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Science Fiction

• 09.01.07
  Star Wars Fandom in a Nutshell
  Science Fiction (0)

  Andrey Summers argues about the nuances of Star Wars fandom - that Star Wars fans actually hate Star Wars and its creator, George Lucas. It's the idea of Star Wars they love. "To be a Star Wars fan, one must possess the ability to see a million different failures and downfalls, ...
  
  
• 08.28.07
  Heroes Season 2 Promo Video
  Self Improvement, Science Fiction (0)

  The new season of Heroes starts Sept 24! Where's D.L.? Even Peter and Nathan got promo shots.
  
  
• 08.15.07
  Watch Jeff VanderMeer’s Shriek Movie
  Movies, Science Fiction (0)

  Watch a short indie film of fantasy author, Jeff VanderMeer's Shriek by Finnish director J.T. Lindroos. Music is by The Church. The full video is available on their website, but I can't embed it. Here's the trailer instead: And Jeff VanderMeer's blog post about it.
  
  
• 08.15.07
  Beowulf Movie Trailer
  Movies, Science Fiction (0)

  Check out the official site of BeoWulf, which stars some big names like Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Ray Winstone - and Angelina Jolie plays Grendel's mother. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary wrote the screenplay so this might be the first good BeoWulf movie to be released! The site is ...
  
  
• 08.12.07
  More on Sci-Fi’s Relevance
  Science Fiction (0)

  Here's a counterpoint to Discover Magazine's article that science fiction no longer matters which argues that Bruno Maddox is overlooking some very talented sci fi writers like Neal Stephenson while using authors that shouldn't be labeled sci fi (Michael Crichton) to make his point. Science fiction is not obsolete--do ...
  
  
• 08.12.07
  William Gibson on the Past and Future
  Science Fiction (0)

  William Gibson, the guy who basically invented the cyberpunk genre with his 1984 novel Neuromancer, discusses his new book, Spook Country. He's got some great quotes like: To me, the Internet is as basic a thing for humanity to be doing as, say, cities have been. It's that primal, that important, ...
  
  
• 08.12.07
  Is Science Fiction Obsolete?
  Science Fiction (0)

  Should science fiction be based on science? Over the years, sci fi writers have had differing philosophies, with Jules Gabriel Verne (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) arguing for making his stories scientifically plausible while HG Wells (The Time Machine) preferred to leave science up to scientists and made up his ...
  
  

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