Peter Jackson set the bar rather high with Lord of the Rings, making us wonder about the future of fantasy. Will other film makers be able to reach this bar? How will production companies select their materials in a post-LotR world?

Other items in the show:

• Scourge of Worlds

• Evo burns down a truck
• Saving Enterprise
• Battlestar Galactica updates
• Comic book movies
• We play a new game called Lost in Translation
• Is fantasy without magic still fantasy?
• Is hero fiction the exclusive property of comic books?
• We continue to plug for Tee

It’s all about SAVING ENTERPRISE! No, we’re not gonna take it! UPN has said it’s over…

Over? Did you say OVER? Nothing is over until we say it is! Was it over when the… Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no… And it ain’t over now!

Sorry. I’m better. But seriously, don’t let Enterprise kill this show. We need your help. It won’t take long. And listen to the show more more motivation!

From cyborgs to whole new ideas on what it means to be human, we’re talking about Transhumanism. Our guest on the show is Dr. James Huges of Cyborg Democracy, author of Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human of the Future. We’ll cover the future as well as the present, and what the implications might be for all of us.

Are you a fan? Will you stand in line for weeks or months before a show starts just to say you were there first? Do you have over $40,000 invested in Star Wars memorabilia? Did you surgically alter your body to have Spock ears? Or are you a raging fan of Wil Wheaton?

We know you’re out there… come play with us!

On tonight’s show, we bring some behind-the-scenes folks front-and-center. Joe and Summer step up to the mic, helping us cover a wide range of topics. And if we get a chance, we might get to a phone call or two!

If we’re lucky, we’ll get Tee on the phone and have a Dragon Page Quintet!

It’s a brand new year. A time of reflection on past actions and transgressions with an eye towards a better tomorrow. In the spirit of new beginnings, we’ve decided we may have been a bit harsh on a few things we’ve seen over the last year.

Let’s face it: sci-fi fans are some judgmental mo-fo’s. Maybe even more so than other genre fans. It’s time to step back and reflect on those things which we may not have given a fair shot.

No, Crapwoman is not included. That movie still sucked big time, day of atonement or no.

One thing science fiction does a [good/bad] job of is predicting the future. So since we are a science fiction talk show, we’re gonna do just that! Now keep in mind that neither of us are professional prognosticators, nor do we work for The Enquirer. We’re just a couple of sci-fi geeks with some opinions about the way things are likely to shape out over the next few years.

Someone keep track of these so we can say “See? Told you so…” in five years, OK?

As the clock continues to count down to the winter holiday celebration of your choice, the subject naturally turns to “What are you gonna get me?” We at The Dragon Page know it can be difficult to buy for the science fiction fan on your list. Relax. We’re here to help. Tonight, we bring you [...]

Recent news about Mars leads down the inevitable path to the following question: can we terraform the planet?

Remembering that we’re a science fiction show and not a science, we’ll approach the topic from the point of sci-fi. We’ll examine how terraforming has been dealt with in books, movies and television– from the good to the bad.

And what about “reverse” terraforming, or “alien-o-forming”, as some might call it. The Earth looks like a pretty cozy place. If it wasn’t for all that pesky oxygen…

Happy Turkey Day! To celebrate… we’re leaving. Well, Evo’s leaving town, which pretty much puts Mike out of commission for the show. As such, listeners on KFYI will enjoy a fun-filled evening of more political talk, because you don’t have enough of it already on KFYI.

We’ll return next week (we assume) to cover more fun-filled and always-exciting science fictions topics. Right now, we’re considering doing a show on terraforming. Feel free to email us with additional ideas. We’re easy…

Doncha just hate it when you’re sitting there in the theater, or perhaps camped out in front of your couch, or maybe curled up next to the fire; all excited about the latest and greatest science fiction or fantasy movie, TV show, or book which as just come out… and it blows. Not only does it blow, you can name the exact spot in the movie, episode or chapter WHERE it took a turn down Blow Street.

Dammit! They broke your sci-fi! But you know how to fix it. If only they’d have listened to you…

It’s bound to happen sooner or later. Your favorite book series, TV show or movie… Things are going along smashingly and then all of a sudden– WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? When it happens, we say they’ve “jumped the shark”, paying homage to the time when Fonzie ski-jumped over a shark pen. Yes, the writers of [...]

Come get some…
Elves vs. orcs. Interstellar battlegrounds. Invasions, genocide and planet-killers. When authors, game designers, directors or producers tell a story through the eyes of a command structure, we’re dealing in the realm of Military SF (and F).

On this weeks show, we’ll focus on the wide flavors of military-focused science fiction and fantasy. We’ll be joined by L.E. Modesitt, Jr., a master of the field. We’ll cover the gambit of the sub-genre, from books and movies to video and RPG games. Lock and load…

Picture courtesy of Robert Bowen, and artist and author living in the UK.)

Reading List

• The Parafaith War – Military Science Fiction

• Legacies (The Corean Chronicles, Book 1) – Military Fantasy

In celebration of our new two-hour long time slot, we present Halloween. No, I don’t have that backwards. We’re completely convinced that this Halloween was custom crafted simply for our own pleasure and enjoyment. Pretentious? Guilty as charged.

Special guests for tonights show:

Bob Harper of Horrorsound
We’ll play excerpts from Bob’s CD Twisted Ryhmes, which is deliciously creepy and available for sale on his website.

Ronn Sutton – Illustrator for Elvira
Ronn has been drawing the ELVIRA Mistress of the Dark comic book for over seven years. Yeah, Elvira is still going strong!

Yes, I know we’re going to a two hour show on Oct 31st and you might think that’s the best time to do a Halloween show. Well don’t fret, we’ll still talk about Halloween then, too! But it’s a little late to give you any kick-ass ideas for costumes and pranks, doncha think?

On this show, it’s fill in the blank time: “I remember the one Halloween when I _______!” Tell us your best prank, strangest costume or all-time greatest memories. There are those last minute folks who rely on us for ideas; we invite you all to share!

Dragons on The Dragon Page, what a concept, but that is exactly what we are doing this week.

We will be discussing Michael’s favorite topic, dragons, and how they shape the mythology of the world. Now this may seem like boring stuff, but keep in mind if you will, most mythology stems from real things in history?

Our guest that will help us uncover these things will be Anne Petty

Anne has a Ph.D. in English from Florida State University with an emphasis in Comparative Mythology and Humanities. We’ll talk about her book (It’s about dragons so Michael will be happy) and some of the origins of Mythos in the world.
Tune in. You may learn something this week.