Four of my favorite Star Trek episodes are set entirely in space, Balance of Terror, The Corbomite Maneuver, The Doomsday Machine and The Immunity Syndrome. Of those three, Balance of Terror probably has the least amount of exterior shots. Since it was based on a submarine warfare story, it lends itself well to interior, claustrophobic … Read more
BBC Press Office => Robin Hood returns for second series in 2007 More good news from the BBC Press Office, Robin Hood, the 13-part updating of the classic legend has been a big hit and has been renewed for a second 13-part series.
My site is going to be moved to a new server in the next few days. At some point, I’m going to do a full backup and then disable comments and stop posting until the migration is complete. You might notice that the site will be down for a period of time. Please bear with … Read more
Random Shoes by Jacquetta May Torchwood meets Love & Monsters. Synopsis Eugene Jones is dead and for some unknown reason, Torchwood is investigating the scene of the accident. Meanwhile, Eugene Jones stands beside them. He is only just beginning to realize he is dead, and he cannot remember the last two weeks of his life. … Read more
BBC News => Creation museum pushes ‘true history’ I thought they convicted that crackpot Hovind (currently facing 288 years in prison) we’d be done with this sort of nonsense, but apparently not. The museum’s aim is to bring Genesis – the first book of the Bible – to life for all ages, and promote the … Read more
BBC Press Office => Torchwood to return for second series by way of Little Storping-in-the-Swuff =» Torchwood Renewed Don’t know how I missed this press release, but Torchwood will be back for series two. Now if I could just get them to read my reviews and make a few “corrections†along the path… BBC Three’s … Read more
The Taiwan Kid => Turkey-Flavored Doritos Somewhere Dr. Evil has a lab where they cook up these products: I’ll give you something to Ho!, Ho!, Ho! about–how about Doritos Roasted Turkey flavored chips? And the chips are even shaped like Christmas trees! It would be easy to think that this is some sort of art … Read more
Vanderbilt Forums => Short stroll in a Chinese national park I’m always fascinated by the various notions of recreation in national parks around the world. While I’m not sure exactly where this series of pictures is, it looks a lot like the Three Gorges. You have to see all these pictures to believe this is … Read more
<PREFACE>I know Lemmings don’t really behave this way.</PREFACE> With my wife working weekends, and having to take care of the kids on my every day off, I don’t get much of a chance to go shopping, especially when holiday season arrives (Holiday season being our anniversary, on the 12th, and that pagan holiday that got … Read more
In my never-ending quest to make consumerism easy, I’ve joined the Amazon Shops program and added it to my site. I’m not done setting it up, but I’ve started off with some books and DVDs I’m currently reading/watching. Stay tuned as I add more items and new categories. The Lone Locust Shops Technorati Tags: Blog, … Read more