the Bechdel Test and sci-fi shows

So I’m still looking for a sci-fi or fantasy film I’ve seen that passes the Bechdel Test. While I’m searching, let’s move on to something that seems easier at first glance: TV shows. It’s almost trivial for a long-running show to pass the test; just have two women talk to each other about something other [...]

in defense of the green screen (and perhaps killing it)

Lee shared this article and photo from Gizmodo today, and it resonates: On the left, Lucas surrounded by a ton of stuff from the first Star Wars trilogy, which ended with 1983′s Return of the Jedi. On the right, Lucas surrounded by the only object that mattered in his second Star Wars trilogy, finishing with [...]

gettin’ hitched update

(via Wil) Just wanted to congratulate George Takei and Brad Altman on their wedding Sunday evening. Bagpiper processional for the win: On a side note, George Takei is 71?!? Criminy! Yet another person I can see storming around when he’s 120, shouting, “I’m one hundred and twenty!”

interview with Russell T Davies

The Independent has a great interview with Russell T Davies, the executive producer of Doctor Who. He talks about Richard Dawkins, (pan)sexuality on the show, the new companion Donna, and a bunch more: The Doctor makes millions for the BBC, so perhaps it should listen to Davies’s anger about the time it is now being [...]

why the writer’s strike matters

IGN has a compelling interview with Ron Moore about the writer’s strike and how it affects BSG. It’s an eye-opening piece, to me at least. Suddenly it’s very clear why this is such an important issue for writers: “I had a situation last year on Battlestar Galactica where we were asked by Universal to do [...]