the Soloist with Jamie Foxx this past year. I have my doubts that anyone else could have played the part Tony Stark any better. (Also looking forward to seeing him play the lead in the new "Sherlock Holmes" movie with Jude Law as "Dr Watson" and directed by Guy Ritchie). Mickey Rourke has taken up the gauntlet to play the newest villain "Whiplash" and the wonderful actor Don Cheadle will be playing Tony Starks friend, Col. James Rhodes/ "War Machine". If none of these character names from the comics ring a bell, you're either not a fan of the comics and movies or you will need to read up on your "Ironman" comics to refresh your memory. I have heard rumors from sources that one or possibly two other Marvel super heroes may make an appearance. So get ready for a rocking summer at the movies just don’t go setting up your tents at the theaters yet.

Move Over Peter Jackson, Fans Make Own LOTR Film

Some months ago (I know I am late on this post) I was asked to watch a well made 40 minute fan film titled the (The Hunt For Gollum) A film that has been picked for a showing at the Israel International SF Festival this past September and the Festival du Cinema Nouveau in Montreal Canada in October of 2009 and plenty of other places around the world. In the films first months release it attracted over 2 million viewers to the and well over 3.2 million after 3 months on both Dailymotion and You Tube for free viewing. The film was funded entirely by the film makers and made by dedicated fans of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. I will say this, I think it is one of the best impendent films I have had the pleasure of watching in the last few years. I know my praise of this film is late in coming but it is here now and so are my thanks to the folks who put their time and energy into making it. I recently was told that as of December 2009, a second film is now out, titled "Born of Hope". So go find it on You Tube, where ever you watch vids and let me know what you think here at ScifiPundit.com

Sci Fi Shows Post Lower Ratings

So it would seem that main stream TV is not liking the sci-fi genre this season. ratings are down near 17% and shows such as Heroes, Smallville and Fringe are taking the biggest hits. These shows are down from last year and word has it that both fringe and Heroes are both close to cancellation if not already done. Heroes has been struggling for a few years now but NBC network has been keeping it on life support in the hopes it would regain its audience but the writing continues to be weak along with support from the studios and not to mention support from the fans, which seems to have dwindled as well. I was one of the die- hards, who held on past when I should have thrown in the towel. I believe that if the writers and studio would have listened to the fans this show could have continued on for years in the top 10 slot, but they would rather write it into an early grave. Fringe on the other hand is a well written show but had the bad luck of being sold to the Fox network, who in my opinion loves to kill scifi shows, just ask Joss Whedon after the cancellation of Dollhouse, the second show he has had yanked out from under him by the Fox Network. I hope at least Fringe survives for another season, but I am afraid Heroes is finished since I heard that NBC told the writers to finish up story lines. The good news is Chuck is coming back in January, so at least folks like me have something sci-fish (Is that a word?) to watch. There is good news for ABC network with high ratings for the Flash Foward and the reboot of the 80s show V, (which I love by the way). So lets hope scifi shows climb out of the toilet with ratings for our favorite genre.

Why Kirk is better than Picard?

My dear friend Cheryl found this and I must say I totally agree with the list and thanks to who ever wrote this, so please enjoy and I promise to post more stuff very soon

Why Kirk is better than Picard?

