Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that just might interest some of the other students in your upcoming AI class. The iconic character Robby the Robot first appeared in the movie Forbidden Planet in 1956 and would quickly become a mainstay in the Science [...]
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Sci Fi Trifles: Robby the Retro-Robot
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The Must-Watch List: Forbidden Planet
Our ongoing series reviewing the greatest Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror movies. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. Directed by: Fred M. Wilcox Produced by: Nicholas Nayfack Written by: Cyril Hume (Screenplay), Irving Block and Allen Adler (Story) Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis Original Release: 1956 Reviewed by: James Marshall Rating: 4 [...]
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More Fall Premieres: No Ordinary Family, Stargate Universe, and Human Target
Two more shows have their Fall premieres tonight with ABC’s No Ordinary Family getting its debut at 8 PM EST and Stargate: Universe kicking off its second season on Syfy at 9 PM EST. Then on Friday, Human Target revs up its second season on FOX at 8 PM EST (see update). And next week, [...]
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Comic Book Reviews: Supergirl and Power Girl
By Sam Christopher Kryptonian Girls Club: Writer Sterling Gates and artist Jamal Igle take us—and the Girl of Steel—to Bizarro World in Supergirl #56. Luckily, this ish begins with Supergirl having fallen under the Spell of Exposition. Under this spell, she uncharacteristically for any normal person, sits for several minutes explaining her recent actions to… [...]
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Comic Book Reviews: Star Trek, Walking Dead, Spike, GL Corps, and More
By Sam Christopher Animating the Dead: “Sensibility armed with Sense and Liberty, with the Heart and Mind United in a Single, Perfect Sphere.” Pretty much the theme of IDW’s Star Trek: The Burden of Knowledge #4. Here, the Tipton boys—Scott and David—send the Enterprise crew to the rescue of Ensign Thompson, the helmsman who is [...]
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New in Comics: Clint, Neonomicon, Days Missing Kestus, Terminator, and More
A Sampling of Comics Scheduled to Hit the Stores on Sept 29th: Clint #1 TFAW.com Product Description: Once in every generation something special happens. British comics make an evolutionary jump. In the fifties it was The Eagle. In the seventies it was 2000 AD. Now the most important comic-book event in over thirty years takes [...]
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Cancellation Watch: The Event was the Sole Winner for the Week
By John J. Joex This past week brought the debuts of several new and returning shows of interest to Science Fiction and Fantasy fans, but the Nielsen results offered little in the way of good news for many of those shows. On Monday night, Chuck returned for its fourth season and pulled out several guest [...]
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Box Office Results: Owls Do Not Fly High
Australian animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole opened at the Box Office this past weekend in the Number 2 slot with an estimated $16 million in domestic receipts. That’s a less than impressive launch for the film, though, considering its hefty $165 million budget and it will have to hope for [...]
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New on DVD: Iron Man 2, LotS Season 2, Superman/Batman Apocalypse and More
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror DVDs Due Out on September 28th: Iron Man 2 (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) Amazon.com Product Description: Get the ultimate Iron Man 2 experience with this special edition loaded with bonus features that take you inside the suit, plus a digital copy of the film that you can watch [...]
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Sci Fi Trifles: One Year Before the Star Wars Phenomena There was Logan-Mania
Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that will not help you with your American Idol audition. Surely all Science Fiction and Fantasy fans know about the phenomena that followed when the release of Star Wars in 1977 changed the course of film-making and laid [...]
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