Day: October 16, 2004

src=”http://www.truthlaidbear.com/pkw.jpg” align=”right”>There are many serious issues which face us now. Fanatics threaten civilization across the globe. A war rages, while some refuse to even acknowledge that anything more than more thorough police action is necessary. And we are confronted an election that, without exaggeration, may well decide the fate of our nation and of the world.
But sometimes, you just have to ignore reality, and indulge in some fantasy.
Tonight, the Sci-Fi channel will broadcast Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars. For those unfamiliar with the backstory, Farscape ran four seasons on Sci-Fi before being abruptly cancelled, with the heroes of the story in, to put it mildly, a deeply unsatisfatory situation.
After tremendous fan efforts, led by the folks at SaveFarscape.com, the show has been resurrected with a four-hour miniseries, the first part of which will be shown tonight.
I came late to Farscape. I never watched during its original broadcast run, and dismissed it out of hand the first time I viewed it. But I gave it a second chance, and I am very, very glad I did. Four seasons worth of Netflix DVDs later, I’ve seen every episode, and I’m grateful that tonight, the characters I’ve grown to love will begin their final journey to a proper ending.
And so, The Truth Laid Bear belongs to Farscape today. If you wish to induldge a simple bear: spread the word. Tune in tonight.
“Look upward. And share the wonders I’ve seen.”

In case you care, my most recently discovered favorite song is ‘Such Great Heights’, by Postal Service, which I find absolutely sublime. Catch a snippet of it here (WMA).
PS: Apropos of nothing, Duran Duran’s ‘Ordinary World‘ doesn’t suck either.

Close to Call
With the debates behind them, the contenders in the race for the White House remain locked in a dead heat in the latest NEWSWEEK poll
By Brian Braiker
Newsweek
Updated: 11:02 a.m. ET Oct. 16, 2004
…Results based on likely voters (as opposed to all registered voters) give Bush the edge, with Bush-Cheney pulling 50 percent of the vote and Kerry-Edwards drawing 44 percent in a three-way race (Nader still gets 1 percent)…
“Dead heat”, eh? To paraphrase Inigo Montoya: You keep using those words. I do not think they mean what you think they mean.
Note to Mr. Braiker: it is polite to let the Kerry campaign at least have a chance to spin your results. Going ahead and doing it for them is rude; keep it up and you’ll end up putting Lockhart, Cahill, and the rest of the gang out of work…
Update: Curse you, Powerliners, you pajama-clad band of blogging barristers! Beat me to the punch yet again.
Update again: And damn Martin, too!
And more: No need to curse Pejman, but you could read his post.
How much would you pay now? Ack! Updated to correct my horribly embarrassing misattribution of the quote to Vinzinni as opposed to Inigo. Thanks to Enviropundit for pointing out my shame.