Comments on: io9: firehose o’ scifi

By: Dunc

Dunc — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:41:24 +0000

Pitch Black would’ve sucked if it didn’t have Claudia Black in it. Personally, I find the mere presence of Claudia sufficient to offset almost any degree of suckage.

By: Lugosi

Lugosi — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:08:31 +0000

A couple of days ago there was a debate over whether the Enterprise was built in orbit or on Earth. They actually have a post that tackles the topic.

By: Quiet_Desperation

Quiet_Desperation — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:38:04 +0000

Pitch Black was put together competently enough, but, seriously, was it fundamentally any different from Jason wandering around a park killing teenagers?

I’m one of the few who thought the sequel was better. Not good, but better.

Then again, I liked The Fountain, so what do I know?

By: ZZMike

ZZMike — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:13:49 +0000

Kevin: Also take a look at Charles Stross. He’s first-rate.

By: Michael Lonergan

Michael Lonergan — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:47:11 +0000

Very cool, I had the time, and i saw. I would have never learned of “The Curious Dr. Humpps” if you hadn’t posted this. Thank you, BA.

By: Arnaud

Arnaud — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:16:02 +0000

Eh, Pitch Black was ace!

Kevin, you should try the Brits. You probably know Ian Banks but people like Iain Macleod, Alastair Reynolds or China Mieville are well worth a look.

And let’s not forget Neal Asher…

By: andy

andy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:15:57 +0000

Pitch Black was a very fun movie, even if the setting made no sense from an astrophysical or biological standpoint.

The sequel on the other hand… the trailer looked so mindbogglingly bad I still haven’t seen it.