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Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #91 | Liberal Democrat Voice — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:13:50 +0000

[...] Futurbama on James Grahamâ€™s Quaequam Blog! Submitted by Caron via libdig.co.uk: â€œScience Fiction through [...]

By: Joe Otten

Joe Otten — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:14:42 +0000

Oh OK. I’ll put it on my lovefilm list.

The redeeming qualities of DS9 surely had more to do with Bablyon 5 than anything. B5 was pretty dark in places, ST has never been more than a Sunday School shadow of it. And it was 1994 – pure Clinton.

Gosh I’m getting nostalgic here. If I start beginning sentences with ykybrtmumtsb5w, shoot me or something.

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Monday’s Links at What’s Next? — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:18:51 +0000

[...] by sketching out how Batman applies to realism in international relations, James Graham’s mastery of the interplay of scifi and politics is really quite impressive. Though if the Borg represent communism, what does that mean for that [...]

By: James Graham

James Graham — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:35:57 +0000

Joe Otten :
How can Bush be a gift to sci-fi and inspire ST:Enterprise? It stank.

Good point, although its suckiness probably had more to do with a lack of imagination from the Star Trek production team rather than the moment. It also came out at the height of the Bush regime - it is the later period when things started getting interesting.

Not seen Dark Knight. Didnâ€™t you pan it James?

Me? No. One of my favourite films of the year.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:29:23 +0000

Dent, HARVEY, not Dent, Arthur, Joe! Honestly, and people accuse ME of not paying attention…

By: Joe Otten

Joe Otten — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:01:12 +0000

How can Bush be a gift to sci-fi and inspire ST:Enterprise? It stank.

Anyhoo Obama: Dent? Nahh. Possibly Clinton was Beeblebrox.

Not seen Dark Knight. Didn’t you pan it James?

By: WhitDawg

WhitDawg — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:00:51 +0000

Amusing post and subsequent comments.
However, Bush ‘a gift for Sci-fi’ …? Theres no fiction when it comes to this science disaster

By: James Graham

James Graham — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:33:47 +0000

I didn’t say Obama was Dent. I said the film was tapping into similar undercurrents to the Obama campaign. Not the same thing.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:25:30 +0000

I was paying attention. I just worry about what it means for your analogy, if Obama is Dent. For Pete’s sake, nobody let the president-elect have a double-headed coin…

By: James Graham

James Graham — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:21:33 +0000

You lot get battier by the day. Who needs fantasy when you have fantasists?