Good Sci Fi Series That Start Strong and Stay Fun
The other night, I found myself three episodes deep into a rewatch of *The Expanse* when my neighbour knocked on the door complaining about the...
80s Sci Fi
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Why Every AI in Sci-Fi is Either Jesus or the Terminator (And I’m Sick of It)
You know what pisses me off? Every single artificial intelligence in science fiction is either humanity’s digital messiah or our chrome-plated executioner. I’ve been binge-watching...
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Why I Can’t Stop Playing ’80s Sci-Fi Soundtracks in My Classroom (And Why My Students Don’t Mind)
I’ve got a confession to make – I’m that teacher who plays Blade Runner‘s opening theme while students walk into class, and honestly? They love...
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Why 80s Practical Effects Still Beat Modern CGI (And I Can Prove It)
I’ve got this beaten-up VHS copy of The Terminator that I grabbed from a garage sale maybe ten years ago. The case is cracked, the...
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Why Hollywood’s Aliens Keep Making the Same Bad Real Estate Decisions
You know what drives me absolutely nuts after forty years in aerospace? Watching Hollywood aliens make terrible tactical decisions. I mean, here I am –...
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Why I Keep Going Back to That Worn-Out Blade Runner VHS When I Could Just Stream It in 4K
Last Tuesday night I did something that probably makes me look like a complete weirdo to anyone under 25 – I fired up my old...
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Why VHS Was the Golden Age of Sci-Fi Discovery (And Streaming Will Never Match It)
You know, I was cleaning out my garage last week and found a box of old VHS tapes buried under some satellite component manuals from...
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How Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner Taught This Engineer to Appreciate Science Fiction as Art
I first encountered Blade Runner in 1983, about a year after it hit theatres. My wife had rented it on VHS – this was back...
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Blade Runner 2049 Review The Sequel Nobody Believed Could Work
Blade Runner 2049 Review: A Sequel We Didn’t Think Could Exist Hi folks! It’s Kathleen here again, and I just have to take a moment...
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Why Hollywood’s Aliens Keep Making the Same Bad Real Estate Decisions
You know what really grinds my gears after forty years in aerospace engineering? How Hollywood aliens never make good tactical decisions. I spend my days...
