There’s a lot of great sci-fi shows out there, kids. Seeing as I limit myself to about seven pictures, I could only pick what I thought to be some of the most creative and interesting cosplays. If I went all out, I’d be spamming you with fifty images, all of people dressed up as...
Who is the best Firefly character?
posted by Chris McQuillan
Which member of the Serenity crew can you simply not get enough of? Who is – definitively – the best Firefly character? It’s not gonna be easy, but you can only pick one… Who is the best Firefly character? Mal Zoe Wash Inara Jayne Kaylee Simon River Sheppard Book View Results Loading ...
Top 7 Tips for Creating New Sci-Fi in 2012
posted by Chris McQuillan
Sci-Fi has changed. Over the past fifty years, the topics and settings that capture the imaginations of viewers and readers everywhere have shifted. Where Star Trek once captivated millions, now the going boldly through outer space routine appears to have been worn out. The transformation has led modern science fiction series to feature elements of futuristic technologies and discoveries, but set in modern day. Take Falling Skies, probably about as genuinely sci-fi in terms of aliens as you can get on mainstream television today, yet still set in a world we can recognise and understand. Why is that? Do we connect more readily with characters...
Why The Decline?
posted by Chris McQuillan
Stargate Universe. Firefly. Angel. Bionic Woman. Invasion. Jericho. Terra Nova. Etc. Etc. Etc. The list is pretty much endless. The last ten years have seen a vast array of science fiction blast onto our screens, and too often fizzle out very quickly. In the cinema, endless sequels...
Five ways to ruin a ...
posted by Chris McQuillan
Sci-Fi has a long and proud history of cancellation. Perfectly good shows (and plenty of plain awful shows) have seen the axe for a multitude of different reasons. Let’s take a look at five sure-fire ways to ruin a decent show. 1) Air your show on FOX As Firefly, The Sarah Connor...
ABC announces V to s...
posted by Traveling With Jim
The creators of ABC‘s upcoming V announced Saturday that the show would premiere Tuesday, Nov. 3 in a news conference at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, CA. Executive producer Jeffrey Bell also promised that star Morena Baccarin, who played Inara Serra...
Poll: Joss Whedon...
posted by Chris McQuillan
After last night’s rather wonderful episode of Dollhouse, I think it’s fair to say that Joss Whedon’s latest creation is quickly beginning to find its feet and hit its stride. Let’s just hope that it’s not too late in the big bad world of television execs.
However, has Dollhouse reached the heights of Whedon’s previous, much-adored shows?
Only you can decide, so vote below and decide definitively which is his greatest creation to date.
Joss Whedon to &lsqu...
posted by Chris McQuillan
Sci-Fi Slice have claimed that ‘once “Dollhouse†is over, Joss Whedon is leaving TV for good…to pursue creating on-line content along the lines of “Dr. Horrible.â€â€™. Now, there claim has not been sourced, but let’s assume for the moment that it...
