While Chris Moneymaker received a lot of credit for the modern poker boom, the reality is that without the invention of the hole card cam, the World Series of Poker that year…
Author: Chris McQuillan
Runnin' the joint since 1997.
EVE Online: A Sure-Fire Way to Ruin Your Life
I recently made a serious mistake. Â I reactivated my account with EVE Online after a four-year absence, and became – almost immediately – hooked again. A MMORPG, the game is without…
Awful Trailer of the Day
Prometheus. Doesn’t exactly look great, does it? Www.PrometheusForum.net – Watch a funny movie here
Nimoy set for Trek 2 role?
Rumours abound that Leonard Nimoy could reprise his role as Spock (in some capacity) in the upcoming ‘Star Trek’ sequel. On Twitter, the actor wrote, “Humans. Please advise, does “˜talking’ sound like “˜appearing?’”…
New ‘Doctor Who’ Series 7 Trailer
Just a little clip. Â Do enjoy!
Why The Decline?
Stargate Universe. Firefly. Angel. Bionic Woman. Invasion. Jericho. Terra Nova. Etc. Etc. Etc. The list is pretty much endless. The last ten years have seen a vast array of science fiction blast…
Del Toro ‘Out’ of Next Trek Film
Latest rumours emerging suggest that a deal with Benico Del Toro to appear in the upcoming Star Trek film is now dead in the water.
Dark Prophecy Trailer
CSI creator Anthony Zuiker is launching the second part of his book trilogy. The novel is titled Dark Prophecy. Released on October 14th, we’ve attached a rather spiffy looking trailer for it.
Stargate Universe – Season Two Trailer
The guys over at the SGU trailer editing department really do deserve an Oscar. Another top quality promo. Very psyched for the new season, now.
X-Factor’s Rhydian in War of the Worlds
Ask me a year ago, and I’d have argued that the chances of Rhydian appearing in the War of the Worlds live musical were a million to one. Okay, excuse the pun,…
Using an iPad to create holograms
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo. Well worth a watch. Fantastic, intriguing and downright clever.
New Stargate Universe Trailer
Admittedly, it’s not brand spanking new. But hadn’t seen it before, and I thought it looked pretty cool!
The World’s First Klingon Opera
I instantly expected this to be in Nevada, for some reason, but no! It’s coming from the Netherlands. The opera is written entirely in Klingon, and features an array of very suspect…
Introducing: American deep-fried Coca-Cola
Yep, you read that right. Texans have invented the fastest way of growing obese known to mankind: deep fried Coca Cola. According to StudentBeans.org, “The calorific treat involves deep-frying Coca-Cola flavoured batter,…
Five ways to ruin a perfectly good sci-fi show
Sci-Fi has a long and proud history of cancellation. Perfectly good shows (and plenty of plain awful shows) have seen the axe for a multitude of different reasons. Let’s take a look…
Two asteroids skim past Earth today
According to The Economist (and NASA), two asteroids are due to pass closer to Earth than the moon today. Neither object is big enough to pose any threat to the planet, and…