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more about #mysterysciencetheater3000 Justin Cho: Dr. Grant in Jurassic Park made being an archaeologist very cool. Also Rachel Weisz (also known as the crush of every ivy league college student every... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: The archaeologist from "Crusade". The guy from "Forbidden Planet", with the bad id. I'm coming up short on names today. more » Briareosdx: There's also Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath, from Jack McDevitt's books. 2005's Seeker even won a Nebula. more » gertymac: Also from Babylon 5: Dr. Vance Hendricks. Dr. Franklin's former professor now turned field archeologist working for the evil Interplanetary Expeditions. more » Josh Wimmer: "It's almost as though the Federation's apparent policy of stranding one or two people on an uninhabited planet for years at a time to dig through the... more » bradtem: In fact, any panspermia plot is pretty much going to be scientific nonsense, unless you put the panspermia back close to a billion years. The "Ark" ... more » paragrab: OK, I kind of feel like a dick for mentioning this, but you shorted me two Tales. Or was that cleverly asking for suggestions? Hmmm... more » scroggzilla raids again: H.P. Lovecraft anyone? more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I saw "Mission to Mars" on a plane, which is the only reason I did. Said plane was from Silicon Valley to Worldcon, and thus full of science and SF ge... more » lightninglouie: My guess is that BSG is set in the far-off future, and the Colonials and the Cylons are all descendants of a post-Singularity humanity that nearly wip... more » Mecharine: For the Twilight Zone episode,wouldnt "Adam and Eve" have the connotation that they would be kicked out of their "Eden"? more » James7344: Ancient Star Trek also looked into panspermia. "Have no fear - Sargon is here".And, lest we leave out anime, have a look at the Gall Force series. more » steam23: Arthur C Clark's 2001 series might be a contender for this list. The monolith builders seemed more about seeding sentience though, so I'm not sure if ... more » arthurborko: The Stargate thing is kinda off. "Human" Life on Earth is the second Evolution of the species of the "Ancients". Millions of years ago the Alterans es... more » DeadPlayerWalking: I just, ahem, acquired every season of MST3K from a torrent. It is certainly one of the greatest television series ever created. From "Space Mutiny" ... more » NotChoinski: Booo! Its just across town, but I'm going to my stupid company belated Holiday Party. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: My life has been so influenced by the "Mr. B Natural" short, it's not even funny. more » -
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Digging Deep: 24 Science Fiction Archaeologists
What's the best part about living in the distant future? There's so much more past for you to explore! We take a look at some of science fiction's most illustrious antiquarians.
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Our Alien Origins: 21 Panspermia Tales
Planet Earth might be home sweet home, but is it really humanity’s birthplace? We explore science fiction stories where humans come from everywhere but Earth, be it by colonization, alien experiments, or good old-fashioned panspermia. More » -
