The Wondercon is in Oakland, California from April 19 through 21. Wanna know what panels I'm hosting? Good. Then this button won't go to waste…
As all connoisseurs of quality television are well aware, the new version of the game show Press Your Luck is called Whammy! and it debuts April 15 on the Game Show Network. They've jazzed it up with bells and whistles and high-tech goodies, none of which should harm the strategy/chance elements of the program that I always found fun…but none of which should help, either. You can see a short on-line preview of the new version by clicking over to this page.
Recommended: www.ifilm.com is a website that allows you to watch short films (or excerpts from them) on-line. I've had occasional technical problems there but they have an abridged version of one film which you may find worth the hassle. It's a brilliant short called "Truth in Advertising," and it's all about the ad business. It was, in fact, made only to be shown at one advertising industry function but it was too good to not make it into the real world. If you're feeling adventurous, here's a link that will take you to the ifilm page for it. And, yes, that's Colin Mochrie among the players.