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Rate John Scalzi Rates SciFi Movies by Their EXPLOSIONS!

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Wed, Jul 1

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By John Scalzi Celebrate Independence Day with John Scalzi, who's compiled a list of scifi movies, such as Star Wars and Alien, that contain the Biggest Damn Explosions this side of Alderaan. This Saturday, it's July 4, when America celebrates its independence from Britain by blowing things up real go...

Rate John Scalzi - Relax. Transformers Is Not the End of Cinema as We Know It

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Wed, Jun 24

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By John Scalzi Second question first: Sure, it's science fiction. It's got giant robots from space. We put robots into space, but giant robots from space? That's not something you see in the real world, much less giant robots from space who can fold themselves into GM products. Thus: science fiction. I thin...

Rate John Scalzi - Who's Your Daddy? Rating SciFi's Movie Fathers

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Wed, Jun 17

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By John Scalzi Just like in real life, scifi fathers come in all shapes and sizes. Which ones are pure evil (Darth Vader) and which are well, incredible (Mr. Incredible)? Father's Day is this Sunday, which made me curious -- as I so often am when a deadline is approaching -- as to how dads are portrayed in scie...

Rate 10 author blogs to follow

Original at Examiner.com external link    Wed, Jun 17

John Scalzi - Book updates, inflammatory comments, and tons of pictures (especially of cats). Don't miss out on the fun and controversial articles Scalzi posts. Patrick Rothfuss - Rothfuss, author of critically acclaimed The Name of the Wind, ...

Rate John Scalzi - SNL Actors Plus SciFi Movies Equals Box Office Death

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Wed, Jun 10

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By John Scalzi That said, Ferrell's science fiction belly flop shouldn't come as a huge surprise: History has shown us that when you combine Saturday Night Live alumni with science fiction cinema, what you often -- indeed, usually -- get is a big fat flop. Truly, scifi and SNL are two great tastes that go a...

Rate Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 10, @02:45PM

Original at Slashdot external link    Wed, Jun 10

John Scalzi is called Joe Scalzi on page 369 and in the index.) It is understandable that most of the information is US centric. Singer has been involved with America's Department of Defense and the American military is one of the few that is spending ...

Rate Tor offers free short stories, comics and art

Original at Examiner.com external link    Wed, Jun 10

Tor, one of the largest publishers of science fiction, fantasy and horror, has a large collection of short stories and art available for free on its website. Available stories are provided by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, ...

Year 2009

 

Rate Literary Tweets: 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter

Original at Mashable! external link    Fri, May 8

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 CA A sample tweet: @scalzi - John Scalzi is the author of eight novels, including “Old Man's War,” “The Last Colony,” and “Agent to the Stars.” He's also written a variety of short fiction and a number of nonfiction books, including “The Rough Guide to ...

Rate Wachowskis and Lucas and Jackman, Oh My! John Scalzi Answers Your SciFi Questions

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Wed, Apr 29

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By John Scalzi John Scalzi hits the mailbag this week, answering your questions about Wolverine's box office potential, George Lucas's contribution to filmmaking and Speed Racer's enduring appeal. This past week my brain has collapsed like the proverbial flan in the cupboard, so rather than think o...

Rate Book Review: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

Original at Book News and Reviews external link    Sat, Apr 25

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By Julia Author: John Scalzi Book: Old Man’s War Genre: Sci Fi Julia Rating: 10 Comments: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi is a well written Sci Fi adventure that made me look at old people from a new angle. The idea behind it is, if you are old (75 years to be exact), what would you do to be young [...]

Rate John Scalzi - A Case Study in Vanity, Courtesy of Battlefield Earth

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Wed, Apr 15

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By John Scalzi Filmmakers in pursuit of pet projects can be dangerous. While some, like Mel Gibson, can turn their Passion into success, others like John Travolta use it to create the worst scifi movie ever. "Hey," a friend said to me last week, "you know something about science fiction movies."

Rate Book Review:Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi

Original at Blogger News Network external link    Tue, Mar 31

I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even if you’re not a science fiction fan, I think you will enjoy it too. Let Others Know About This Post These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Rate Opinion: 2009 Hugo Award Nominees

Original at joesherry (Blogspot) external link    Thu, Mar 19

By jsherry@gmail.com (Joe Sherry) Best Novel Anathem, by Neal Stephenson The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow Saturn's Children, by Charles Stross Zoe's Tale, by John Scalzi Best Editor, Long Form Lou Anders Ginjer Buchanan David G. Hartwell Beth Meacham Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Rate My New Twitter Flock

Original at Wall Street Journal external link    Fri, Mar 13

I reached out to a college friend and accomplished Twitterer, John Scalzi, for some advice. Mr. Scalzi, a best-selling author of science-fiction books including "Old Man's War," has 3380 followers and follows only one person, the friend who invited him ...

