Got this via Matt, who got it from hay’kin’en
So where’s Darth Squirrelious? 🙂
Star Wars on DVD
We all know the original trilogy is coming out this September on DVD.. However, there is a problem. You have to buy each movie seperately (at around $20 a piece). And each movie also comes with the 2004 special edition versions, which I already own. Am I still going to buy them? Yeah. 🙂
I’ll admit I’m a bit of a Star Wars fan. I used to own almost every Star Wars book written, but I sold them when we moved. I couldn’t let go of the movie collection though. I own 3 versions of the original trilogy on VHS; original, THX, and special editions. I also bought a laserdisc player just so I could watch the original versions of the trilogy in better than VHS quality.
I watched the movies once (laserdiscs are a bitch to deal with) and never used the laserdisc player again. It’s in my garage now. LD players are selling on eBay now for about 1/5 of what I paid for it when I got it off eBay. So I’ll probably just throw it away. I have the 1994 Definitive Collection LD Box Set which is also selling on eBay for much less then it was when I got it. So it might go in the trash too.
Why get rid of the laserdiscs? Because the DVDs coming out in September are just copies of the LDs. No updating, remastering, etc. Some people (Penny Arcade) think this is because George Lucas taped over the originals. In any cause these no need to keep a giant LD player and silver Frisbees around.
I always intended to copy the LDs to DVD myself. I have all the equipment, just never wanted to spend the time doing it. eBay solved that problem. I got DVD copies for about $30. Pretty good considering the hours of work that transfer probably took.
More on Firefly
The Sci-Fi channel has picked up on the Firefly Season Two story. Like this article says, it’s a complicated story and Firefly Season Two probably won’t happen.
A second season of Firefly
Brilliant Screen Entertainment is looking to see if there is an audience for a second season of Firefly. Fill out this survey and show them that you want more Firefly.
This company has stirred up quite a lot of buzz from Firefly fans and it remains to be seen up the company actually has any real ability to attempt a second Firefly season. But filling out a survey can’t hurt.
Here is a response to all the mostly negative forum buzz.
Also of interest to fans, a Firefly quote generator.
Dr. Who returns
The new Dr. Who series (BBC site) has been playing in the UK for a while now. It’s going to be shown in the US on the SCI-FI channel.
I remember watching the original Dr. Who (BBC site) on PBS. It’s the first sci-fi I ever saw on TV, although it’s probably tied with The Incredible Hulk for that honor. I’m looking forward to seeing the new Dr. Who.
Serenity
As I mentioned earlier, I saw Serenity. For those of your that haven’t seen it, (and you must), the first 9 minutes of the movie are online.This lays out the setting and back story of the movie. More background info can be found on Serenity’s Wikipedia entry.
Also here is a good article/essay about the philosophy behind Firefly/Serenity… Out to the Black
The existentialist libertarianism of Joss Whedon’s space western
Images and rough plot of Star Wars: Episode III
Beware, these images will tell you the plot, and there is some text, but we all know how this ends.
Enterprise is canceled
Enterprise is canceled. I can’t say I’m surprised. I didn’t like last season at all . But this season is pretty interesting. Rick Berman, the show’s executive producer, isn’t surprised by Enterprise’s cancellation either. For 18 years there has always been a new Star Trek show on television, sometimes two at the same time. I think it’s earned a break.
If you’re holding out hope that Enterprise will end up on another network… Enterprise Won’t Be Shopped.
Darth Tater: The dark side of Mr. Potato Head
CNN.com – Darth Tater: The dark side of Mr. Potato Head
He needs a tater tot so he can say, “Luke, I am your father!”
Earthsea and The Librarian
Finally got around to watching both Earthsea and The Librarian. Tivo is great.
The Librarian: Question for the Spear was pretty good. Noah Wyle was great as the professional student who finally has to get a job, as guess what, a librarian. As a professional student/librarian myself I can identify. The movie doesn’t try to be too serious and that’s why it works, even if it does get some facts wrong. They seem to have confused Mayan and Incans, for example. But every librarian wants to work in a library that houses the Spear of Destiny, the Ark of the Covenant and Excalibur and save the world right?
Earthsea was a mixed bag. I liked the story but it wasn’t what I remembered from the books, (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu) although I only read the first two and that was a long time ago. I knew something was off but I couldn’t quite figure out what.
Ursula K. Le Guin knows what was wrong with the miniseries based on her books, and she’s letting people know. She wrote an essay for Slate and another for The Agony Column Book Reviews. The SciFi Channel has more news and has issued a statement.