Musical delivers fun SF parody
If you’d like a few laughs at the expense of 1950s science fiction, you’ll probably enjoy the Buck Creek Players’ production of the musical comedy, “The Brain from Planet X.” The musical comedy at the...
View ArticleSF revival not required
The question keeps coming back in a variety of slightly different mutations. At the recent InConJunction science fiction/fantasy convention, the question was whether a science fiction revival was on...
View ArticlePolitics dark role in SF
This is a major election year with the United States president, U.S. senators and representatives, the governor and many other elected offices on ballots. And if one were to judge solely on the basis...
View Article‘Ender’s Game’ one of year’s best SF films
Editor’s note: There are spoilers in this review that could give away elements of the story for those who haven’t read the book.) The harvest season of 2013 should be remembered by science fiction...
View Article‘True History’ truly enlightens
Once again, BBC America is turning out to be the leading supplier of top quality science fiction programming. BBC’s latest entry is “The True History of Science Fiction,” a four-part miniseries. It...
View Article‘Great Martian War’ equals great SF
I admit that this column probably gives away a hint of my favoritism toward the British side of my ancestry , but it’s also a reflection of the major role the Brits have played in the development of...
View ArticleX-Files return welcome SF new
The return of the “X-Files,” albeit initially for just six episodes, is welcome science fiction news. The sometimes dark search by FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully to find the truth that’s out...
View ArticleAndrews to share at InConJunction his adventures
For InConJunction author/guest of honor Arlan Andrews Sr. his appearance this year at the convention marks his return to the event where he actively participated during its first 20 years. The 35th...
View ArticleHow to create your own SF channel
It has been argued by some that there isn’t enough material to program a non-stop, all science fiction channel. Hogwash. Even though one network moved away from (or never fully committed to) such...
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