TV shows about American football come and go. By our count (a 10-second time investment at the speed of Google), there are currently five football shows. Three of these are documentary-style non-fiction: QB1: Beyond the Lights and Last Chance U, both on Netflix, and Hard Knocks, which is on HBO. As for dramatic fiction series, up until […]
New pro league: Alliance of American Football
A new pro football league is prepping for launch. The Alliance of American Football, or AAF, will kickoff in February, 2019, one week after the NFL’s Super Bowl LIII. The AAF will consist of eight teams (including one in San Diego, home of our company, Empty Set Entertainment. As of July 30, 2018, the league […]
Sale on full-cast audio dramas of the GFL series
Graphic Audio has adapted the GFL series as a full-cast audio drama, with over 30 actors playing the various parts of Quentin Barnes, John Tweedy and the gang. They are having an overstock sale on audio CDs. At $10 a pop, that’s 50% off their normal price. And if you buy six, you get a […]
New NFL safety rules for 2017 — will they reduce damage to players?
For the last few years, the NFL has been under fire to make the sport of American Football safer. We are inundated with reports about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, which comes from repeated blows to the head. In the GFL series I address the impact multiple concussions can have on a player’s health. If […]
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Why we cut NFL Sunday Ticket from our roster
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Kreigs-Ballok VR practice field closer to reality
The Baltimore Ravens, or the Ionath Krakens? After learning about this story, I’m not sure I can tell “scifi” apart from “modern day.” This year the Ravens will be using “mixed reality” as part of their game prep. What is “mixed reality?” It is projecting an artificial image onto a real surface. In this case, […]
THE ROOKIE (GFL Book I) named as the most underrated science fiction novel
Omni magazine’s Matt Cates wrote an article covering the most underrated science fiction books, and put THE ROOKIE at the top of the list. We’re thrilled to be included exalted works in this list including Octavia E. Butler, Tim Powers, Ted Chiang, Greg Bear and others. It’s no secret that the Galactic Football League series […]