And the winners are....
Books : The Gone Away World
Wow, this was a hard one. The Road and On The Beach were both amazing books, but also gut wrenchingly depressing and therefore it didn't seem right for them to be winners. The Night Sessions was good serious SF, but missing some emotion, whilst The Execution Channel had one of the best endings ever. Alas Babylon and Earth Abides were brilliant and full of hope, fully deserving the title of classic. However none of the books captured the hearts of the judges like the winner and the runner up. The runner up is The Broken World, a wonderful emotional journey in life and in a videogame, original, touching and highly readable. The winner meanwhile had everything, quite literally. It was fun, full of emotion, had a deep interesting world, cool language, weird tangents and a crazy brilliant plot. The standout book of the year, and a worthy winner.
Films: Wall-E
Maybe the judges are getting sentimental in their old age? But the story of a stranded robot warmed their hearts. It was funny, charming, had a twenty minute silent movie sequence, Pixar designed robots and spaceships, and kids everywhere loved it (although some cried). One to watch again (and again) at home.
TV: Lost
There were some real surprises this year, Jericho and The Sarah Connor Chronicles should get a special mention for being highly enjoyable. However, nothing beats Lost. Winner again. Now revealing it's true SFness. Still bonkers, still immensley entertaining.
Videogames: Super Mario Galaxy
Woah. Now that's a game. Nintendo are indeed genius at crafting games. The learning curve is delicious and the 3D world design is glorious. The first time you jump between worlds that you can see hanging in the sky above you is amazing. And the true space levels, walking across retro spaceships, are a treat for SF fans. It's the latest evolution of platform games, and so far it's the very pinnacle.
Comics : xkcd
Still making me laugh.
Wow, this was a hard one. The Road and On The Beach were both amazing books, but also gut wrenchingly depressing and therefore it didn't seem right for them to be winners. The Night Sessions was good serious SF, but missing some emotion, whilst The Execution Channel had one of the best endings ever. Alas Babylon and Earth Abides were brilliant and full of hope, fully deserving the title of classic. However none of the books captured the hearts of the judges like the winner and the runner up. The runner up is The Broken World, a wonderful emotional journey in life and in a videogame, original, touching and highly readable. The winner meanwhile had everything, quite literally. It was fun, full of emotion, had a deep interesting world, cool language, weird tangents and a crazy brilliant plot. The standout book of the year, and a worthy winner.
Films: Wall-E
Maybe the judges are getting sentimental in their old age? But the story of a stranded robot warmed their hearts. It was funny, charming, had a twenty minute silent movie sequence, Pixar designed robots and spaceships, and kids everywhere loved it (although some cried). One to watch again (and again) at home.
TV: Lost
There were some real surprises this year, Jericho and The Sarah Connor Chronicles should get a special mention for being highly enjoyable. However, nothing beats Lost. Winner again. Now revealing it's true SFness. Still bonkers, still immensley entertaining.
Videogames: Super Mario Galaxy
Woah. Now that's a game. Nintendo are indeed genius at crafting games. The learning curve is delicious and the 3D world design is glorious. The first time you jump between worlds that you can see hanging in the sky above you is amazing. And the true space levels, walking across retro spaceships, are a treat for SF fans. It's the latest evolution of platform games, and so far it's the very pinnacle.
Comics : xkcd
Still making me laugh.
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