tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239167722011-11-16T09:31:02.737+11:00Reviews, raves & rants about Sci-Fi, Philosophy, Gaming and whatever else comes to mind!Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-58899621954622668552008-01-07T01:27:00.000+11:002008-01-07T01:37:06.394+11:00

I've just read the most amazing blog post ... from an American soldier who was recently killed in Iraq. I know little of this man other than he was a seeming prolific blogger who left behind a partner, family and friends ... and a final message should the worst occur. Sure enough, the worst did occur as it seems to be happening all too often on all sides of the various conflicts around the

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-26570035858605391452007-12-28T21:32:00.000+11:002007-12-28T21:54:32.486+11:00

I don't believe it! It's been over a year since my last posting on this blog. Far too long. Life keeps getting in the way. New Year's resolution - I resolve to post more than once a year from now on!So, what happened in 2007 for me? New job, another successful CSTS event, learned lots about myself and 'virtually' disappeared (went offline) for a large portion of the year. Helped the family onto

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-13519968476207353372006-11-30T21:16:00.000+11:002006-11-30T21:25:37.157+11:00

Been checking out "Serenity Tales", a collection of web comics based on Serenity & Firefly. It's all created by fans of the 'verse, helping to keep the flame alive. There's some great stuff there - drama, comedy, action - just like the source really! Gotta say though, this one really hit the mark for me. Says it all really.

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-8984405204406834562006-11-13T20:53:00.000+11:002006-11-13T21:05:15.437+11:00

One of my favourite lines from "Futurama" - undoubtedly the best ever sci-fi themed comedy animated series created by Matt Groening. Gotta love the fact that it's on 5 nights a week here in Oz, even if they're most repeats. Looking forward to the new episodes being produced, let's hope for more down the track (hey, if "Family Guy" can do, why not Fry, Bender and Co.?)Seemed a fitting line to use

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1156333466078800872006-08-23T21:44:00.000+10:002007-12-28T22:17:03.310+11:00

First came the words, then the pictures... now I have sound!!!Now if only I had something worthwhile to say... naah, who am I kidding? Most of the 'net is just people crapping on about completely irrelevant stuff. I succumb to the peer pressure!Update : This link no longer works as AudioBlogger went bust. D'oh!

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1156249984976424082006-08-22T22:27:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:33.572+11:00

Shopping at the local Target the other day & found the coolest T-shirt. Sums up both my physical disposition & my sci fi fandom as well!The irony is the only sizes they had were way too big for me! Gorram it!

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1152018459602848052006-07-04T22:53:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:33.482+11:00

June 23 has come & gone, the CSTS screening happened & things seemed to go pretty well on the night. The Big Damn Movie was seen again where it belongs (on the Big Damn Screen!), costumes were worn (with style!), prizes were won, fun was had & money was raised for a worthwhile cause.I wrote a post back on 1/6 about what this event meant to me but I was too chicken to publish it until now- things

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1150780313431320952006-06-20T14:59:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:33.392+11:00

My Big Brother & family recently moved interstate to my neck of the woods and are currently looking for a new house 'round here. Big deal, right? Not for us.Went looking at houses over the weekend just gone with BB & co., just for provide an extra opinion & support. NOT looking ourselves. At all. Wasn't even thinking about it.So imagine my surprise when earlier today Better Half & I signed a

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1149166914728192942006-06-01T22:55:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:33.308+11:00

Had some deep thoughts lately - it's seems there's two kinds of people in this world. Those who jump in and those who sit back and watch the jumpers. I'm definitely in the latter category. The question is, is it really living or just existing? Most days it feels like I'm just filling a space, killing time & energy for little reward.Thankfully, the Can't Stop The Serenity project is helping me to

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1147603883110832742006-05-14T20:40:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:33.220+11:00

Being very busy planning & organising the upcoming Melbourne screening for Can't Stop The Serenity, it's a lot more work than I expected - who knew? Anyway, things are coming together nicely, getting lots of interest & some offers of support. It's looking to be a great night.Speaking of good movies, X-Men 3 is on the way - looks very cool. Turns out there's 9 minutes of footage available online,

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Nothing unusual there. Most people I know can't stand Mondays. The thought of going off to the salt mines does nothing but bring sheer terror to my heart. There's a saying that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life, Problem is, what if you don't know what it is you want to do? If only I could find an answer to that one... if you know, please drop me a line. I'd love you're

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1146033268407056442006-04-26T16:22:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:32.716+11:00

While I was working in the garden yesterday, my Princess & Better Half were busy baking. Boy did I get a surprise when I came in to see the results of their efforts:IT'S SNAKES ON A CAKE, MAN!!!!!

