My friend Leonard has a running gag about how if Jonah Goldberg were anyone else's offspring, he'd spend his days attending Trekkie conventions while living in his parents' basement. Instead he's a national columnist.
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Well, that's the NR for you.
New Reich?
Gus, step away from National Review.
Oh. Sorry.
"Six of one..."
I got an email from Time and Space Toys that the Serenity Ship Ornament is now available.
Also, I had ordered the Firefly companion book from Amazon and got notice that hit was shipping early. Well, due to extreme brokedness I had to attempt to cancel my order. (It was too late.) But I did get the information from Amazon's customer service that the book was in high demand.
I wonder if that's why it's shipping early. (It wasn't scheduled to come out 'til next week.)
I got my Serenity ship ornament today. It is so pretty! I danced with glee, just to hold it in my hands, my very own little Serenity!
/geek moment
It's shiny. Yep. You should get yourself one.
Hugos:
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Serenity
Good grief. I just realized, that thing I wrote about the Serenity ornament rhymes and scans. Gah. Too geeky.
I wonder if that's why it's shipping early. (It wasn't scheduled to come out 'til next week.)
In most cases, street dates for books aren't a certainty, although Tuesdays are generally the new release day for those books that have a strict-on-sale date. The Firefly companion started trickling into warehouses two weeks ago, and I got mine this past week.
I was in the front row at the Hugo Award ceremonies at LA Con IV and I realized my little camera had a Quick Time "movie mode." I was able to capture JW's acceptance speech as read by Morena. Here it is.
(Am I imagining it, or has something about the You Tube process put the audio out of sync?)
Thanks for sharing that Mikey. Great speech.
(Am I imagining it, or has something about the You Tube process put the audio out of sync?)
No, Morena was half-way off the stage but her voice was still saying the final words. Serious out-of-sync problem. Didn't detract from the joy of seeing it, though.