Oh, bless my lucky stars, September 17th is bringing us a wide variety of SciFi properties, smilers.  Several of today's highlights might be a bit older than most of today's young pups are used to, but such is the case with our beloved genre: it's been around a very, very long time, and -- as your dutiful steward -- I do what I can to try to bring even the older back to life in these humble web pages.  Hopefully, you'll have no problem indulging me, and maybe we'll all learn something just a bit along the way.

In any event, I'll dispense with the waxing-on-waxing-off, and I'll link you to the straight dope:

          September 17th

As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!

One never knows where inspiration will inevitably be drawn from ... does one?

Last night, I had the good fortune of attending the Fathom Events presentation of the two-part season (eight) finale for BBC's Doctor Who: "Dark Water" and "Death In Heaven" were seamlessly joined together in one glorious 3D presentation.  And, yes, it looked marvelous.  Storywise, it still had some off the misfires I remembered from its airing on BBC America ... but let me tell you: it sure looked wonderful up on the silver screen.  I left wondering why the BBC didn't fashion every two-parter into some theatrical 3D event, or at the very least plan one per season for hungry fans like the rest of us.

(FYI: For those of you who missed it, Fathom Events is repeating it in this same limited theatrical engagement this evening, so why not head over to their website if you're interested to check if it's showing near you?)

I've read elsewhere that television early in its history ended up hurting the movie houses.  Now that the movie houses are struggling, could it be that TV events like this could save the motion picture industry?  I know the folks at BBC pour their heart and soul into Doctor Who, elevating even the lesser episodes to better-than-average affairs, so why not utilize what you have in the can in order to boost the franchises popularity with an annual repeat on the silver screen?  Seems like a no-brainer to this man with no brain.

In any events, that's not why you're here: rather, you're here for today's highlights, so let's dispense with the meandering and get down to the brass tacks:

          September 16th

As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!

Ah, the SciFi Franchise!

Is there no greater realm in which to craft otherworldly stories?

For the SciFi franchise introduces readers to a growing mythology: not only is this particular universe equipped with a cast of characters for readers or viewers to idolize but also they're given the opportunity to see how they grow and change as all-new tales continue to unfold throughout the tenure of the property.  And when you're dealing with tapestries as deeply woven as Star Trek, Buck Rogers, and Mad Max, the possibilities are -- indeed -- endless.

Here's what you need to know to enjoy HumpDay for the month of September:

          September 15th

As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!

As regular readers here have often listened to me expound, Science Fiction is a genre so vast it can combine so many varied elements ... from the reanimation of once-dead species in Jurassic Park to the attempt by Hardwire's robotic killer to make mankind extinct!  And the talent?!  Our beloved field draws the interest of folks who come and make a home of it (as did Star Trek's Walter Koenig) to just the casual fan and observer (as did Tyler Perry).

So on this September 14th let's celebrate the good, the bad, and the ugly for what they are: the ever-expanding universe of possibility that is SciFi!

Here's what you need to know for today:

          September 14th

As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!