Permutation City Blog

Each week Escape Pod presents a science fiction story read by the presenter or a guest reader. In the 170 episodes since it began it's grown and changed. It's something I look forward to each week. The stories are varied but some have been absolutely excellent. I'd particularly recommend: Impossible Dreams, Barnaby in Exile, and In the Late December but that's just small selection of the good stuff. I enjoy Steve Ely's presentation giving an insight into the world of science fiction, podcasting, or real life. I'm less happy that the show now has a sponser each week which can feel intrusive or repetative. However you shouldn't let that put you off, it's still definitely worth it.

This Hollywood blockbuster certainly had a lot of spectical but failed to be spectacular. There were explosions, car chases, stunts, and a lot of silly shooting. In some places it had overtones of The Matrix but with then, disappointingly, they seemed to forget it. It was over the top without being over the top enough. While it filled my time I wouldn't rate it much more than that.