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by Rick Norwood
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On the other hand, when I am in an introspective mood, and ask myself which form of entertainment I enjoy most, I always find
the same answer. I love a good book. The best science fiction fun I've had lately is reading Vernor Vinge, Ursula K. Le Guin,
and Robert Heinlein. Movies come second. TV is a respectable third.
The Smallville episode "Justice" drew 5.2 million viewers. I watched the premiere of The Dresden Files,
and while there was nothing wrong with it, there was nothing particularly right with it either. I've never been able to work up
an interest in Jericho. Did you catch the guest spot by Hiro from Heroes on
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip?
On TV in February
The final episode of Stargate SG-1, "Unending," will air in the UK in March and in the US in
June. Two-hour direct to DVD movies will follow.
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Rick Norwood is a mathematician and writer whose small press publishing house, Manuscript Press, has published books by Hal Clement, R.A. Lafferty, and Hal Foster. He is also the editor of Comics Revue Monthly, which publishes such classic comic strips as Flash Gordon, Sky Masters, Modesty Blaise, Tarzan, Odd Bodkins, Casey Ruggles, The Phantom, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, Alley Oop, Little Orphan Annie, Barnaby, Buz Sawyer, and Steve Canyon. |
TV is probably as good now as it has ever been -- provided, of course, you watch it on DVD, without the on-screen commercials. There are
three good SF shows, Heroes, Smallville, and Battlestar Galactica. The latter has been
called (by Rolling Stone) the best TV show of all time. I wouldn't go that far, but it is pretty good.
Thursday, February 1
 
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