Fight Girl Battle World will be returning to the stage July 14-18, 2009. Read the our review of the original performance in our Fight Girl Battle World Two-headed Review with Darrell Schweitzer and N.E. Lilly.
Highly recommended, tickets are on sale HERE.
While the magazine has languished these past few months, we’re feeling much better.
We mean to clear out our old slush just as soon as we possibly can, and get back onto our weekly publishing schedule. To this end, we’re looking for a Deputy Editor, and an Art Scout. If you’re interested in one of these volunteer positions send an e-mail to the editor@spacewesterns.com with the following information: your name (full, penname, and/or online handles), your relevant experience, your 10 favorite Space Westerns (stories, novels, games, movies, etc.), and the answer to this question: What is a Space Western?
Distance Learning Net has just posted their list of the Top 100 Science Fiction Blogs. SpaceWesterns.com finds itself at #25. Yay!
Almost a full year after the Babylon 5 pilot, the series premiered on this day, January 26th, 1994: “Midnight on the Firing Line” (on Hulu, with commercials).
When the Narn attack a Centauri colony, Londo and G’Kar nearly come to blows. Meanwhile, raiders are attacking transport ships near the station.
Notable quote:
Sinclair: We’ve had plenty of experience with sneak attacks. Pearl Harbor, the terrorist nuking of San Diego, the destruction of our first Mars colony. It’s a long and bloody history. Do you know what we learned from it? That the sneak attack is the first resort of a coward.
Thoughts?
[P.S. Don’t post about events that happen after the show that we’re currently watching.]
[Next week’s episode: Soul Hunter]
If you haven’t watched the Babylon 5 pilot “Babylon 5: The Gathering” yet, then go do that now (on Hulu, with commercials).
It’s OK, I’ll wait…
The ambassador from Vorlon survives an attempted assassination soon after landing on the Babylon 5 space station. The hunt for a prime suspect turns up the unexpected.
I watched the original pilot when it first came on in 1993. Also premiering that year were Space Rangers, and Star Trek: Deep Space 9.
Your thoughts?
[Since some people are just being introduced to Babylon 5 through this rewatch, here’s a quick spoiler policy]
Don’t post about events that happen after the show that we’re currently watching.
[Next week’s episode, the season 1 premiere: Midnight on the Firing Line]
Join me for a Babylon 5 rewatch!
Babylon 5 is coming up on the 15th year anniversary of the series launch. Watch all the episodes in order with me. Your assignment this week is to go out and watch the pilot movie “Babylon 5: The Gathering” (originally aired February 22nd, 1993). Next Monday (January 19th) a post will open for your comments. This will lead to the 15th anniversary of the series premiere, January 26th, 2009. We’ll continue posting on the original air dates until we’ve rewatched the entire series.
Drop a note in the comments if you’ll be participating.
It’s that time of year again: Space Western Holiday Specials.
We were graced by the presence of Jane Espenson during her blog tour, not only as one off the judges of the Space Western Limerick Contest, but also in an Interview with Jane Espenson.
The Clone-Wrangler’s Bride by Camille Alexa happens to be one of my favorite stories on the site.
Space Western Limerick Contest (with Jane Espenson, Keith R.A. DeCandido & Gary Trainer as judges), was the first contest that we ran on SpaceWesterns.