Okay, so, the Sci Fi Channel is changing its name to SyFy, to “build a broader, more open and accessible and relatable and human-friendly brand.”

Dear Sci Fi Channel:

In your quest to be more relatable, you have given us Dark Kingdom, where you foisted Julian Sands on us. You gave us Copperhead, in which someone’s name is Bill Longly. (It’s THAT kind of Western.) And of course you gave us Aztec Rex, in which a dinosaur ATTACKS HERNAN CORTES.

So okay, you’re turning a new leaf. What can we expect from this new, accessible, human-friendly SyFy channel?

…that’s not funny, Sci Fi.

Kings, everyone’s favorite Old Testament TV show, premieres tonight! I’ll be watching, of course, and probably Twittering it here and there, because it’s either going to be really good or Eleventh-Hour bad, so either way it’s a good time.

Please note that this show features Wes Studi, who for some reason is totally uncredited for it on IMDB. I do not know why this is. More information as it becomes available. (I say as if I have any knowledge of anything whatsoever.) But seriously, he’s in it! I have evidence!

So, Season Three of the Tudors is starting. I know this because I saw this ad:

And. Um.

“Bad costumes, and some Fassbender Syndrome.”
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My review of “Subway” is up at Tor.com.

I direct your attention to three moments:

- The moment when an FBI agent doesn’t think “happenstance” is a real word. Actual quote: “Happenstance? Is that even a word?” Does she have a concussion or something? It does, however, explain a lot about why he’s always telling her what a microscope does.

- The moment with Dr. Rufus in the booth, which made me smile, because it was the first futile glimmering of personality we have seen from him. I already miss it, since I know it will never come again, because that’s just how this show is.

- This week’s single mother gets to live! She does, however, get a Silkwood shower courtesy of Dr. Rufus. Can’t win ‘em all, single ladies!

So, I’m officially updating my Twitter. I won’t be crossposting here, so if you want real-time updates on things I think are nutball, go there.*

* Also, I break my computer and cut my hands up a lot. I didn’t think I did either of these things often until I started Twitter; now I realize that I do each of those things at least once a day. Stupid examined life.