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For those who want to understand the social dynamics of the Donald Trump revolution — and why it is almost certain to fail — look no further than the ongoing kerfuffle over the Hugos, an annual set of awards for excellence in sci-fi and fantasy, which have been under attack by a bunch of embittered reactionaries….
There were thousands of fans in attendance at last week’s World Science Fiction Convention, but I swear that I kept seeing the same fifty faces. With the exception of a reading that I did with a few writers from Analog, all of my events revolved around the history of science fiction, which an emphasis on…
Almost 2 years ago, the website Nerd Approved posted a sneak peek at what could potentially be an animated series based on none other than the cult classic Joss Whedon show ‘Firefly’. Now, it looks like the show may actually become a reality. Created by artist Stephen Byrne, ‘The Animated Adventures of Firefly’ follows the…
Barry Jenner, best known for his role on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 75. Jenner, who played Starfleet Admiral William Ross on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” for 12 episodes from 1997-99, died from acute myeloid leukemia, according to his wife, actress Suzanne Hunt,…
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The only Mon Mothma line anyone remembers in the original Star Wars trilogy is “Many Bothans died to bring us this information.” With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story being about the Rebellion stealing Death Star plans, everyone keeps making Bothan jokes. Please stop it. Because many Bothans did not die to bring us this…
While the creative team—and the man currently playing Hikaru Sulu, John Cho—of Star Trek Beyond may have decided that including a scene of Sulu with his same sex partner wasn’t a big deal, George Takei had a different response. The actor who originated the role told the Hollywood Reporter, “I’m delighted that there’s a gay…
.featured-image-inner (end) .featured-image (end) .featured-image-wrapper (end) (Header Photo Credit: US Army Europe) CBS and Paramount handed down new Star Trek Fan Film guidelines and most fans are livid: At the time of writing, the official post on Star Trek’s Facebook page had 1,300+ comments. 1,300+ “angry” and “sad” reactions. Tweets from Trekkie lawyers like Ryan Kairalla and…
cache hit 224:single/related:95de6f0b396bd445f3bf6e3dc5d22cd4 empty Sunspring, a short science fiction movie written entirely by AI, debuts exclusively on Ars today. Ars is excited to be hosting this online debut of Sunspring, a short science fiction film that’s not entirely what it seems. It’s about three people living in a weird future, possibly on a space station, probably in a love…
You might have noticed the launch of the strange and beautiful website TheRabidPuppies.com this week — a loud announcement, accompanied by a photo of shirtless Channing Tatum, that one Chuck Tingle (the self-proclaimed “worlds [sic] greatest author”) had arrived with the intent to “take DARK MAGIC and replace with REAL LOVE for all who kiss…