Monthly Archives: October 2008

Bee-yootiful—a review of Pushing Daisies’s “Bzzzzzzz!”

Pushing Daisies is just as intricately and visually stimulating as ever, a wonderful departure from standard tv fare these days, but viewership... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Most Popular Articles: 28 September-4 October, and September 2008

The most popular SFScope articles during the last week, and during September... Read more [...]

Updated to Previously Published Articles (28 September-4 October 2008)

This is a list of previously published articles that were updated between 28 September and 4 October 2008. Read more [...]

Clarkesworld Magazine’s October issue

The newest issue of Clarkesworld features fiction by Jim C. Hines and John A. McDermott, nonfiction by Gord Sellar, an interview with Margo Lanagan... Read more [...]

Actor House Peters, Jr., Dies

Actor House Peters, Jr., (1916-2008) will best be remembered as "Mr. Clean," but his Hollywood career spanned more than 30 years... Read more [...]

The Edge of Propinquity closes for 2008 and opens for 2009

Serial webzine The Edge of Propinquity is now reading submissions for its 2009 theme of "Compromise". Payment is $50 per story... Read more [...]

Boundaries—a review of Fringe’s “The Arrival”

The weird science seems more of a prop for the relationship stories, but in this case, that's a good thing. This episode gives us high hopes for the series... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Paper Golem reading for new anthology

Small press publisher Paper Golem's second book, Alembical, will be released in the next few weeks, and following it, they're reading for next year's anthology... Read more [...]

Kelly Link’s Magic for Beginners available for free download

Kelly Link's collection Magic for Beginners is being offered as a free download in a variety of formats via Small Beer Press, the small-press publisher she runs... Read more [...]

Patricia Briggs’ “Mercy Thompson” series optioned for film

Patricia Briggs' "Mercy Thompson" books, about a shape-shifting vampire hunter, have been optioned by Mike Newell's production company... Read more [...]

Toby Frost now represented by John Jarrold

British lawyer and author Toby Frost is now represented by the John Jarrold Literary Agency. His second Isambard Smith novel was just published... Read more [...]

Liar, Liar—a review of Terminator: TSCC’s “Allison from Palmdale”

A great main story with some of those headache-inducing time travel paradoxes, but weak B-lines, and what are the network execs thinking? (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Jim Baen’s Universe October 2008 Issue

The October issue of Jim Baen's Universe has fiction by David Brin, Pat Cadigan, Charles Fontenay, Nancy Kress, Edward M. Lerner, Mike Resnick... Read more [...]

Director David Jones Dies

Director David (Hugh) Jones (1934-2008) directed many genres in many formats, including... Read more [...]

Superman’s Birthplace Saved

Updating an earlier article, we learn that the fan effort spearheaded by Brad Meltzer to save the original home of Superman creator Jerry Siegel was far more successful... Read more [...]