Sci-Fi News and Reviews

Off Topic: "Castle" Gets Full Season Order

This is way off-topic. But, due to Nathan Fillion's reputation as a stellar Sci-Fi lead actor, I have to report it. ABC has picked his comedy-drama "Castle" for the full 22 episodes (up from the initial 13 episode order).

Another interesting tidbit about the show: the novel "Heat Wave", which was recently released within the show, is actually *real*. Here is the Amazon link to the book (evidently you can buy it on 10/26).

I love these 'real-life' connections with shows. Richard Castle is a novelist, and it makes perfect sense to release a companion novel to the show. It's a trend I really enjoy, with "Lost" offering the "Bad Twin" novel also. I also noticed that "Dollhouse" is offering a desktop application with a 'Virtual Echo'...and, no, I haven't tried it yet.

Networks - keep these alternative methods of presentation flowing!