Geek News: February 28, 2011
Today in geek news: The eventual sequel to the Star Trek reboot, how Warhammer 40,000 is keeping PC gaming alive and nerd rage on Oscar night. Spoiler alert: Colin Firth was charming.
Short Story Review: Touch the Sky, They Say
Summary Judgement: The story is moody and there’s no doubt that the words create an interesting world. But like the lady in the commercial said, where’s the beef? Story by: Continue Reading
Book Review: John Dies @ the End
Summary Judgement: If characters somewhere between Holden Caulfield and Bill and Ted did a metric tonne of drugs on the island in “Lord of the Flies,” while making penis jokes as they played “Silent Hill 2” …
Shaftoe’s Rants: The 1% Paradox
The Short Version: If the Greeks are right and hell is a personalized ironic torture for all eternity, mine will consist of editing a document where there’s always one more mistake to find.
Television Review: Outcasts
Summary Judgement: Outcasts is an intriguing series that is as much a political drama as it is a post-apocalyptic survival narrative.
Game Review: Battlestar Galactica Online – Back For More
Summary Judgement: I still really want to like this game, honestly, I do. But even when I try to be a team player the fun factor has a half-life of about 15 minutes.
Movie Review: Sunshine Cleaning
Summary Judgement: The movie is touted as “…a quirky and well-acted dramadie”. For my time, it is none of those things.
Book Review: The Forever War
Summary Judgement: Short, accessible, insightful and utterly thought provoking. Written by: Joe Haldeman I’m not arrogant enough to think that I can contribute something new to the ongoing discussion of Continue Reading
Game Review: Battlestar Galactica Online – First Impressions
Summary Judgement: This is a soulless, godless, indecent cash grab of an MMO in the worst tradition of Farmville and its bastard offspring. The bigger tragedy is that I really want to like this game.
Television Review: Spartacus Gods of the Arena Episode 3
Summary Judgement: Did Michael Bay direct this episode?