Forrest J. Ackerman has died. He was founding editor of the magazine “Famous Monsters of Filmland” and was renowned for his gargantuan collection of science fiction memorabilia. He also coined the abbreviation “sci-fi”. He was 92.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28073967/
“The IT Crowd”, the much-bootlegged British sitcom about a socially challenged tech support team, has been airing Tuesdays at 10 pm on IFC (channel 318 in Rochester). Here’s an interview with lead actress Katherine Parkinson:
http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/tv/v/7056-katherine-parkinson-the-it-crowd-interview.html
If you’re the kind of person who has me as a Myspace friend, then you’ve probably seen the new “Star Trek” trailer. My friend Karyus says that hardcore fans hate the trailer, casual fans love it, and people who never cared about Star Trek before … still don’t care. Anyway, here’s an interesting editorial about why Star Trek isn’t more popular:
a href=”http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/specials/editorial-why-star-trek-fails.php
“>http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/specials/editorial-why-star-trek-fails.php
Four scenes from the film were shown in their entirety at Comic-Con, and if you don’t mind having a whole sixth of the movie blown for you five months in advance, read on:
http://www.reelzchannel.com/article/773/the-new-star-trek-footage-a-non-trekkies-perspective
http://blog.spout.com/2008/11/20/star-trek-kirk-likes-boobs-and-scotty-is-comic-relief/
