http://gagglefrak.com it means whatever you think it means Thu, 15 May 2008 19:28:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's a great interview with Joss Whedon in the L.A. Times about his latest TV project, due out in January -- Dollhouse -- which he will be writing, directing, and producing, at least at first. Dollhouse will star Eliza Dushku (Faith from Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and FOX has apparently guaranteed ... http://gagglefrak.com/television/dollhouse/welcome-to-whedons-dollhouse/ "Ahem. We have to go to war now. Please stop that." - Dracula to Xander & Renee "That is, in fact, a giant Godzilla woman wreaking havoc on your minions." - Buffy to Toru This issue is brutal on the first page, brutal on the last page, and brutal right ... http://gagglefrak.com/comics/buffy-season-8/buffy-season-8-issue-14/ In every group of friends, there's inevitably an asshole that the rest of the friends only tolerate. (According to Dane Cook, if you have to ask who it is in your group, then odds are, it's YOU.) Well the same is true in the world of comic books ... http://gagglefrak.com/comics/the-6-creepiest-comic-book-characters-of-all-time/ Here's an early sneak peek at Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel series, due to launch in December 2008. Eric Stoltz has signed on to play "Daniel Graystone, a wealthy computer engineer who, after an emotionally crippling family tragedy, uses his technological wizardry to forever change the future of Caprica." In ... http://gagglefrak.com/television/battlestar-galactica/caprica-let-the-casting-begin/ I saw an odd parallel between the two major plot lines in this week's episode of Battlestar Galactica. The title is "Faith," but I almost feel like it should have been "The Crossing." Allow me to explain ... Roslin hears a fellow cancer patient (Nana Visitor of Deep Space ... http://gagglefrak.com/television/battlestar-galactica/bsg-faith/ Marvel.com did a cool thing with Astonishing X-Men #1, in honor of the Giant-Sized final issue of the Whedon/Cassaday run, due in stores on May 28th. It's been a great 24 issues so far, and if you haven't read this series yet, I encourage you to buy the trade ... http://gagglefrak.com/comics/astonishing-x-men-1-animated-comic/ A very good friend of mine, Craig DiLouie, recently published a book of speculative fiction titled The Thin White Line: A History of the 2012 Avian Flu Pandemic in Canada. As the subtitle pretty much spells it out, this book describes what might happen in Canada if bird flu ... http://gagglefrak.com/books/the-thin-white-line/ Apparently, the past isn't all that important. It's all about the future, baby! At least, that's what I took away from this week's episode of Battlestar Galactica. For instance, Gaius Christ is helping his followers dismiss the past by convincing them that the twelve gods of the colonies ... http://gagglefrak.com/television/battlestar-galactica/bsg-the-road-less-traveled/ But why quibble? No matter what you call this movie, Iron Man rocked. (The following review is all qualitative, and does NOT contain any spoilers.) First of all, I'll say it, even though you've already heard it from a thousand other people. This movie is what it is because of ... http://gagglefrak.com/movies/more-like-gold-titanium-alloy-man/ Would you like a free book? Of course you would. I do. Well, between now and May 13th, to celebrate the pending release of Invincible, the final chapter in the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force series, Random House and Del Rey are letting the general public ... http://gagglefrak.com/books/want-a-free-star-wars-book/