1. When Data died, Picard had a funeral. When Spock died, Kirk reconstituted the body, forced it’s soul back in, and even got him laid along the way.
2. When Picard senses that Wesley is having emotional problems he sits down and talks with him about it. When Kirk sensed that Charlie X was having emotional problems he took him to the gym and threw him around on the mats until he got over it.
3. When Picard went back in time he brought back Data’s head. When Kirk went back in time he brought back a blonde.
4. Picard’s Enterprise was destroyed by a couple of Klingon chicks while he was stranded on a desert planet. Kirk’s Enterprise was destroyed when he blew up a crew of Klingons, stole their ship, and resurrected Spock from the dead.
5. Kirk has caused computers to self-destruct by out-thinking them on three separate occasions.
6. When Picard was in the Academy he got stabbed in the heart. When Kirk was in the Academy he beat the unbeatable Kobyoshi Maru scenario and bagged Carol Marcus in his spare time.
7. When Sisko met Picard he told him he hated him. When Sisko met Kirk he got his autograph.
8. Kirk does not play the flute.
9. Picard is from France.
10. When Picard has a problem he talks to Guinan about it. When Kirk has a problem he shoots it.
11. When Kirk screams it echoes across the entire planet.
12. When Kirk blew up the Enterprise, Starfleet built him another one and had it ready by the time he got home.
13. Kirk collects antique guns. Picard collects antique matrioshka nesting dolls.
14. Kirk chastises omni-powerful super beings for not being polite to women.
15. Kirk sword fights someone on a regular basis.
16. Kirk’s Enterprise did not have a day care.
17. Kirk once ordered Scotty to fire a photon torpedo on his position and then he dodged out of the way so it hit the alien he was fighting.
18. Kirk has a violently deadly disease in his blood but he doesn’t let it slow him down any.
19. When it’s time for shore leave Kirk goes rock climbing and drinks whiskey. Picard wears nut smashing banana hammock speedos and reads by the pool.
20. Picard’s name is known and respected throughout Klingon space. Kirk’s name is cursed and vilified.
21. The only Klingon serving on Kirk’s bridge would be a dead one.
22. Kirk jumps horses in his spare time. Picard owns a fish.
23. Kirk would never allow an “acting ensign” to lock out his command codes.
24. Picard quotes Shakespeare for fun. Kirk quotes Shakespeare to intimidate his enemies.
25. Kirk’s jump kick projects 650 pounds of blunt force.
26. Kirk once made a cannon that shot diamonds.
27. Kirk defies superior alien beings on an almost daily basis.
28. When the evil aliens use a stun ray on the crew, Kirk always stays conscious for a minimum of 15 seconds longer than everyone else.
29. Kirk is on a first name basis with every single admiral in Starfleet.
30. Kirk once said: “You’re the Captain’s woman till he says your not.”
31. When Sarek mind melded with Picard, Picard cried a lot. When Sarek mind melded with Kirk, Kirk decided to hijack the Enterprise and bring Spock back from the dead.
32. Kirk can shoulder roll at 127 miles per hour.
33. Picard’s engineer wears goofy wrap-around sunglasses. Kirk’s engineer wears a kilt and can drink you under the table.
34. If Picard’s engineer has a headache it’s because he wore his Visor for too long. If Kirk’s engineer has a headache it’s because he has a hangover.
35. Kirk looks good in sideburns. Really good.
36. Picard drinks tea. Kirk drinks Saurian Brandy straight from the bottle.
37. Kirk mocks Federation bureaucrats that he doesn’t like and then proves that their aids are Klingon spies, just to make the point.
38. Kirk once became an Indian god with the power to resurrect the dead.
39. Kirk can beat a Vulcan at chess.
40. Kirk’s love affairs extend not only across space but across time as well.
41. Kirk’s dress uniform does not actually look like a dress.
42. Kirk looks good in a ripped shirt, and he knows it.
43. Kirk repopulated the Earth’s once extinct humpbacked whale species.
44. When Picard wants the ship to go faster he calls down to engineering and asks to go faster. When Kirk wants the ship to go faster he sling-shots it around the sun.
45. When Klingons invaded Picard’s Enterprise he carefully neutralized them. When Klingons invaded Kirk’s Enterprise he had a massive sword fight with them.
46. Kirk has fought evil duplicates of himself on numerous occasions, always with screaming involved.
47. Kirk’s greatest nemesis was the genetically superior ruler of over a quarter of the Earth. Picard’s greatest nemesis likes to dress like him and occasionally cause inconvenience.
48. Kirk has punched out at least one member of over three thousand known alien races.
49. Kirk would never allow his first officer to get more tail than he does.
50. No matter what world Picard goes to, Kirk was there first and probably has an illegitimate child somewhere on the planet. is offline Reply With Quote El Capitan View Public Profile Send a private message to El Capitan Find More Posts by El Capitan Old 07-30-2008, 05:03 AM #2 El Capitan Senior Member
