The Sci-Fi Channel has become more of a joke than it was. With new additions to the network such as professional wrestling it isn't even close to what it could have been. The Crotchety Old Fan has created his own network with legal links to a variety of shows as well as news and a blog. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago tags science fiction classic television movies crotchey |
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Classic Science Fiction is as much about plot as it is setting and vehicle concepts. From Batman to Blade Runner, production geniuses have created some of the most memorable modes of transportation for characters to drive (or hover, or fly) around in, literally moving the story along. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
SciFinds is similar to Plime and the rest but their theme is science fiction all the time. Fans can help each other find the most interesting science fiction news and views. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Science fiction writer Alastair Reynolds is in a prime position to look dispassionately at the present and project into the future, having spent 12 years as an astronomer with the European Space Agency (Esa). 0 comments edit related share plime.comBooks apparently blurring the science:fiction boundary as well as the present:future boundary. Has anybody out there read any of these? picked by rambler 3 years ago |
Religion is a huge part of science fiction - and it makes the genre better and more fascinating, as Battlestar Galactica proved. But there are seven mistakes SF should avoid in portraying the spiritual realm. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago 3 comments edit related share entertainment |
With Vikings vs. aliens movie Outlander rocking our gauntlets in theaters, it's time to take stock of the long and glorious history of science fiction set in the Middle Ages. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago 2 comments edit related share arts |
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The Onion News Network has set the standard for globe-encompassing 24-hour television news since it was founded in December, 1892. The network boasts channels in 171 languages and can be viewed in 4.2 billion households in 811 countries. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Most fans of science fiction and comic books just want to enjoy their hobby in peace, or maybe one day don a costume and save the world. But every now and then, a fan turns to the Dark Side instead. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
YouTube has announced the launch of the U.S. Government Channel (www.youtube.com/usgovernment), a new channel where citizens can access dozens of new Federal Government YouTube channels. picked by bornbad 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
Alberta-based Real Productions has received approval for their porn channel which promises a minimum of 50% of domestic, Canadian porn. No longer will you have to suffer through imported porn. Canada, get your groove on today! [news site. sfw] picked by bernardblack 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
Mainstream literature is becoming increasingly speculative, and science is changing so fast that it's almost futile to make predictions - so has science fiction become obsolete? picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
Scientists have made extraordinary strides on how memories are stored and activated, and developed techniques that could someday be used to alter them. But authors like Stanislaw Lem and Bruce Sterling anticipated and in some ways outpaced their work, using fiction to explore how memory alteration might change our lives. picked by sharon22 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
offering more than 2,000,000 words of fiction as well as reviews, interviews and more. 0 comments edit related share plime.comIf you like to read, you need to see this site. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago |
Gardner Dozois' presents the twenty-third volume of The Year's Best Science Fiction, an anthology containing 30 stories from 2005. picked by Jaxomlotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Escape Pod is a weekly podcast bringing you fun short science fiction and fantasy. You can listen at your computer, on any MP3 player, or subscribe to receive each episode. We pay our authors, but we’re always free to listen. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
On the 28 June, The Science Education Act was passed as law in the State of Louisiana. This piece of legislature now allows teachers in this US state to present non-scientific alternatives to evolution, global warming and cloning – including ideas related to intelligent design. Opponents fear that Louisiana teachers are now free to present evolution and other targeted topics as matters of de... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago 18 comments edit related share science |
A group of Muslim clerics connected with Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar University have announced the creation of a new satellite channel to propagate moderate Islam and challenge what it describes as extremist distortions of the religion. picked by bingo 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
TCM has compiled a list of the 15 most influential classic movies. Do you agree with their choices? picked by orfnerwerdna 8 months ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
An ancient river bed that has lain unseen for 185,000 years has been uncovered by scientists mapping the parts of the English Channel in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
I've been posting a few more videos lately, so for those of you interested, here's my youtube channel. If you like my videos, rate, comment, subscribe, and enjoy! :) picked by Jerry520 2 years ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
Does science fiction really cease to be science fiction if you can't understand the science? I'm reminded of Arthur C. Clarke's famous quote: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |