The Center Seat

Mr. Nayana was working late the other night, so I took the opportunity to curl up with Zoe the Putty Tat, a bottle of Door Peninsula American Riesling (a holdover from my kickass bachelorette party), and Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.

There are currently three projects on the way that fuse Pride & Prejudice (one of my most sacred cows) with sci-fi... basically zombies or aliens wreaking havoc on Jane Austen's most beloved cast of characters.

Do me a favor: read one or two (or all) of the following articles, then let me know what you think by answering the poll on the right.

• io9: THREE Jane Austen Science Fiction Movies in the Pipeline?
• EW PopWatch: 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' author talks about his literary monster mash-up
• EW PopWatch: Elton John to exec produce 'Pride and Predator'