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Default 51. Everyone knows the phrase “Beam me up, Scotty!” The phrase, “Energize whenever you are ready, Mr. La Forge,” doesn’t exactly have the same notoriety.
52. Picard’s first officer is named after a bathroom code.
53. Kirk once yelled, “No blah-blah-blah! No blah-blah-blah!” and made it sound important.
54. Kirk’s hand phaser is sleek and sexy. Picard’s hand phaser looks like a Hoover dirt devil.
55. When Kirk wants to talk to the Enterprise he flips open his communicator dramatically. When Picard wants to talk to the Enterprise he has to tweak his own nipple.
56. Kirk’s youth was spent doing back breaking work on a farm in Iowa. Picard’s youth was spent squishing grapes with his toes in France.
57. Kirk fought the Greek god Apollo. And won.
58. The women on Picard’s ship wear long pants. On Kirk’s ship, miniskirts are mandatory.
59. Kirk’s middle name is Tiberius.
60. It runs in the family: Picard’s brother died trapped in a fire. Kirk’s brother died fighting swarms of alien invaders.
61. When Data hijacked the Enterprise, Picard was helpless to stop him. When Spock hijacked the Enterprise Kirk fought him to the death.
62. Kirk’s medical officer prescribes hard liquor as a cure all.
63. Kirk has heavy calluses on his right index finger from pressing the trigger on his phaser so many times.
64. When Kirk gets punched in the face he just wipes the blood off his lip and looks at it with a smirk.
65. Picard once wore formal Klingon robes for a Klingon ceremony. If Kirk ever wore Klingon robes it would be because he took them off a dead Klingon.
66. Kirk chops his own firewood.
67. Kirk once led a Mafia take over.
68. Kirk would have slept with Beverly Crusher by episode two.
69. In the episode “The Trouble With Tribbles” the tribbles bred at such a fast rate not because of instinct but because they were in the presence of Kirk.
70. When Deanna Troi talks about what she’s feeling, Picard listens carefully and thanks her for her input. Kirk would have called it “pillow talk.”
71. The emotional content level of Kirk’s speeches is an average of 782 times higher than the level of Picard’s speeches. If he’s talking about revolution, exploration or diversity, it is 1,089 times higher.
72. When Picard has an alien delegation on board he invites them to a quiet dinner. When Kirk has an alien delegation on board he gets plowed on Romulan Ale.
73. Kirk is familiar with 20th century slang.
74. The main computer on Kirk’s Enterprise once hit on him.
75. Kirk faced off against Wyatt Earp at the O.K. Corral and won.
76. Picard is a Frenchman with an English accent.
77. Kirk only requires thirty-two minutes of sleep a day.
78. Kirk eats multicolored nutrition squares because he’s too busy fighting stuff to eat a normal meal.
79. Kirk destroyed 672 uniform tunics during the Enterprise’s first five year mission.
80. 347 of those tunics were destroyed during combat with Klingons. The rest were destroyed by various women.
81. When Picard fought the Borg he got assimilated. When Kirk fought the Borg he blew up their planet.
82. When Kirk was sent to the prison camp on Rura Penthe he hadn’t bathed or changed his clothes in days and was wearing animal carcasses for warmth but Iman still threw herself at him the moment he arrived.
83. When Abraham Lincoln appeared floating in space in front of the Enterprise, Kirk didn’t even blink.
84. Kirk can break out of any jail cell that is located anywhere in time or space within one hour. Within one half hour if Spock is with him.
85. When Kirk disguised himself as a Romulan, he stole a cloaking device and used it to escape to Federation space. When Picard disguised himself as a Romulan he ate some soup and then got captured.
86. Denny Crane.
87. 87% of all Klingon opera is about the singer’s desire to kill Kirk.
88. The other 13% of all Klingon opera is about the singer’s desire to be killed by Kirk in glorious battle.
89. Kirk once taught an emotionless female android how to love. Then he broke up with her.
90. Kirk’s evil twin womanized and swilled brandy. Picard’s evil twin liked to have his scalp massaged by Ron Perlman.
91. Even though they haven’t existed for hundreds of years, Kirk can still sort of drive a stick shift.
92. Kirk never dressed in green tights and pretended to be Robin Hood, and if he had, someone would have paid for it.
93. Even though Kirk often pauses between words, no one ever dares interrupt him.
94. Kirk went to the center of the universe, met god and wasn’t impressed.
95. When Kirk says “boldly go,” he means it.
96. KHHAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!
97. Kirk blatantly disobeys one out of every five Starfleet orders just to remind them who’s really minding the store.
98. Starfleet estimates that the average Klingon has a 36% chance of being killed by Kirk at some point in their lifetime, regardless of their age, profession, location or social status.
99. Kirk once kicked a Klingon into the molten core of an exploding planet.
100. Style: Kirk did it first, he did it better and he did it wearing gold velour and Beatle-boots with a space girl on each arm.

