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John Scalzi Rates SciFi Movies by Their EXPLOSIONS!
Wed, Jul 1 | from blogs.amctv.com
Celebrate Independence Day with John Scalzi, who's compiled a list of scifi movies, such as Star Wars and Alien, that contain the Biggest Damn Explosions this side of Alderaan. This Saturday, it's July 4, when America celebrates its independence from Britain by blowing things up real go...
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John Scalzi - Relax. Transformers Is Not the End of Cinema as We Know It
Second question first: Sure, it's science fiction. It's got giant robots from space. We put robots into space, but giant robots from space? That's not something you see in the real world, much less giant robots from space who can fold themselves into GM products. Thus: science fiction. I thin...
Wed, Jun 24 | from blogs.amctv.com
John Scalzi - SNL Actors Plus SciFi Movies Equals Box Office Death
That said, Ferrell's science fiction belly flop shouldn't come as a huge surprise: History has shown us that when you combine Saturday Night Live alumni with science fiction cinema, what you often -- indeed, usually -- get is a big fat flop. Truly, scifi and SNL are two great tastes that go a...
Wed, Jun 10 | from blogs.amctv.com
Tor offers free short stories, comics and art
Tor, one of the largest publishers of science fiction, fantasy and horror, has a large collection of short stories and art available for free on its website. Available stories are provided by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, ...
Wed, Jun 10 | from Examiner.com
Literary Tweets: 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter
CA A sample tweet: @scalzi - John Scalzi is the author of eight novels, including “Old Man's War,” “The Last Colony,” and “Agent to the Stars.” He's also written a variety of short fiction and a number of nonfiction books, including “The Rough Guide to ...
Fri, May 8 | from Mashable!
Book Review: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
Author: John Scalzi Book: Old Man’s War Genre: Sci Fi Julia Rating: 10 Comments: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi is a well written Sci Fi adventure that made me look at old people from a new angle. The idea behind it is, if you are old (75 years to be exact), what would you do to be young [...]
Sat, Apr 25 | from Book News and Reviews
Opinion: 2009 Hugo Award Nominees
Best Novel Anathem, by Neal Stephenson The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow Saturn's Children, by Charles Stross Zoe's Tale, by John Scalzi Best Editor, Long Form Lou Anders Ginjer Buchanan David G. Hartwell Beth Meacham Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Thu, Mar 19 | from joesherry (Blogspot)
My New Twitter Flock
I reached out to a college friend and accomplished Twitterer, John Scalzi, for some advice. Mr. Scalzi, a best-selling author of science-fiction books including "Old Man's War," has 3380 followers and follows only one person, the friend who invited him ...
Fri, Mar 13 | from Wall Street Journal
John Henry was an Audiobook-Readin’ Man
CT Not surprisingly, authors who have more willingly entered the 21st century, such as Cory Doctorow, John Scalzi, Neil Gaiman, and Wil Wheaton, have attacked Blount’s argument with gusto. Wil even provides an amusing side-by-side audio comparison (MP3) ...
Sat, Feb 28 | from Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
John Scalzi - Passing Judgment on Indiana Jones and Other Pseudo-SciFi Movies
Winner of the Hugo Award and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, John Scalzi is the author of The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies and the novels Old Man's War and Zoe's Tale. He's also the editor of METAtropolis, an audiobook anthology on Audible.com. His column appears every Thursday.
Thu, Jan 8 | from blogs.amctv.com
Podcast: Requiem for Ficlets.com
And there were so many ficlets that many of them went without getting responses entirely. The problem was exacerbated by the way ficlets tended to get pushed off the front page by more ficlets, but paradoxically the ficleting community may just not have been large enough to support all pos...
Sat, Jan 3 | from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
John Scalzi - Old Man's War (Book Review)
Old Man's War" (Amazon: UK, USA) by John Scalzi Format: Paperback, 320 pages Publisher: TOR Books Then Maggie turned, faced the planet that would kill her, and like the good professor of Eastern religions that she used to be, she composed jisei, the death poem, in the haiku form.
Mon, Oct 13 | from sf-fantasy-books (Blogspot)
Opinion: Old Man's War
Awards, etc: Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2006; Finalist, 2006 Locus Award for Best First Novel; Featured selection, The Science Fiction Book Club (Winter 2005); Featured selection, Barnes & Noble Explorations (December 2005); A "Sci Fi Essential" book (January 2006)
Mon, Oct 13 | from Books by John Scalzi
Opinion: Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
I posted my review of Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (US, UK, Canada) over at FantasyBookSpot. I have to say that this one is Scalzi's best book yet and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll be getting a Questions Five interview within him soon. Review excerpt:
Sat, Aug 16 | from Neth Space
SciFi Surplus Podcast #042 Council
Topics: Speedracer, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible, Atlantis, Cloverfield, Fashion On the show: Casey Vince Stephanie Jeromy John Casey: The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi Vince: Speedracer Talk Casey: SciFi Finder Application Casey: SFS Beta Dollhouse Trailer Updated Source Whedon’s “D...
Tue, May 20 | from SciFi Surplus
SciFi Surplus Podcast #024 Council
The Council of Great Relevance. Topics this week: Harry Potter Movies, Religion in Speculative Fiction, “Old Man’s War” by John Scalzi, Superman Movies, Farscape Webisodes. This weeks Council Members: Casey, Vince, Jenica, Mark, Randy, Jeromy If you would like participate in the Coun...
Thu, Mar 20 | from SciFi Surplus
SciFi Surplus Podcast #022
Interview: Christiana Ellis (Space Casey). Topics: Smallville, Supernatural, Star Trek, Jericho, American Film Institute, “Old Man’s War,” John Scalzi Thank you for taking time to listen to us. This is show number 22 and it’s a doosie. We’ve got a special guest today and one of the funnest...
Sun, Mar 9 | from SciFi Surplus
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