Sci-fi fans have a painful burden to bear when it comes to getting their television shows cancelled or truncated (I see you, Browncoats, I see you). Fortunately, for those who wish Buffy the Vampire Slayer was still airing or that they could watch another season of The X-Files, there’s another visual medium that works well…
Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? You’ve been patient. You’ve been diligent. You’ve been loyal. Now, for demonstrating such tremendous qualities, such incredible attributes, such unbelievable resolve, you shall be rewarded! Friends, bloggers, Earthlings, lend me your ears! The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose of excitement, adventure,…
Dune (1984) from Dino De Laurentis Productions The Fast Facts: Who: Directed by David Lynch (Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) debuts as the singular Paul Atreides, while actors like Patrick Stewart, Max von Sydow, and Brad Dourif play secondary characters (!). What: Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides and…
Hello? Is anyone out there? It’s me, the Fictionmonger! Ah, yes, you, you’re here! Oh, where’s the fiction? Er, you have to promise not to kill me, or my colleagues here at Sci-Fi Bloggers, before I tell you anything. Deal? Great. Okay, there is no Friday Fiction this week. Hey…hey, hey, HEY, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! STOP!…
Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? You’ve been patient. You’ve been diligent. You’ve been loyal. Now, for demonstrating such tremendous qualities, such incredible attributes, such unbelievable resolve, you shall be rewarded! Friends, bloggers, Earthlings, lend me your ears! The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose of excitement, adventure,…
Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? You’ve been patient. You’ve been diligent. You’ve been loyal. Now, for demonstrating such tremendous qualities, such incredible attributes, such unbelievable resolve, you shall be rewarded! Friends, bloggers, Earthlings, lend me your ears! The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose of excitement, adventure,…
If you’re like me, you might like occasionally glancing through some of the creative projects that pop up on Kickstarter. There’s always some stuff on there that both makes me smile and shake my head. The other day (after I changed my password), I was surfing around the site and discovered a new sort of…
Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? You’ve been patient. You’ve been diligent. You’ve been loyal. Now, for demonstrating such tremendous qualities, such incredible attributes, such unbelievable resolve, you shall be rewarded! Friends, bloggers, Earthlings, lend me your ears! The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose of excitement, adventure,…
Recently there have been a few key color-blind casting choices in superhero films. This shift toward an openness for non-traditional casting probably occurred when Marvel cast Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. He’s now played that traditionally white character with his own signature swagger in four films (plus cameos in two and an Agents of…
Okay everyone, this is it, the one we’ve all been waiting for. I remember when the first Iron Man‘s credits finished rolling and I thought, Okay, maybe there’ll be something good here. The movie was fantastic, but I just feel like there’s one last thing that I need to—HOLY $%&#ing $#!& on a $%$#$%&#ing Krispy Kreme…
First aired June 24th, 2013. People who live in small towns often have a fear of becoming trapped there for the rest of their lives. The residents of Chester’s Mill are condemned to rural life when a nearly invisible dome smashes down (slicing a cow in half in the process) and cuts them off from…
Fair warning: Even though I suggest these as options for after FOX’s Almost Human, most of them actually came out before this series aired. As a poster on i09’s site recently pointed out, the intriguing style of the show may actually be as much sci-fi tribute to the 1980’s classics as it is something new. But…
