Archive for December 5th, 2007
Doctor Who – Time Crash
I don’t know if you’ve seen it or not, but there’s a new Doctor Who short (Time Crash) featuring Peter Davison and David Tennant. It is only 7 minutes long, but it is absolutely brilliant! It is an excellent bridge between the old and the new series, and is probably the only time we’re ever going to see a one of the old Doctors as The Doctor.
I still think that one of the Baker’s would be a great cameo in another role. I think that Colin Baker would be an awesome Professor Chronitis if they decided to take another pass at Shadra.
Futurama’s back! Bender’s Big Score
Posted by Biffster in Geek Stuff, SciFi on December 5th, 2007
Bender’s Big Score is finally out after so many year’s wait. And I have to say that it was well worth the wait. BBS is so much fun on so many levels. There’s the sheer level of having new Futurama. There’s the brilliance of the story, which again plays with time and backstory but manages (mostly) to stay within canon. There’s the fun of seeing all of the old recurring characters worked into the story (including the Robot Devil, Elzar, Fat Tony, Robot Nixon, Zapp Branigan…). And then there’s the continual ribbing of Fox’s decision to cancel Futurama.
The only problem that I had with BBS is the continual inside ribbing at Fox. The bit in the first five minutes was brilliant, but the recurring gags overstayed their welcome. Otherwise, the story is brilliantly crafted and immensely enjoyable. Fry being clueless? Check. Leela being sexy? Check. Amy being ditzy? Check. The professor being cranky? Check. Al Gore? Bender being evil? Nudity? Aliends and time travel? Check to all!
All in all, this was fantabulous! And only three more months ’til the next movie. )
More shilling for eMusic
Posted by Biffster in Digital music on December 5th, 2007
Seriously, I don’t get paid by eMusic to do this! But I’ve been a member of eMusic since 2002, and I have never regretted joining. Sure, it was easier to justify back when it was unlimited downloads for the monthly fee, but I never really thought that would last anyway. I love my current plan (90 downloads a month for $20 a month). And I love all of the new artists and bands that I would’ve never heard of otherwise (Calexico, Karminsky Experience, Jackopt). Including some that I should know, like The New Pornographers and The National. My music collection has grown to unmanageable levels (17,000 tracks and growing).
It is good stuff!
Wider is not necessarily better…
I tried upgrading to a new widescreen monitor. It was a 20″ widescreen monitor from Dell that receives decent reviews and has decent specs. But my current, standard aspect monitor is much bigger and nicer than I remembered. It’s a 21″ monitor, and it has a lot of niceties, such as a built-in USB 2.0 hub and a super-adjustable base. After using the widescreen for a while, I realized that the 1680×1050 resolution is not as good as the 1600×1200 that I normally run my current monitor in. Adding everything up, I realized that I wanted to stay with the monitor I have, so I gave my wife the widescreen monitor.
Eventually, I may try widescreen again. Once there’s an aspect ratio around 1900×1200 or so.
