Who is Nigel Kneale?
You might not know the name Nigel Kneale, but you’ll have heard of the BBC #scifi ‘Quatermass’ serials. Keane was the screenwriter of those shows...
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The latest actor to play Doctor Who has been named
There were rumours that David Tennant would be back as Doctor Who, but it turns out another Scottish actor will take the role. [beautiful_link_preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61371123″=
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Dig these art-deco-inspired Klingon posters
Need some art-deco-inspired Klingon posters to decorate the bridge of your spaceship? Check these out at:
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Lynch would re-edit Dune, if offered the chance
It will never happen, but David Lynch said he’s open to recutting his version of Dune, but added “it’s not like there’s a bunch of...
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Gerry Anderson’s UFO resurrected as an audio drama
The Gerry Anderson science fiction TV series is being revived as an audio drama as Big Finish which aims to record new stories for the...
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Does ‘sad-voice’ sci-fi make you sad?
In case you haven’t been paying attention, the rise of ‘sad-voice’ science fiction movies is a thing.
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Get your Star Trek NFTs
Oh, boy. Paramount is going all-in with the NFT grift by offering new Star Trek NFTs. Can I pay with gold-pressed latinum?
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One more Bova ‘Grand Tour’ book has dropped
I’m happy to hear that there is one more Ben Bova ‘Grand Tour’ book that has been published posthumously: ‘Sam Gunn Jr.’
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The will to read books is fickle
Imagine being a science fiction or fantasy fan who no longer has the desire to read books in that genre? That’s what happened to this...
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You can buy Star Trek stock on the NYSE
Today I learned there’s a company on the New York Stock Exchange called StarTek, Inc. that trades under the ticker code SRT. No, they do...
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Too many books, not enough time
I’m trying to calculate how many years it would take me to read every book, novella, novelette and short story listed on the 2021 Locus...
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This Disney film should be a sci-fi classic, but it’s mostly forgotten
Fifteen years after its release, Disney’s animated feature ‘Meet the Robinsons’ is forgotten instead of being heralded as a classic. What went wrong?
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Spock’s ears heading to the Smithsonian
Leonard Nimoy’s Spock ears are finally heading to the Smithsonian.
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Turning science fiction into science fact
A growing number of companies are looking to science fiction to inspire how they innovate new products and services.
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Tor has racked up a ton of 2022 Hugo nominations
It’s interesting to see how much Tor dominates the list of 2022 Hugo nominees. They published four of the six nominated novels and *all* six...
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These are history’s greatest sci-fi authors
If you have any faith in the rankings of Ranker, the top 10 list of greatest science fiction authors of all time offers a familiar...
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Space Force doesn’t have spaceships, but it does have cool insignia
I don’t know when the U.S. Space Force will be flying spaceships on patrol, but they’ve got their killer insignia ready.
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Are these actually sci-fi’s 50 best books?
I’m sure we can all debate that this Esquire list of 50 science fiction books does not actually contain the 50 best from the genre’s...
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Space Force planning moon patrols
In what sounds like a Robert Heinlein science fiction story, the U.S. Space Force plans to patrol the route from the Earth to the Moon....
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Podcast documents sci-fi TV series’ development
These Vancouver comedians have documented their efforts to create a new science fiction TV series in a podcast that follows them from pitch to pilot.
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Imagining an Indigenous Mandalorian
What if the Mandalorian wore birch bark armour instead of beskar? An Algonquin artist brings that to life.
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Is this Deep Space 9 episode the best Trek story ever?
I love this essay that makes a case for the DS9 episode ‘Far Beyond the Stars’ being the most remarkable Star Trek episode ever made....
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Be nice to the new Luke Skywalker
Let’s hope Star Wars fans are kinder to the child actor set to portray the young Luke Skywalker than they were to the kid who...
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Listing the best sci-fi TV shows that lasted just one season
I’m kind of disappointed that ‘Earth 2’ wasn’t on this list of the best science fiction TV shows that had just one season.
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How Lem’s wartime experiences influenced his writing
Though he rarely discussed them, science fiction author Stanisław Lem’s experiences in wartime Poland weighed on him and affected his stories. Find out more in...