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MONSTERS: Reverse SETI Apocalyptic

August 24th, 2010 | Posted in aliens, horror, science fiction, The Andromeda Strain

A new horror film debuts at the end of October titled Monsters. The film’s website describes the plot: Six years ago previously, a NASA probe returning to earth with samples of an alien life form, crashed over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear, and half of Mexico was quarantined as an […]

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The Andromeda Strain: A&E’s Miniseries Misses the Mark

May 30th, 2008 | Posted in science fiction, The Andromeda Strain

Last Sunday night A&E unveiled (with much fanfare) the first of a new two-part television event, The Andromeda Strain, presented as an updated version of the story written by Michael Crichton. As I stated in a post on this topic prior to the airing of this program, the 1971 film version of this story was […]

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The Andromeda Strain Revisited in New Television Event

May 19th, 2008 | Posted in science fiction, The Andromeda Strain

One of my favorite science fiction films from my youth, perhaps surprising to some int that it is not your typical sci fi film that might attract a young person, is The Andromeda Strain (1971). The source material for the film came from an adaptation of a Michael Crichton best-selling novel, and this movie also […]

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