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more about #ronmoore Paul_Is_Drunk: It's a good point, and part of the reason I don't like TNG. Well, okay, it's more like the fans taking this filler technobabble and pretending it wa... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Well, I can see where he's coming from, but it's kind of a pointless thing to say. So, Star Trek TNG was often like a soap opera in space. Babylon 5... more » The Curse of Millhaven: So, were these science advisers just a bunch of fans or something? It seems like they would just throw in words like reverse, override, transfer plasm... more » Demosthenes7898: I can see his point, but the over-generalization is unnecessary. The outline of the TNG script shows his disdain goes further than simple technobabbl... more » icy_one: One of my favorite TNG episodes is the one where Picard gets probed (bow chicka wow wow) by an alien satellite that causes him to live an entire life ... more » disatess: I thought science fiction was just that, Science fiction. Where people discover /invent new tech or new ideas to either save mankind or send them i... more » doodlehead: LAFORGE: One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle. PICARD: Pardon? LAFORGE: One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle. PICARD: I don't unde... more » Kingdaddy8: I'm in the same mold as lazlopink, a 47 year old guy who has been reading SF all his life. And I'm in the mold of Charlie Stross, someone who's pretty... more » Byronotron: wow, if you read this thread one might come to the conclusion that sci-fi is ONE thing. When has that EVER been the case, sci fi takes all forms, come... more » HalOfBorg: I used to know a lady online who pretty much HATED Star Trek. She loved SciFi (or SF as she insisted), but the very idea of the transporter would just... more » HyMinded: Don't let facts get in the way of a good story. more » HalOfBorg: So - in order to get to the human interest part of the story, we should spend lots of time getting all the little details of the science perfect? Isn... more » ignoramus012: I agree to an extent-- which I don't particularly like the terms science fiction, or fantasy. I prefer "speculative fiction" because just because a mo... more » Bill-Lee: Star Trek, Babylon 5, Dr. Who, and Battlestar Galactica are space operas! Space opera has always used technology as an exotic backdrop for stories of ... more » Rumtum: omfg. This feller surely don't get it, do he? I mean, the worst video sciffy is the stuff that does what he thinks is ideal. If course Trek just uses ... more » goldfarb: 1 - please don't use that book cover anymore - it's TERRIBLE, here is a better one for that same book - [ecx.images-amazon.com] 2 - please don't use t... more » DrMathochist: This is far from restricted to sci-fi television. It's why I stopped reading almost all science fiction in print either. "Tech" and "Magic" are pulp... more » burlybax: There seems to be a lot of discussion on sci-fi itself going on here on io9 the last few days. I think the PKD letter combined with Mr. Stross' words ... more » Platypus Man: I'm pretty sure that that was exactly what the Star Trek people were going for. Apply current-day situations in a future setting. If they had paid a t... more » lazlopink: I don't mind Stross's work but I think he's suffering from a failure of observation. He is demanding that the characters be transformed somehow by the... more » -
#technobabble
Why Charles Stross Hates Scifi Television's Technogibberish
Science fiction author Charles Stross hates Star Trek. He also hates Babylon 5 and can't be bothered with Doctor Who. Why? Because in so much science fiction television, the technology portrayed is so often irrelevant to the story being told. More » -
#rant
Is BS3 Doomed To Failure?
Universal have reportedly fast-tracked their big-screen reboot of Battlestar Galactica, bringing Bryan Singer on board to direct and co-produce. But is there any way in which this will end up being anything other than a well-intentioned failure?
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#caprica
BSG Spin-Off Caprica Could Still Feature Crazy Space War
Battlestar Galactica's prequel series, Caprica, may be about the origins of the Cylon killer robots, but a lot of its storylines will deal with battles between the twelve colonies... which may actually heat up into full-on interstellar combat. Spoilers below.
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#battlestargalactica
Did Battlestar Galactica Have The Worst Ending In Science Fiction History?
We've all had our problems with Battlestar Galactica's weird solar flare-out of an ending, but was it actually the worst ending in the history of science fiction? That's what Usenet luminary and Electronic Frontier Foundation Chairman Brad Templeton is claiming.
