Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that will not help you with astronaut training. Star Trek: DS9, the well-regarded third (live action) television entry in the franchise started by Gene Roddenberry, went off the air after seven seasons in 1999. So what has come [...]
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Sci Fi Trifles: Where Are They Now? The Cast of Star Trek DS9
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Sci FI Trifles: Comic Book Legends Can’t Get No Respect Part 3 – Siegel and Shuster
Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that will not help you run faster than a speeding train. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster are renowned the world over as the creators of Superman, the iconic superhero who since his first appearance in Action Comics #1 [...]
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Sci Fi Trifles: Comic Book Legends Can’t Get No Respect Part 2 – Steve Ditko
Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that will not interest the fan-boys at your comic shop talking about the latest cross-over titles. Most comic book fans recognize the name of Steve Ditko as the artist who co-created such iconic characters as Spider-Man and Doctor [...]
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Sci Fi Trifles: Comic Book Legends Can’t Get No Respect Part 1 – Jack Kirby
Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that just might interest that cute girl you saw at the Comic-Con. These days, well known comic book artists get plenty of accolades for their work and from what I understand they receive a pretty decent paycheck when [...]
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Sci Fi Trifles: A Dune Movie with Salvador Dali?
Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that will not interest any of the other parents at the upcoming PTA meeting. Most Science Fiction fans are familiar with David Lynch’s big screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic novel Dune, and whether you love it or [...]
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Sci Fi Trifles: Will the Real Major Kong Please Report to the Bomb Bay?
Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that will not interest anyone at the upcoming Glee marathon at the civic center. Anybody who has seen Stanley Kubrick’s seminal Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb will certainly remember the [...]
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Sci Fi Trifles: Thomas Edison Meets Frankenstein
Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that will not find their way into the next time capsule buried. The Frankenstein story has captured the imagination of Science Fiction and Horror fans going on two centuries now and has had numerous big screen adaptations including [...]
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Sci Fi Trifles: Robby the Retro-Robot
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: 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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Sci Fi Trifles: Land Trek – The Grounded Star Trek TV Clones
Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that will not be useful at your upcoming Book Club meeting. The original Star Trek series aired in the late 60’s but struggled in the ratings during its first run and its audience did not explode until it [...]
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