The Budget Geek’s TV Shows of the Week (descriptions courtesy TV Guide):
Caprica - Friday, February 26, 9:00pm Syfy
“There is Another Sky”
Episode Synopsis: Tamara befriends gamers while haunting the virtual world; Joseph and Will go on an emotionally revealing fishing trip; Daniel feels compelled to fight for his professional life.
The Budget Geek’s Podcast Pick of the Week:
The Weekly ForceCast is the number-one downloaded Star Wars-themed podcast currently in production. Hosted by Jason Swank, co-hosted and produced by Jimmy “Mac” McInerney, the Weekly ForceCast podcast features news, commentary, and discussion about the Star Wars films and universe. Most episodes are recorded with a live online audience and distributed later via direct download. Other Star Wars podcasts found on ForceCast.net include:
All ForceCast.net podcasts are professionally produced and supported by a loyal listener base and are regularly featured on the list of top podcasts on iTunes. ForceCast.net podcasts have also been favorably reviewed on the web, in newspapers, and other media outlets.
The Budget Geek’s What’s New in Stores and Online This Week:
Danse Macabre (Audiobook, Unabridged) by Stephen King
Long before he gave us “a one-of-a-kind classic” (The Wall Street Journal) with his bestselling memoir On Writing, Stephen King crafted a nonfiction masterpiece in Danse Macabre, “one of the best books on American popular culture” (Philadelphia Inquirer).
The author whose boundless imagination and storytelling powers have redefined the horror genre, from 1974’s Carrie to his new epic Under the Dome, reflects on the very nature of terror — what scares us and why — in films (both cheesy and choice), television and radio, and, of course, the horror novel, past and present.
Informal, engaging, tremendous fun, and tremendously informative, Danse Macabre is an essential tour with the master of horror as your guide; much like his spellbinding works of fiction, you won’t be able to put it down.
