SFF: Films/TV Update for 2-6-06

To continue the trend (so to speak) here's a quick update on just a couple things that are happening around here:

• Trivia Contest

The madness has begun! All five teams made it past the first question - head over to this thread and watch what's going on in there!



• Books/Comics Writing Contest - February 2006

DorkmanScott has put a writing contest together over in Books/Comics - go take a look at what's happening over there and get writing!



• Mobile Social Thread

Yes, this thread is still making it's way around the various corners of the JC. This last week it set down here in our forum, but you never know where it will go next so stop in and say hello! (And of course don't forget our social thread too.)



• Recent Hot Topics

Several threads that attracted attention and discussion lately are listed below, but remember this is only a few of the many things being discussed in here!

Fantastic Four Movies (Spoilers)
Title says it all - this thread has some good discussion about the Fantastic Four movies as well as a few hints on things to possibly look forward to in the second film!

The New Battlestar Galactica (No Spoilers)
Great info and discussion related to the new BSG series - if you're trying to stay spoiler-free this is the place to go!

The Classics: What Would you Recommend?
Thought I'd toss this in because more suggestions need to be made. Healer_Leona has asked what you'd recommend in the way of old sci-fi movies. If you've seen any of the "classic" sci-fi movies be sure to drop a note in there!

 

great update!

 

Have these updates been discontinued? I think they're a good idea. If they are to return in some way, it would be great to spotlight threads from around the JC that would be of interest to SFF fans (like the latest Census tournament or The Matrix score discussion in the Music forum).

 

I almost forgot that we had one of these floating around. There's been a lot that has happened in the past two months here on SFF and we need to catch up, though it's mainly the regulars round here most of the time.

 

Now that I could see.

Posting updates about threads that are plastered to the top of the thread doesn't make much sense IMO

Letting people know about going ons in other forums that might interest them is a good idea though.

Then again most of us seem pretty diverse in our posting, but thats neither here nor there.

 

Lol, I forgot I/we did this too - this is a big place compared to the size of the forum back then.

I've made a note about this in the mod areas to see what the others think.

 

Sounds cool, DV.

True. But if there's a major development concerning one of the threads (i.e. the new Superman Returns trailer comes out or Wonder Woman is cast), it wouldn't be a bad idea to mention it in an update.

 

Quite true. If people read the update

 

I also think it would be neat to include a listing of the new SFF DVD and theatrical releases of the week. And maybe a reminder to let people know if there's going to be a new episode of a SFF series during that week.

Of course, this might be a lot of work.

 

I usually keep tabs on Box Office, DVD and theatrical releases. Like one of my other hobbies.

 

Son of the Suns posted:

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I also think it would be neat to include a listing of the new SFF DVD and theatrical releases of the week. [hr][/blockquote]
I think that would be kind of fun if perhaps done on a monthly basis - at one point we had a thread in here about upcoming features so maybe that'd be worth digging up. [face_thinking]

As far as the updates go, I think we've basically decided that we'll try to go with more of a "once-per-month" schedule rather than every two weeks. That way it's a bit more relaxed and the highlights can still be, uh, highlighted. :p You never know what might happen around here... [face_mischief]

 

There is so much excitement round these parts. These updates could actually be even more fun than the MS updates with some intriguing ideas put to play.

 

nothing could beat those good old fashion quality MS Updates

 

SFF updates would pwn the MS updates, and the ironic thing is I like the MS updates.

 

i forsee the next SFF update will probably be when ObiWan506's successor is announced

 

Sounds great! A monthly schedule would give you guys more time to come up with interesting content. And it would make these updates more like an event instead of just a weekly routine.