Most Popular Articles: 23-29 November 2008
The most popular SFScope articles during the last week...
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Updates to Previously Published Articles (23-29 November 2008)
This is a list of previously published articles that were updated between 23 and 29 November 2008.
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Thanksgiving
SFScope is taking Thanksgiving off, but we'll be back on Monday...
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The Butterfly Effect—a review of Fringe’s “The Dreamscape”
Fringe has a great deal of potential to be a breakout show, but the shallow, cookie-cutter plotting is starting to seriously annoy me... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Interview with James Patrick Kelly, featuring his new collection The Wreck of the Godspeed
Nebula- and Hugo-award winner James Patrick Kelly talks about writing shorter versus longer, putting together his new anthology, podcasting, and editing...
Read more [...] A review of Merlin’s “The Moment of Truth”
Merlin's take on The Seven Samurai is unmoving and predictable, adding nothing to the series' reputation... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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A review of Merlin’s “Excalibur”
This episode works very well as an enthralling and exciting story, and as an intriguing bridge for the characters' pasts and futures... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Unleashed!—a review of Chuck’s “Chuck vs. The Gravitron”
I don't care about the plot holes: this show is just too much fun... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Byzarium and Clarkesworld temporarily closing to submissions
Webzines Byzarium and Clarkesworld Magazine are both closing to submissions for the month of December...
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Top Box Office Grossers: Third Week of November
It's another sparse week for sf/f/h movies, but a new classic stages a comeback...
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Homeworld Press to conclude, and then re-release, E.C. Tubb’s “Dumarest of Terra” series
E.C. Tubb's space-adventure saga "Dumarest of Terra" debuted in 1967. The 33rd volume will appear next month, to be followed by republication of the entire saga in omnibus editions...
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Hadley Rille to publish Benford/Zebrowski anthology honoring Arthur C. Clarke
Gregory Benford and George Zebrowksi are editing Sentinels: In Honor of Arthur C. Clarke for Hadley Rille Books...
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Viva BuyMoria!—a review of Chuck’s “Chuck vs. The Fat Lady”
Even with a massively telegraphed cliff-hanger, the snappy writing, wonderfully growing characters, and true love of the world around the story, keep Chuck flying high... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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SFWA’s annual Authors & Editors Reception is, once again, a smash hit
A photo album from Monday night's science fiction authors and editors reception...
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Houghton Mifflin calls a halt to acquisitions
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has stopped acquiring manuscripts for a temporary, but undefined, length of time...
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