Apparently, if you use the Blue Yonder UK search, my blog scores very highly when you are searching for the term, “Viggo Mortensen Got a Girlfriend.”
I’m sorry to have to dissappoint you, but I have no comment at this time.
We’re just good friends.
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Press Release of the Century: The Million-Year War is On. Bring it, Bitches!
So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun! Temporarily anozinizing our episode will NOT stop us from keeping Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies. Curses and drat! You have obstructed us for now, but your feeble bid to save humanity will fail! Hail Xenu!!!
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, servants of the dark lord Xenu.
I’m wondering if those guys are still single…they seem like my type.
Some background from Variety, for those who are not shivering under their desks by now:
Isaac Hayes, a practicing Scientologist
who has long been the voice of the character Chef, quit after objecting to a “South Park” episode called “Trapped in the Closet,” which lampooned both the religion and Tom Cruise.
The skirmish continued this week, when Comedy Central abruptly pulled a repeat of that episode that was scheduled to air Wednesday evening. Blog reports pegged the mysterious episode switch to objections raised by Cruise, who, the reports stated, threatened to not promote “Mission: Impossible 3,” the summer tentpole for Viacom-owned Paramount.
While the “South Park” creators didn’t directly comment on Comedy Central’s decision to pull the episode, they issued an unusual statement [top] to Daily Variety indicating the battle is not over.
Wonder how long it’ll be before they start to Blame Canada, eh?
It seems that everything’s gone wrong since
Canada came along
Blame Canada!
Blame Canada! They’re not even a real country anyway. My son could of been a doctor or a lawyer, it’s a true, Instead he burned up like a piggie on a barbecue; Should we blame the matches? Should we blame the fire, or the doctor who allowed him to expire? Heck no!
Blame Canada!
Blame Canada!
With all their hockey hubaloo and that bitch Anne Murray too. Blame Canada!
Shame on Canada!
Linkie o’ the Day: News Flash
Fun with Dorks
Because all dorks are not created equal. Lord of the Rings dorks, ferinstance, are unequal, generally being superior, particularly to the kind of dork who sees your “186,000 miles per second isn’t just a good idea: it’s the Law” Einstein t-shirt and comes over to say “Actually, it’s 186,282.397 miles per second,” and then wonders why he sleeps alone.
And if you still doubt the Bond-like coolitude of LOTR fans, you can look here, here, here, or here for proof of cred, you doubting trolls! Meanwhile, you can enjoy this stunning work of art, a video of the SandwichQuest of the Rohirrim and the Last Snack Ride of Theoden. Remember to bring a hankie for the melodramatic finale!
Comments by the Author(s) of Theoden, Horsemaster
A little movie about Theoden, King of the Mark.
We made this as a little “preview” for the third installment of our Lord of the Rings Parody: Special Edition. The storyline is made all by ourselfs, we came up with the idea during Return of the King. If you like Lord of the Rings, you’ll probably like this as well. We hoped it would be a small/short movie, but as you can see it turned out to be quite different. Enjoy!
* Team Lorio *
P.S. December 17 – Happy Birthday to Bernard Hill!!!
And from the same awe-inspiring team of filmmakers, we have this, the shortest of all LOTR musicals, which features a special guest star, sure to be popular with those loyal Gilbert & Sullivan fans, our fogey contingent.
Index of the 100 science fiction books you just have to read
At least, that’s what these people say.
Eh well, so quite a raging snotload of these books aren’t science fiction at all; it’s okay, as long as you let the fantasists claim Burroughs, Carroll and Ellison, too. Share nicely. Let us call it “A List of 100 Really Important Works of Speculative Fiction” but it can’t be the top 100, since it doesn’t contain The Lord of the Rings, ferinstance. Nor any Poe or HP Lovecraft, nor The House on the Borderland, nor any Thomas Ligotti, although I don’t expect any of you to know who that is; I think he’s imaginary. The book, were it on here, would be Songs of a Dead Dreamer.
1. Childhood’s End Written by Arthur C. Clarke YEP
2. Foundation Written by Isaac Asimov YEP
3. Dune Written by Frank Herbert NOPE
4. Man in the High Castle Written by Philip K. Dick YEP
5. Starship Troopers Written by Robert A. Heinlein NOPE
6. Valis Written by Philip K. Dick NOPE
7. Frankenstein Written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley YEP
8. Gateway Written by Frederick Pohl YEP
9. Space Merchants Written by C.M. Kornbluth & Frederick Pohl YEP I think…not sure.10. Earth Abides Written by George R. Stewart NOPE
11. Cuckoo’s Egg Written by C.J. Cherryh YEP
12. Star Surgeon Written by James White NOPE
13. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Written by Philip K. Dick YEPPERS!
14. Radix Written by A.A. Attanasio YEP
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey Written by Arthur C. Clarke YEP
16. Ringworld Written by Larry Niven NOPE
17. A Case of Conscience Written by James Blish NOPE but have read other Blish
18. Last and First Man Written by Olaf Stapledon I think so
19. The Day of the Triffids Written by John Wyndham YEP, all the Wyndham. The Trouble with Lichen is a bit more to the point lately, though. And of course, The Kraken Wakes, for Giant Squiddy goodness.
20. Way Station Written by Clifford Simak YEP
21. More Than Human Written by Theodore Sturgeon YEP
22. Gray Lensman Written by E. E. “Doc” Smith I THINK SO
23. The Gods Themselves Written by Isaac Asimov YEP
24. The Left Hand of Darkness Written by Ursula K. Le Guin YEP
25. Behold the Man Written by Michael Moorcock YEP26. Star Maker Written by Olaf Stapledon NOPE
27. The War of the Worlds Written by H.G. Wells YEP
28. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Written by Jules Verne YEP, luv me some Verne
29. Heritage of Hastur Written by Marion Zimmer Bradley NOPE: She wrote Chtulhu Mythos tales? Howcum nobody told ol’ raincoaster, eh? What do you think the Comments button is there for, eh? EH?
