The Sword and Laser discussion

Congrats Murderbot! In congratulations, we will let you watch your dramas unbothered by human emotions. We wonder some about Chengdu. And we not only kick off our January pick, but wrap up our December one too!

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Oh man the intro with Baby Shark tune. I've been watching a lot of Ted Lasso so had "Jamie Tartt" in my head.

Fun show. Red wine for everybody!

Here's the video stream. At first I thought Tom was wearing an earring.

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A series doesn't have to be finished to be nominated for a Hugo. The Expanse was first nominated for Best Series in 2017. The Expanse was nominated again and won the 2020 Hugo for Best Series.

One last Expanse story coming in March. The Sins of Our Fathers: The Novella is the ebook version, or you can read it in the complete collection of Expanse short fiction Memory's Legion.

Mark wrote: "A series doesn't have to be finished to be nominated for a Hugo. The Expanse was first nominated for Best Series in 2017. The Expanse was nominated again and won the 2020 Hugo for Best Series."

But what if they don’t stick the landing?

[cough]Battlestar Galactica[cough]
[cough]Game of Thrones[cough]
[cough]Supernatural[cough]
[cough]Harry Potter[cough]
[cough]Divergent[cough]
[cough]Lost[cough]

…I now have fandom lung.

Trike wrote: "But what if they don’t stick the landing?"

Aren't these all tv shows?

A vaporizer might help with lung issues.

Mark wrote: "Trike wrote: "But what if they don’t stick the landing?"

Aren't these all tv shows?

A vaporizer might help with lung issues."

I’m not a big reader.

I think I used to have a bible about that size. ha ha ha

Trike wrote: "But what if they don’t stick the landing?"

or they never finish the series.

"The Kingkiller Chronicle" - 3972 days since last book
"A Song of Ice and Fire" - 3835 days since last book
"Gentlemen Bastard" - 3020 days since last book

“War Against the Chrorr” - 10,594 days since last book

Trike wrote: "“War Against the Chrorr” - 10,594 days since last book"

That going to be hard to beat (with a living author)

Rothfuss, Martin & Lynch have some time up their sleeve then 😉.

It’s been 7 years, more than 2400 days, since Gerrold announced the next installment would be published in 2015. That amuses me.

Tassie Dave wrote: "Trike wrote: "But what if they don’t stick the landing?"

or they never finish the series.

"The Kingkiller Chronicle" - 3972 days since last book
"A Song of Ice and Fire" - 3835 days since last bo..."

Wow, super interesting that Kingkiller is longer than Song of Ice and Fire! That feels shocking to me.

I’m confident Doors of Stone will be worth the wait, I just hope the Winds of Winter is too.

Veronica wrote: "Wow, super interesting that Kingkiller is longer than Song of Ice and Fire! That feels shocking to me."

I was in my 40s when the last book of both series came out.

It's likely I will be in my 60s when the next in both comes out. 😟

Tassie Dave wrote: "It's likely I will be in my 60s when the next in both comes out."

I find it admirable that you still believe there will be a next one.

I expect another Kingkiller Chronicle book. Maybe later this year.

I am less certain that I or GRRM will see his next book released.

I wish Scott Lynch well and hope he can overcome his depression to live a fulfilling life and get some enjoyment out of his writing career.

Tassie Dave wrote: "I wish Scott Lynch well..."
He tweeted that the first draft of The Thorn of Emberlain was finished, pre pandemic, which gives me hope. I don't expect Kingkiller this year, but it does seem like Rothfuss is in a better mental place and is finding enjoyment in other things