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Thanks “In Plain Sight”, We’ll Miss Ya

The tv show In Plain Sight finished shooting its last episode today. While there are still more episodes to air, I reluctantly say good-bye to the series which I’ve watched since ep1.

Pick up the pitchforks: David Pogue underestimates Hollywood (Clay Shirky)

Hollywood wants to take the law into their own hands — they had our representatives add a vigilante clause, for God’s sake, …

Five Tips For Getting Television and Science Fiction to Play Nice

Science Fiction (SF and SF/F – Science Fiction and Fantasy) on television has never been an easy sell. If you look at the history of the medium, you find few SF/F entries among those series that had a good run. Mostly it’s a road littered with what-might-have-been-if-onlies.

Movie Redos – Remake, Reimagine, or Regret

Hollywood has been doing remakes almost since movies were being made. I think the big complaint is really about how more likely than not a redo will be of dubious value. Must it so often be so?

A New Movie Rating System

Since 1968, the U.S. has had a rating system for theatrical movies. These ratings are of dubious value as they are vague and often tainted by politics or studio pressure. Given the forty years of experience we now have, I think it’s time that we re-examine how we rate our movies.