Revised RPG could be called Traveller: The Next Generation
Back in the day, I was a big fan of the Traveller science fiction role-playing game and am pleased to learn that a new publisher...
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2020 Nebula Awards winners announced
This year’s Nebula Awards have been announced and the big prize for best novel goes to Martha Wells for her book “Network Effect.”
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Fans of Robot Monster mourn the passing of Claudia Barrett
You may not be familiar with the actress Claudia Barrett, but fans of bad science fiction movies surely know ‘Robot Monster.’ Barrett starred in that...
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Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber series should get the TV treatment
The argument can be made that the Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber’ books would make a good TV series.
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In case you didn’t notice, NBC cancelled Debris
I was looking at Debris as a science fiction series to start watching because it sounded like a good X-Files replacement, then I read that...
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Maybe we should treat other planets like national parks
Here’s some food for thought. Should we treat other planets like natural resources or national parks?
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Sci-fi’s ensemble stories help humanize outer space
A group of science fiction writers talk about what it takes to write a good space ensemble.
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Steven Spielberg’s first movie was a sci-fi film, but it’s lost forever
It’s probably fortunate that Steven Spielberg’s first science fiction movie that he made as a kid for $500 will never be found.
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Does Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ still stand up?
Just ran across this essay revisiting Ridley Scott’s iconic science fiction classic ‘Alien,’ which is a bit of a coincidence because I just watched it...
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Psychologists think sci-fans are losers
Are you a science fiction fan? Psychologists say you’re a loser who retreats into fantasy worlds. Everyone who’s not a psychologist knows that’s an unfair...
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At 90, William Shatner has a message for us
William Shatner fans will enjoy this interview with The Guardian in which the 90-year-old reminds us all to “Take it easy, nothing matters in the...
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The International Space Station’s final fate may be as a hotel
There’s talk that NASA may eventually back away from operating the International Space Station and putting in to the hands of private operators. Could that...
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Deep-space human travel is a lose-lose proposition
Space travel to Mars is supposed to be a bold and daring adventure. But what if it ends up feeling more like a super long...
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It turns out The Mandalorian is enjoyed by dogs
An experiment to see whichtelevision shows keep animals calmest while it plays in the background found that The Mandalorian keeps dogs content, while Malcolm in...
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This underrated sci-fi anthology series is streaming for free right now
If you’ve already binged through your TV to-watch list, try this mostly forgotten, and vastly underrated, science fiction anthology series that you can watch online...
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Amazon’s anthology series ‘Solos’ is a sci-fi oddity
I’m always up for a science fiction TV anthology series, but this review of Amazon’s show ‘Solos’ isn’t that flattering.
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These 17 scifi movies are almost perfect
If you take any stock in the scores on Metacritic, then these science fiction movies are nearly perfect. The list includes some of the usual...
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Video games aren’t rocket science, until they are
Some space simulator games are both realistic and fun, using intuitive controls and interesting gameplay modes that teach actual rocket science. Here are some examples:
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Sci-fi predictions of our terrible dystopian future were wrong
When it comes to predictions of our terrible future, #scifi is often spectacularly wrong, but we can still heed some of those lessons because maybe...
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African speculative fiction is finally getting its due
Speculative fiction is blossoming across Africa. The Nommo Award, established in 2017 by the African Speculative Fiction Society, highlights some of these exciting new works...
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Don’t let those unread books make you feel bad
Stop feeling guilty about the #books you haven’t read yet. It’s an impossible task to read everything and it’s not your fault.
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Would you give your baby a scifi-inspired name?
This list of 20 #scifi baby names was not as ridiculous as I thought it would be, but who would seriously contemplate naming their child...
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This might be the unlikely real-life inspiration for the Star Wars Sandcrawlers
Some believe this brutalist Tunisian #hotel inspired George Lucas’s Sandcrawlers.
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Will Virgin Galactic ever succeed?
17 years later and Virgin Galactic has yet to take off into space. Will it ever succeed? Interesting to note that Richard Branson sold off...
