Just providing an image as I am reading it too. So far, so good! It reminds me of the first season of Lost, evoking a sense of eerie calm and strangeness. I like this sort of ecologically focused SF, where a place, flora and fauna are as important as what characters do in that place, and the detached feel might be in…
I have distinct memories of watching this, too. If there ever is a Hollywood big-budget version, I hope they keep the profound dialogue and philosophy—rather than retell it as an action epic—because I feel it is so much more than that.
Any implications of "inflaton" and last eeek's announcement for the holographic principle, the idea that we are a three-dimensional projection of a two-dimensional "painting" at the edge of the universe? Either way, the notion that we could witness "the programming of the simulation," as one iO9 commenter put it, is…
I must admit that I teared up during the Henry-Lucille scene. I am loving the cast, and these quiet moments resonate with me.
Not to sound sycophantic, but thank you for this. Will keep it handy, and I would love to read a similarly comprehensive update every six months to a year as new projects are developed.
To quote Eugene from last night's Walking Dead, I feel Interstellar is worthy of a preorder. So psyched for it that I realize it's a major motivation for me trying to eat healthier—because a ripe old age is not something I should look forward to as much. And I guess I'm not as ashamed of that as I should be.
I always get a kick out of thinking that the dark-eyed juncos in my family's yard are playing laser tag or re-enacting Star Wars or something. "Pew pew pewwwpeww" are their chitters as they jostle for millet on the ground.
Republic of Gilead from The Handmaid's Tale comes to mind, though there are others. But Gilead scares the daylights out of me. They tore families apart, legitimized rape under religious pretext, killed or shipped off dissidents and those born with birth defects to the Colonies, often to toxic cleanup sites to die a…
I am personally liking this show for reasons that I can't easily explain. Maybe because it's different, and quiet—almost radically so. Maybe because in a culture where we've become jaded to explosions and guns, something like this seems daring. Its take on the supernatural also strikes me as new (I haven't seen the…
Was that an Archer quote, Cyril to Mallory? Awesome either way!
Cool! Any word on how/if Giada de Laurentis (related to producer Dino deLaurentis) will be involved? A tour of the food mines, maybe?
No worries, my comment wasn't written with any bitterness in mind. I apologize if it appeared so. I was just spreading the B5 love and was happy to see someone doing the same. Sorry my intentions were unclear—I liked your post and picture and wasn't really aiming to defend B5 against ST specifically, just singing its…
Awesome, and I love his stream-of-consciousness storytelling. Good banter. I look forward to seeing how a more conversational style would translate to science.
Instead of "down the rabbit hole" or "through the wormhole," this will be like "land of the Ooo" in Gooooogle. I dig it, too.
I would like to believe that by now the beauty of B5 is self-evident to most folks and requires no effort at persuasion or vindication. I would like to believe that it stands on its own, and any comparisons to ST are unnecessary. But all reactions to art are subjective, and this isn't a perfect universe, or a…
In some versions, Bruce missed the final act of the opera because he sought refuge in his parents' arms. Perhaps Gotham is a re-creation of that last act in Bruce Wayne's head? It allows a devastated Bruce to manage his grief while purging the fears and insecurities that led him to seek solace from his parents that…
Suddenly, "The best life insurance that money can buy" was no longer just a cruel scam, it was an instrument of genocide. The sensation just prior to death persists throughout resurrection, you see, so of the men, women, and children I killed, I took comfort in knowing they were never insured, and longed to feel…
I never thought about this before, but are kingfishers the smallest birds that eat primarily fish? Must have a pretty high metabolism to dine on dense meat but not gain too much weight in order to fly, hence their appetite. (Sorry not an expert though)
