Exploring the Sci Fi TV Show Defiance and Its Legacy
You know that feeling when you discover a show that’s doing something genuinely ambitious, but you can sense it’s fighting an uphill battle from the...
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New Sci Fi Series to Watch Right Now
You know that feeling when you’re scrolling through endless streaming menus, and everything looks like something you’ve seen before? I had that exact moment last...
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Lucy Sci Fi What It Got Right and Where It Stumbles
There’s this moment about forty minutes into Lucy where Scarlett Johansson’s character starts absorbing information at superhuman speed, and I swear I felt my pulse...
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Sci Fi Movie Skyline What Works and What Doesn’t
Last Tuesday, I made the mistake of rewatching *Skyline* while eating takeout Chinese food. Bad choice. Not because the movie made me lose my appetite...
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Science Science Fiction When the Two Worlds Merge
Last Tuesday, I was trying to explain to my neighbour why I’d rigged up LED strips under my kitchen cabinets to pulse like a spacecraft...
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Sci-Fi Meaning Understanding the Term Inside and Out
Yesterday I caught myself explaining to my neighbour’s kid why Star Trek isn’t the same thing as Star Wars, and halfway through my animated defense...
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Sci Fi Warehouse 13 The Show the Myth the Fans
You know that feeling when you discover a show that’s doing something completely different, but you can’t quite put your finger on what it is?...
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Why People Love Sci Fi Series Over and Over
There’s this moment that happens when you’re watching a sci-fi series for the third time — maybe it’s *Battlestar Galactica* or *The Expanse* — and...
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Firefly Sci Fi What Makes the Crew So Endearing
There’s a particular ache that hits when you watch something brilliant get cancelled too soon. I felt it keenly in 2003 when Fox pulled the...
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What Is Sci-Fi and Why So Many People Love It
You know that feeling when you’re walking home at dusk and catch a glimpse of something in your peripheral vision — maybe just the way...