Damn

That was some good science fiction TV. I heart Kendra Shaw…

More Geek Stuff

A couple of arrivals in the mail today which made a) both the Wife and I pleased and b) made me extraordinarily happy but caused the Wife’s eyes to roll. The first item, which was mutually pleasing, was this:

Having enjoyed the movie immensely when it first popped up in theaters, I’d been looking to pick this up for a while. Now that we’ve got a PS3 and a high-def TV, there didn’t seem much point in picking it up on anything but Blu-Ray, so now we’ve got it. It was one of those films that took me by surprise because we weren’t sure whether it was going to be any good or not, and surprised us a lot by having a particular sensibility that can only be described as “80′s.” In the same way that movies such as Gremlins and The Goonies were essentially made for younger viewers but had a slight, darker edge to them that made them entertaining viewing for adults, so too does Monster House possess that same kind of edginess rarely seen in cinematic fare for youngsters these days. I’m glad we’ve got it in our collection now, and though Blade-Runner still eludes me, dammit…

The other one is pure science fiction geek porn for me. The Wife tolerates–just barely–my near religious dedication to Quite Possibly The Greatest Science Fiction Television Show In The History Of Science Fiction Television. I still haven’t seen season 3 as I’m waiting for that season collection to be released. The Battlestar Galactica series is a point of minor irritation for the collector in me because it’s a casualty of sorts of the format war. I’d much, MUCH rather have this in high definition if possible, but BSG being under the umbrella of Universal, it means that for the foreseeable future, the only two flavors the sets will be available in is DVD and HD-DVD. Fortunately the fact that the format war is essentially over means that BSG will likely appear on Blu-Ray someday, but that won’t be for at least another year, and I’m not going to wait THAT long just to watch season 3 in high definition. So for now, DVDs will do, and I’ll revisit the possibility of getting these in a better format when more time passes, HD-DVD is truly dead, and Universal has already grudgingly transitioned over to Blu-Ray. Not a perfect solution, but thankfully at least the format war is essentially over now, so it’s just down to waiting.

And tomorrow, if the fates are willing…

The Tourist

Someone from the old Writer’s Group back in Edmonton showed up for a visit in Toronto over the weekend to check out the Spice Girls concert. I wasn’t even aware they were performing in town, which is no surprise considering how terminally unhip I am to anything not related to the games industry. He’s now living in Ottawa, and I’d actually never met him before because he joined the group after I’d left for the other side of the planet, so it was interesting to catch up and talk shop about writing and Battlestar Galactica.

The Refresher

Day 2 of playing Final Fantasy XII has brought back one thing I had forgotten in the year plus since I’ve touched the game.

It’s freakin’ HUGE.

Even though all I have to do now is fight the final boss to end the game, I am, of course, being a completist and going through all the additional side-quests, getting the best weapons and good stuff like that. This is a gargantuan task, and even over half the game’s content has been experienced, there is still a TON of stuff left to do. Man. This game is gigantic…

Back To The PS2

Or at least, the backwards compatibility function of the PS3. I don’t know why, but suddenly today, I realized “Hey, we haven’t finished Final Fantasy XII yet.”

So I’m getting back to that.