Rate Those Wacky Kids and Their 'Watchmen' Humor

Original at Cinematical external link    Thu, Mar 12

 CA Over on his personal blog, sci-fi writer John Scalzi shared this photo of a Seattle theater's ever-so-slightly spoilerish marquee (see above). You can't have a movie event with a high profile like Watchmen without a lot of fans making with the funny. ...

Rate John Henry was an Audiobook-Readin’ Man

Original at Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies external link    Sat, Feb 28

 CT Not surprisingly, authors who have more willingly entered the 21st century, such as Cory Doctorow, John Scalzi, Neil Gaiman, and Wil Wheaton, have attacked Blount’s argument with gusto. Wil even provides an amusing side-by-side audio comparison (MP3) ...

Rate John Scalzi - Two Basic Rules for Headache-Free SciFi in 3D

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Wed, Feb 11

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By John Scalzi Why does this matter? Because movies -- particularly science fiction and fantasy movies -- are going increasingly 3D. Later this year the animated scifi spoof Monsters Vs Aliens will be screening across the U.S. in three-dimensional glory, and then at the end of the year James Cameron has p...

Rate Novelist John Scalzi Expands "Big Idea" Feature into New Literary ...

Original at mediabistro.com external link    Wed, Feb 11

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 NY Novelists John Scalzi and Tobias Buckell joined Tor Books editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden, contributing their ideas about how to interact with readers online. The other panelists had practical advice. Buckell urged writers to avoid the "first impulse to ...

Rate Browsing: Science-fiction books

Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch external link    Sun, Jan 11

  United States - Jan 11, 2009 Agent to the Stars" is a first-contact novel. But as in other John Scalzi novels, nothing is as straightforward as it might be. ...

Rate John Scalzi - Passing Judgment on Indiana Jones and Other Pseudo-SciFi Movies

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Thu, Jan 8

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By John Scalzi Winner of the Hugo Award and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, John Scalzi is the author of The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies and the novels Old Man's War and Zoe's Tale. He's also the editor of METAtropolis, an audiobook anthology on Audible.com. His column appears every Thursday.

Rate Book Review: Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi

Original at Blogger News Network external link    Mon, Jan 5

 - Jan 5, 2009 might arise when dealing with a sentient non-human race. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even if you’re not a science fiction fan, I think you will enjoy it too.

Rate Podcast: Requiem for Ficlets.com

Original at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home external link    Sat, Jan 3

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By Chris Meadows And there were so many ficlets that many of them went without getting responses entirely. The problem was exacerbated by the way ficlets tended to get pushed off the front page by more ficlets, but paradoxically the ficleting community may just not have been large enough to support all pos...

Rate Zoe's Tale

Original at Slashdot external link    Mon, Dec 22

 - stoolpigeon writes "John Scalzi, the author of Hugo Award-nominated science fiction novel Old Man's War, has built what started as a story serialized in his ...

Rate Book Review: Agent To The Stars, by John Scalzi

Original at Blogger News Network external link    Thu, Dec 18

 - Dec 18, 2008 Even if you’re not a science fiction fan, I think you will enjoy it too. You can find your own copy of Agent to the stars at Amazon. ...

Rate Authors, Fans Rally Around Sci-Fi Publisher.

Original at Firefox News external link    Wed, Dec 10

 AZ - Dec 10, 2008 An additional effort was launched by author John Scalzi, who posted a short story online for free. Readers are encouraged to donate to the fund if they like ...

Rate The Last Colony

Original at wiredal (WordPress) external link    Wed, Dec 3

By P. A. Monteiro PS: I wrote this review a while back but I don’t know why it’s taken this long to be published. Sometimes even blogs have slow turnaround times.        The Last Colony (TLC) is John Scalzi’s third book of the Old Man’s War series. I believe that this book was supposed to be it for the series, for a w...

Rate Hyper-Local Bookstore and Author Coordination

Original at mediabistro.com external link    Fri, Nov 14

 NY - Nov 14, 2008 To that end, science fiction author John Scalzi and Jay and Mary's Book Center hit on an innovative, simple way to sell some books. ...

