It seems that so many sci-fi/fantasy novels set in the future take a dystopian approach – nothing good can possibly come of the direction we’re heading. That can often seem a more realistic viewpoint. But it’s nice to be able to find a somewhat utopian take on the future. And with the re-release this year of novels by Cory Doctorow you get just that, especially in Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Happiest Place in the Future
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Irregular’s Intel – Serenity Now!
Earlier this week I saw a video commemorating the 15 year anniversary of Firefly. This gave me pause because I didn’t realize that it had been that long since it hit the air and, after all of this time, I’m STILL salty about it being cancelled so soon. It was, and is, the perfect example of a show that was ahead of its time. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Serenity Now!
Playing Around – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Have you ever wanted to travel to space, maybe live on a spaceship? Have you considered what you might do if something went wrong? Do you enjoy sci-fi horror, like Alien and Event Horizon? Starship Infernum, the new game from Wicked Clever, might be the experience you’re looking for. Continue reading Playing Around – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Best Geeky Finds – Space Family Robinson
My love of campy sci-fi has never been restricted to film. Sure, there’re plenty of bad movies out there that I’ll never stop finding tire fires to enjoy. The 60s was the space age though, and everywhere you looked there was a movie about humans traveling to another planet and being attacked by an intergalactic creature. In 1965 this was especially witnessed in living rooms. Lost in Space told the story of the family of astronauts whose ship was sabotaged and shot off course in an asteroid field, left stranded on a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri. The US was about to enter the space race (four years before the moon landing), and this sitcom showed what the world would be like afterwards. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Space Family Robinson
She Geek Critique – A Slow Evolution
End of the world and space stories are nothing new in science fiction – they are pretty much two of the foundational elements of the genre. They are also often related, with either something from space destroying the Earth or something going wrong on Earth and the population looking to escape to space. The latest sci-fi flick from Netflix, The Titan, is in the second category. Continue reading She Geek Critique – A Slow Evolution