“A moment of silence, for Optimus Prime, who gave his life in 2005…”

And that was how my new year of 2008 was kicked off.  A nice social gathering and a toast at midnight, with that reminder that here we are, still at the dawn of the 21st century.  And eight years in, we’ve not (yet) been assailed by robots from a robot planet, subject to some  time-shattering horror clawing up from the Earth’s core, and STILL we’ve not had the request for flying cars or giant space elevators satisfied… (Well, we’re at least DAMN CLOSE to a modern Babel Tower. Thanks United Arab Emirates!)

Readers rejoice, for science fiction (hard or soft, whatever your fancy) is slowly but surely making a ressurgence!  We’ve had plenty of time to enjoy all that the Lord of The Rings trilogy spawned, and I’m sure all the spoilers for Harry Potter have been spoiled.  Magic and swords and fightin’ polar bears continue to be cool, but it’s about time for classic space opera revivals, dimensional super powers and the dependability of plot-holes-via-time-travel-dysfunctions. 

We have the here-and-now monster movie jangling of Cloverfield, a new Star Trek revamp in production (Sylar as Spock?!  Choice.)  The Terminator is on prime-time television (and hey, that beats a generic Bionic Woman remake!), and even next-generation games like Too Human, Starcraft II and Everyday Shooter are making headlines and whetting appetites.

Rock/Mega Man celebrated his 20th anniversary this past Christmas too – that should immediately warm the steel-plated geek’s heart!   And for the Gradius fans out there, hey another (spinoff) game can’t hurt!  Of course, there’s also the venerable Transformers on Cartoon Network… in one form or another.  Be glad though.  It’s not Master Force.

 But, again rejoice and celebrate!  2008 looks to set the pace for another glimpse into the future, be it tomorrow or 2356AD.  And something to look forward to is always, always a good thing.

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