Month: September 2002

I don’t get the Sci-Fi Channel with my cable package, but I’ve become a fan of the show through DVD, and this just boggles the mind: Farscape has been cancelled. Despite consistently high ratings and the written promise of a fifth season, the Sci-Fi Channel has decided to exercise a clause in their contract and drop the show after the fourth season’s cliffhanger. No resolution, no explanations, just a happy go fuck yourself to the cast, crew, and fans. Their position seems to be, basically, “the show’s been really good to us, it’s done well with viewers and critics alike, we promised everyone a fifth season, but we’re cancelling it anyway.”

An interesting interview with director/writer Menno Meyjes, actor John Cusack, producer Andras Hamori, and associate producer Sidney Blumenthal on their new, controversial film, “Max”:

Blumenthal: There is a tendency among some conservatives to talk about figures like Hitler and bin Laden as beyond human understanding, as a dark force that just sprang full-born into the world. “Max” shows that evil has nuances — it doesn’t just emerge in its full nightmarish quality instantly, it develops day by day, it has its own evolution. That makes it more horrific. Because if evil were something absolute and distinct, it could be removed from human experience. But it’s not, which means we must come to terms with how it arises.

As I say, interesting. I have to agree with Cusack, that presenting the world in terms of black and white, us versus them, good versus evil is “a great way to rally the troops, but beyond that it doesn’t get you very far.”

It would be nice if our current president could understand that.

Sometimes, you write something and wonder why.

Improbable Bob has an improbable job,

While everyday Eddie wants work that is steady.

Uncommon Tom does chores for his mom,

But typical Tim quits jobs on a whim.

Unlikely Mike just went out on strike,

So unremarkable Mark got his job at the park.

Dubious Dave works like a slave,

But regular Rick is always calling in sick.

This is one of those times.