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1145801979692405342006-04-23T23:43:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:32.625+11:00

Hey! Not much on the TV tonight, thought I'd chuck in an old Buffy DVD while doing the ironing (yes, that's right - I'm a guy & I do the most of the ironing!) Anyway, I just grabbed out the first DVD I found & watched "Halloween" from season two.It seemed so slow, big gaps between the dialogue, slower pacing that Joss' later efforts but all the signs were there of the great things to come. Snappy

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1145625475746101192006-04-21T23:03:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:32.517+11:00

Fun event coming up soon @ ACMI Melbourne. On 6-7 May, there is an event showcasing machinima on the big screens. The best part is the special guests from the USA, some of the crew of Rooster Teeth Productions, the people behind pants wettingly funny RedVs Blue, The Strangerhood & P.A.N.I.C.S. Yay! This the the RT teams' second visit to Oz following a sellout event in 2005. I missed out last year

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In honour of our deity on "earth that was" Joss Whedon's birthday & the first anniversary of the final pre-screening of Serenity, a worldwide event is being planned to put on charity screenings of the Big Damn Movie on 23 June 2006 across the globe. Info about this project can be found at Can'tStopTheSerenity.comWhy do I bring this up, you ask? Well, up until now, I've generally kept my Browncoat

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1145248066422800762006-04-17T14:27:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:32.361+11:00

Just another day at home. Long weekends are great, but there's not much to do (except housework!) Trying to keep my Princess amused but she's never been very good at entertaining herself, always requires company. It can be very frustrating at times but I wouldn't have it any other way. It's nice to be needed by my little girl sometimes. I'm sure I'm going to miss it when she doesn't need me

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1144932064914462682006-04-13T22:40:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:32.271+11:00

Funniest thing happened today. I went to pick up Mini-Me from school and there he was, happily playing in the sandpit with some friends. As I wandered up, I overheard him ordering around his henchmen... er, friends to help him build a huge mound of sand. His comment?"We need more sand over here on Skullcrusher Mountain. Careful, you almost covered up the secret lair!!!"Who says kids don't listen

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1144926394433648582006-04-13T21:00:00.000+10:002006-11-13T20:22:32.188+11:00

I've always been a bit of a Superman fan & will definitely check out the new film but never really out into the TV series... until now. Boy is it getting good. Clark flying, the introduction of Lois to the mix, general super hero-y goodness. Of course, we're a bit behind here down under. D'oh!Looking on the brighter side... at least I don't have to wait 'til next week to find out what happens

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Damn you Joss Whedon! Damn you Fox! DAMN YOU TO HADES FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!Heresy I hear you say. How could you say that? I hear you scream. Well, there's reason to my rant. Firefly & Serenity have ruined all sci-fi, drama, comedy... well, just about all TV & movies for me. How so? It's just too damn good!Ever since I first saw Firefly, my life has not been the same. Never before did I ever look

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1143341170850118372006-03-26T13:38:00.000+11:002006-11-13T20:22:31.990+11:00

Where's the sci-fi on TV these days? It seems that there's bugger all good (or even bad!) sci-fi on free-to-air TV here in Australia. Trek is prety much history now, Stargate is MIA, Doctor Who won't be on until later in the year and there just doesn't seem to be anything worthy of note on at the moment (except Futurama - already got all of those on DVD!). Worst of all, I recently heard that

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1142743241149140572006-03-19T15:19:00.000+11:002006-11-13T20:22:31.893+11:00

Here's a big one - what's the nature of reality? Is it physical? Is it mental? Is it just the collection of experiences or something else entirely? I don't have a clue. I've been doing a lot of reading & research on this topic over the past 12 months or so & everything I read, watch or listen to just creates more questions.If we believe the scenario from The Matrix, we're all just batteries for

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Really getting into podcasting of late, only recently discovered this fantastic new medium of communication & entertainment. I'm particularly fond of the podcasts listed under the "Top Dogs" links - check 'em out if you haven't already, you won't regret it! All I need now is an MP3 player to listen to them all on the go (I have to use my PC for now - d'oh!) I've got my eye on this little beauty -

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1142242336989956102006-03-13T20:00:00.000+11:002006-11-13T20:22:31.720+11:00

Fun day today - been chasing the Queens' Baton Relay around Melbourne with the kids. For those readers outside the former British Empire, next week is the Commonwealth Games and the Queens' Baton is similar to the Olympic Torch. Had a big day, scored some cool freebies (the kids love their noisemakers!) & got to be part of something bigger than ourselves. It's amazing the way a weird shaped piece

Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789640632188153090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916772.post-1142167506570687492006-03-12T23:34:00.000+11:002006-11-13T20:22:31.612+11:00

Hi & welcome to the Barking Mad Dog blog! The aim of this blog is to discuss a wide range of topics from Sci-Fi to Philosophy to Gaming & anything else I feel like ranting about. I really don't know where this is going to go but I hope you enjoy listening to my rants as much as I will have making them!So, who am I? I'm a young family man in Melbourne, Australia with a wide range of interests & a

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