Alex Kurtzman’s winning streak continues unabated. Now he’s failing at humor. Honestly, this shouldn’t be that hard. People have been doing funny Star Trek satire for better than 40 years. Secret Hideout could have hired some of Futurama’s old writers and then just got out of the way. But then Alex Kurtzman might have produced […]
Read More Yeah, It Sucks: Star Trek Lower DecksUPDATE: Disney has announced that calling the Mulan VOD a rental was “a mistake.” Now it’s a flat-out “purchase.” Which makes more sense because (a) those that rent, won’t rent more than once at that price and (b) a straight sale will likely move more units. Especially if Disney includes “exclusive bonus content.” Can I […]
Read More Disney Kills Family Movie NightWith the failures of Comicon, Worldcon and now Gencon fresh on everyone’s mind. I thought we should take a quick look at some other con fails. First Dashcon The first and last time Tumblrinas decided to meet in person. It was never going to be a good idea but it was beyond a stunning failure. […]
Read More Blogs And Ends: My Day Was Shot Before Nine EditionA Parable by Cataline Sergius Edited by Vox Day The vast fires of the besiegers blanketed the once-beautiful plains surrounding Tor Keep as far as the eye could see, glowing a hellish red-orange against a sky so dark from the smoke that mid-day appeared to be twilight. The black legions of Evil chanted, “he rises! […]
Read More The Tale of the HeraldThis years Hugos went so far beneath my radar I didn’t know they had happened. I think we have finally reached the point where a Hugo Award is actually damaging to an author’s reputation. Certainly, no one who loves Science Fiction will want to buy a book with the words Hugo Award winner on the […]
Read More Hugo Awards 2020Bob Iger is pissed. Allegedly. The guy he hired to be his replacement Yes-Man has stopped saying, “yes.” Bob Chepak is no hero but he is a guy who knows how to cut the fat and it looks like Disney is going on a forced starvation diet. Disney World is likely going to scale back […]
Read More Blogs and Ends: The Red Button OptionIF true, Disney is in much worse shape than I thought. During the last earnings call, there was repeated references by Disney’s management to “pent-up expectations” regarding Disney Parks. Basically, they had convinced themselves that the moment the parks reopened they would be flooded with happy Pixie Dusters emptying their wallets. It hasn’t worked out […]
Read More Popculture Death Cart Extra: Disney’s Red Button OptionInterest in San Diego Comicon has been declining for years. It’s been a long time since it was primarily about comic books. For the last fifteen years or so it’s been the place where the studios announce their upcoming genre projects. This year they didn’t bother to announce much of anything. Why should they? The […]
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Read More Birth of a RepublicanThis one is going to be brief Audible has just published Neil Gaiman’s Sandman as an audio play. In a nutshell, it’s the comic book in audio form. Basically a one for one of the first series of comic books commonly called Preludes and Nocturnes. If you enjoyed the comic book then you’ll enjoy this. […]
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