SciFiPundit To Sit On Panels At Dragon Con 2009

So it seems all this blog writing is going to pay off. The (American Sci-Fi media track ) at this years Dragon Con would like me to sit on a few panels during the 2009 Dragon Con which I must say I am very happy to do. Two of them are on Friday night with the first being “At the Movies with.... (summer movies)” which begins at 7:00 pm I believe and the second one is called Southern Discomfort - True Blood discussion starting on Friday at 10:00 pm. based on a series of books called The Southern Vampire Series by Author Charlaine Harris And followed by another panel titled “Comedy and Humor in genre shows” Saturday at 10 am. Which unfortunately runs at the same time as the Dragon Con parade, but I am honored to be asked to sit in on these panels and discuss what is going on in TV and movies this year. I am very happy that two of my best friends Kat and Jason are attending the con for the first and most likely not their last. I look forward to them possibly being able sit in on one or two of the panels and hear what I think on these topics, but I have a funny feeling they will be way too busy taking in all the sights and sounds of this convention. So I will keep you all up to date on what happens. Please write us here at SciFiPundit with any questions or comments you might have. We love to hear from our readers.

The Black Pearl Preparing Set Sail Again In 2012

Disney studios is moving forward with their as always big plans for the Lone Ranger film with Johnnie Depp as the side kick Tonto with their wish of releasing the film in the summer of 2011. And as we all know Disney tends to make wishes come true, even their own. This latest development is putting a slight hold on the release of Pirates of the Caribbean 4 with director Rob Marshall, who directed the 2002 Academy Award winning film Chicago possibly at the (pardon the pun) Black Pearl helm sometime in 2012 and with the hope of Mr. Depp returning to his most famous or infamous role as Capt. Jack Sparrow. I personally see nothing wrong with new blood coming to the $2 billion Disney franchise, as long as the singing is kept to a minimum and the dancing is no more than a little pirate jig. Let’s hope anyways. “I do believe in pirates… I do… I do believe in pirates…” (Damn, I’ve been working the Renaissance Faire way too long this summer.)

Green Light For Lantern Film

I recently heard that Ryan Reynolds has signed to play D.C Comics Green Lantern, which is expected to be released in 2011. Ryan had won the role of the Green Lantern over other choices that had screen tested for the part including singer/actor Justin Timberlake and actor Nathan Fillion of Firefly and his latest work Castle. I did hear rumors that Nathan was the fan favorite for the role of Green Lantern, but we know how rumors go. Anyone with any news on this or any other scifi or fantasy topic drop us a line here at Scifipundit

Villians For Batman

Latest news from Comic con in San Diego is the next Batman movie will begin filming in 2010,but no word on who the next villain will be. Any suggestions for a bad guy?

What's At Stake for Harry Potter?

This is an editorial I wrote some time ago and did not place on my blog till now. I felt it has become necessary to run this view point with churches speaking out against the latest Harry Potter movie.

