Sorry, once again. Snails did what?

And didn’t even say, “excuse me.” I swear, sometimes our sun behaves like a 5 billion year old.

Avatar? Really? It was a mediocre film at best with clunky 3D that gave me a headache. I appreciate what he was trying to do in creating an immersive experience but IMAX did it first and better. How about The Incredible Shrinking Man? Planet of the Apes? Altered States? The Truman Show? A Clockwork Orange? I could…

Pretty much everything by Peter Hamilton, but especially The Night’s Dawn Trilogy. Don’t get me wrong, the man can write exciting stories, but thrilling scenes are interspersed between chapter after chapter of unnecessary description. I’d love to see a Reader’s Digest version in one book. (Hmm, are there fan-edits of…

I crossed this off my list as soon as I saw the word “post-apocalyptic.” How about a science-fiction book about the challenges of hopeful future?

I think the problem was not being able to get Christopher Eccleston. His interpretation of the Doctor was the war doctor. He was damaged. He was screwed up. He was clearly carrying baggage. His tenure cried out for an explanation. And that explanation was the Time War. But with John Hurt - as brilliant as he was - it…

Most people think that working in the film industry is nothing but long hours and thankless grunt work, when it’s really about the drugs, travel and meaningless sex. Mind you, I worked on science documentaries. Feature film people are probably more serious.

Made me miss models.

Did he just say what I think he said? “I think we’re going to start showing Earth-One and Earth-Two in the near future.” I think my head just figuratively exploded.

For some reason, the trailer reminded me of College Humor’s Dora trailer (which I would rather watch.) I can’t speak for the series but as someone who was around in the 60’s, the Supergirl character was never one that was taken that seriously. The show may attract a following of nerd teenage girls and lord knows, they…

I would love to see this in the series finale. Oliver alone, knocked to the ground after yet another fight, notices a strange, green glow. Standing in the doorway, leaning against the jamb calm as day, is the Green Lantern. “Hey, buddy. You look like you could use a friend.”

I play the same game with Vancouver.

We get the awesomest stuff on slow news days.

An Oscar winner! To the company that did the trailer! It’s awesome. Reserving judgement on the film until, um, 2016.

The last six words ever written.

It goes without saying, none of what I wrote refers to Charlie Jane Ander's well-deserved Hugo Award for Six Months, Three Days in 2012. Like a broken clock, even the most biased of award shows occasionally get it right ;)

But let's be fair. It's not like other awards are citadels of objectivity. The Oscars and Emmy Awards are notoriously biased, which is why I've boycotted them for years. Music awards are a joke. We may want to kid ourselves that literary awards function at a higher level but it just ain't so. There are myriad forces,…

Forget the pee break. I took a 20 minute nap during Stalker and didn't realize until after the film when my friends told me. I swear the scene hadn't changed. I really should try again some day.

It's obviously a farcaster on the River Tethys.

Very nice list, Charlie Jane. Obviously, it's impossible to include everything, but I'll add one by the late, and very great Frederik Pohl. Choosing just one is folly, but as I get older I keep coming back to The Sweet Sad Queen Of The Grazing Isles. If you're under 30, don't bother. Over 50, you'll understand what…