Category Archives: science fiction

Podcast Interview at ComicAttack.net

September 17th, 2012 | Posted in comics, fan cultures, geek cultures, science fiction, science fiction convention, spirituality

I am the guest in a podcast interview with Jeff Jackson of ComicAttack.net in his column “Comics Are My Religion.” In the podcast Jeff and I discuss my background and approach to the fantastic, the spiritual significance of science fiction and its fandom, and new books worth picking up that probe the fantastic more deeply. […]

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Star Trek Celebrates 46th Anniversary

September 7th, 2012 | Posted in science fiction, Star Trek

On Saturday, September 8, Star Trek as a franchise turns 46 with the premiere of the original Starship Enterprise. Happy birthday, and thanks for many years of entertainment, and giving fans much to think about in terms of human possibilities.

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Cracked Satire Helps Us Think About Horror and Sci-Fi

August 28th, 2012 | Posted in horror, satire, science fiction
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Star Trek: The God-Thing

August 23rd, 2012 | Posted in conventions, science fiction, Star Trek

Yesterday on Facebook I came across an image that is making the rounds by skeptics. It was a photo of Mr. Spock from Star Trek with a quotation that expressed serious skepticism about God and how the deity is portrayed in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The quote was attributed to Star Trek: The Motion Picture. I […]

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Projected Fears: The Thing From Another World as Gothic Horror

August 12th, 2012 | Posted in 1930s, 1950s, horror, science fiction

I am currently reading and enjoying Kendall R. Phillips’ book Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture (Praeger, 2005). The book is similar to David Skal’s The Monster Show in that it connects horror films to their context in American culture. Phillips’ book is a little different in that it selects certain films which the […]

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Total Recall (2012): A Pleasant Cinematic Surprise

August 7th, 2012 | Posted in science fiction

This last weekend saw the debut of Total Recall, the “remake” or revisioning of the 1990 film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone. Both films are loosely based upon the short story “We Can Remember it for you Wholesale?” by Philip K. Dick. But whereas the 1990 film involves a significant […]

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Shatner’s Insight on “Get a Life!”

August 4th, 2012 | Posted in conventions, documentary, fan cultures, geek cultures, science fiction, science fiction convention, Star Trek

William Shatner’s latest documentary was recently released, William Shatner’s Get a Life!. The title comes from the (in)famous Saturday Night Live episode in 1986 where Shatner poked fun at Star Trek fans and their devotion to the series and Trek universe. Yet with the passing of years the actors seems to not only have come […]

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Call for Papers: Environmental Science Fiction Films

July 28th, 2012 | Posted in call for papers, environmentalism, science fiction

The 2013 Eaton/Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) Conference Riverside, CA 4/10/13-4/14/13 From reflection on species extinction in Silent Running (1972) and overpopulation and resource management in Soylent Green (1973) to the passing away of the last tree god in Hellboy 2 (2008) and the colonial acquisition and ecological devastation of Avatar (2009), science fiction film […]

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It Came From Riverside: The Evolution of Science Fiction

July 19th, 2012 | Posted in science fiction

Venture inside UC Riverside’s Eaton Collection for a peek at some of its science fiction and fantasy treasures — including fanzines, manuscripts, first editions, posters and more — and an assessment of the collection’s significance within popular culture and academia. This UCTV Prime original series ventures inside UC Riverside’s Eaton Collection, the world’s largest collection […]

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Para*Doxa: African Science Fiction

July 6th, 2012 | Posted in call for papers, cultural studies, race, science fiction

Para*Doxa is seeking submissions of previously unpublished essays on subjects related to AFRICAN SCIENCE FICTION In 2010, Pumzi, the first Kenyan science fiction movie, won the best short film award at the Cannes Independent Film Festival, and the South African co-production District 9 was nominated for multiple Oscars. In 2011, Nigerian-American Nnedi Okorafor became the […]

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