Category: Sci-Fi

Late for the End Times

Somehow, until now I hadn’t watched the 2019 Amazon Prime 6-episode adaptation of Good Omens, the 1990 novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. At heart, it’s a very entertaining and amusing bromance, with exquisite production quality. The actors were quite obviously having a very good time.

I wanted to watch the series because this week I’ll be seeing Colleen Doran (DOR-an) at the National Cartoonists Society annual meeting and Reuben Awards dinner. This year it’s being held in Columbus, Ohio, in association with the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

Colleen wrote and illustrated the graphic novel adaptation of Good Omens.

https://goodomens.com/products/good-omens-graphic-novel

Regarding certain allegations against Neil Gaiman, all I can say is that Colleen had and has absolutely nothing to do with any of that business.

Princess Leia, Protocol Droid

Somehow, I’d never seen this interview video before now, despite it being posted almost ten years ago. From 1977, in France, it’s a surprise in several ways.

First, they’re so young! Which shouldn’t be a surprise, but it is nonetheless. Second, Harrison was a smoker. I didn’t know that. Third, the way Carrie answers questions is something I didn’t know about her.

Producer Gary Kurtz can be seen briefly to the left. The music gets to be too much in spots.

More Mooning

As I wait for the release of the new Blu-ray of the restored Destination Moon from 1950, my buddy Bismo turned me onto a much more recent take on a Moon mission. Simply titled Moon, this 2009 movie with Sam Rockwell is top-notch Sci-Fi.

The less you know going in, the better. So, just go straight into the movie. Sorry, I can’t embed it here.