Category Archives: Science Fiction

Uncle Larry and the Thundersmurfs of Pandora

Posted on Monday, December 21, 2009 by Keith

John Scalzi reviews Avatar and makes explicit what we already knew: Cameron has enough of a track record that even without seeing this film I pretty much know how it will be: Amazing visually and technically, with a story that … Continue reading →

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The Story Thus Far

Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2009 by Keith

A long, long time ago, back when I was actually writing things on this blog, instead of just posting random cat pictures and promising to write things on this blog, I was working on a novel. This was so far … Continue reading →

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Jets to the Sci-Fi Ghetto Leave Hourly

Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 by Keith

I just finished reading The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester. I am disappointed. Bester’s The Stars My Destination, I love. I read it last year for the first time and it’s now on my top 10 sci-fi list, right next … Continue reading →

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Hands of Blue

Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 by Keith

Having just finished watching the unaired season* finale of Dollhouse, it occurs to me how this series could be a sort of back door prequal to Firefly. There will be spoilers. You have been warned.

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Data Vs. The Eames Brothers

Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2009 by Keith

Over at AMC, John Scalzi points out some of the design flaws inherent in the Star Trek Universe. Allow me to add a few more: Starfleet ship design Yes, flying saucers are cool. Flying saucers with rockets attached? Bad Ass! … Continue reading →

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One More Reason To Cancel My Cable Subscription

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 by Keith

The Sci-Fi channel is changing it’s name to the SyFy channel as a way to get away from all that weirdo geeky science fiction stuff. They aren’t changing the content any, which is ironic, since they’ve drifted away from the … Continue reading →

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Fiddling With Code While the Matrix Burns

Posted on Monday, February 9, 2009 by Keith

You may have heard that the Singularity is coming. Or maybe not. Either way, you should know that several people, some of them even smart, are all about the idea that humanity is on the verge of some unfathomable technological … Continue reading →

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Dr. Horrible

Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2008 by Keith

If you haven’t already, go and watch Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. It’s Awesome! Update 7/20 to elaborate– per the comment by Jason on John Roger’s blog: Indeed. This in a nutshell is what Annakin Skywalker’s fall should have looked like. … Continue reading →

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Ignore The Man In The Rubber Suit

Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Keith

John Scalzi wants to know why so many classic sci-fi films suck so bad: It’s strange that such legitimately bad films are considered classic, but there are reasons. The first, I regret to say, is that for a very long … Continue reading →

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