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A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
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Congratulations to the 2010 Hugo Award Winners!
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION - SHORT FORM
Doctor Who: "The Waters of Mars" Written by Russell T Davies & Phil Ford;
Directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales)
Also and off-topi-ish:
BEST NOVEL
[Tie for first place]
The City & The City by China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade)
I've read about 2/5s of The WIndup Girl and it is amazing....
I am mostly lying about the scandalous stories. He said ita was his first acting teacher.
I had to rewatch "The Waters of Mars" and I think I liked it more the second time. That was a seriously effed-up ending there, what with the Doctor deciding to change a major point of history by saving the commander of the Mars mission. Of course, he just makes the details of the story much worse (she dies of suicide instead of as a hero) but the overall history stays the same. And then the Doctor realizes he went too far.
Awesome.
I am mostly lying about the scandalous stories
Mos def.
He said ita was his first acting teacher.
Me, I discovered that boy. Sure, someone else was going to notice him next. I just saw him first. Then someones who saw him next did all the hard work.
Saw Colin Ferguson at the Dragoncon this past weekend too. He was everything I expected him to be. Gorgeous, funny, and super nice.
For Ferguson, who's becoming one of the movers and shakers at the network, the big ratings may help his chances when 'Fossils,' his first made-for-TV directed film, premieres on the Saturday schedule later this fall.
Dearest ita,
I am totally not picturing CFerg moving and shaking. Swear.
Please Don't Kill Me with you Pinky, Cindy
Hee.
Also, I am ridiculously excited that we have a new Vampire Diaries this week.
i'm way more excited about that than i should be. i spent the better part of may and june catching up on the show and reading the books.
Sonic Screwdriver Wiimote helps you save the universe with your Wii
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Attention, Dr. Who fans: there's an official Sonic Screwdriver Wii controller coming, one fully licensed and signed off on by BBC Worldwide. Designed to be used with the upcoming Dr. Who: Return to Earth being released for the Wii this Winter, it's a lovingly detailed little accessory that'll go perfectly with that Dalek model you have next to your couch.
If you're more of a portable gamer, there's also a DS stylus modeled after the Sonic Screwdriver coming this fall for the Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth DS game.
I'm curious - how do Wii controllers communicate with the Wii game console? Radio waves? Infrared? If radio, is it some proprietary means? or is it, say, Bluetooth?
The WiiMote uses bluetooth to communicate with the console. It passively receives IR signals from the sensor bar to help triangulate its position.
The WiiMote is easily hackable and can be interfaced with almost anything. For example, here's a program that lets you use it as an Apple mouse: [link]