Today on the 5: io9 recently asked whether television shows should be less concerned with continuity. It's an intriguing question.

Today on the 5: A recent proposal to split California into 6 states failed to make it on the ballot. Though insane, it highlights a real problem.

This week:

Freedom Cry
Escape From New York
GITS Arise
The Shadow

Music for the show provided by Reed Love.

Today on the 5: Reports are that Microsoft is buying Moijang, the company behind Minecraft. Makes a lot of sense to me.

Today on the 5: This is part 2 of my response to a commenter asked about how I play games.

Today on the 5: After my 5 on the "kill everything" Fallout playthrough last week, a commenter asked about how I play games.

Today on the 5: I heard a segment on the radio about a documentary called 9/10: The Final Hours. The radio teaser about it drove me up a wall.

This week:

The Hot Zone
Cleanroom
Michael Crichton
The Tick

Music for the show provided by Reed Love.

Today on the 5: It occurred to me lately that I can't think of another modern game that pulls off having no story so well as Minecraft.

Today on the 5: A guy went through and killed everyone possible in Fallout 3. Now that's my type of game!