Ginrummy pointed our noses at this Slashdot interview with J. Michael Straczynski, in which he answers questions from a Web audience about his works and creative process.

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/13/04/15/1328251/interviews-j-mi...

Also from Slashdot: Straczynski, in collaboration with the Wachowskis of "The Matrix" fame, are producing a new SF thriller for Netflix, titled Sense8:

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/13/03/27/1348222/jms-and-wachows...

Happy Tax Day! Here's your Monday morning giggle!

Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness is a four issue miniseries that acts as a prequel to the new film Star Trek Into Darkness. The name is reminiscent of the title of the comic book prequel to the 2009 film, Star Trek: Countdown. Countdown to Darkness was written by Mike Johnson, writer of the original Countdown as well as the limited series Nero and the ongoing Star Trek monthly comic book, which is set in the JJ Abrams timeline, and was illustrated by David Messina, the artist on Countdown and Nero. Countdown to Darkness is a very interesting story and, with what little we know of the plot to Star Trek Into Darkness, does seem to set the movie up in the sense that you want to find out what happens next. It isn't "To Be Continued" so much as it definitely hints at another story, the film's story.