Studio Ghibli films are always highly anticipated by young and old alike. After watching the newest Studio Ghibli dub, one of the first questions I tend to ask is, ‘when’s the next one’? The Japanese studio who brought us amazing works such as Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and most [...]
The TV world seem to be asking us to jump on their next genre bandwagon; Fantasy. Magic, Maidens, Madmen, Mystery and Medieval garments. I’m not saying it’s the first time fantasy has poked it’s head up on a screen of course – you have your Hercules and Xena, Heath Ledger’s Roar, Legend of the Seeker, [...]
“When your miracle gets here, you just pound this button once. It’ll call back both shuttles.” – Wash, ‘Out of Gas’ It’s been an exciting week for Browncoats. Unless you’re living on a border planet, you’ll have undoubtedly seen this from Captain Tightpants himself Nathan Fillion in a recent interview on EW, discussing the return [...]
I love shows that make you think – that can take an existing idea of the world and cause you to look at it in another way. Add in some witty writing, thoughtful plots and a character that appeals to me in one way or another – and I’m a happy girl. The only thing [...]
In the TV-Show graveyard, a relatively new and overlooked headstone reads: Here lies Caprica. Loved by many, Yet overlooked and abused. Dared to be different, And for that will always shine. *cough* Erm…sorry about the impromptu uh…poetry, I guess you call it. But when I remember Caprica, it brings with it emotion. It was a [...]
Studio Ghibli films are always highly anticipated by young and old alike. After watching the newest Studio Ghibli dub, one of the first questions I tend to ask is, ‘when’s the next one’? The Japanese studio who brought us amazing works such as Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and most [...]
The TV world seem to be asking us to jump on their next genre bandwagon; Fantasy. Magic, Maidens, Madmen, Mystery and Medieval garments. I’m not saying it’s the first time fantasy has poked it’s head up on a screen of course – you have your Hercules and Xena, Heath Ledger’s Roar, Legend of the Seeker, [...]
“When your miracle gets here, you just pound this button once. It’ll call back both shuttles.” – Wash, ‘Out of Gas’ It’s been an exciting week for Browncoats. Unless you’re living on a border planet, you’ll have undoubtedly seen this from Captain Tightpants himself Nathan Fillion in a recent interview on EW, discussing the return [...]
I love shows that make you think – that can take an existing idea of the world and cause you to look at it in another way. Add in some witty writing, thoughtful plots and a character that appeals to me in one way or another – and I’m a happy girl. The only thing [...]
In the TV-Show graveyard, a relatively new and overlooked headstone reads: Here lies Caprica. Loved by many, Yet overlooked and abused. Dared to be different, And for that will always shine. *cough* Erm…sorry about the impromptu uh…poetry, I guess you call it. But when I remember Caprica, it brings with it emotion. It was a [...]
The Stages of TV Show Grieving. Why is a speculative show that really speaks to you cancelled? Why are dull ones renewed season after season? And what could networks be doing to spare us? Stage 1: Denial How can a show that I love not be considered worthy of air time, when stupid ad-grabbing reality [...]
On 3 November 2010 Dark Horse Books released a third novel in the Serenity graphic novel series: ‘Serenity – The Shepherd’s Tale’ written by Zack Whedon (Angel, Fringe, Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-long blog), Joss Whedon and illustrated by Chris Samnee (Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps, Daredevil). Fans of the Firefly world rejoice for with this [...]
In the early chapters of Lynn Flewelling’s first novel, Luck in the Shadows, wayward protagonist Seregil assesses his new companion Alec and concludes: “The lad was neat-handed, and there was a familiar quickness about him that had little to do with training. And he asked questions.” Fans, as a general rule, are like Alec (lacking, [...]
2011 will mark the publication of Marianne de Pierres’s first Young Adult novel, Burn Bright. Her Burn Bright site will keep fans up to date about her latest news and appearances, and will offer a range of exciting features, such as competitions, forums, and all things Burn Bright! In the run up to the book’s [...]
Kicking off a new feature of omg-squee, acclaimed speculative fiction author Marianne de Pierres has kindly agreed to answer some questions about her latest work, her relationship with her fandom, and her personal squeedoms. Marianne de Pierres is the author of the acclaimed Parrish Plessis and Sentients of Orion science fiction series. The Parrish Plessis series has been [...]
Imagine for a moment that you are in a band. One of the most successful and artistic disco / house bands on the planet. You have made it big, sold millions of albums. You’re gradually ticking off all of your life to-dos. Next on the list? Work with a childhood hero. French ‘robot’ duo Daft [...]
Admit it: authors are the celebrities of the nerd world. Well, to be fair, there are as many kinds of nerd as there are worlds to hold them—but in the world of the fiction-loving, book-reading nerd? Admit it: authors are celebrities, if not gods. One of the Internet’s best and worst gifts to the author-worshipping [...]
Through the masses of people who wanted to see Joss Whedon’s keynote speech at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival, I managed to acquire 4 tickets. The sell-out time for these tickets was amazing – I think they sold out the day before they were set to officially go on sale, when it was made known that [...]
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