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A Good Year for Scifi and Fantasy

This is a good year for science fiction and fantasy. This summer Unfettered, an epic anthology of scifi and fantasy short stories by over 20 authors will be released. If you haven’t gotten your copy, I think there are a few of the hardback trade editions still available at grimoakpress.com. Terry Brooks will release his … Continue reading »

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New Mid-Season TV Shows for Winter/Spring 2013

With all of your favorite fall shows on winter break, what’s there to watch on tv? Well a new batch of shows are coming to televisions. Sadly some of them are replacing cancelled shows from the fall season. I know there are a couple of the fall shows I will miss. But there’s one or … Continue reading »

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NaNoWriMo Writing Tips from Beauty and the Beast, Grimm, Once Upon a Time, and Arrow

Looking for writing tips for NaNoWriMo? What can your favorite tv shows teach you about writing? Quite a lot as long as you remember that tv shows are only written for the sense of sight, but novels need to appeal to all of the senses. Here are a few of my current favorites and a … Continue reading »

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New TV Shows to Keep an Eye On

This time of year, we are bombarded with new tv shows as well as all of our favorite shows returning for another season. There’s so much content available, it can be hard to decide what to watch. Obviously you know your opinion of returning shows, but what about all of these new ones? Here are … Continue reading »

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Haven’s explaination for the blackouts in Revolution and other theories

Did you see the season premier of Haven? This contains spoilers, so don’t read on if you don’t want to see spoilers about Haven or Revolution or FlashForward.

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A Revolution in the Dark: Review of Revolution Pilot with Spoilers

Back in July I shared a post about upcoming scifi and fantasy tv shows for 2012-2013. One of those shows was a new series on NBC called Revolution. I recently saw a preview for it on Hulu, and I am hooked.

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A Grimm New Season (contains spoilers)

The tv show, Grimm, had a lot to prove during its first season. Cop/detective shows with a quirky supernatural element are everywhere these days. At first I was disappointed with season 1 because it was mostly the “monster”/murder of the episode for a good portion of the season. That said, I must add that I prefer … Continue reading »

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What I Have Learned About Writing From the TV Show, Glee

Each week, the Glee Club performs a series of songs. Some of the students in the Glee Club are better than others. The stars like to shine. But the advisor of the Glee Club ensures that all of the member get their chance to be a star. The best singer isn’t the only person to … Continue reading »

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Science Fiction (#scifi) and Fantasy TV Shows for 2012-2013 (Possible Spoilers)

Wondering what science fiction (scifi) and fantasy tv shows will be on the air in the 2012-2013 season? Me too. So I have compiled a list with plot summaries and my personal notes. I hope you find something fantastic to watch in the upcoming year!

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Review: Game of Thrones and True Blood (spoilers)

I have a love/hate relationship with books that become tv shows. If I watch the tv show first, the book is less interesting to read (because I already know what happens). But if I read the book first, I hate it when they change something major for the tv show. It seems like season one typically follows the … Continue reading »

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