Science Fiction
'Charlie Jade' recap: 'Ouroboros'
Charlie told me once, everybody breaks. But he never did. Not once. – Karl Lubinsky And so the story of Charlie Jade, a story one half-hour in the future, comes to a close. A bittersweet ending for sure – there was a lot of story left to tell – but a satisfying end to twenty [...] Continue →
'Charlie Jade' recap: 'Bedtime Story'
Forget it, Jade. It’s Cape City. Remember what Charlie does for a living? In case it’s been so long that it’s slipped your mind, this week’s episode should refresh your memory. Back in his own bed and his own universe, lying beside Jasmine, Charlie finds himself unable to sleep. He’s anxious and confused and guilty, [...] Continue →
'Charlie Jade' recap: 'Spin'
Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the wickedness of their fathers. – Nehemiah 9:2 Remember when we thought 01 Boxer was the epitome of evil? Sure, 01 is a crazy bastard and has killed more than his share of people, but [...] Continue →
'Charlie Jade' recap: 'The Shortening of the Way'
How do you sneeze? You just let yourself. Maybe your head hurts because you don’t like seeing the invisible people. Like, it doesn’t ‘hurt to breathe, but f you hold your breath you’re going to get a headache and then you just have to breathe anyway. So just let it happen. – Jedi Jody W00t! [...] Continue →
Wolfgang Peterson Off "Ender's Game" Adaptation
Anyone who’s delved much at all into science fiction books will have already heard of Orson Scott Card and his magnificent book, Ender’s Game. It was one of my early favorites. I think my sister used to read it like once a year. I never got really caught up in the sequels but that first book was everything that’s good about science fiction writing. Continue →
"The Day The Earth Stood Still" Being Mutilated For Remake
The guys over at AICN got their hands on a script for the Keanu Reeves starring remake of “The Day The Earth Stood Still” and the reviews are not good. In fact, the reviewer, Uncapie, was so upset he threw the script against the wall. Continue →
Pilot being written for 'Children of Men' TV show
This is one of the more intriguing ideas of a television show that I’ve seen this year so far, except for perhaps Dollhouse and Fringe. And I’ll have more Dollhouse information coming out pretty soon, just been swamped with other things. The executive producer for Battlestar Galactica, David Eick, is working on a pilot script [...] Continue →
The Friday Question – Science Fiction
A special Friday Question this week in honor of Arthur C. Clarke, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 90. A true science fiction author who helped bring us 2001: A Space Odyssey, he was responsible for the idea of satellites orbiting the Earth. 2001 was a movie that I will never forget [...] Continue →
'Serenity: Better Days' releasing this week
Not being a graphic novel reader until just recently, I’ve apparently missed out on A LOT of good stuff, one of them being the ongoing saga of one of my favorite sci-fi shows of all-time: Firefly. To give a little background to you sad folks who haven’t seen Firefly, or even the subsequent movie Serenity, [...] Continue →
Lance Henriksen not in X-Files 2
*BONG* That sound you hear is from the Bell of Recantation. It’s something new here at A Mike Life, never before having been rung. Apparently, all the internet rumor sites out there got it wrong. Not shocking I guess, the X-Files 2 plot is being kept tightly under wraps, so it’s no wonder things got [...] Continue →