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Plus the now-puzzling early reaction to Finding Nemo, the mastermind behind Prancercise, and the 16 biggest bar tabs in bro history.
Plus the now-puzzling early reaction to Finding Nemo, the mastermind behind Prancercise, and the 16 biggest bar tabs in bro history.
RIP you magnificent man. Though he is gone, his immeasurable contribution to the sci-fi/fantasy genre will live on.
So at what point will JJ Abrams put on a crown and declare himself Lord and Master of science fiction? Because it’s only a matter of time now.
Danger is real, fear is a choice, and evolution hates humans so much it’ll speed up just to kill us. M. Night Shyamalan directs Will and Jaden Smith on their sci-fi bonding experience.
Most of these ideas seem crazy, but at least we have options if things really go downhill.
Irrefutable proof these star-crossed lovers are together. Their respective PR teams are going to have a fit!
Say your goodbyes to these never-realized-ideas before it’s too late. Oh well. Being a human was about to get SO COOL.
We may never have our flying cars, but the future is here. From creating fully functioning artificial leaves to hacking the human brain, science made a lot of breakthroughs this year.
Happy Holidays from H.P. Lovecraft and the Elder Gods!
Back to where it all began. For anyone who ever wanted to see how the Cylon wars got started, our wish has been granted by Syfy and Machinima.
How many franchises do you recognize? Creator Scott Markley even through in some real life spaceships for good measure.
From their “playful rollings” to their “bewitching grace,” famous science and fantasy fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) once articulated perfectly why cats are greater than any other creature on the planet.
There can only be one. Choose wisely.
These are gateway drugs…to Isaac Asimov. This week, The New Yorker published their first ever science fiction issue, filled with speculative stories from popular authors, many not necessarily known for their sci-fi writing.
Just skip over those Terms & Conditions, because you’re going to agree to them regardless. Assuming you want to live.
We’re all familiar with the idea that science fiction often predicts science fact. But every once in a while the universe gets its wires so crossed that something we tend to think of as the far-fetched brainchild of some science fiction writer actually already happened.
Bring it, Mayans. Note to everyone at home, in the event of world ending cataclysm please befriend AnselmoFanZero immediately.
Way to ruin science fiction, science! Turns out fictional man’s hubris once again leads to fictional man’s downfall.
How many times has science fiction altered, predicted or warned against the impending fate of humanity? Yet we still marginalize and ignore it, stuffing it into that one cramped, shameful little section of the bookstore that always smells like a combination of Fritos and Raid.
With most technologies, we can only guess what they will look like 1,000 years from now. Not so with transportation. We all know the end game is teleportation. But it’s not as simple as we’d like to think
Touch screen technology is all right, but we were promised more. Sure we want the pipe dream that is the flying car, but there are other tantalizing techs just outside our reach. Sci-fi, you tease.
A wonderful two-line short story by Arthur C. Clarke unearthed today by Letters Of Note. View List ›
Following the success of the Batman porn parody and the announcement of an upcoming Tron pr0n, here are a few more nerd culture stroke flicks. There are plenty more out there, but finding SFW clips for master(bation)pieces(of ass) like “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Bone” proved too difficult. Pay special attention to “Bat Pussy,” a vintage porn parody from 1973. View List ›
Harry Potter characters reimagined as sci-fi space warriors. Artist SpicyStewedDemon has hit the Venn diagram sweet spot of overlapping geekiness. View List ›
Before Roswell, aliens were way more fun. None of those dreary sunken-eyed oval-head aliens for the people of the ’40s! Here’s a selection. You can see tons more here. View List ›
Turns out they sound even spacier this way! (Viaio9.) View Media ›
Handy manual for interacting with sci-fi nerds. I think some people may be in several of these categories. View Image ›
Nerds rejoice, there’s a new periodic table in town and it’s even geekier than the last one. Click through to make it bigger, it’s worth it. Pretty colors!! View Image ›
Terminus is a short film directed by Trevor Cawood, and made in 2008. Oscar-nominated writer Terri Tatchell (District 9) is working on an adaptation of this short for a feature length film. Watch Video ›
A Flickr gallery of science-fiction imposed vintage postcards. It’s neat, but I have but one thing to say. FAKE!111!!!! View Image ›
