Some Monday evening errata for you

[annathepiper]

First up: someone does a LOLCutter on elfquest, and lo, it is the Win.

Second: the 2008 Hugo nominations are out! I haven't actually read any of the contenders for Best Novel this year, though I am eying the Scalzi and the Stross, to be sure. And I must also admit that I looked at the blurb on Rollback in the store, and the concept sounded interesting. I may well indeed have to check out the reviews going around on these books.

However, I'd like to call your all's attention to the delightful list of contenders for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form:

Battlestar Galactica "Razor" Written by Michael Taylor Directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and Wayne Rose (Sci Fi Channel) (televised version, not DVD)

Doctor Who "Blink" Written by Stephen Moffat Directed by Hettie Macdonald (BBC)

Doctor Who "Human Nature" / "Family of Blood" Written by Paul Cornell Directed by Charles Palmer (BBC)

Star Trek New Voyages "World Enough and Time" Written by Michael Reaves & Marc Scott Zicree Directed by Marc Scott Zicree (Cawley Entertainment Co. and The Magic Time Co.)

Torchwood "Captain Jack Harkness" Written by Catherine Tregenna Directed by Ashley Way (BBC Wales)

I am particularly delighted by the Doctor Who squareoff, and am hopeful that paulcornell2 will score the win despite the excellent competition from Mr. Moffat--just because a) Mr. Cornell is awesome, and b) as I gushed before, David Tennant's performance in that two-parter was incredible.

However, I am genuinely unsure whether either of these will pull ahead of the competition!

And last but not least, Juno says no on Faerie Blood, but this was another favorable rejection, purely a "not to my taste" thing. I can deal with that. Now I'll just have to figure out where else I have left to send this one while I'm querying Lament of the Dove; DAW's most likely. We'll see.

Comments

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

Oh, and the Torchwood ep, you can't forget the Torchwood ep! Can there be a really large tie?

[annathepiper]

Torchwood season 1 does not rock my socks off as a whole... but I must admit, that episode did have some shining brilliance, and I'm pleased to see it on the list. ^_^

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

That's quite an episode. First m/m kiss I've seen in a mainstream SF series (OK, he kissed 9, but that was a peck), so much going on with plots and subplots.

[annathepiper]

It is indeed, and it is a worthy contender in the lineup.

But man, it's up against "Blink" and the double punch of "Human Nature" / "Family of Blood"... oh man. And "Razor"! And, "World Enough and Time", which makes me happy by its presence because a fan production is actually going toe to toe with the pros for the goddamned HUGO.

What a delightful dilemma. ^_^

[alstaria.livejournal.com]

OMG..Paul Cornell has an LJ? So friending him..loved those eps!! Wow, I would not want to be the judge of that category, though I haven't seen the Star Trek thing so I'm not sure whether it's cool enough to be in the same league as the other 4. My manager just saw Captain Jack Harkness for the first time the other day and his reaction was a series of interesting squeaks :)

[annathepiper]

He DOES indeed have an LJ. I learned this valuable piece of information from mizkit, whose name actually got me an opportunity to chat with him at Worldcon. He is quite, quite awesome. ^_^

Having also seen the Star Trek thing, I can solidly say that it is a legitimate contender--got to see that at Worldcon, too, where they screened it on a big screen since George Takei is in it and he was a guest at the convention. It's a very solid story, even given the weird combination vibe I got off of it of "extremely well done fan production" and "OMG SULU THIS IS ACTUAL STAR TREK". ;)

What is remarkable to me about its presence on the Hugo list, though, is that it is in fact a fan production. That a fan production can go toe to toe with professional productions for the Hugo just fills me with great and abiding glee.

[starsongky.livejournal.com]

I'm pulling for "Blink", that's probably one of my favorite Who episodes. I love how they focus on what would normally be a minor character, so we can put the whole timeline in the proper order through her eyes since she's the only one who knows how it all fits together.

[annathepiper]

If "Blink" weren't up against the two-parter, I'd be pulling for it, too--because it is awesome, and Mr. Moffat has demonstrated he's capable of writing Hugo-worthy episodes three seasons running. ;)

But oh man, Tennant's acting in the two-parter did just absolutely slay me. And there is much kicking of ass with the other three contenders as well.

The competition, it is TOUGH!