The Sci-Fi Channel has annouced that Caprica, a Battlestar Galactica spin-off set more the 50 years before the current series. The series is part of their development slate, and might not get picked up, but with the BSG connection I’d say it has a pretty good chance.
Check it.
Another Hope: Going, going… gone.
Ironically, we now have a second mainstream media sighting.
She’s baaack…
Another Hope update
Can’t stop the signal
Interesting comments on fanfic from Teresa Nielsen Hayden. My favorite bit:
Personally, I’m convinced that the legends of the Holy Grail are fanfic about the Eucharist.
Going in a similar direction, The Da Vinci Code is Bible fanfic, which is based on Holy Blood, Holy Grail, which is more or less an analysis of Biblical subtext in medieval France, and then when you consider the New Testament itself was written approximately 80 A.D., and the Judas fangirls and…
Yeah, I’ll stop now.
Tell us something we don’t know
A New Hope is among the films set to be rereleased in the 3-D format – next May, according to the BBC. Anthony Langlois of The Hollywood News is skeptical; you’d think he’s never met a Star Wars fan before. We’re crazy, and yeah, we will go see ANH yet again. I blame the Kool-Aid.
Jareo news goes mainstream
Sci-Fi Wire has a news item on it, complete with quotes from Lucasfilm’s Lynne Hale:
“We recently found out about the book, and the author has agreed to cease and desist,” Hale said in an interview. “There’s nothing more that we have to say.” Asked whether Jareo had removed the listing, Hale added: “Yes. … She was happy to do it.”
“You offend me.”
No matter how cruel it may be, I just can’t look away from the Lori Jareo all-fandom bender. (Yes, the Amazon listing is still up.)
On the mocking end of things, Jareo’s Ryoo Naberrie is sporked, then the Another Hope press release.
Meanwhile on the analysis end, there’s interesting post on fanfic and copyright from Tilted Windmill and a theory that WordTech published the book to make a statement about copyright. I’m not so sure, but at this point, who knows?
ROTS up for MTV Movie Awards
Revenge of the Sith received three nominations from MTV: Hayden Christensen for Best Villian, Ewan McGregor for Best Hero, and Ewan McGregor vs. Hayden Christensen for Best Fight. The Anakin apologists are not going to be happy about this one…
Wherever you stand, you can vote for your favorites at MTV.com.
C4 rumor mill
TFN reports on the latest rumor for Celebration 4: May 24th to the 27th 2007 at the L.A. Convention Center.
True or not, I would expect an official C4 announcement at the San Diego Comic Con in July.
TFN also has a look back at C3. Hard to believe it was a year ago!