Month: May 2018

Inspired by Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, “Troll Bridge” isn’t like most other films – it’s spent over a decade in production, and is entirely fan-made. Such a project may sound like it’s cursed to remain in limbo forever, but the film now has a trailer and is being submitted to festivals around the world. Between this and the upcoming Good Omens adaptation, it appears 2019 may be Pratchett’s time to shine. In the meantime, “Troll Bridge” is available for pre-order thanks to crowdfunding – but a Blu-ray is going to set you back $85.

“Trailer Surfaces For Fan-Made Discworld Film”,  Tom Blunt, signature

Tor.com reports

Break out the celebratory lasagna—The Expanse has been saved! The show will move over to Amazon’s streaming service after its third season ends on Syfy. Jeff Bezos made the announcement himself last night, after a panel at the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference, which featured three of the show’s stars, Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, and Cas Anvar, along with showrunner Naren Shankar.

Anvar, who has been especially vocal in the #SaveTheExpanse campaign, filmed the announcement and posted it on Twitter.

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We’re going to try a discussion about what’s new and old in SF. We will also look at the resurgence of the novella.

We ask you to:
(a) select something new (post 2010) that’s interesting SF,
(b) to pick something pre 1970 that’s worth (re)visiting

and be ready to talk about your selection for two (2) minutes.

 

We suggest people have a listen to the discussion on novellas in the first 11 minutes of the recent Coode St Podcast (https://jonathanstrahan.podbean.com/e/episode-330-books-reading-and-wolves/) to prepare for the Critical Mass. As usual, 6:45 for a 7pm start on the first Wednesday at kappys, 22 Compton St near the central market.