Year 18

It was 18 years ago today that I started this blog. Now, it's old enough to vote. At one or two posts a day (sometimes three in those early years), we've reached 10,737 discreet posts! If you're still reading - and I say this every year - thanks for stopping by. With new Star Trek and Doctor Who still coming out, I need to be hear to keep the reviews complete. And it's a good place to keep all my podcast announcements in order.

Year 18 Highlights
-By the end of the year (with just a little schedule shuffling), I will be done with my Blake's 7 coverage. It was 52 episodes exactly, so that seemed perfect for a year-long project. What happens to its slot in 2025 is still undetermined. I probably need to do more with comics, since this WAS at least half-and-half a comics blog to begin with. I'll think of something by Christmas, but I'll take recommendations under advisement.
-Based on having successfully crafted a Torg Christmas adventure in late 2023 for the Infiniverse, I put out two more last spring (the Infection Card Pack and The Book of Wonders), but a third, the White Zone sourcebook exploring Canada's polar region, was stymied by a writing partner ghosting me. I haven't managed to write his section yet, but I'd love to finish it in the next month. Stay tuned. But I also had to expend considerable energy on finishing the second Eighth Doctor Expanded Universe Sourcebook for the Doctor Who RPG (which is free to download and use), so it's not like I wasn't working on RPG manual layouts.
-On the podcasting front, I've really put pressure on my new Siskoid Cinema feed, which houses several sub-shows, usually with two episodes a month. FW Team-Up and oHOTmu OR NOT? are going steady. The rest are more occasional, at least for now.
-Otherwise, I've been keeping a bunch of open-ended series alive: Star Trek and Doctor Who reviews, One Panel (about to start on 1943), old and new ST CCG Rolodex entries (started on TNG cards), Who's This? (getting to the end of the G's), and of course, This Week in Geek and its capsule reviews.

So, what's next?
Like I said, I'm not entirely sure what I'll be doing with Blake's 7's slot next year. I feel like I've held back on comics and RPG-related material for lack of time/space, so that probably heralds more variety in the new year. As for podcasting, Siskoid Cinema's cushion means I can resurrect a show that seemed done, bringing it back bimonthly starting in April. I guess that's as much of a teaser as I can give.

So if you've been hanging around, please keep doing so. It's no fun without the eyeballs and comments. And I'll of course see you tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow. And the day after that...

Comments

Tim Knight said…
Congratulations and happy birthday! You'll outlast us all ;-) Always enjoy your comic and RPG material, so looking for to - possibly - more of that in 2025.
Siskoid said…
Thanks Tim, I've mostly been hiding relevant posts in This Week in Geek!
Melyanna said…
Congratulations! To fill the Blake's 7 slot, may I point you in the direction of UFO? Gerry Anderson's live action series post Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, and the series that subsequently spun out Space: 1999.
jfire2 said…
Congrats! I love you posts, esp the Week in Geek - John@ the soon-to-be-closing Pop Culture Safari!
Doctor Futurity said…
Congradulations! Been enjoying your blog for ages.
Siskoid said…
Well, it's been going since the Stone Age...
DustMan said…
18 Years? As someone that has followed you since the STCCG forums, that officially makes us old. Congrats on keeping us all engaged all these years. Here's to many more years!
daft said…
Congrats Siskoid, I can't remember just how long ago I started following posting here, but it must be a dozen or so years. In the old BBC Reithian way, you've always informed, educated and entertained. :)

It's not my particular area of interest, but perhaps, if you want more comic related content next year, perhaps a series of articles reflecting upon the journey of popular four-colour print heroes unto the silver screen, ergo, a critique of the relative successes and failures associated with adaptation laced with a few tempting salacious asides for good measure.
Boosterrific said…
Eighteen years? I demand a recount.
Siskoid said…
Thanks for your patronage, whether recent or long-standing, guys! I'll take your ideas under advisement too!
Anonymous said…
Congratulations Siskoid. May I suggest red dwarf as possible replacement. Here's to 19