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Geek Media Round-Up: September 1, 2008

1 Sep 2008  Media

Merlin, the seriesArt

  • Gate-To-Nowhere is a Deviant Art user who has create a beautiful gallery of planetscapes using Terragen.

Film

  • Geeky Movies to Raise Your Kids On.
  • The Top 10 Sci-Fi Prisons of film.

Internet

  • The 15 Hottest Couples in Science Fiction.

Literature

  • Are Asimov’s Foundation novels dated? Yeah, but what would the future be without a few damsels in distress?
  • Free Fiction: “The Dragon of Wantley” by Owen Wister has been posted at ManyBooks.net.
  • Free Fiction: Dunesteef is the latest audio zine on the block and its not bad, though the titles might throw you at first. Try listening to “How The Tooth Fairy, Like, Totally Scammed The Boogeyman” by Derek J. Goodman.
  • Free Fiction: “Forgotten Dragons” by David McGillveray is online at FeedBooks.
  • Free Fiction: “Robots Don’t Cry” by Mike Resnick is now available at Escape Pod.

Television

  • HBO has canceled the Preacher television series based on comic series, saying it would be too dark.
  • Head up! BBC One is launching a new thirteen-part fantasy mini-series, Merlin. Watch a trailer on YouTube. It doesn’t look great, but hey, you take fantasy wheres you can gets it.
  • On September 9th, the National Geographic Channel will air the documentary on evolution with Will Wright, creator of the upcoming game Spore, entitled “How To Build A Better Being“.
  • The Sci-Fi Channel has smeared Heroes season premiere spoilers across their site. Read with care. There’s little enough reason to watch.

Video Games

  • Den of Geek remembers the top Ten Forgotten Platform Game Heroes.
  • Halo 4 is being developed by Gearbox.

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1 Comment

  1. Heather said

    am September 2 2008 @ 7:58 am

    Thanks so much for linking to my post about the hottest couples in science fiction! I hope folks have fun with it.

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