I'm signing-up again for the 42 Challenge!

Here are the guidelines:

Officially starts January 1, 2011
Officially ends December 3, 2011

Your mission--if you choose to accept it--is to read, watch, listen, and (possibly) review 42 sci-fi related items.

What counts? Short stories, novellas, novels, radio show episodes, television show episodes, movies, graphic novels, comic books, audio books, essays about science fiction, biographies about sci-fi authors, etc. Adapted or abridged works are okay as well.

Keep an ongoing list of your 42 either here on this site (just leave your email address in the comments) or on your own site (just leave a link to your list in the comments). Your list doesn't have to include links to your reviews. But it can if you like. Reviews are not required.

To sign up, go HERE!

My List:

1. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (web/tv series; 2008)
2. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (book; 2010) - my review
3. Torchwood - Season 1 (tv series; 2006/07)
4. Doctor Who - Season 2, episode 4: The Girl in the Fireplace (tv series; 2006)
5. Dead Space: Aftermath (animated movie; 2011)
6. I Am Number Four (movie; 2011)
7. The Comet's Curse by Dom Testa (book; 2004)
8. Monsters vs Aliens (animated movie; 2009)
9. Torchwood - Season 2 (tv series; 2008)
10. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season 1 (tv series; 2008)
11. V for Vendetta (movie; 2006)
12. A Clockwork Orange (movie; 1971)
13. Blade Runner (movie; 1982)
14. Moon (movie; 2009)
15. Castle in the Sky (animated movie; 1986)
16. Doctor Who - Season 3, Episodes 11-13 (tv series; 2007)
17. Torchwood: Children of Earth - Season 3, Episodes 1-5 (tv series; 2009)
18. Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (tv series; 2009)
19. Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part 1 & 2 (tv series, 2009/2010)
20. Doctor Who - Season 5, Episode 1 (tv series; 2010)
21. The Caves od Steel by Isaac Asimov (book; 1954)
22. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (animated movie; 1984)
23. Falling Skies by Paul Tobin & Juan Ferreyra (graphic novel; 2011)  
24. Fringe - Season 2, Episodes 4 to 23 (tv series; 2009/10)
25. Tron (movie; 1982)
26. Tron: Legacy (movie; 2010)
27. Doctor Who - Season 6, Episodes 1-7 (tv series; 2011)
28. Fringe - Season 3 (tv series; 2010/2011)
29. Independence Day (movie; 1996)
30. The Invasion (movie; 2007)
31. Impact (tv mini-series; 2008)
32. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (movie; 1977)
33. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (movie; 1980)
34. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (movie; 1983)
35. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (movie; 1999)
36. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (movie; 2002)   
37. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season 2 (tv series; 2008/09) - tbf
38. Omnitopia Dawn by Diane Duane (book; 2010) - tbr

42 Challenge (for 2010)

Officially starts January 1, 2010
Officially ends December 3, 2010

Your mission - if you choose to accept it - is to read, watch, listen, and (possibly) review 42 sci-fi related items.

What counts? Short stories, novellas, novels, radio show episodes, television show episodes, movies, graphic novels, comic books, audio books, essays about science fiction, biographies about sci-fi authors, etc. Adapted or abridged works are okay as well.

Keep an ongoing list of your 42 either here on this site (just leave your email address in the comments) or on your own site (just leave a link to your list in the comments). Your list doesn't have to include links to your reviews. But it can if you like. Reviews are not required.
If you want to join the challenge, leave a comment on this post.
If you want to be able to contribute to this site, then leave your email address.
If you don't want to contribute, then that's not necessary.
If this will be your second year, and you'd like to continue on, then leave a comment to 'renew' your participation.
MY goal is to add ALL participants to the site's blog roll.
If you would like to be added to the blog roll AND your blog/site isn't linked in your profile, please leave a link to your site.

Join this challenge here!

My List:
  1. Doctor Who: The End of Time: Part One & Two (2009/10; Christmas & New Year Special Episodes)

  2. District 9 (2009; movie)

  3. Firefly - Episodes 5-14 (2002/03; tv series)

  4. Paradox (2009; tv series)

  5. Doctor Who: The Stone Rose by Jacqueline Rayner (2006; book)
  6. Serenity (2005; movie)
  7. The Fourth Kind (2009; movie)
  8. Star Trek (2009; movie)
  9. Avatar (2009; movie)
10. Torchwood - Season 1, Episodes 1-11 (2006/07; tv series)
11. 9 (2009; animated movie)
12. Doctor Who - Season 5 (2010; tv series)
13. Kyle XY - Seasons 1-3 (2006/09; tv series)
14. The Electric Church by Jeff Somers (2007; book)
15. The Maze Runner by James Dashner (2009; book)
16. The 4400 - Seasons 1-3 (2004/07; tv series)
17. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979; book)
18. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (1985; book)
19. Doctor Who: The Last Dodo  by Jacqueline Rayner (2007; book)
20. Doctor Who: Made of Steel by Terrance Dicks (2007; book)
21. Doctor Who: The Feast of the Drowned by Stephen Cole (2006; book)
22. Doctor Who: Wooden Heart by Martin Day (2007; book)
23. InterWorld by Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves (2007; book)
24. Starship Troopers (1997; movie)
25. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2008; book)
26. Resident Evil (2002; movie)
27. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (2009; book)
28. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (2007; book)
29. Dune (1984; movie)
30. A Sound of Thunder (2005; movie)
31. Planet 51 (2009; animated movie)
32. Edge by Thomas Blackthorne (2010; book)
33. Iron Man 2 (2010; movie)
34. Fringe - Season 1, Episodes 1-17 (2008; tv series)
36. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season 1, Episodes 1-5 (2008; tv series)
37. Moon (2009; movie)
39. Inception (2010; movie)
40. Cypher (2002; movie)
41. Exchange by Dale R. Cozort (2010; book)
42. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008; web/tv series)

Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge! is hosted by C.B. James at Ready When You Are, C.B.

The Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge is based on a simple idea - read a book, see a movie based on the book, include both in your review. Whether yours is a book blog or a movie blog, this could be a way to add some spice to your posts, expand your outlook, have some fun. Mostly, have some fun.

You don't have to write full reviews both the movie and the book. You can write a review of one then add a brief paragraph or just a sentence or two about the other at the end.

Here's how to join:

1. Select a challenge level:

• Matinee: one book/movie
• Double Feature: two books/movies
• Saturday Movie Marathon: four books/movies
• Film Festival: eight books/movies
• Festival Jury Member: ten books/movies

2. Copy and paste the Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge button to your blog. (Optional. If you don't have a blog, you can still sign-up and play along. You can post reviews here.)

3. Sign up using Mr. Linky at this link. Please list your challenge level in a comment.

4. Get together a list of books/movies that you plan on reviewing. (Optional. You can just see what comes along during the year if you'd rather.)

I'll post monthly link lists so you can post links to your reviews here and I'll try to feature a few reviews each month.

The challenge will begin on New Year's Day 2010 and will last all year.
There will be prizes. I don't know what the prizes will be yet, but expect several. I'm a big fan of giveaways. See here, here and here.

You can double count this challenge with any other challenges you're doing in 2010.

Hope you'll join and play along.....

I'll go with the Festival Jury Member level - 10 books & movies!

My Book / Movie List:

  1. If Only It Were True by Marc Levy / Just Like Heaven

  2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling / The Harry Potter series

  3. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones / Howl's Moving Castle

  4. The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien / The Lord of the Rings trilogy

  5. Persuasion by Jane Austen / Persuasion

  6. North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell / North & South

  7. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte / Jane Eyre

  8. Stardust by Neil Gaiman / Stardust

  9. Coraline by Neil Gaiman / Coraline

10. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman / Neverwhere

First of all, this will be an annual challenge starting the 01/07/2009 and ending the 01/07/2010. No need to rush, this is to be enjoyed and, if someone wishes, discussed.

After careful deliberation, we’ve decided to set several levels of difficulty. Each person will select their levels according to the number of movies they want to see during the following year.

1. Just looking (2 movies)

2. Becoming interested (4 movies)

3. Faithful viewer (6 movies)

4. Clearly addicted (8 movies)

5. Undoubtedly obsessed (12 movies)

To make things more interesting, you can choose any of these themes for your challenge. Let us give you an example. Let’s say that Miss X chooses level 5 (12 movies) and decides to go for Kings & Queens and Wars & Revolutions. She simply has to divide those 12 movies between these two themes.

Challenge themes:

- Kings & Queens (central plot around royalty)

- Through the Centuries (1 movie per century)

- Wars & Revolutions (plot set during a war or revolution)

- Bonnets & Hessians (set during the Regency)

- Victorian Mist (set during the Victorian era)

- Maids & Knights (set during the Middle Ages)

- All Over the World (1 movie per country)

To participate, join this challenge here!

After watching each movie, you can do a review or just a quick little post in your blog/website so that we know how you are doing. You can send us the link through the contact form above. Be sure to add to the title “Movie Challenge”, please.

 If you have any questions, you just need to ask and we’ll answer them as quickly as possible.

Here is the list of the challenge participants and their movies/series choices: Period Drama Challenge Participants.
Have fun!

I'm really late for this challenge, but I started blogging just last month and I found this challenge and I couldn't resist it! I love period dramas and only this summer and autumn  I've already watched enough to complete this challenge, but I won't count them, 'cause I'm sure I'll watch enough till July to complete this challenge!

I'll go with the Undoubtedly Obsessed level & 12 movies or mini series!
I'm choosing 2 themes: Victorian Mist & All Over the World

All Over the World:
1. Pride & Prejudice (1940)
2. Zona Zamfirova (2002)
3. The Three Musketeers (1993)
4. Going Postal (2010)

Victorian Mist:
1. Dorian Gray (2009)
2. North & South (2004) 
3. The Return of the Native (1994)
4. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
5. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
6. Little Dorrit (2008)
7. Firelight (1997)
8. Gone with the Wind (1939)