• Son of a…… So Universal didn’t stop releasing Sliders on DVD after the 3rd season release in 2005 after all. They’ve suddenly announced the pending release of season 4. Excellent. Now, if only Sony would release the second (and last) season of Ned & Stacey, Fox would release the last 3 seasons of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the last 2 seasons of The Bob Newhart Show, the second (and last) season of The Loop, Warner would release ANYTHING beyond the first season of Everwood (heck, they need to release the first season of Everwood CORRECTLY), anything beyond the first season of Night Court (best of collections DON’T count), BBC would release the second (and last) season of Manchild, MGM would release ANYTHING beyond the first season of the new Outer Limits series (and stop constantly re-releasing the classic Outer Limits). I think that covers the series that have had partial releases then dropped off the face of the earth. Oh, and Sony, get going on those Parker Lewis Can’t Lose sets. Seriously. It’s my mostest wanted series on DVD that is yet to get any release.
• I’m 2 chapters into a fascinating book I picked up yesterday. I had a 40% off coupon for Borders to burn off and did my usual perusal through the Media book section. I stumbled upon a new book titled Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of the WB and UPN. I’m a TV nerd, and knew the broad strokes of the story and some of the players involved, but this book covers it in such wonderful detail and insight. The WB was my favorite network during the majority of its 12 year run, so it’s interesting to find out how things really went down behind-the-scenes. The book is well written and has already revealed far more than I ever knew about the formation of the networks. I’ll be reading this book during my meals (my typical routine) with great interest over the next week or two. Highly recommended.
• Happy birthday to the transistor - 60 years old yesterday
• Arthur Clarke has released a brief video on his 90th birthday (the man just keep on going…)
• Speaking of Arthur Clarke, it looks like Morgan Freeman continues his quest to get the Rama movie made.
• Here’s an amusing write-up on why you should make the upgrade from Vista to XP. I agree with many things it said. I made this upgrade on both my home desktop and work laptop, and was very happy after having done so.
• Speaking of which, PC Mag has named Vista the #1 tech disappointment of 2007.
• A funny cop story
• A perfectly executed jump
• I Am Legend had no trouble at the box office
• Unknown actress Gemma Arterton has been cast as the next Bond girl
• I’ve got more reviews rolling in, just not as fast as I’d hoped (raise your hands, all you who are surprised)

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