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12 Sci-Fi Movies That Got The Future SCARILY Right

Popular Categories Film Gaming WWE 12 Sci-Fi Movies That Got The Future SCARILY Right It's scary to think that The Terminator, Total Recall and Blade Runner are now cautionary tales. One of the reasons why sci-fi has always remained one of cinema's most popular genres is that it invites the suspension of disbelief, affording filmmakers the opportunity to transport audiences to civilizations, pl...

Best sci-fi and fantasy movies, shows and books

Landscape version of the Flipboard logoOpen in appBest sci-fi and fantasy movies, shows and booksShortListGreat sci-fi and fantasy worlds to discover - from Star Wars to Star Trek and everything in between.sciencefictionentertainmentukstartrekstarwarsfilmukPhoto: www.shortlist.comBest Star Wars characters of all time: 20 to choose from shortlist.com - Rebecca MayIf Princess Leia gave us the world’s most copied fancy dress costume, Darth Vader has surely given us the most imitated voice impres...

Harcourt Fenton Mudd - Everything2.com

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Harcourt Fenton Mudd (person) by Sarita Thu Apr 14 2005 at 5:49:45 Harcourt "Harry" Fenton Mudd was a rogue and conman of the mid-23rd century who entered into his life of crime to escape his obstinate wife Stella. In 2266 he was beamed aboard the USS Enterprise after his ship disintegrated in an asteroid belt. The Enterprise computer indicated that Mudd had been charged with several law infractions. His extensive c...

From the Archives: Out of Sight | Film Quarterly

About Advertise Contact Submit Subscribe Film Quarterly Film Quarterly offers serious film lovers in-depth articles, reviews, and interviews that examine all aspects of film history, film theory, and the impact of film, video, and television on culture and society. Menu From the Archives Published on April 7, 2020 From the Archives: Out of Sight written by Film Quarterly Editor’...

Five Bad Ideas Science Fiction Teaches Us to Love – Mythcreants

Blog Podcast Comics Editing Search Analysis Five Bad Ideas Science Fiction Teaches Us to Love July 1st, 2016 by Oren Ashkenazi A fate worse than death, so far as Kirk is concerned. A defining feature of science fiction is that it teaches us something. Even the more outlandish stories can inspire us to think about the future by asking interesting questions: How will we use new technologies? How will we overcome pressing problems of the day? This is the province of scifi. But wh...

Notes on Hats

On hats and their symbolism: From Dictionary of Symbols: Hat According to Jung, the hat, since it covers the head, generally takes on the significance of what goes on inside it: thought. He recalls the German saying ‘to put all ideas under one hat’, and mentions that in Meyrink’s novel The Golem, the protagonist thinks the thoughts and undergoes the experiences of another man whose hat he has put on by mistake (32). Jung also points out that, since the hat is the ‘crown’ and summit of an...

Chinese 'Seed Satellite': Science Fiction in the News

Home | Glossary | Timeline | New Chinese 'Seed Satellite' The Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense has announced that China will launch the first satellite designed specifically for seed-breeding in space. The project includes satellite research and development, mechanism research and simulation tests, as well as the l...

Underwater Balloon Gardens

Underwater Balloon GardensSourceURL: http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=4565           Underwater Balloon Gardens Not really a prediction, but I can't resist this story about growing strawberries in a really hostile environment. (Underwater Balloon Gardens) This is a snapshot of life at one of the world's strangest farms. In the e...

Inventions and Ideas from Science Fiction Books and Movies at Technovelgy

Science Fiction Technology Alpha List : A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z Science Fiction Technology By Year: 1600-1899 1900-1939 1940's   1950's 1960's   1970's 1980's   1990's 2000's   2010's Select Technovelgy And News By Topic Agriculture Armor Artificial Intelligence Biology Clothing Communication Computer...

10 Weirdest Scientific Theories Proposed in Science Fiction

Related BlogsGizmodoPaleofutureEartherFrom the networkAV ClubDeadspinGizmodoJalopnikJezebelKotakuLifehackerThe RootThe TakeoutThe OnionThe Inventory10 Weirdest Scientific Theories Proposed in Science FictionEsther Inglis-Arkell12/30/11 1:13pmFiled to:Daily 10Everybody knows that actual scientific advances have started out as science fiction, including Radar and geostationary satellites. Your tablet computer is basically right out of Star Trek. But that doesn't mean that every scientific idea ...

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Radiance (Literature) - TV Tropes

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Ad Astra goes where no space movie has gone before

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Satire or the First Science Fiction? Lucian of Samosata’s A True History

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Multiple realities not just science fiction anymore - plaintext

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