A podcast! It’s an idea that I have been knocking around for some time now, but I have finally settled down to see it come to fruition. I have the equipment, I have the knowledge – or at least the naivety, and I even have a cohost. Now there ain’t nothin’ more to it than to...
Gary Con IV was grea...
posted by Red
I know this is post is coming in late, but I just wanted to say, Gary Con IV was awesome this last March! What is Gary Con? Gary Con is the annual memorial convention held at Lake Geneva, Wisconson to honor the father of role-playing, Gary Gygax. Among the folk who put this convention...
The Thing They Broug...
posted by Red
The Thing They Brought Back By C.M. Parish “…of such worlds and suns as shine on the telescopes and photographic plates of our observatories. This was no breath from the skies whose motions and dimensions our astronomers measure or deem too vast to...
Dear Mr. Lucas …NOOOO!
posted by Red
Right on the heels of my listing episodes IV through VI of the Star Wars franchise among my top sci-fi flicks of all time, George Lucas has decided to, yet again, wreak havoc with my memories. For those of you who follow the franchise, you already know where I am going with this, but if you have not been keeping tabs on the changes being inflicted upon these first three releases, allow me to get you caught up to date. Rumors have been rampant surrounding a change in the scene leading up to Darth Vader turning on the Emperor to save his estranged son. In Return of the Jedi, after Luke refuses to embrace the power of the dark...
Why Old School?
posted by Red
So one of the most loaded questions I think a gamer can ask at any given point in time, why play the older editions of a game when there are newer editions available. Oh it has sparked many a heated debate. There are many reasons I could name but first and foremost, if I were honest, it...
Top 10 Sci-Fi Movies
posted by Red
Okay, well you knew it was coming, the inevitable top ten lists. Every now and then I like to ponder upon and quantify various criteria of the last century; among these items are books, comics, games, and yes, movies. How do I judge them? More or less it’s based upon how much thought and time I think have been put into these projects. Overall though, it comes down to this, how much fun did I have with them and can I go back to them again? So without further delay, I give you the top ten science fiction movies of the twentieth century! 10. Alien – Aboard the Nostromo, a crew must race against time to exterminate an...
Gencon 2011, The Wee...
posted by Red
Hello again true believers, another Gencon has come and gone. I’m not going to say there weren’t a few hiccups during it all as there always are. I managed to get lost before ever leaving Chicago as I tried to pick up my Star Frontiers co-gm, Justin. Then the two of us took...