World War Z

Brad Pitt is retired and living the good life of a stay at home Dad when something goes terribly wrong.  Zombies appear out of nowhere and a single bite turns a normal human into a zombie in ten seconds-much like the single drop of blood from those pesky infected in 28 Days Later. World War Z is a damned good movie-who doesn’t like the idea of all those annoying people who aren’t you turning into a monster you can shot over and over again? Our hero Brad is part of a handful of people who manage to keep just out…

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J. Michael Straczynski and Wonder Woman

For sci fi geeks like me, J. Michael Straczynski will always and forever be the man behind Babylon 5.  Though he has moved well beyond the world of bozo haired aliens and space opera-the last time I heard his name he was proudly proclaiming that Changeling was a true story. The news today is that Wonder Woman has been given a makeover-again-and that she is ready to move into the 21th century.  I like the new look, but then, I like the old look as well.  Wonder Woman is like Superman, she is an icon of the comic book world-but…

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