“are shows like Dexter to blame for inspiring violent crimes?”
No one who wasn’t already inclined to murder would be moved to commit such a heinous crime simply because they watched a TV show or movie about a serial killer. I mean, obviously. No?
Net buzz
Doctor Who thing: spectacular fan-made 50th-anniversary trailer
In 3D! But you need the red/blue glasses.
“if films were reviewed like video games”
This actually sounds like what some complainers here think my reviews should sound like.
Doctor Who thing: fans putting a mini TARDIS into orbit
Did I mention that the mini TARDIS is solar-powered, and will have a camera and communications equipment that will send back pictures of Earth from the TARDIS in orbit? Cuz that’s happening too.
how much national cultural protectionism is feasible in a wired world?
Would you want your country to protect you from too much entertainment from another culture (such as Hollywood)?
interesting stuff I found online (that you might find interesting too)
20th Century Fox is embarrassed by the stars of its film The Heat; Vice thinks women writers are most beautiful when they shut up and die; the madness of George (Lucas); and more.
Doctor Who thing: Fourth Doctor crazy scarf soaps
When I first saw this photo, I thought it was fudge or cake or marzipan. The only bad thing about it being soap is that it isn’t edible.
Doctor Who thing: reexamining the Doctor’s adventures… next to Buffy’s
Kat and Curt’s TV Re-View is a new podcast that is taking a fresh look at two fan-favorite shows in tandem…
on the hidebound misogyny of (some) science fiction fans… and pros
Silly me. I always thought of SF as a genre that encourages freethinking and lets the imagination roam beyond the mainstream.
interesting stuff I found online (that you might find interesting too)
Google predicts movie hits; John McTiernan is wasting away in prison for no good reason; why American journalism sucks; and more…
