Daily Scan for 02.09.09 - Kim Dishes on Lost's Jin, Hatch Dishes on Battlestar's Zarek
• If you're eagerly anticipating the fourth Futurama direct-to-DVD feature, here's an enthusiastic review.
• The original Apollo Richard Hatch talks about his recently-offed Battlestar Galactica Machiavelli, Tom Zarek.
• Lost's Daniel Day Kim talks about his character's exciting if not altogether expected return in a spoilerrific interview.
• The Times Online's list of twenty sequels better than the original is absolutely insane. Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey? Back to the Future Part II? No. A thousand times no.
• The pen is mightier than the sword, especially when you're using this amazing comic book raygun pen.
• A Heath Ledger Joker mask of astonishing horror... for your child to wear when skiing.
• Captain Picard gets the short eyes for Ensign Wesley Crusher. I knew it!
• Geeks of Doom wonders what an Alan Moore-approved Watchmen movie would look like.
Hard to defend a list of superior sequels that leaves off "The New Batch" but I'm surprised a sci-fi blogger would balk at their inclusion of "Back to the Future 2." Granted, it doesn't hold up as a self-contained piece the way the first (or, hell, the third)does, but it's way more ambitious, and it's inarguably a better science-fiction film.
Not saying that's a compelling reason why you, personally, should like it more, but a thousand times no? That's a lotta no.