By now you all have probably heard about the new Star Trek project, in which the TOS episodes will be remastered, with spiffed special effects (like Lucas did with Star Wars, but not quite; think of it as a Lucas-lite overhaul). I know a lot of people will probably be up in arms about this, but I’m cool with it so far. Sounds like they’re not going to monkey with it too much, and if it brings new life to the franchise, then good on them. (I reserve the right to change my opinion after seeing the remasters, of course.)

But while this sounds like a big project that’s going to get people talking…it’s not being broadcast on regular network TV–it’s going to be syndicated (as the Next Generation and Deep Space Nine were). So, it’s not exactly expected to be a big hit, I guess. But that’s fine, so long as I can watch it. So where do I watch it? Um…a little help here, Star Trek people. Why in the hell isn’t the TOS Remastered station list available somewhere on StarTrek.com? Oh, and if you go examine the list, you’ll see further evidence of just how small potatoes everyone thinks this is going to be ratings-wise: in the New York area, it’ll be airing on Monday mornings at 3:05 AM.

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In February of last year, I stated it was a goal of mine to get myself quoted in Ansible. I’d hoped to achieve that in the 2005 calendar year, as it was a resolution sort of goal, but mission finally accomplished. I’m quoted in the just-published September 2006 issue, which you can read here.

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There’s been some talk on the Emerald City blog about someone taking over Hugo Recommendations for Cheryl once she closes the doors of EC. John Klima, meanwhile, has set up a SF/F Best Editor Wiki to help folks determine who edited what come Hugo voting time.

Might not the best option be a combination of these two ideas? What I think would be ideal is if someone setup a wiki devoted to Hugo eligible works. I know I’ve found it difficult in the past to recall all of what’s been published in a given year, and if I had an easy reference that would make things much simpler. This would be especially useful when it comes to the Dramatic Presentation categories, which I always find difficult to fill out.

A lot of people have been bemoaning the lack of Hugo voting — if you look at the vote tallies, it’s quite appalling to see how few of Worldcon’s some-6,000 attendees actually vote (it’s in the low hundreds in each category) — if this Hugo wiki was setup, and then linked to on the Worldcon/Hugo voting website, perhaps it would encourage more people to participate? Perhaps the current system is just too much work for most fans?

Thoughts? Ideas?

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In case you missed it, SCIFI.com is airing a series of Battlestar Galactica webisodes — 10 short, web-only episodes, which take place between the end of season two and the start of season three. The series of webisodes is called “The Resistance,” and seems as though it will be detailing the human resistance against Cylon-occupied New Caprica. The first episode is streamable right now. New episodes will appear every Tuesday and Thursday at midnight (EST), leading up to the season premiere on October 6.

The first episode is three and a half minutes long, with a thirty second sneak peak at Season Three at the end. At just three and a half minutes, it is itself not much more than a teaser, but it’s good to see some new BSG action at long last.

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