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#virtuality
Virtuality's Audience Is Lost In Space
Yes, Dollhouse may have lowered the bar for "success" for Fox's Sci-Fi shows, but even with that in mind, the audience for last night's Virtuality airing suggests that the show will never make it to series. More » -
#review
"Virtuality" Promises Cynical Media Melodrama - In Space
Virtuality is a reality-TV space opera and the newest television idea from Ron Moore, co-creator of the recent Battlestar Galactica reboot. But the show may never make it past the pilot that airs tonight. Is that really a loss? More » -
#virtuality
How Is Virtuality Different Than Star Trek's Holodeck?
When we got a chance to take part in a conference call with Ronald D. Moore about Virtuality, there was only one question we wanted to ask him: How is this new show different from Star Trek's holodeck episodes?
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#exclusive
Discover The Secrets Of Ron Moore's 10-Year Space Probe
Ronald D. Moore's long-awaited Virtuality airs June 26, and we've got exclusive concept art showing the inner workings of the deep-space probe Phaeton and its various modules — including a super-detailed diagram explaining the physics of the ship. More » -
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#virtuality
Ron Moore's VR Masterpiece Virtuality Finally Gets An Airdate
Ron Moore's awesome virtual-reality thriller, Virtuality, may be the freshest, most challenging work he's ever come up with. Fox has been sitting on the two-hour pilot for months, but it looks like it'll finally air. More » -
#stealthispitch
5 Battlestar Spin-Offs We'd Love To See
Battlestar Galactica comes to an end this Friday... but why does it have to end at all? Never mind Caprica, here're some other possible additions to the BSG family that could one day happen.
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#battlestargalactica
How Battlestar Galactica May Have Changed Science Fiction
As Battlestar Galactica hurtles towards next week's two-hour finale, it's time for showrunner Ronald D. Moore to look back at the legacy of the show, and how it's changed science fiction... well, kind of. More » -
#foundfootage
Nuclear Energy Cost This Mutant Berzerker A Special Body Part [NSFW]
Mutant gang-leader Splatter doesn't like the ladies, but he's not gay either. So what's his deal? One mutant groupie, with apalling Purple Rain-era makeup, finds out — in this horrendous/horrifying (NSFW) scene from Future Kill. More » -
#battlestargalactica
How The BSG Writers' Room Works
Feeling as if the Tyrol subplot on Friday's Battlestar Galactica was a little... retconnish? In the latest commentary podcast, series showrunner and episode writer Ronald Moore comes clean about how the idea came up. Spoilers! More » -
#battlestargalactica
First Glimpses Of BSG's Infamous "Cylon Bible"
For years, we've been hearing about Ron Moore's "Cylon Bible," which tells all the secrets of Battlestar Galactica's artificial antagonists. Now at last, a new video includes several precious pages. Possible spoilers. More » -
#virtuality
Virtuality's Future Doesn't Look Promising
Is Ron Moore's new show Virtuality going to take the "Most Troubled SF Show On Fox" crown away from Joss Whedon's Dollhouse? Listening to Fox network president Kevin Reilly, you'd be forgiven for thinking so. More » -
#countdowntobsg
Our Favorite BSG Fan Theories
It's not just Moff who's offering up crazy ideas about the end of Battlestar Galactica. With the show returning for its final episodes on Friday, let's look at some of our favorite (probably wrong) theories. More » -
#battlestargalactica
The Future Of Battlestar's Past Won't Be Spacebound
Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica isn't going to be an action adventure show, nor will it have any space scenes, according to creator Ron Moore. But does that mean that it's going to be... *gulp* boring? -
#virtuality
You May Never Get To See Ron Moore's Masterpiece
We've been excited about Ron Moore's new show Virtuality since we first read the pilot script ages ago. So it's heartbreaking to hear that Fox is sending it back to the drawing board. Minor spoilers: -
#rant
Has Jay Leno Changed SF On Network TV?
NBC's announcement that Jay Leno will be appearing on your screens at 10pm every weekday starting this fall may revolutionize the industry - in a way that may not be good news for SF dramas.
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