Pop Stars in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Rated on a Scale from David Bowie to Mick Jagger
This past weekend, Justin Timberlake totally failed to rock our dystopian future in In Time. But the man who brought sexy back is by no means the weakest singer-turned-actor ever to grace science fiction and fantasy — not by any means. The history of SF and fantasy is littered with tons of musician roles and…
Optimistic Science Fiction Stories that Could still Come True
Many of science fiction’s most rosy ideas of the future seem less and less likely, or they’ve already failed to materialize on schedule. But the future could still be a beautiful place. There are still plenty of optimistic science fiction stories that haven’t been disproved yet. They don’t involve science that’s been debunked, or events…
Spooky Ghost Stories from Science Fiction
Last week, Fringe finally gave us the conclusion to a weird ghost story that’s been simmering since last season. But Fringe isn’t the only science fiction universe to dabble in ghosts — there have been hauntings and apparitions in Star Trek, Doctor Who, Star Wars and countless other science fiction universes. Just because there’s a…
10 Great Stand-Alone Episodes That Totally Represent Their Respective Shows
Stand-alone episodes. Pretty much every TV show does them, even in this age of more serialized television. And oftentimes, they’re kind of disposable. They’re the cheap episodes, or the ones which don’t shake up the show’s status quo. Most of all, they’re often stories that could come from any television show — like last week’s…