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We Are Not Going There With Rockets
Hard science-fiction author Charles Stross has laid out his argument for why space colonization is basically impossible. And I don’t want to spend much time talking about the unspoken ideological underpinnings of the urge to space colonization, other than to … Continue reading
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SF Paper Craft Models
This site has some pretty sweet paper craft PDFs you can download and assemble, including this incredible AT-AT. I know what I’m doing for the next little while. Link (via Boing Boing)
Robert J. Sawyer Book Signing for Rollback
Just got back from the book signing for Rollback, Sawyer’s latest novel, here in Calgary. Not only is he a brilliant hard sci-fi writer, but he is also very charismatic and friendly in person, as well as a great public … Continue reading
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Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job?
This is an amusing piece that claims that the destruction of the Death Star may have been part of a massive conspiracy! Presented here are some of the results of my soul-searching regarding this painful event. Like many citizens, I … Continue reading
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Silent Star Wars
This clip of Star Wars in silent movie format really cracked me up. Very well done. Link (via Digg)
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Futurama’s David X. Cohen Interview
Here’s a brief interview with Futurama co-creator David X. Cohen on the upcoming, new season of Futurama. It’s the good news everyone has been waiting for! A new season of “Futurama”—the brilliant, animated sci-fi comedy from “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening … Continue reading
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Sydney Matrix locations
A Flickr photographer has taken some pictures of the locations in Sydney, Australia that were used to film The Matrix. Sydney Matrix locations set on Flickr (via Digg)
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The Eye of Argon – the worst science fiction story ever written
Well this has been around for a while but somebody just posted it to reddit. If you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing what truly terrible writing is like…enjoy! The weather beaten trail wound ahead into the dust racked climes … Continue reading
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New episodes of Futurama coming
Good news everyone! When Katey Sagal visited The Late Late Show the other day, she told Craig that the show is coming back to Comedy Central in 2008 for at least 13 episodes (I was watching that appearance, too. Must … Continue reading
Death Star Firepower
This article goes into quite a bit of detail and determines how much power the Death Star would have had in order to destroy a planet. So if we can’t use melting energy or vaporization energy, how do we determine … Continue reading
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Prequel to Battlestar Galactica
A spinoff of the excellent series, Battlestar Galactica, is planned. I can’t wait! “Caprica” will be set more than 50 years prior to the events of “Battlestar Galactica” and focus on the lives of two families — the Adamas (ancestors … Continue reading
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Too Many Words about “The Matrix” Trilogy
This is an interesting article that helps fill in some of the holes in the Matrix trilogy’s story. There were four versions of the Matrix. V1 was designed by the Architect. It was a masterpiece of simplicity and beauty which … Continue reading
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Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman
This is a fantastic and hilarious comic set in the Half-Life universe and rendered using the Half-Life 2 engine along with Garry’s Mod. Concerned is the story of Gordon Frohman, former Black Mesa entry-level employee, survivor of the Portal Storms … Continue reading
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The 10 Best Sci-Fi Films That Never Existed
Funny rant on how it all went horribly wrong. From the piece: “There was a movie that perfectly captured the Douglas Adams experience, the combination of bitter sarcasm and sharp imagination, the droll British wit and whale-exploding slapstick that infused … Continue reading
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