When I say sci-fi, you say activism! Sci-fi… You didn’t say it. Or did you? It’s hard to tell through the screen. If you didn’t, it wouldn’t be surprising. The two concepts don’t flow organically from one to the next. They don’t go hand-in-hand. Or do they? Depending on where you look, they do indeed….
In the UK a General Election is due to take place on the 7th of May this year. Like all “democratic” countries, the same old rounds of suit-wearing male dullards flood the airwaves with false promise and hope. The electorate is tired and angry and valiantly vows to vote differently this time—except they never do. Politicians…
The spoils are real. When I saw the trailer for The Lottery on Lifetime, of all places, I nearly toppled over. Lifetime premiered its new original series on July 20th, this being the network’s first trek into the world of sci-fi. Written by one of the writers for the acclaimed film, Children of Men (2007), The Lottery…
BEWARE: Spoilage here. There is none. There is no feminism in Metal Hurlant Chronicles. Female characters are reduced to being sexually exploited tropes with absolutely no substance or characterization that would enable them to contribute to the plot of an episode. As I’ve mentioned in previous MHC recaps, women are portrayed as either sex symbols,…
2009’s Battlestar Gallactica has been both criticized and praised for its treatment of gender in the series. By bravely choosing to address the issue of gender depiction, the show’s creators opened themselves to feminist critique. Many have praised the series for it’s bold decision to cast the tough and masculine Starbuck as a female. Further,…
