Psycho Killer

In the past handful of days, a couple of big-time SF franchises have announced new products - a TV series from Battlestar Galactica and a new Star Trek movie.  In both cases, these are prequels, and I'm of two very very different opinions on these.

Battlestar Galactica is spinning off Caprica, which will be set a half-century before the current BSG timeline.  The new show will focus on two families, one of which will be the Adamas;  the development of the first Cylons will be prominent in the new series' stories.  I'm excited about this.  I think BSG is one of the best-written and best-acted shows on TV, and while the season two finale wasn't to my liking, I'm anxiously awaiting the new episodes.

After the spectacular successes of Nemesis and Enterprise, Paramount has decided that the best way for Star Trek to continue is to boldly go ... back to where it all started 4 decades ago.  An original series prequel, documenting the first meeting between Kirk and Spock and the rest.  Woo.  This sounds more like Schaivo Trek.  Dead, but no one's willing to say it.

Black Coffee in Bed

Saw Silent Hill today.  Good enough, but it blew apart about 15 minutes from the end.  Plenty of exceedingly creepy visuals, like our ol' poor-impulse-control-havin' pal Pyramid Head.

Added two cast-iron skillets to my kitchen stuff collection, and broke them in with seared steaks and home fries tonight.  Gone too long without those items, and the dinner was really good.

After clobbering the Fort Wayne Freedom 65-32 last night, the Lexington Horsemen are still unbeaten this season.  So are, darnit, the Sioux Falls Storm.  Bleah.

The Legends are on top of the Northern Division of the SAL - won both games in today's doubleheader.

Tomorrow ... whew.  Spykeetom has a performance at Palomar Baptist Church.  I'm looking forward to hearing her sing with the chorus, but not the rest of the event.