Another writer notices the elements of freedom in Firefly. Some great comments, as well, and a link to a story that Tim Minear, the probable root of libertarian ideas in Firefly, is adapting Robert Heinlein’s novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
Month: August 2005 (Page 2 of 2)
At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, the Libertarian Futurist Society announced the 2005 Prometheus Award winners. Best novel went to Neal Stephenson’s The System of the World and the Hall of Fame Award went to A.E. van Vogt’s The Weapon Shops of Isher. Special awards were given to The Probability Broach: The Graphic Novel, written by L. Neil Smith and illustrated by Scott Bieser, and to two anthologies edited by Mark Tier and Martin H. Greenberg, Give Me Liberty and Visions of Liberty.
Via Wally Conger’s blog, an image of the second most anticipated sf movie this year, Aeon Flux. I watched all the MTV episodes year ago, and Charlize Theron does look superb. 
The second installment of the Serenity comic book came out this week (8/4/05). I picked up the Jo Chen cover edition today, featuring Book. Sadly, the Jo Chen cover, featuring an elfish Kaylee was sold out. The story appears to fill in space between the last TV episode and the forthcoming movie. Page count is small, only 22 total pages per comic featuring panels with Serenity action, so this is barely enough to whet one’s appetite while waiting for the movie.
