The Hugos

The Hugo nominations are out. They seem fine, but I’m a little surprised by how bad fantasy got shut out. It’s a bit of a crock that The Name of The Wind wasn’t nominated for Best Novel.

Doctor Who grabbed nods for "Blink" and "Human Nature/Family of Blood." It’s nice to see that "Human Nature" is now worthy of a nomination since it apparently wasn’t when it was an exquisite novel. The big shock to me in this category is that Torchwood grabbed a nomination for "Captain Jack Harkness." It’s not a bad episode, but I would have given the nod to "Small Worlds" or "Out of Time" over it. It’s also kind of hilarious that a Torchwood episode is considered more Hugo worthy than anything the US produced except for one BSG episode and a fan film. Granted, Heroes ended up getting the nod in long form for its entire first season.

I’m pleased that matociquala got nominated for Best Short Story, and that David Anthony Durham was nominated for the Campbell.

My biggest congratulations are for shsilver who is nominated for Best Fan Writer. His fanzine Argentus is also nominated for Best Fanzine. As some of you may recall, I had an article about Doctor Who continuity in that issue. It would seem that Argentus received the coveted Michael D. Thomas bump. :)