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Fan Film: Star Trek: TAS/ ‘Common People’

Here is a smashup of William Shatner’s cover of “Common People,” a song by the UK band, Pulp. It has been set music-video fashion to scenes from the 1970′s Star Trek: The Animated Series with very good lip sync matching by YouTube user “KirkSlashSpock.” Note to fen: This has very, very light K/S fanfic themes and is PG-rated.

Satan becomes a cop in new Weinstein supernatural thriller, ‘Evilseek’

Satan becomes a cop in new Weinstein supernatural thriller, ‘Evilseek’

Feb 27, 2006

According to an article in Variety, The Weinstein Company has bought the rights to make Evilseek, a supernatural thriller starring Thomas Jane (The Punisher, Dreamcatcher, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). IN the film, Jane plays a police officer who commits suicide after being toyed with by a serial killer. Because of this final sin, the cop belongs to Satan –...

TV Review: ‘Hard Pill’ is a good science fiction premise ruined by a muddled script and unfocused directing

TV Review: ‘Hard Pill’ is a good science fiction premise ruined by a muddled script and unfocused directing

Feb 27, 2006

Hard Pill {NO SPOILERS} Premise: A gay man unhappy with his life takes part in drug trials after a pharmaceutical giant develops a pill that may “cure” homosexuality. So, what would happen if scientists found the cause of homosexuality and said they developed a pill that could “cure” the condition. This is the premise of Hard Pill, a...

Remembering Octavia E Butler: 1947 – 2006

Remembering Octavia E Butler: 1947 – 2006

Feb 26, 2006

Award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer Octavia E Butler died suddenly Saturday, a victim of an apparent stroke. At age 58, she had achieved much more than once would expect from a dyslexic African American lesbian born to a shoe shiner. For her work, she had been awarded two Nebula and Hugo awards. Below is an excerpt from her bibliography at...