Tag Archives: science fiction

Stargate Universe-Chevron Three Will Not Engage

When Stargate Universe first started, I had my doubts about yet another show dealing with heroic folks hopping from planet to planet every week.  The whole premise of the series seemed a little silly.  The Ancients wanted to find out the answer to the question of Life, The Universe, and Everything.  Only, wait a minute,

Being Human on Syfy

Being Human is the story of three friends sharing an apartment-one vampire, one werewolve, and one ghost.  The show started out on the BBC, which makes sense since having a flatmate is the normal state of affairs in cities like London and Bristol.  I had my doubts about the basic premise working in America, where

Stargate Universe Canceled by Syfy

The Syfy channel seems to be more interested in Wrestling and Paranormal BS than actual science fiction.  Maybe that’s why they changed their name.  The Syfy channel canceled Stargate Universe only weeks after canceling Caprica. The only shows remaining are Warehouse 13, Sanctuary, and Eureka.  Tick tick tick That’s the sound of your life running

Avatar Extended Edition

There was a lot I didn’t like about Avatar when I first saw it.  That whole going native story take straight from A Man Called Horse and Dances With Wolves.  That whole ecological story lifted from Fern Gully and Battle for Terra.  Those damned robot suits stolen from Mech Warrior that look just as fake

How To Write a Post Apocalyptic Story

Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. The time frame may be immediately after the catastrophe, focusing on the travails or psychology of