Slice of SciFi #139: Mur Lafferty
Interview: Writer Mur Lafferty
Our guest interview for this Saturday’s Slice of SciFi Show #139 is one of our own from the FarPoint Media family, Mur Lafferty.
In The News:
Movie Talk:
Special Segment Doug Kress isn’t with us for this show but Kurt in St. George has stepped up to the plate with 3 trivia clips that all follow a specific theme — can you guess what it is?
TV Talk: We have an official word from the Lifetime Network concerning the future of “Blood Ties.” Sorry, but you will have to listen in to the show to find out what they had to say. — Director Alex Graves is set to direct “Fringe,” the new $10 million Fox pilot from J.J. Abrams and his writing team of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.
Interview: Our guest this week is writer, essayist and podcaster Mur Lafferty. She joins us in the studio to talk about her new project called “Playing for Keeps,” a new audio novel about the world of superheroes from the point of view of people with really lame superpowers — the sort of third string heroes on the superhero scorecard. Mur also gives an update on her progress with the continuing “Heaven” series and much more.
Future Talk: Actor Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in a new high-intensity thriller titled “Knowing.” His character begins unwrapping the foretold predictions found in an unearthed time capsule buried beneath his son’s elementary school. The items contained in the capsule, buried years ago by school students seem to point to Cage’s character being at the heart of the world’s demise.
Will Smith moves on from a Legend to a superhero for his next SF flick titled “Hancock.” The only thing is he isn’t your typical hero. Hard-living, with a faltering reputation, he has to hire a PR man to clean up his image, and he hits on the agent’s beautiful wife in the process.
There is a film coming based on the just-published graphic novel from Hellboy’s Mike Mignola and Buffy video game creator Christopher Golden. It is titled “Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire.” It follows the adventures of Lord Baltimore after he is bitten by a vampire then goes on the hunt for the evil Red King, who is responsible for the death of his family and countless others.
Contest News: The “Manticore” DVD giveaway ends at 11:59PM MST tonight. However, beginning today, we have a new offering with a “Hogfather Box Set” from Terry Prachett’s miniseries and more. The contest runs until midnight December 31, 2007. Listen to this show or visit our Website for details on how to enter.
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Links:
Mur Lafferty links — MurLafferty.com & I Should Be Writing
“Machine Girl” Trailer @ Bloody Disgusting
“Blood Ties” links — MyLifetime or iTunes
Promos:
Second Shift — Summoned to a strange world against their will, college students must find their places there or find a way home.
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Yes Lifetime will be having a marathon of BloodTies but it will be on a channel called LRW - not the Lifetime channel that is on most cable networks.
Good interview - Mur is always entertaining! =-)
Ok, am I the only one who thought of Mystery Men when Mur was describing her novel?