Tag Archives: science fiction

Cyborg Singularity: Charting the Intersection of Humanity and Superintelligent Machines

March 17th, 2011 | Posted in artificial intelligence, posthuman, robotics, science fiction

It is common now to read all over the Internet about the overlap between science and science fiction, or how over time with developing technology that what was formerly science fiction has now become scientific reality. This may be the case in the future in regards to computers and artificial intelligence, or at least that’s […]

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Bombs, Earthquakes, Tsunamis: Japan and Future Apocalyptic Monstrosity

March 14th, 2011 | Posted in anime, apocalypticism, post-apocalypticism, science fiction

Apocalyptic thinking seems to be the order of the day lately. As Max Brooks, author of various zombie survival guides has said, “People have apocalypse on the brain right now…. It’s from terrorism, the war, [and] natural disasters like Katrina.” The nation with perhaps the greatest sense of apocalypse is Japan. The devastation wrought in […]

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Suvudu: Could a Robot Apocalypse Really Happen?

March 11th, 2011 | Posted in apocalypticism, robotics, science fiction

A piece from an interesting website I found today was appealing. The website is Suvudu, which addresses a variety of topics of interest to TheoFantastique. In this case, Matt Staggs asks, “Could a Robot Apocalypse Really Happen?” In order to answer this he interviews P. W. Singer, author of Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution […]

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Matthew R. Bradley: Richard Matheson on Screen

January 16th, 2011 | Posted in fantasy, horror, science fiction

Richard Matheson is one of the most influential writers of horror, science fiction, and fantasy in our time. Many of his works have been translated to the silver and small screens, and Matthew R. Bradley describes this process in his great book Richard Matheson on Screen: A History of the Filmed Works (McFarland, 2010). Bradley […]

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PBS Pioneers of Television: Science Fiction, Airs January 18

January 15th, 2011 | Posted in science fiction, Star Trek, Twilight Zone

PBS is beginning the second season of Pioneers of Television with four episodes. The first will look at science fiction, including Lost in Space, Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, and those who helped create them and make them pioneering. It’s no wonder that Gene Rodenberry, creator of “Star Trek,” turned to science fiction when he […]

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Robert J. Sawyer, “A long time ago,” and science fiction’s social commentary

November 28th, 2010 | Posted in fantasy, race, science fiction, Star Wars

I recently came across a portion of a lecture given by science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer divided into three installments on YouTube. The lecture is titled “‘A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….’ my ass!”. Each of the installments can be viewed at the bottom of this post. In the lecture […]

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Airlock Alpha Debate: Is There Too Much Religion in Science Fiction?

October 25th, 2010 | Posted in religion, science fiction

An interesting debate is quietly raging on the Internet concerning science fiction and religion. The debate was launched by the website Airlock Alpha with an article by Tiffany Vogt titled “TV Watchtower: Is Religion Killing Good Sci-Fi Shows?”. As Vogt tries to make her case for answering the question of the article’s title with a […]

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BBC’s “First Men in the Moon” Contrasted with Harryhausen’s Classic

October 14th, 2010 | Posted in Ray Harryhausen, science fiction

BBC Four will be airing their television version of H. G. Wells’ The First Men in the Moon. Although I haven’t seen it yet, for my money the best version of this story is the 1964 film of the same name produced by Charles Schneer with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. In my view it […]

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Richard Matheson on Screen

October 12th, 2010 | Posted in horror, Richard Matheson, science fiction

Richard Matheson is one of the great writers of the fantastic who has provided countless hours of enjoyment through his writing, as well as through adaptations of his stories for television and film. Now his work is explored in a new book by Matthew Bradley titled Richard Matheson on Screen (McFarland, 2010). Richard Matheson on […]

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Douglas Cowan on Sacred Space at The Atlantic

September 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Douglas Cowan, science fiction

Douglas Cowan, author of Sacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television (Baylor University Press, 2010, has been interviewed by The Atlantic. In the interview he mentions his next book completing the trilogy on the fantastic titled Sacred Visions: Fantasy, Film, and Mythic Imagination. You can read the previous interviews with […]

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