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Geoffrey Dow
Ottawa, Ontario
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A long-time SF reader, I cut my milk teeth on the Science Fiction Hall of Fame (Volume I) back in grade three "A Martian Odyssey" was the first "grown-up" story I ever read. As I recall it took me a few days and - boy! - was I ever proud of myself. By grade seven I had graduated to works as disparate as Dhalgren and The Lord of the Rings. I am a wannabe novelist, a blogger and recently got paid for reviewing A Lion Among Men. My website is www.ed-rex.com and I blog sporadically at www.ed-rex.livejournal.com.
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Doctor Who: “Asylum of the Daleks” 75 replies | 9954 views
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Sleeps With Monsters: Where Are the Older Women? "I definitely think mention should be made of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. The main female protagonists..." on Sleeps With Monsters: Where Are the Older Women? at Fri Feb 01, 2013 01:26am
<em>Doctor Who</em>: “Asylum of the Daleks” "TeresaJustino @69: I meant "new" for the daleks. And honestly, there are no new ideas under the sun and..." on Doctor Who: “Asylum of the Daleks” at Thu Sep 13, 2012 13:20pm
<em>Doctor Who</em>: “Asylum of the Daleks” "We disagree on just about all counts, but I'll just mention one, Moffat's "new ideas" about the daleks. You..." on Doctor Who: “Asylum of the Daleks” at Thu Sep 06, 2012 14:37pm
<em>Star Trek: The Next Generation</em> Rewatch: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part II” "I haven't re-watched this episode since (probably) a re-run or two in the years immediately following..." on Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part II” at Mon Feb 27, 2012 22:17pm
DC Relaunches its Line: But are the Comics Any Good? "I'm old, and stopped buying (or reading) superhero comics not too long after the first Crisis on Infinite..." on DC Relaunches its Line: But are the Comics Any Good? at Fri Sep 09, 2011 15:24pm
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a-j on Oh Good, the Ghostbusters Will Explain Everything—Torchwood: Miracle Day, “The Middle Men” at Friday August 19, 2011
BritMandelo on Reading Joanna Russ – And Chaos Died (1970) at Wednesday July 20, 2011
Overloading the senses: Samuel Delany’s Nova by Jo Walton at Thu Nov 4 2010 9:56am
Cory Doctorow’s <em>Makers</em>, Part 1 (of 81) Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 1 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow and Idiots Books at Mon Jul 6 2009 1:13pm
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ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
Thus endeth Torchwood - very badly. http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/torchwood/miracle_day/the_blood_line While Doctor Who shows signs of life. http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/doctor_who/the_girl_who_waited
ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
Two for the price of one. Torchwood: The Gathering excoriation - I mean, review - at http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/torchwood/miracle_day/the_gathering and Doctor Who: Night Terrors at http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/doctor_who/night_terrors.
ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
Guess what? Doctor Who is back, and light-years better than the current incarnation of Torchwood. But that still isn't very good. http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/doctor_who/lets_kill_hitler
ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
I feel almost shell-shocked. After reviewing eight episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day, I'd almost forgotten that a television program set in the Whoniverse can actually be fun, that it can move. As a bonus, Steven Moffat has slipped a pretty major change into that universe's cannon, one likely to upset both traditionalists and racists alike. Of course, it's not all roses. To my mind, Steven Moffat's Who still suffers from a disregard for world-building and characterization that has been the sadly surprising hall-mark of his run as show-runner on the venerable franchise. For the good, the bad, and the frustrating (with spoilers), Let's Visit Hitler at http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/doctor_who/lets_kill_hitler.
ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
It's really not getting much better. Religious and ethnic and class stereotypes, torture porn and cheap Christ allusion. Even the relatively sensitive gay love affair is, er, a trifle sullied, by murder and betrayal. Oh Rusell T, Russell T, why has though forsaken we? http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/torchwood/miracle_day/immortal_sins
ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
Torchwood's march of stupidity keeps on crawling along. http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/torchwood/miracle_day/the_middle_men
ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
Peter Watts has written a video-game adaptation. For a wonder, it's a pretty compelling read. My review is here: http://ed-rex.com/reviews/books/crysis_legion
ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
I've recently review Torchwood: Miracle Day. The over-view is here: http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/torchwood/miracle_day My take on Episode one is here: http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/torchwood/miracle_day/the_new_world And my review of Episode Three is here: http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/torchwood/miracle_day/rendition.
ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
I don't imagine many people are reading this, but what the hell. If you've been wondering what's gone wrong with Doctor Who, I've figured it out. http://ed-rex.com/reviews/television/doctor_who/a_good_man_goes_to_war
ed-rex ed-rex said (1 year ago):
"My shoutbox", eh? Is this the place where I engage in blatant self-promotion? If so, I thought quite highly of Fred Pohl's latest, and if you visit the following link, you can find out why. http://ed-rex.com/reviews/books/all_the_lives_he_led