At BSC we are going to start doing a weekly round-up of content. This will not not include the various news or pointers we do. Because this is the first, I may go back 10 or so days (or just cover April), but after this week on every Saturday I (or someone) will be collecting the previous week’s worth of BSC content.
Elena’s World -
– Elena covers the first episode of Harper’s Island, a new show from CBS with buzz. She sounds excited.
– For the love of Fillion, Elena gives her thoughts on the A Chill Goes Through Her Veins, the latest episode of Castle.
She has you covered on the episode a week before as well – read her review of Hell Hath No Fury.
- A theme about this round-up is shows that are in trouble. Elena seems to think that Kings is starting to roll and shouldn’t be on the block. Check out her thoughts on the latest episode Insurrection.
The week before, she gives you the juice on First Night.
Damon’s Noise -
- Damon covers the always fun Reaper, even as we learn that the show may be in danger. Check out his thoughts on the latest episode Underbelly.
The week before he talks about the episode before I Want My Baby Back.
- a review of this week’s episode of Lost, entitled Dead is Dead. Damn dude, for the love of BSC I read this before it came on here – I’m going to have school Damon on Lost-lore at the next BSC meeting in Mirenberg. Still, I’m mildly impressed.
A week before he covered the previous episode Whatever Happened, Happened.
- Damon covers the latest episode Of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse (Needs).
Jan-Ken-Pon -
- I give a brief pointer to one of my favorite magazines, Hi-Fructose, in my latest Tomio’s Want List.
- I offer my thoughts on the Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood DVD.
- I review the second Daniel Craig Bond film, Quantum of Solace. Kind of meh to me, which considering the director and cast is a bit of a surprise.
- I review the first issue of a new Marvel book from Robert Kirkman called Destroyer. This is from Marvel’s Max line and has an interesting premise, but I was a bit in the middle with. Anyways, new stuff from the writer behind the popular Walking Dead.
- This is my review of the latest issue from my favorite Marvel title right now Deadpool. Deadpool#9 continues the crossover with the Thunderbolts, Magnum Opus.
Things That Don’t Go Away –
- Sarah Zettel talks Baseball and SF. I show up to make fun of Soccer.
That’s the Name of the Game -
- Daniel is covering the gaming experience for us and has two columns this month, talking Nintendo DSi and captures all of our passions with Hate for the Controller.
Short thoughts on Short Fiction –
This is a feature started by Brian, but open to all of contributors to cover a group of short fiction they have read recently.
- Brian covers the stories that essentially were on this year’s Spinetingler Awards long list.
- Rob gives you the word on stories by Paolo Bacigalupi, Brandon Sanderson, Nancy Kress, James P. Blaylock and Ted Chiang.
- Elena interviews musician Chris Dane Owens. Killer interview that includes some must see Fantasy-videos.
- Rob reviews Company of Liars by Karen Maitland.
tidbit: It does leave us with the interesting question of how much of the story is true. The narrator after all, is a liar.
He also reviews The Dosadi Experiment by Frank Herbert.
tidbit: After this reread I am more convinced than ever The Dosadi Experiment is a masterwork of science fiction.
Not done yet! Rob continues to torture himself by rereading The Wheel of Time and reviews The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan.
tidbit: The Fires of Heaven is the fifth book in the series and after branching out in The Shadow Rising we find the main characters in a number of locations.
- Trine reviews Overlook’s Rifling Paradise by Jem Poster. I’m glad she liked it, as it’s been a bumpy streak for her lately on books it seems (blame Tomio!)
tidbit: subtle, vivid and intense. It is a book about man and nature, and the secrets we keep from others and from ourselves .
- Prof Crazy reviews The Walls of the Universe by Paul Melko
tidbit: You are tired of your old life and friends, your job sucks, and the police are after you – what do you do, where do you escape to when you need to make a quick getaway? If you’re like John Rayburn, or his genetic doppelganger . . .
- The Nerd of Noir holds nothing back and tells you what the hell is up with Safer by Sean Doolittle.
tidbit: Things are always tense and generally organic and Doolittle’s prose style is always tight and flows well. Everything about this book is just kicking your ass until towards then when….
- Amberdrake takes a look at Rachel Caine’s Undone, the first book in a new series by the author.
tidbit: we get the view from the perspective of an ousted djinn; Cassiel has been thrown out of her own djinn community and her powers diminished and requiring constant feeding of raw power
- Dragonwomant checks out Myth-Chief by Robert Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye, the latest in the Myth Adventures series.
tidbit: The Myth Adventures books are kind of like getting a box of chocolates which you suspect probably contains a maple cream chocolate.
It’s Finals time! Get your votes on in the Best of 2008, All-Time, and Dealer’s Choices brackets!
Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler versus The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks.
I Am Legend VS. Where the Wild Things Are
Armed and Magical VS. Kitty and the Silver Bullet
Special thanks to Brian for handling this for us, and also to all who participated!
Continuing my collection of gathered essays, articles and manifestos that I dig, and then representing them on BSC – I scored an essay used as the intro to a recent publication of Mervyn Peake’s Titus Alone written by novelist David Louis Edelman. You can read that here. Edelman is the author of Infoquake and MultiReal.
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