With the release of the latest film, news agencies should prepare for a newly ignited passion for book burnings and the banning of movies that depict any sort of witchcraft. While burning has become synonymous with witchcraft, it seems now that the practice of burning books about witches has become the modern equivalent. On 30 December 2001, The Alamogordo Christ Community Church scheduled a “Holy Bonfire” led by Pastor Jack Brock where 400 members of his congregation burned copies of Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling as well as other well known novels and works by such authors as Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien and Shakespeare that they found offensive. The act of book burning shows a serious lack of respect for one of the principal rights on which our nation was founded - Freedom of the Press. Many lives have been sacrificed so that parishioners of Fundamentalist Christian Churches and other groups can tell the public what should or should not be read in their homes, schools, or libraries. And while these groups have the right to assemble, the right to their religious beliefs, and their right to say so in public, these freedoms do not give them the right to press their ideas upon others who are not interested or willing to listen. These inalienable rights based on our Constitution do not give any group the right to press their ideas upon others who do not follow the same beliefs or ideals. Burning or banning of books or movies is wrong for the simple fact it destroys the knowledge base enclosed in the writings or makes that knowledge unavailable to those who need or want it, and is based on unfounded and unwarranted views of other religions.

Books in and of themselves are harmless. They cannot wield a knife, they can not pull the trigger on a gun. The true danger is in the interpretation of the written word. The best-selling author Judy Blume explains this concept in an opinion editorial for the New York Times in October of 1999, when she says, “In my books, it's reality that’s seen as corrupting. With Harry Potter, the perceived danger is fantasy… the real danger is not in the books, but in laughing off those who ban them.” (par. 4-5) Blume is familiar with banning of books. She has written dozens of stories popular among children and teenagers. Several of those books have been banned from classrooms and libraries over the last 20 years at the request of parents who find her writing at odds with how they want to educate their children.

Extreme Fundamentalist Christian groups believe that if their children read these fantasy tales, such as the Harry Potter books, the kids will be led into witchcraft or Satanism. They hold the belief that the only acceptable reading materials are the stories in the Holy Bible. Seemingly magical acts, widely known and willing accepted in the Christian belief as miracles, are prevalent throughout the Holy Bible. Examples including changing water into wine, the raising of the dead, and the parting of the Red Sea. All these are similar to element in J.K. Rowling’s novels whose main character must continually fight evil and is learning to cast spells that seem miraculous to his friends. Similarly, both books show the snake as a representation of evil. They both show right over might with the slaying of a giant by someone who should be too small to accomplish the task – the defeat of the giant Goliath by a young boy named David, and Harry defeating the Dark Lord Voldemort. If Harry Potter is promoting magic, he is promoting the magic of the written word. A report by Yankelovich, a leading researcher in consumer trends, and Scholastic, the global children’s publisher, showed that the Harry Potter novels had a significant impact on reading levels in children. Something has finally drawn the kids away from the television and video games, and encouraged them to use their own imaginations. While reports of Extreme Christian groups burning Harry Potter books or requesting to have them banned from libraries and bookstores have become commonplace in the news, stories are not seen about Witches burning or banning Bibles or any other religious tome in protest to that in which they do not believe. Two Michigan pastors, T.D. Turner Sr. and his son T.D. Turner Jr., took offense to the Harry Potter books, and burned them outside their Jesus Non-Denominational church in August, 2003, as reported by David Serchuk of Forbes.com in December 2006. The Pastor Turner is quoted as saying, “Parents [have to] realize this is more than a fictional book…it’s attached to the occult.” Where are similar reports about Wiccans burning Bibles, or expressing their fear if their kids get their hands on The Book of Mormon?

Many of the reports of groups involved in the book burnings include an interesting tidbit – most of those burning the books admit they have not actually read any of the novels. They have based their opinions on the cover, or word of mouth about the general idea of the books. If these same groups actually read the novels, they would see a vast number of similarities, and fewer objectionable concepts than they might expect. Neither have they done their research to learn the true nature of Witchcraft and Satanism. These two ideologies have nothing to do with one another. Witches do not worship Satan – he is a Christian concept. The beliefs of witchcraft, otherwise known as Wicca, are centered on Nature and the Earth’s energy. The idea that Satanism and Witchcraft are the same is an insult to Wiccans.

