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Science Fiction and Fear
A lot of science fiction stories explore different aspects of fear, most especially the fear of loss:
loss of self or identity,
loss of autonomy or freedom,
loss of values held dear,
and more. One of the classics that has been reinterpreted numerous times, including last year’s Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig film, The Invasion,, is The Body Snatchers [...]
Childhood Memories: Starman
Sorry for the long break — long story that I don’t need to go into here. But I’m back now and hope to post much more regularly!
This Christmas I asked for and received the Starman DVD set. For those of you who do not know of which I speak, Starman was a Japanese superhero created [...]
How Battlestar Galactica saved Science Fiction
Guest Writer: Groshan Fabiola
In 1977, Star Wars reintroduced the world to the serialized space opera with groundbreaking results both creatively and financially. In the wake of this paradigm shift came a gaggle of embarrassing me-too projects both for film and television. Then there was Battlestar Galactica.
Battlestar Galactica was the brain-child of producer/writer/director Glen Larson. It [...]
A Mirror for Our Fear
This essay was an assignment for my “Science Fiction and American Culture” class.
Science and technology are mirrors in which humankind can see who they are, what they want to be and what they are afraid of. In novels, movies and on television, popular culture explores these possibilities through works of fiction and horror. Sherry Turkle, [...]
