Do Not Resuscitate
What's Old is New Again -
Star Trek into Darkness opens this month, and heralds a potential two year glut of Sci-Fi blockbusters, including Riddick, Guardians of the Galaxy, and peaking with a new Star Wars. They're all shinier, but they're also based on speculative science from 10 to 40 decades ago. What expected near-future breakthrough is under-utilized in our sci-fi today, and which technology is over-used?
A Few of Our Favorite Things -
Who doesn’t love making a good list? We each make a top 10 list of our favorite things. Two books, two comics, two movies, two tv shows, two video games.
Zane's List: Batman Year 1, Palomar, Katamari Damacy, Resident Evil 4, The Diamond Age, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Batman the Animated Series, Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose, The Prestige, Perfume: Story of a Murderer
Ben's List: Akira, Mouseguard, Shadow of the Colossus, Dark Souls, Knight Fall, Silmarillion, Futurama, Game Center CX, Seven Samurai, Galaxy Quest
Last Week’s Homework -
Make a pitch for a new death mechanic in an imaginary game that makes dying fun and necessary to do.
Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/
Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi
