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Seven Signs of the Rise of Fan Glam

We used to have geek chic, which made emo kids hip and Web 2.0 dweebs rich. But fashions have moved on and now fans are the newly-discovered authentic underdogs in pop culture. Their obscure desires are being converted into ironic commodities, their tastes transformed into sellable goo, and their dark, secret haunts opened up to the light of media frenzy. Here are the seven signs that fans have become glam, and that the world of fandom will never be the same safe place to hide with your action figures again. More »

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10:36 AM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Annalee Newitz
14,716 views, 80 comments

Latest by xenakis333: @ithidet: Oh my God yes! Everything by Bilal, pretty much everything published by les Humanoïdes Associés, Valérian (although that one did make it to the screen in a way, in the Fifth Element)... even my childhood love: Yoko Tsuno! more »

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A History Of The Science Fiction Convention

History is fuzzy about when the first science fiction convention actually happened, but we do know that in 1936 some fans including David Kyle and Frederik Pohl took a train from Philadelphia to New York City to talk about all things scifi with another group of fans at the home of Milton A. Rothman, who rivals Forrest J Ackerman for the biggest fanboy in the world award (Rothman had formed The Boys' Scientifiction Club in 1930). However, a group of British fans also got together in the same year to make plans for an actual convention in 1937, and later claimed that a group of fans meeting at a home does not a convention make. So even before the internet, there was squabbling over details and probably even convention spoilers. Some things will never change. In honor of our coverage of WonderCon, we present to you the history of Connage. More »

12:30 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,347 views, 9 comments

Latest by n/a: The bunch of guys went from NYC to Philadelphia, not the other way around. The first comic-Con was in NYC in 1965. I ran off the program on my ditto machine. There have been numerous comic-cons since, much earlier than you more »

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Five Fan Films (Almost) Better Than the Real Thing

The upcoming Michael Gondry comedy starring Jack Back and Mos Def Be Kind Rewind features no-budget recreations of films like Back to the Future, 2001: A Space Odyssey, RoboCop, and Ghostbusters. In fact, their RoboCop looks better than the original film did. Jack Black really nails Peter Weller's robo-monotone. That got us thinking about all those fan-made films out there on the internets. Here are the top five fan films that didn't make us lose our lunch. More »

2:30 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Kevin Kelly
6,319 views, 4 comments

Latest by Bluecell: @napthia9: I agree. Fanfilm trailers and fake trailers kind of piss me off, though. They make me want to see a non-existent movie. Take Grayson for instance. The amount of superheroes and plot elements revealed in the trailer alone would more »

forrest j ackerman

Happy Birthday Forrest J Ackerman and Scifi Fandom

Forrest J Ackerman is one of those people that you've probably never heard about unless you're a dyed-in-the-wool fan of all things science fiction. However, the man created science fiction fandom virtually one handed, starting back in 1930. Ackerman just celebrated 91 years of scifi fanatacism, and he doesn't show any signs of slowing down. More »

4:00 PM on Mon Nov 26 2007
By Kevin Kelly
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Battlestar Galactica Fans To Join Strike, Meet Disappointment

Pity fans of Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica who plan to join the show's writing staff on picket lines this Friday lured by rumors that a lengthy strike may result in the show's fourth and final season being aired in full earlier than initially expected and without the traditional mid-season break. Talking last week, show producer and showrunner Ron Moore announced that the scripts for the final ten episodes of the season weren't even started before the strike hit, making an early showing extremely unlikely. Here's hoping that channel executives, like Cylons, have a plan. Flickr Image by immolation scene

'Battlestar' fans to join picket line? [Hollywood Insider]

6:08 AM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By grae
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The Bad Astrology And Universe Today forum has a hilarious list of the Top 5 Sci-Fi Aircraft That Would Fall Like A Rock. Turns out the laws of aerodynamics still apply, even in the future. Image by Franz66

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