Even with as much work as I've put regularly into SciFiHistory.Net, I've never really blogged.
Essentially I started this whole endeavor under the pretense of celebrating the good, the bad, and (yes) even the ugly about Science Fiction and Fantasy in a daily format. I'd been around the web a bit myself and noticed that many of the major franchises have their own daily celebrations page, but what I wanted was something that would pull all of these various tidbits together under one roof -- one I could manage as best as my time constraints would allow. The hope? Well, the goal was to provide fans with one centralized location that would promote everything about a particular day they'd want to know ... and I think -- with some caveats -- I've achieved that. I've built a site worthy of celebrating, and I can only hope those of you who've joined me on this journey appreciate where we are.
Don't get me wrong: I have every intention of building more and more and more to each day's citations. I kid you not: I probably have in my digital folders anywhere from twenty to fifty additional items I need to eventually get around to adding. Whenever I find something I'm missing, I add it to my reserves. Whenever I'm contacted by a reader about something I've missed or a show I've never heard of (rest assured there are plenty of them), I tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree to remind me -- to goad me -- to update the requisite page by the time it rolls around next year. So as long as the ticker keeps ticking, I'll do my part and add info to every corner of the site.
Also, I've started to receive notices from talent agencies and/or publicity managers requesting that I include a certain artist, a certain program, a certain movie in my citations. That didn't used to happen: in fact, the only time I can recall receiving anything previously was actually from the legal representative of a certain actress who asked that I change one picture of that actress to a differing one. (Without divulging too many details that I think are best kept private, this actress once appeared in a film with an actor who -- ahem -- was caught up in some legal drama which prompted some very negative publicity ... so the actress sought to distance herself from said actor. I was happy to oblige.)
Other times? Well, I once received a nasty email from the spouse of a novelist who didn't appreciate the fact that I didn't like her husband's work. Basically, she hurled a number of complaints, to which I responded that the goal of SciFiHistory.Net has never been to promote any single artist, author, mover, or shaker: in life, there's good and there's bad ... and if your husband shills a bunch of sub-par novels then it isn't my job nor my site's responsibility to give him a pass much less a hand-up or hand-out in free advertising. As a consumer, I'm entitled to my opinion. I'll express it when I feel the need. And I won't sacrifice my own integrity in exchange for a bitter email. Plus, I'd dealt with her hubby in online forums, knew he wasn't exactly a guy who treats fandom well, and I left it at that.
Still, I've always wanted to find a way to showcase more within the confines of SciFiHistory.Net.
Those of you who've been around here for some time know that I use what I've dubbed my 'MainPage' area for various product reviews, film announcements, SciFi-ShoutOuts, and more. The vast majority of what's appeared in that space has been my own writing: I love reviewing flicks and even occasionally sounding off on SciFi novels and even toys (from time-to-time). When I've received press releases from parties who find this corner AND I've found them relevant to our beloved genres, I've included those for readers and even Tweeted about them.
However, I've never had a space to just kinda/sorta spout off about just whatever ... until now.
Today, I've placed the Daily Launch into orbit. It's my hope that I can use this space for any number of purposes, that being to sound off more generically on the nature of Science Fiction and Fantasy as well as cross-promote some of what I'm penning in other corners of the site. As it evolves, I'll definitely house more of my own thoughts, trying to give credence to the opinions I wish to share on particular shows or properties. These won't be so much 'reviews' as they are 'stream of consciousness' reflections upon an episode or series or movie or anything else related to this field. My goal is to eventually pen a few more opinion pieces exploring why a particular character has left a lasting impact or why a certain show continues to inspire me (or others) so many years after the last original hour aired; and maybe even I'll try to hammer out some prose exploring the shape of things to come for SciFiHistory.Net. I've always wanted to have folks contribute articles, columns, or think pieces for consideration: though I've no means to pay anyone for their submissions, I'd be thrilled to share fandom for those hoping to see their words in this space.
In short, it's just one more avenue to 'Celebrate SciFi' as I feel I've always done in this space, and I hope all of you will continue to enjoy where no one has gone before even if we're not quite certain where we're headed.
God bless, May the Force Be With Us, So Say We All, and live long and prosper!