30. The Time Machine Written by H.G. Wells YEP LOVE ME SOME WELLS, TOO
31. The Stars My Destination Written by Alfred Bester YEP
32. Slan Written by A.E. Van Vogt NOPE but read some other stuff
33. Neuromancer Written by William Gibson YEP and met him repeatedly; such a sweet guy. I was in Book Warehouse one day and saw him browsing the SciFi section. Took a quick look, and no Gibson. I caught his eye and said, “They must have sold out.”
34. Ender’s Game Written by Orson Scott Card YEP
35. In Conquest Born Written by C.S. Friedman NOPE
36. Lord of Light Written by Roger Zelazny NOPE Can’t stand the bugger, actually
37. Eon Written by Greg Bear NOPE
38. Dragonflight Written by Anne McCaffrey NOPE
39. Journey to the Center of the Earth Written by Jules Verne YEP
40. Stranger in a Strange Land Written by Robert Heinlein YEP, adequate
41. Cosm Written by Gregory Benford NOPE
42. The Voyage of the Space Beagle Written by A.E. Van Vogt NOPE
43. Blood Music Written by Greg Bear NOPE
44. Beggars in Spain Written by Nancy Kress NOPE
45. Omnivore Written by Piers Anthony NOPE
46. I, Robot Written by Isaac Asimov YEP
47. Mission of Gravity Written by Hal Clement NOPE
48. To Your Scattered Bodies Go Written by Philip Jose Farmer YEP, although I cannot say he’s the greatest prose stylist the universe has ever seen.
49. Brave New World Written by Aldous Huxley YEP; it is slowly becoming nonfiction. E, anyone?
50. The Man Who Folded Himself Written by David Gerrold YES
51. 1984 Written by George Orwell YES; also becoming nonfiction, although only in the US so far
52. The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyl And Mr. Hyde Written by Robert Louis Stevenson YEP but I agree with his wife that Markheim was superior.
53. Snow Crash Written by Neal Stephenson YEP
54. Flesh Written by Philip Jose Farmer NOPE
55. Cities in Flight Written by James Blish NOPE
56. Shadow of the Torturer Written by Gene Wolfe NOPE
57. Startide Rising Written by David Brin NOPE
58. Triton Written by Samuel R. Delany NOPE but have read other stuff
59. Stand on Zanzibar Written by John Brunner NOPE
60. A Clockwork Orange Written by Anthony Burgess NOPE
61. Fahrenheit 451 Written by Ray Bradbury YEP
62. A Canticle For Leibowitz Written by Walter Miller NOPE but I have heard so much about it that I damn well should.
63. Flowers for Algernon Written by Daniel Keyes NOPE
64. No Blade of Grass Written by John Christopher NOPE
65. The Postman Written by David Brin NOPE
66. Dhalgren Written by Samuel Delany NOPE
67. Berserker Written by Fred Saberhagen NOPE although it sounds familiar. Then again, maybe that’s because of the crowd I hang out with?
68. Flatland Written by Edwin Abbot YEP; it should really be published on a single sheet of paper, don’t you think?
69. Planiverse Written by A.K. Dewdney NOPE
70. Dragon’s Egg Written by Robert L. Forward NOPE
71. Downbelow Station Written by C.J. Cherryh NOPE
72. Dawn Written by Octavia E. Butler YEP
73. Puppet Masters Written by Robert Heinlein YEP one of his better works
74. The Doomsday Book Written by Connie Willis NOPE
75. Forever War Written by Joe Haldeman NOT SURE
76. Deathbird Stories Written by Harlan Ellison YEP, own several copies actually. The Whimper of Whipped Dogs isn’t becoming nonfiction; it never was fiction.
77. Roadside Picnic Written by Boris Strugatsky & Arkady Strugatsky NOPE78. The Snow Queen Written by Joan Vinge YEP
79. The Martian Chronicles Written by Ray Bradbury YEP
80. Drowned World Written by J.G. Ballard NOPE
81. Cat’s Cradle Written by Kurt Vonnegut NOPE
82. Red Mars Written by Kim Stanley Robinson NOPE
83. Upanishads Written by Various NOT WHOLLY
84. Alice in Wonderland Written by Lewis Carroll YEP and have the original illustrations too
85. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Written by Douglas Adams NOPE AND QUIT BUGGING ME ABOUT IT, OKAY?
86. The Lathe of Heaven Written by Ursula K. Le Guin NOPE
87. The Midwich Cuckoos Written by John Wyndham YEP88. Mutant Written by Henry Kuttner YEP, loved it!
89. Solaris Written by Stanislaw Lem NOPE
90. Ralph 124C41+ Written by Hugo Gernsback NOPE
91. I Am Legend Written by Richard Matheson YEP
92. Timescape Written by Gregory Benford NOPE
93. The Demolished Man Written by Alfred Bester NOPE
94. War with the Newts Written by Karl Kapek NOPE
95. Mars Written by Ben Bova YEP I think, but not totally sure
96. Brain Wave Written by Poul Anderson NOPE
97. Hyperion Written by Dan Simmons NOPE, but he was a great horse.
98. The Andromeda Strain Written by Michael Crichton YEP, Crichton isn’t as bad as they say, actually. Or wasn’t.
99. Camp Concentration Written by Thomas Disch NOPE but have read plenty of other stuff
100. A Princess of Mars Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs YEP
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