Star Trek is where your favorite creators went to grad school
It’s been seven years since Star Trek went off television, but the Star Trek alumni still own your television screens. If there’s a television show rocking your world or challenging your preconceptions, chances are there’s a former Trek producer in the mix somewhere. Or someone who learned from a Trek producer. This is why we’re…
A Hobbit Guest Star Confirmed. Plus Who Won’t Return in Iron Man 3 and Doctor Who season 7!
Robert Downey Jr. explains how The Avengers fits in thematically with the Iron Man solo films… and drops some Sherlock Holmes 3 hints. Chris Pine tells us what to expect from Star Trek 2, and hints he might star in a most unlikely genre film. There are huge hints for Iron Man 3 and The…
10 Most Unconvincing Romances in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Many of science fiction and fantasy’s most epic stories are also great love stories. Love is the ultimate mystery, and a huge motivation for many of our favorite characters. But sometimes, even with warp drives and magic flying horses, the hardest part of a fantastical story to believe in… is the romance. https://gizmodo.com/science-fictions-10-most-epic-love-stories-5466295 When creators…
Relationship Secrets from Science Fiction and Fantasy
Love is the greatest adventure of all. And it’s one that no holographic mentor or alien sidekick can prepare you for. So it’s lucky that science fiction and fantasy are chock full of stories of people who’ve played the game of love… and won. (Or, in some cases, just not died.) We combed through science…
Pop Culture’s 100-year Obsession With Eugenics
Everybody knows Khan Noonien Singh. He’s one of the most famous Star Trek characters who isn’t a starship crewmember. But he’s also the poster boy for eugenics, the notion that you can improve the human race by rewriting our genes. For the past century, pop culture has told plenty of stories about eugenics. Some of…