-- EZ
Essentially I started this whole endeavor under the pretense of celebrating the good, the bad, and (yes) even the ugly about Science Fiction and Fantasy in a daily format. I'd been around the web a bit myself and noticed that many of the major franchises have their own daily celebrations page, but what I wanted was something that would pull all of these various tidbits together under one roof -- one I could manage as best as my time constraints would allow. The hope? Well, the goal was to provide fans with one centralized location that would promote everything about a particular day they'd want to know ... and I think -- with some caveats -- I've achieved that. I've built a site worthy of celebrating, and I can only hope those of you who've joined me on this journey appreciate where we are.
Don't get me wrong: I have every intention of building more and more and more to each day's citations. I kid you not: I probably have in my digital folders anywhere from twenty to fifty additional items I need to eventually get around to adding. Whenever I find something I'm missing, I add it to my reserves. Whenever I'm contacted by a reader about something I've missed or a show I've never heard of (rest assured there are plenty of them), I tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree to remind me -- to goad me -- to update the requisite page by the time it rolls around next year. So as long as the ticker keeps ticking, I'll do my part and add info to every corner of the site.
Also, I've started to receive notices from talent agencies and/or publicity managers requesting that I include a certain artist, a certain program, a certain movie in my citations. That didn't used to happen: in fact, the only time I can recall receiving anything previously was actually from the legal representative of a certain actress who asked that I change one picture of that actress to a differing one. (Without divulging too many details that I think are best kept private, this actress once appeared in a film with an actor who -- ahem -- was caught up in some legal drama which prompted some very negative publicity ... so the actress sought to distance herself from said actor. I was happy to oblige.)
Other times? Well, I once received a nasty email from the spouse of a novelist who didn't appreciate the fact that I didn't like her husband's work. Basically, she hurled a number of complaints, to which I responded that the goal of SciFiHistory.Net has never been to promote any single artist, author, mover, or shaker: in life, there's good and there's bad ... and if your husband shills a bunch of sub-par novels then it isn't my job nor my site's responsibility to give him a pass much less a hand-up or hand-out in free advertising. As a consumer, I'm entitled to my opinion. I'll express it when I feel the need. And I won't sacrifice my own integrity in exchange for a bitter email. Plus, I'd dealt with her hubby in online forums, knew he wasn't exactly a guy who treats fandom well, and I left it at that.
Still, I've always wanted to find a way to showcase more within the confines of SciFiHistory.Net.
Those of you who've been around here for some time know that I use what I've dubbed my 'MainPage' area for various product reviews, film announcements, SciFi-ShoutOuts, and more. The vast majority of what's appeared in that space has been my own writing: I love reviewing flicks and even occasionally sounding off on SciFi novels and even toys (from time-to-time). When I've received press releases from parties who find this corner AND I've found them relevant to our beloved genres, I've included those for readers and even Tweeted about them.
However, I've never had a space to just kinda/sorta spout off about just whatever ... until now.
Today, I've placed the Daily Launch into orbit. It's my hope that I can use this space for any number of purposes, that being to sound off more generically on the nature of Science Fiction and Fantasy as well as cross-promote some of what I'm penning in other corners of the site. As it evolves, I'll definitely house more of my own thoughts, trying to give credence to the opinions I wish to share on particular shows or properties. These won't be so much 'reviews' as they are 'stream of consciousness' reflections upon an episode or series or movie or anything else related to this field. My goal is to eventually pen a few more opinion pieces exploring why a particular character has left a lasting impact or why a certain show continues to inspire me (or others) so many years after the last original hour aired; and maybe even I'll try to hammer out some prose exploring the shape of things to come for SciFiHistory.Net. I've always wanted to have folks contribute articles, columns, or think pieces for consideration: though I've no means to pay anyone for their submissions, I'd be thrilled to share fandom for those hoping to see their words in this space.
In short, it's just one more avenue to 'Celebrate SciFi' as I feel I've always done in this space, and I hope all of you will continue to enjoy where no one has gone before even if we're not quite certain where we're headed.
God bless, May the Force Be With Us, So Say We All, and live long and prosper!
-- EZ
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