Mostly movies (and a little TV)

Not so inconceivable: Geek touchstone The Princess Bride is coming to Broadway. Not sure how to feel about that... though I guess if Monty Python can make the transition intact, the Dread Pirate Westley can do it.

Game nowhere near over: Geek filmmaker -- and creator of many a cinematic geek touchstone -- Steven Spielberg is jumping into gaming as a hands-on producer. I do suspect that games are going to morph more into serious interactive fiction or a new kind of community art -- or both; think massive multiparticipant entertainment -- and the involvement of one of Hollywood’s biggest players could well be a step in that direction. I have no doubt that there will be great Xer artists whose medium is what we would consider “a game.”

Must-see skiffy: Writer John Scalzi has published his book The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies, in which he chooses his geek film canon, the 50 “most significant” SF films of all time. The list is posted at John’s blog, but you should buy the book too, cuz John’s a cool guy and has lots of interesting things to say about movies and SF. (I’ve been on panels at SF conventions with John, and have heard him speak about SF movies -- he knows his stuff.)

Remembered to Gallifrey, at last: The BBC is making a Doctor Who for grownups. About bloody time the Beeb realized which side its toast is buttered on.