Evil Monkey and Terra Nova Cain
Jeff VanderMeer • October 1st, 2011 • Evil MonkeyEvil Monkey:
I think it’s so cool there’s a new TV series with dragons!
Jeff:
They. Are. Not. Dragons. Like I told you, they are dinosaurs.
Evil Monkey:
I do think it’s sad the dragons don’t have wings. It’s poignant. Wingless dragons.
Jeff:
Right. Dinosaurs. DINO-SAURS, Evil.
Evil Monkey:
And it’s such a great premise. Going back in time to get a do-over, because in this future we’re pretty much fucked. I was planning on learning to imitate a cockroach or a bacteria to survive the coming eco-pocalypse.
Jeff:
Yes, it’s a pretty fairy tale. With pre-fab housing in the past.
Evil Monkey:
It’s wonderful! I’m already arranging to be cryogenically frozen so I can be revived in 2050 and go back to the past–with dragons!
Jeff:
Dinosaurs…which brings up an interesting point. Why didn’t they write the show so they go back to the time period of edible friendly fluffy mammals…rather than dinosaurs?
Evil Monkey:
You’re so cynical.






Award-winning writer Jeff VanderMeer's final novel in his Ambergris Cycle, Finch, has just been published in the the UK from Atlantic's Corvus imprint. His writer guide Booklife and associated Booklifenow website focus on sustainable creativity. Forthcoming books include The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities and The Steampunk Bible. His short fiction has appeared in Conjunctions, Library of America's American Fantastic Tales, and several year's best anthologies. He writes nonfiction for The Washington Post Book World, Omnivoracious, The New York Times Book Review, the B&N Review, and many others. If you like the blog, please consider