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This week, we have the season finale of Tower Prep and the season premiere of Primeval, and marathons of Doctor Who, Twilight Zone, and assorted other classics. Plus Rufus Sewell meets a mermaid, and Alec "Obi-Wan" Guinness pioneers science-fiction comedy. More »
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Even if you're a massive science fiction fan, there are probably still some great shows you've yet to discover. But for massively long-running shows, where to begin? Here's our guide to how to start watching twenty classic science fiction shows. More »
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South Polk Elementary School in Leesville, LA might be getting a few renovations but to us it looks absolutely perfect... Perfect to train young Starfleet Officers, that is. Check out the even more convincing blueprints below. More »
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Introducing the world's smallest Enterprise. Measuring just 8.8 micrometers in length (1 micrometer = 1000th of a millimeter), this model was created by Takayuki Hoshino and Shinji Matsui using a 30 kV Ga+ focused-ion-beam CVD. [Nerdesque] (Thanks, Arthur!) More »
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James Cameron has talked a great deal about how he designed Neytiri, Avatar's main female character, to be incredibly sexy. But is she really the sexiest blue woman you've ever seen? We take a look at the competition. More »
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Why does science fiction television sometimes get a bad reputation? Oh yeah — because of cheesetastic opening credits like this one, from Jason Of Star Command. Here are a few dozen of the absolute scariest opening discredits in SF television. More »
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When you know what's coming next in your favorite TV or movie series, does it ruin your enjoyment? Do the plot twists fall flat? We don't think so. In fact, spoilers fuel our love for thrilling science fiction stories. More »
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When humans finally conquer space, we'll still want to keep other creatures as pets. Some science-fiction pets are among our favorite characters, but others, you just want to flush out the airlock. Here's our list of the best and worst. More »
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Star Trek used to be exploring strange new worlds, but at some point it turned into a never-ending parade of terrible holographic trifles. Here are the ten absolute worst. More »
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You can disagree with Charlie Jane's list of the 10 most disappointing sci-fi prequels all you want, but as soon as you try to convince me that Enterprise was good? That's where you lose me. More »
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Tonight's Star Wars cartoon looks like it may teach an important lesson: pacifism sucks. If so, it'll join an illustrious science-fiction tradition: stories where peace-loving, non-violent people learn to kill. Here's our list. Minor spoilers... More »
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It may be nine months until we get to see JJ Abrams' rebooted Star Trek, but that doesn't mean that he's not willing to talk about it. TrekMovie.com quotes the director from a recent TVGuide interview, saying that "I think this movie is going to be worth the wait." Not that we'd expected anything different from him, mind you, but his reasoning may not be what you'd think. Learn what that reasoning is, and find out what would make the movie worth the wait for us. More »
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Apparently, the answer is "Harder than you think," judging by the problems that the toy makers at Art Asylum are having with the production of their Star Trek: The Next Generation Enterprise-D model. Who knew that heavy nacelles could make your phaser strip sag, or that putting various names of Enterprise parts together in a sentence like that would sound so much like a double entendre? More »
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Everyone always thinks of James Tiberius Kirk as the resident ladykiller of the starship Enterprise, but has another member of Starfleet's most celebrated crew been hiding his pointy-eared light under a bushel? A random assertion by friends at Comic-Con has led me down a particular rabbit hole that I may never fully recover from, but you can all join me... under the jump. More »
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Here's a catchy compilation of theme tunes from the late 70s and early 80s, featuring Shaft-esque guitars and stomping drum-beats. It's amazing how every science fiction TV show from a particular era features a similar-sounding opening theme tune. And the trends in theme music say something about the shows of the eras they belong to. Click through for a complete history of TV openings. More »
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Ever since the Star Trek movie site has gone live, fans have been noticing a tiny link to yet another J.J. Abrams viral marketing site: NCC-1701.com. It offers viewers already... uh... wowed by last week's teaser trailer for JJ Abrams' Star Trek remake the chance to watch simulated webcam views of the construction of the Enterprise. But you have to know the right settings for those finicky Trek-cams. Click through for details. More »
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Star Trek screenwriter Roberto Orci wades into the controversy over whether the Enterprise was built on Earth with a super-complicated explanation. Apparently if you're building a starship with simulated Earth gravity, it's best to construct it in the gravity well you're simulating. And warp travel is sort of similar to the pressure of gravity, so the best way to balance your warp nacelles is to build them in a planet's gravity well. Turns out the Trek writers obsess about this stuff even more than you do. [TrekMovie] More »
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Click to view Just a day before the teaser trailer starts showing, the first image of the new Starship Enterprise from J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie finally went online, at Moviefone. (Thanks, Falconfire!) Click through for the full image. More »
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The net is all abuzz with the rumor that Tyler Perry will be appearing as the head of Starfleet who threatens to boot Kirk out for messing with the Kobayashi Maru test in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot, proving that these Star Trek news items are way past warp nine. You could release the catering menu from this movie on the web and people would go nuts deciphering story points from it. "Ooooohhh, they're having cashew nut chicken on Saturday! That's obviously a reference to the episode 'Wolf in the Fold' from The Original Series!" More »
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Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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