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Weber Review, TV Recap & Yankee Stadium
Rob's Blog o' Stuff —
I haven’t always been a big reader/fan of Military Science Fiction, nor have I been a detractor - I just haven't read all that much of it. What I’ve read (Heinlein, Scalzi, Buettner, Haldeman, OSC, etc) has been pretty good, but the subgenre is awash with a great many authors. Just take a look at Baen. That having been said, one of the top names in Military Science Fiction (and to a lesser extent Military Fantasy) over the past couple of decades has been David Weber. The books set in his Honorverse are considered by some to be top books in the subgenre. For ...
Watch ‘Heroes’ at Netflix
Watching Heroes —
... If you missed the show and don’t have a DVR, don’t fret. You have several options for catching up. There’s always the NBC repeat on Saturday night, or the re-showing of Heroes on G4. Episodes are available online at NBC.com and ...
NBC promo with Zach Quinto
Heroes News and Spoilers —
Short video with Zachary Quinto where he talks about the Hi-def episodes online on NBC
Lord Tophet & TV Wrap
Rob's Blog o' Stuff —
This week’s review is of Gregory Frost’s Lord Tophet, the concluding volume in his Shadowbridge duology. On the whole, I think the two volumes form a strong single story and think they would have benefited from being published as such in one volume. While there’s a clear break ...
Don’t Forget About the Contest!!
Watching Heroes —
Our second birthday celebration is still going strong! You have until Friday to enter, so don’t miss out.
You could win an autographed copy of Milo Ventimiglia’s comic book, “Rest,” or one of several other prizes from our friends at TVGuide.com and NBC, including Heroes Soundtrack CDs, Heroes Magazines and Heroes Trading Cards.
All you need to do is go to the CONTEST ENTRY FORM and fill it out completely, then hit submit (Don’t worry, your information will be kept strictly confidential and will only be ...
Congratulations to Our 2nd Blogiversary Contest Winners
Watching Heroes —
... Thanks also to our very special friend (you know who you are!) who donated the autographed comic book and to NBC for all of the other prizes. I also have to give a a big shout out to Lauren at ...
SPOTLIGHT: Graphic Novels of November 2008
Fantasy Book Critic —
Welcome to the November 2008 edition of Fantasy Book Critic’s monthly Spotlight for Graphic Novels. The debut spotlight for October 2008 can be found HERE. Please note that the following is NOT a comprehensive ...
Heroes Partners with Habbo
Watching Heroes —
... In an effort to attract younger fans to the show and generate traffic to the Heroes Evolutions content at NBC.com, NBC has partnered with ...
Stargate Universe is...could be...something...
stargate « WordPress.com Tag Feed —
... has never had to promise us that major characters may die. Heroes has. Repeatedly. This is because in Lost characters die if that death serves the needs of the story and they have done from day one. If they die, they die, and if they don’t, they don’t. In Heroes characters used to die to serve the needs of the story, then the cast got famous, the entire premise of the show had to be changed and no one could die. Then the fans got fed up with the complete lack of suspense resulting from no one dying so the writers started introducing ...