Rate Hyper-Local Bookstore and Author Coordination

Original at mediabistro.com external link    Fri, Nov 14

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As gloomy sales predictions mount, booksellers and authors are fighting to save the holiday season. To that end, science fiction author John Scalzi and Jay and Mary's Book Center hit on an innovative, simple way to sell some books. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media

Rate John Scalzi - Do Science Fiction Movies Still Need Theaters?

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Wed, Nov 12

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By John Scalzi Given what the studios do to keep bringing us to the show, you would think that the main advantage that movie theaters have over home viewing is technological, but this is not entirely true. Chances are you don't have an IMAX theater in your house (and if you do, I'm offended you haven't invit...

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Original at Pajamas Media external link    Thu, Nov 6

NOBODY TELL JOHN SCALZI: Bacon Defeats Fries. UPDATE: Scalzi: "You can’t defeat bacon. You can’t even hope to try."

Rate Worlds Beyond: Gimme that old-time science fiction

Original at Contra Costa Times external link    Sun, Nov 2

 CA - Nov 2, 2008 At the top of that list for me is John Scalzi, who has a new book out ("Zoe's Tale," Tor, $24.95, 336 pages) that brings a different narrator to some of the ...

Rate Who's Getting Your Vote?

Original at Reason Online external link    Wed, Oct 29

Bush out of consideration, what former US president would you most like to have waterboarded? Dude, waterboarding is so 2006. John Scalzi is a science fiction author whose most recent novel, Zoe’s Tale, was published in August. ...

Rate Zoe's Tale, by John Scalzi

Original at joesherry (Blogspot) external link    Mon, Oct 20

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By noreply@blogger.com (Joe Sherry) Zoe’s Tale is a much better novel than I had any expectation it would be. I am very much aware that expectation plays very strongly in how any reader experiences a book. My expectations for The Last Colony were very high and in retrospect I’m not sure Scalzi entirely met them (hey, Old Man’s War...

Rate John Scalzi - The Science Fiction B-Movie Hall of Fame: Submit Your Nominations!

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Fri, Oct 17

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By John Scalzi Not all B-movies are created equal: Every once in a while, you'll find a B-movie that's actually really good. And those are the ones John Scalzi wants to hear about. The great movies of science fiction: The movies that changed the genre -- changed film history -- and may have even had a signifi...

Rate John Scalzi - Do "American" Science Fiction Movies Actually Exist?

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Mon, Oct 13    3 related articles

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By John Scalzi Those are my nominations for "American" science fiction films, as opposed to Hollywood science fiction films. Winner of the Hugo Award and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, John Scalzi is the author of The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies and the novels Old Man's War and Zoe's Tale. H...

Rate John Scalzi - Old Man's War (Book Review)

Original at sf-fantasy-books (Blogspot) external link    Mon, Oct 13

By ThRiNiDiR(noreply@blogger.com) Old Man's War" (Amazon: UK, USA) by John Scalzi Format: Paperback, 320 pages Publisher: TOR Books Then Maggie turned, faced the planet that would kill her, and like the good professor of Eastern religions that she used to be, she composed jisei, the death poem, in the haiku form.

Rate Opinion: Old Man's War

Original at Books by John Scalzi external link    Mon, Oct 13

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By John Scalzi Awards, etc: Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2006; Finalist, 2006 Locus Award for Best First Novel; Featured selection, The Science Fiction Book Club (Winter 2005); Featured selection, Barnes & Noble Explorations (December 2005); A "Sci Fi Essential" book (January 2006)

Rate Agent to the Stars

Original at Books by John Scalzi external link    Mon, Oct 13

By John Scalzi is a gleeful mash-up of science fiction and Hollywood satire from acclaimed novelist John Scalzi (Old Man's War), a film critic since 1991 and author of The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies. It's a whole new look at alien encounters -- and a view of Tinseltown you've never seen before.

Rate The Ghost Brigades

Original at wiredal (WordPress) external link    Wed, Oct 8

By P. A. Monteiro And, all this while I’m not a big science fiction reader, so what does that tell you about the books?        The Ghost Brigades (TGB) is the second book in the Old Man’s War (OMW) series by John Scalzi. Now this book was released a gazillion years ago, but I got it only recently along with two oth...

