A Week of Nerdgasm!

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This week is harboring all kinds of of juicy sci-fi delights - at least by my measure of what constitutes "juicy sci-fi". And refreshingly none of them have to do with big Hollywood blockbusters (tm)(R)(c). First I'll start with Trek. More specifically a great dose of that "Gimme the Olde Thyme Trek". The fan production, "Star Trek Continues" www.startrekcontinues.com/ , recently released their first full episode. If I'd just looked at the episode synopsis, I would have yawned (a sequel to "Who Mourns for Adonis?"... did we really need that?), but they really made lemonade from lemons on this. The show is exceptionally well-written, interwoven with drama, humor, and wraps up in a very refreshingly Roddenberry style. But wait, potenial Ginsu buyer, there's MORE!

STAR WHAT??? by sparkyHERO

The production has all kinds of interesting cast and cameos. Regulars include Grant Imahara ("Mythbusters") as Sulu and Chris Doohan (the product of James Doohan's wild oats...) as Scotty. Honestly, name aside, Chris Doohan's Scotty totally sells you on the character. It can be argued he's better at the role than his Dad was. On the cameo side, Jamie Bamber (BSG) drops in and dies as red shirt, Marina Sirtis provides the computer voice, and Doug Drexler sticks his mug on the screen.

And my final endorsement of the effirt, but hardly least important, is the production values. The aim to make it feel like a season four video of the period and succeed spectacularly, even mimicking run time and commercial breaks. The CG effects don't scream "high tech wonder", they just try to evoke the better FX of the period. So if you're a TOS fan (as opposed to someone who will just pursues anything with the Trek name attached), indulge and enjoy! www.startrekcontinues.com/epis…

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OK, next up - the newest batch of "Space Battleship Yamato 2199" episodes (15-18) just rolled out on the Interweb. Personally I feel this may be the coolest batch of four to date in the 26 episode series. It sorta has its own little arc story and each episode is vital - no filler here. It answers many questions that have been building, and in quite satisfying ways. I won't say much more as I thoroughly raved the hell out of this series in a previous blog arcas-art.deviantart.com/art/A… . But suffice to say, they only improve on the fine standards they've already set. You can try these sites to get the full series feeds for free:

Gogoanime: www.gogoanime.com/category/uch…
Pinoy Anime: www.pinoyanime.tv/space-battle…
Anime Flavor: animeflavor.com/index.php?q=no…

Also just released is the Japanese trailer for episodes 19-22. Clearly it's crunch time for the astrofleets: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8N1pq…

Solar by fataldimi

And finally we switch gears to the literary side with the release of the third full novel in the James S.A. Corey's  (aka Ty Frank and Daniel Abraham) www.amazon.com/James-S.-A.-Cor… solar-system-based Expanse series, "Abaddon's Gate" www.amazon.com/Abaddons-Gate-T… . This is my favorite currently running series of SF books, delivering a perfect balance of fun space-operatic adventure and real physics. It's proof in the pudding that good science doesn't get in the way of great SF storytelling, it enhances potential drama. Top it all off with well-rounded characters and snappy dialog (fairly Whedonesque) and this series is just a freakin' uber-blast! IO9  recently nominated the series as one of the literary SF creations that's more action packed than the current crop of Hollywood blockbusters (tm)(R)(c) io9.com/10-novels-that-are-mor… . So give it a go (new book comes out this Tuesday, June 4) and I suspect you'll find yourself similarly addicted in no time.

'K. That's it for the nerdgasm.... maybe. Still, here's some inspiring stuff from right here at DA that you might have missed. Share the luv and click the thumbnails below to experience their full glory!

Battleship Ilmatar by AoiWaffle0608 Patrolling the area by janditlev Cantina Royale by Laubi AA unit by TugoDoomER NeoTerya : The last gate by elreviae Keepers Of The Planet by MatthiasUtomo Big-D by Euderion Blue Tails by GreyWolfeRun Ivalice Class Destroyer by Galen82 commission by Sabakakrazny :thumb367993346: NASA Mech Prototype by Marrekie Firefly Brown Coat Propaganda Poster by MikePerryArt :thumb357252253: A New Future by Whitebisonart Star Wars: TCG - Soresu Training by AnthonyFoti :thumb307762698: Star Tours Monorail by BJ-O23 Armored Styracosaur by BenMauro Mig-15 by rOEN911 PRECINCT by BenMauro Corellian CR90 E - F by dlamont sunlight by inSOLense Docked at Conway 117 by Jim197 :thumb374015582: Parenting by Vincent-Covielloart Raid by BrotherOstavia Drone by BrotherOstavia Fear is for the long winters by Julio-Lacerda :thumb373389682: Star Trek: Time for the Stars by AbaKon Transporter Guide - tee by SpiritgreenArt
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Finally got subtitled 1080p copies of Yamato 2199 eps 19-22. Bit of a mixed bag - character animation in the latter two eps seemed a bit sketchy, and I think the whole "Captain's Log" segment could easily have filled another episode (when did Admiral Ditz get arrested?? I don't remember that...) Run-up to the big battle in the Rainbow Nebula and all the Gamilas politics/Iscandaran religion stuff was great though!