SF Signal: SF Tidbits for 9/30/06

SF Tidbits for 9/30/06

Dragon movie season is open. First Eragon, then Termeraire, now Warner Bros. picked up the rights to Here, There Be Dragons, an upcoming children's book by James A. Owen. [via Cinematical]
John Picacio shows off his cover for the Del Rey reprint of Robert A. Heinlein's Red Planet.
Sean Wallace of Cosmos Books is all ready with the cover for Science Fiction: The Best of the Year 2007.
Meme Therapy asks about Science Fiction Ethical Dilemmas (Part 2).
Edgar Allan Poe's last words: "Lord help my poor soul."
Spike TV has canceled Blade.
The Top 10 SF Fraternity or Sorority Names.
Collecting the best from around the web: Solar Flare is hosting The Greatest Show In The Galaxy #5.
My Apologetics talks about The Science in Science Fiction - Part 1.

Unbelievable, Spike cancels the only decent orginal show it has going. I swear I will never understand the folks who run these channels, and I guess what mainstream TV has to offer is just plain crap. Thank goodness that BG is coming back on.

Posted by Tim on Saturday September 30, 2006 at 1:38 AM

Sadly, TV has never been about quality. It's about advertising dollars.

Posted by John on Saturday September 30, 2006 at 11:29 AM

You need a state funded tv network like the BBC. No adverts, and pretty good TV.

Posted by James on Monday October 02, 2006 at 9:34 AM

State funded TV? Why should my taxes be raised to support that, exactly? Shouldn't the state stick to areas NOT handled by corporations? Is TV a necessity, like health care or water? I suppose you could arguments about it being an opiate for the masses, but still.

As you might imagine, I'm not a big fan of the US NEA either.

Posted by ScottSh on Monday October 02, 2006 at 12:27 PM