Rate The Android’s Dream by John Scalzi

Original at We Read Science Fiction external link    Wed, Aug 20

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By Cam That’s the end of the review. Zoe’s Tale arrived today. Bye. Dear Mr. Scalzi, Please don’t take all of my money. Thanks in advance — Cam Yes folks, I finished The Android’s Dream a few days ago, and while it isn’t quite Old Man’s War in terms of sheer awesomeness, it’s darn close. Moreover, I’m total...

Rate Opinion: Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi

Original at Neth Space external link    Sat, Aug 16

By Neth(noreply@blogger.com) I posted my review of Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (US, UK, Canada) over at FantasyBookSpot. I have to say that this one is Scalzi's best book yet and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll be getting a Questions Five interview within him soon. Review excerpt:

Rate Opinion: John Scalzi Answers Questions Five

Original at Neth Space external link    Fri, Aug 15

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By noreply@blogger.com (Neth) John Scalzi has quickly risen to become one of the most popular science fiction writers out there right now. This has lead to nomination for several high-profile awards, including wins for the John C. Campbell Award and most recently, the Hugo for Best Fan Writer – he missed winning Best Nov...

Rate Opinion: Zoë’s Tale by John Scalzi

Original at Rob's Blog o' Stuff external link    Tue, Aug 12

By RobB Last night I posted my review of John Scalzi’s latest effort, Zoe’s Tale. At this point, I’ll also congratulate John on winning the Hugo Award for best Fan Writer – his Whatever is a daily destination for me and countless (although John ...

Rate Opinion: Favorite Author - John Scalzi

Original at We Read Science Fiction external link    Mon, Jul 28

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By Cam “Maybe,” Schmidt said. “Once or repeatedly?” Harry asked. “I think that would depend on your definition,” Schmidt said. “Of ‘once’?” Harry asked. “Of ‘punched,’ actually,” Schmidt said. “Well, let me give you some context,” Schmidt said. “Please do,” Harry said.

Rate SciFi Surplus Podcast #042 Council

Original at SciFi Surplus external link    Tue, May 20

By Casey Topics: Speedracer, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible, Atlantis, Cloverfield, Fashion On the show: Casey Vince Stephanie Jeromy John Casey: The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi Vince: Speedracer Talk Casey: SciFi Finder Application Casey: SFS Beta Dollhouse Trailer Updated Source Whedon’s “D...

Rate SciFi Surplus Podcast #024 Council

Original at SciFi Surplus external link    Thu, Mar 20

By Casey The Council of Great Relevance. Topics this week: Harry Potter Movies, Religion in Speculative Fiction, “Old Man’s War” by John Scalzi, Superman Movies, Farscape Webisodes. This weeks Council Members: Casey, Vince, Jenica, Mark, Randy, Jeromy If you would like participate in the Coun...

Rate SciFi Surplus Podcast #022

Original at SciFi Surplus external link    Sun, Mar 9

By Casey Interview: Christiana Ellis (Space Casey). Topics: Smallville, Supernatural, Star Trek, Jericho, American Film Institute, “Old Man’s War,” John Scalzi Thank you for taking time to listen to us. This is show number 22 and it’s a doosie. We’ve got a special guest today and one of the funnest...

Rate SciFi Surplus Podcast #020

Original at SciFi Surplus external link    Sun, Feb 24

By Casey Interview: Mur Lafferty - Topics: Kristin Kreuk, Saturn Awards, Blu-Ray, Akira, TOR, Old Man’s War, John Scalzi Thank you for joining us for show number 20. We’re going to be talking with New Media pioneer and sci-fi writer, Mur Lafferty. In the news is the Saturn Awards, Blu-Ray, Akira, Kr...

Year 2007

 

Rate Agent to the Stars novel: Funny—and free—Hollywood comedy from John Scalzi

Original at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home external link    Thu, May 24

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By David Rothman John Scalzi, a sci-fi novelist, among his other incarnations, is no stranger to TeleBlog readers. I’d been meaning for a long time to catch up with his work, so you can imagine my delight when, belatedly, I stumbled across a free Creative Commons-licensed copy of Agent to the Stars at Manyb...

Year 2006

 

Rate Opinion: Recently Read (August 2006 - September 2006)

Original at blogs.sun.com external link    Thu, Sep 28

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By Rich Burridge Old Man's War - John Scalzi Learning the World - Ken Macleod Spin - Robert Charles Wilson These were three of the Hugo award nominees this year, with Spin winning out. See a previous post for more thoughts on these. Ghost Brigades - John Scalzi Agent To The Stars - John Scalzi

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