The Harry Potter series books and films has come under fire (pun intended) in a handful of states where parents feel the books will encourage their children to show an interest in the occult, and have called for the series to be removed from classrooms and school libraries. A US District Court overturned a ruling the by School Board of Cedarville, Arkansas, that students were required to present written parental permission to check the Harry Potter books out of the school library. Billy Ray and Mary Counts sued the School Board and requested the ruling be overturned. Parents, religious leaders and educators are afraid of the violence they see surrounding children these days. They are doing all they can to protect the next generation. This fear for the safety of their children can become excessive, leading the parents or other well-meaning adults to take extreme measures such as removing the offensive literature from the reach of all kids, not just who share their religious or moral ethics. To quote a Jedi Master, “Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate” (Yoda) and this hate is being taken out on the books when they are burned or banned.

Writing this articale is not to press ideas or beliefs on the reader, unlike the Christian Fundamentalists who press their beliefs that reading the Harry Potter novels leads to occult activity. Rather, it is written to give the reader another way of looking at the novels and movies - through the eyes of a child, rather than the eyes of an adult. Religion is based on the belief in a higher being, not on the adventures of a 12-year-old boy as written by a once unemployed schoolteacher. While no good parent wants harm to come to his or her child, the crime of ignorance can be just as harmful. The parents are unintentionally causing harm to the next generation when they ban or burn books or films that they may disagree with, when those same books could lead to knowledge and a better understanding of the world.

Muggles And Wizards Alike Are Happy Latest Creation By David Yates And Company

The latest Harry Potter movie opened this past Wednesday to sold out showings across the United States and from the exiting crowds of the five midnight showings most of fans seemed pleased and a good percentage plan on seeing it again. Hugely unsuccessful in finding tickets to the midnight showings where groups of people had camped out days earlier to be the first to see the latest screen adaptation. My wife and I waited while avoiding those who had seen ‘til Thursday evening with other fans who were either unable or unlucky in getting tickets or who had waited for a more reasonable hour to see latest adventure. I am very pleased with how Director David Yates brought the sixth book from print to screen, keeping it as close as possible to the story which we know is very tough to do unless you’re planning a 6 hour movie which still doesn’t guarantee it could completely capture what J.K Rowling had imagined for her young wizard. All in all I still believe it is the best of five previous movies which allowed people, both young and old alike to tag along on this magical (Pardon the pun) journey with Harry and his two best friends as they attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and discover new adventures along the way. I believe also you will like how all the Daniel, Rupert and Emma have improved in there acting craft. The word for now is that the film is expected to break all box office records for the summer and possibly the rest of the year of which I have no doubt. I will not give out spoilers, not that they are necessary if you had read the books. I give this movie 3.5 wands out of 4 this latest effort. Go see it and let us know here what you think, and don’t forget to see it at the IMAX in 3 D at the end of July

Dance... Oh Mistress I Call Dragon Con

The Ren Faire is now more than half over and thoughts of Dragon Con have begun to dance its seductive dance in my head. (Damn I have been watching too many belly dancers at faire or maybe it’s the damn clip in my skull I hear making all that noise). The guest list continues to grow daily- so far over 400 actors, writers and musicians are scheduled to appear this year with 50,000 of our closest friends (it’s not the number the Atlanta Fire Dept gets, they get a head count of 30,000.) (And no Kat you can’t invite them to New Years) Costumes are being prepped, schedules are being revised and sleep is being stored up for the best 84 hours of nonstop fun, 72 hours if you arrive on Friday. (Wow that sounded like a commercial for Disney World except D*C has Storm Troopers instead of the 7 dwarfs, eat your heart out, Snow White.) This convention is not for the faint of heart, nor those of weak endurance it is a whirl wind of ongoing fun and excitement which my wife and I will be knee deep in, well my knee anyways, and her hip (what can I say, she’s short). PG Pictures will be posted. This is after all, sort of a family blog, not a how-to-make-a-family blog. While ComicCon held in San Diego is put on the industry, DragonCon is put on by fans of the Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Pop Culture genre and it can be easily seen by what types of programs are represented. Besides, where else can you see 200 Storm Troopers walk down Peach Tree Avenue, except on Tatooine. By the way, does Tatooine even have a Peach Tree Avenue? Well enough plugging of this convention I need to go cash my D*C spokesman check (kidding) 54 days and counting More to come later and feel free to follow us on twitter where I barely post there either or write us here at Scifipundit we love comments, even snarky ones.

