As a self-proclaimed and certified Newbie, it is my goal to throw myself headfirst into all things sci-fi, specifically peering into some of the most critically acclaimed science fiction based TV shows, movies, and literature! I check them out in pure tabula rasa fashion, with typically nada knowledge about the premise and letting the work…
First aired July 21st, 2014. After estimating that the food supply will only last another week, Rebecca (played by Karla Crome) puts “Operation: Mass Murder” into effect. Of course, no killing spree would be complete without the resident butcher of Chester’s Mill, Big Jim (played by Dean Norris). Rebecca mixes swine flu with influenza to…
First aired July 23rd, 2014. Everyone is getting together to throw Molly (played by Halle Berry) a belated birthday party since she was in space for her actual birthday. Little do they know what she really needs is a baby shower. Molly’s boss, Alan (played by Michael O’Neill), decides to make up a story to…
BEWARE: I tried to keep it spoiler-free, but…things might’ve happened. How much is life worth? Can you measure its value in war-torn buildings, shambles of disintegrating civility, or is it easier to simply count the bodies, piled upon one another in ditches and crevices of human hope? Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men depicts a world…
Enter a futuristic society where humanity has branched off of Earth and settled among its extraterrestrial neighbors in the Spiral Arm. Kevin J. Anderson’s The Dark Between the Stars is the compelling first installment of a brand new trilogy called The Saga of Shadows. Humans have divided themselves into the independent, spaceship-savvy Roamer clans and…
The Show: Knights of Sidonia’s main claim to fame is that it is the first anime series to be broadcasted in America exclusively by Netflix. Despite what the phrase “A Netflix Original Series” may make one assume, Knights of Sidonia (Shidonia no Kishi) is based on a manga originally published in Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine. The series…
First aired July 14th, 2014. So far this season, every episode has unleashed a new threat on Chester’s Mill, courtesy of the dome. The latest horror show inside the dome is a downpour of blood rain that burns people’s skin on contact. Rebecca (played by Karla Crome) believes the rain is just acidic and not…
First aired July 7th, 2014. Chester’s Mill is being overrun by butterflies because the dome has altered their mating patterns to make them reproduce like bunnies. As pretty as they are, the butterflies pose a danger to the entire town. According to science teacher Rebecca (played by Karla Crome) the eating habits of caterpillars were…
First aired July 16th, 2014. The second episode of Extant was just as fast-paced as the premiere, adding more intrigue to its central mystery of Molly’s mysterious pregnancy. From what I saw during this episode, she’d better pray she isn’t carrying twins. Molly sees another vision of her dead boyfriend, Marcus, and passes out. She…
Dredd (2012) from DNA Film Productions Author’s Note: Lest my readers be confused, this is a special edition of the “Retro Review” series in that this film is not retro at all. The reason for this is two-fold. First, the British sci-fi comics series about Judge Dredd, set in post-apocalyptic America, are fairly important in…
For some comics you can read in paper or on your favorite handheld device, here are a few fairly new or continuing series. Nothing here is from the Big Two (Marvel or DC) and only one is vaguely about masked superheroes, but there sure are a lot space suits and detectives. All You Need Is…
The site is currently being occupied by Count Spatula and his vampiric utensils. This being the case, the team and I have been doing everything we can to retake what’s rightfully ours. It is our sincere hope that this transmission of a regular sci-fi piece manages to break through their jamming technology. Go Germany. –The Editor First aired July…
