When the new version of V first showed up, I was surprisingly hopeful. Back when it was simply a theory, I had little interest in a reboot of the camp alien drama, especially since reworking anything that Marc Singer has been a part of is pure folly. Like many of our recent trips back to the '80s, there is too serious an air at work here, but the first few episodes were actually rather … [Read more...]
The mind of Philip Jose Farmer is a dangerous place to play around. Author of dozens of science-fiction novels, winner of as many awards, and general legend in his own time, Farmer has created some of the most mesmerizing worlds in print, and some of the most compelling characters you'll find to populate them. Syfy's Riverworld is a kind of mashing of the original work, and the final result is … [Read more...]