"Make It So Dragon Con" ...And They Did!

And as always Dragon Con did just that. So as some of you might know I have been slightly remiss in my blogging duties, but I will make up for it right now, or whenever you happen to read this post. The brilliant actor Patrick Steward will be making his first and hopefully not his last appearance at Dragon Con this Labor Day weekend 4th through the 7th of September. I know what line I will be standing in for hours will be. Fans of BSG were able to change Edward James Olmos mind on what Dragon Con was about. Perhaps fans of this long running Sci-Fi genre will be able to do the same in convincing Mr. Steward on what this convention can be. From what all I have read and all I've been told over the years, Patrick Steward rarely if ever does conventions anymore so this is a great opportunity for the fans to show him and the other new guests attending why this con is so great and why they all should come back next year. Trust me when I say that I believe the Star Trek universe and other Sci-Fi, and Fantasy genres will be well represented by the list of ever growing guests that now seems to appear to update on a daily basis. Keep checking back for more updates that I will post as often as possible.

Ghostbusters 3 May Be Appearing In Theaters

If anyone that reads this blog is a fan of the popular 80's movie "Ghostbusters" they may be happy to know, as I know I am that a third movie may begin shooting this winter. According to an LA Times interview, Dan Aykroyd has begun working on the new film and has expressed an interest in seeing either Eliza Dushku or Alyssa Milano as part of a new "Ghostbusters" crew. As the writer of this blog I personally wouldn't mind either one of these two actresses going from the TV screen to the big screen. both of them come from the horror genre. Alyssa co-starred in the hit series "Charmed" and Eliza had a recurring role Faith on the Joss Whedon cult classic "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" series and now plays Echo on the Fox series "Dollhouse" which she co-produces. I think either of them would be great and lets hope Mr Aykroyd keeps one of these two choices. I think I will Miss Dushku about this news bit and see what happens. Never know, she might respond.

There Is A Fox In The Dollhouse For Another Season

Wow, it worked! I asked for someone to talk to Fox Network and bring back "Dollhouse" and it worked. Ok maybe it wasn't me, but I would like to think so. Maybe the network finally figured out it might have a hit in its Friday night lineup(death slot). Congrats to Joss and Eliza on "Dollhouse" being picked up for a 13 episode second season. Also I want to thank NBC for bringing back every nerds and /or geeks favorite product placement show “Chuck” I know it took some finagling between the network and the creators of the show and we might have to give up some of the Buy More stuff but, at least we get a new season. The studio did push the new season back almost 10 months but at least we get our show back. Lets keep supporting these shows so that we can get more shows like them. Way to go everyone, keep up the good work all of you Doll Babies, Nerd Herders, Brown Coats.

Dollhouse Trying To Stay Standing On Fox Friday Nights

The most recent series by Joss Whedon and co produced by the beautiful and very talented Eliza Dushku “Dollhouse” seems to be working with the Fox Network to come back for a second and hopefully longer season. Eliza told her tweeter fans that negotiations are still ongoing with the network. I had the pleasure of watching this very original show, which started off a little slow, but quickly picked up pace becoming a had to watch series on Friday nights. Fox was a little gun shy at first, giving the series only 13 episodes to prove itself and I thought they did the job well. The show was not brainless entertainment networks seem to be pushing ( like Top Model) but a show you had to think about episode to episode. Dollhouse makes its fans question the ethics they believe in when asking the questions of if it is right to erase a person’s memory and implant new memories and personalities or to become the slave of a corporation or those in charge. I doubt Fox Network looks or even know about my blog, but if they do, or if someone knows someone in charge of programming there just ask them to give a good show like Dollhouse a chance to find their audience and build a bigger fan base.