Over 70 years, sci-fi has shifted from an optimistic genre to one reflecting our fears and anxieties. This reflects a broader trend of the genre adapting to our current fears.
Posts tagged as “sci-fi”
In Out There: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Film and TV, author and filmmaker Ariel Waldman dives into the real science behind some space-themed sci-fi tropes.
The good folks of Korero Press are at it again. Their newest book, Rayguns and Rocketships: Vintage Science Fiction Book Cover Art, promises thrills to the eyes. The compiled collection of vintage sci-fi artwork will inspire futurists at heart. The future that was and never to be. Get ready to blast off into the further outskirts of your imagination. Korero Press has your ticket punched for the greatest visual adventure from the comfort of your reading outpost. Keep an eye on Rayguns and Rocketships: Vintage Science Fiction Book Cover Art, it lands in your favorite book store in early December 2022.
Jason Heller examines how sci-fi crept into music in the seventies an beyond. From Hawkwind to disco. Many strange stars were born.
Sandwiched between 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Wars, we were feasted with two years of Space: 1999. Martin Landau and Barbara Bain where given…
The USS Enterprise has traveled past the Neutral Zone, to the future and to the past. Now it will travel to a bottle cap near…
Drones comes in all shapes and sizes. Some now are just as small as insects. These tiny drones will be the new spies of the…
There is a dark force at work in Matthew Mahoney who can turn rotten banana peels into a life-like image of Darth Vader.
Dead or alive, you’re drinking coffee with me! Robocup is based on a t-shirt idea come to life. It is perfect timing with the new…
Christmas is saved by The Six Million Dollar Man who has to delegate a labor dispute by disgruntled elves revolting against their boss (Santa). Steve…
Dr. Who.
“Danger, Will Robinson!” Forbidden Planet and Lost in Space robots by Funko has captured my wallet. I just traveled to the past and brought my…
You will not catch me at a shooting range, but I would dig these Star Wars shooting target prints of my favorite sci-fi rogues. You…
Cookie monsters and Wookies beware, it’s a trap! Your stomach will be invaded with cookies as you fill this Death Star cookie jar over and…
No this is not a Red Lobster ad. Patrick Stewart dressed as a lobster for Halloween takes the prize for me for best celebrity costume…
Fifty years and counting, Doctor Who has spawned merchandise for all his little time lords on the globe. Some good, some bad. Tardis pajamas? Sure…
This robot shaped bottle has only one mission and that is to quench your thirst. He is just too cute to put water inside. He…
James T. Frog.
Once again Kickstarter never fails to amaze. Jurassic Park: The Musical in 3D. A multi-dimensional musical spectacular filled with singing and dinosaurs and most of…
33 years ago Meco (Domenico Monardo) blasts up the charts to #18 with “Empire Strikes Back”
Just what the doctor ordered. Doctor Who: Series 1-7 Limited Edition complete box set with Doctor Who Universal Remote Control Sonic Screwdriver. For the first…
It helps being a billionaire if you are Batman. The price of being a superhero can be a big hit on the wallet. Unlike Superman,…
Watch as one man becomes judge, jury, and executioner. The Flying Man is a short film that examines the reality of a hero who operates…
You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy. His…
Brilliant, they have combined shark and tornado week into a whole new phenomena. The shark now rules sea, air and land. You are no longer…
Superman invented 3D printing in 1964.