Forces Of Good

In these trying times, it’s nice to know you have the Forces Of Good on your side. Run by Stefan Blitz (which is a pretty good superhero name if you ask us), FOG is an oft updated blog with interviews, features, and posts on pop-culture with a heavy emphasis on sci-fi, comic books, video games, and other noble nerdly pursuits. Stefan is known for asking his interview subjects five questions, but we’ve added two bonus questions here at no extra cost to you. Enjoy.

If you ran a network, what lineup would you put together for your best night of programming?
For shows currently being produced, we’d have to start at 8pm with “Heroes“, followed by “Lost” at 9 and “Battlestar Galactica” at 10pm, and we’d lose the news, instead showing “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” followed by an unedited “Dexter” at midnight.

If we’re using old shows, “Batman” starting at 7pm, followed by “Futurama” at 7:30. At 8:00 I’d have an Apatow Hour with episodes of “Undeclared” and “Freaks & Geeks.” Nine PM brings rotating episodes of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel” followed by “Kolchak the Night Stalker” rotating with other short lived series like “Firefly“, “Brisco County” and “Twin Peaks.” We cap off the night with “Seinfeld” followed by “I Love Lucy.”

What video game should be turned into a movie or tv show? What TV show or movie should be a game?
I’d really like to see a good Tetris movie. As for a property turned into a game? I’d go with Barry Levinson’s movie Diner.

If you could create and cast a reality show, what would it be like?
The reality show that I would pitch is called “Solitary.” One person. One empty room. The longer they stay, the more they make. Granted the room occasionally rotates and is filled with water and has vast temperature and extreme sound and light changes. Therapy not included.

What do you think about musicians like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails having fans name their price for music?
I think that Radiohead and NIN are smart. Get the music out there. The money for the artist comes from touring, not selling records. The artists make a hell of a lot more on a tour t-shirt than the album. Make the music free (or let the fans name the price). The artist gets the music out there, makes more of a profit in the long run and keeps the corporations from exploiting them further.

What summer movie are you looking forward to seeing the most?
There are more movies this summer that I want to see more than any other in recent memory. The Dark Knight, Speed Racer, Iron Man, X-Files 2, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy 2, Indiana Jones, The Happening, Get Smart, Wanted, and the documentary American Teen are all on my “must see” list.

How do you divide your entertainment time between screens?
I’m a pretty voracious reader, and I have stacks of dvds that I’m trying to catch up on. I see less and less in the theater, unfortunately, but I’m going to try and see Forgetting Sarah Marshall this week.

Who is your favorite person that you’ve asked the famous 5 (but most of the time 6) questions to?
I still haven’t asked some of my dream interviews (who are mostly childhood heroes) such as Adam West, Lee Majors, William Shatner, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and writer Robert B. Parker. Of all of the people who I have interviewed so far, I’m really thankful for everyone’s participation. On a personal level I’m really happy with writer Scott Rosenberg’s interview. As the writer of one of my favorite movies, Beautiful Girls, he was extremely gracious and humored me by answering several questions that weren’t part of the interview.

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