Read “My Least Favorite Martian” at 512 Words or Fewer According to Wikipedia: My Favorite Martian was produced at the same time as other situation comedies that featured characters who could do extraordinary things, as a parody of the standard…
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SnoutCast #180: How the Goodwins Met Your Mother
We set out to do a show on subverting expectations–narrative and otherwise–but our conversation with TV writer Chris Harris took a slightly different direction and ended up (wait for it) subverting our expectations. WHAT. (Colophon: this is what it sounds…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Hang a Lantern on It”
And just in case you don’t know what that phrase means… http://youtu.be/AMBL4rzlZjQ Read “Hang a Lantern on It” at 512 Words or Fewer
Friday Flash Fiction: “Not Necessarily Genre”
Okay, yeah, I’ll admit it: I pictured Hugh Laurie as Professor Glendor while I was writing this. And possibly Shelley Conn as Jodette Shah. (Feel free to cast your favorite redhead as Anne. I’d go with Amy Adams… but I…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Wizard and Robot”
Today’s story was inspired by this photo. Believe it… or not! Speaking of science fiction police procedurals, I watched the very promising pilot for Continuum this week. My three main observations: Wearable tech is awesomesauce. William B. Davis looks even…
SnoutCast #137: Resonance
Happy 25th anniversary, Star Trek: The Next Generation! [ Download mp3 – 26 MB ] 00:59 – “24th-century”01:36 – only one of us is a Trekkie02:47 – we are old people05:06 – a guy named Kirk07:23 – what is the…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Birds and Bogeys”
I can neither confirm nor deny that today’s story was inspired in part by Terra Nova and The Light of Other Days. Read “Birds and Bogeys” at 512 Words or Fewer
SnoutCast #133: One Hundred Years Ago, in a Place Called Yorkshire…
And now for something completely different: Downton MOTHERFUCKING Abbey. [Buy DVD from Amazon] [ Download mp3 – 22 MB ] 00:59 – “proper”01:43 – in which we practise binge viewing02:43 – DeeAnn’s reasons for enjoyment04:58 – Curtis likes science fiction08:59…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Back to School”
Hey, anybody remember that “Jack & Bobby” show from a few years back? Yeah, neither do I. Read “Back to School” at 512 Words or Fewer
Friday Flash Fiction: “Midnight Radio”
Say, have you seen Hedwig and the Angry Inch? It’s a pretty good show with great music. (Also, trivia: John Cameron Mitchell once played an evil nerd on an episode of MacGyver. That still blows my mind.) Read “Midnight Radio”…