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Monday, August 15 2011

‘Stargate Atlantis: Complete Series (Blu-ray)’: Action-Packed Entertainment

By Dan Heaton

The five seasons of Stargate Atlantis provide action-packed entertainment on a consistent basis.


Wednesday, August 10 2011

The 10 Greatest Sci-Fi Film Comedies of All Time

By Bill Gibron

With today's release of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's Paul on DVD, we thought this was the perfect time to run down our choices for the funniest future shock sci-fi genre films of all time.


Wednesday, August 3 2011

The 10 Worst Sci-Fi Films of All Time

By Bill Gibron

Intelligent? Forward Thinking? Epic? Not these 10 Sci-Fi Titles, a collection of speculative crap that is more fetid schlock than future shock.


Thursday, July 14 2011

‘Damnation Alley’ Is Best Viewed With a Few Pals and a Few Drinks

By Dan Heaton

This by-the-numbers story straddles the line between legitimate drama and all-out silliness.


Tuesday, June 21 2011

The End Was All Too Near: ‘Stargate Universe: The Complete Final Season’

By Dan Heaton

Without much critical acclaim or ratings, SGU delivered 40 episodes of excellent storytelling.


Tuesday, March 22 2011

The Death of Utopia: ‘Firefly’ and the Return to Human Realism in TV Sci-Fi

By Chris Colgan

Joss Whedon's science fiction western Firefly was revolutionary in several ways, not least its embrace of a degree of realism regarding human motivation, in contrast to the utopianism of earlier TV sci-fi such as Star Trek.


Monday, March 21 2011

Botticelli, Sandwiches Outside and Dreams of Bradbury’s ‘Dandelion Wine’

By Dominic Umile

Boxed in by bandage-colored cubicle walls in downtown Manhattan, my thoughts drift to sweet days in Florence and Rome, and to lines in Ray Bradbury’s ‘Dandelion Wine’.


Friday, August 13 2010

‘Stargate Universe: SGU 1.5’: Look Again, and Much More Is Revealed

By Dan Heaton

Delving into complex issues of faith, redemption, humanity and power within a space opera setting, Stargate Universe demands close attention from the viewer.


Wednesday, June 23 2010

Ray’s way: Sci-fi’s main man, in his own words

By Julia Keller


Wednesday, June 16 2010

A King’s Velvet Shorts, a Giant Green Eyeball—Must Be Doc Who & ‘The Curse of Peladon’

By Jeremy Estes

Those who’ve followed the Doctor for years already know how absolutely fun this show can be. For the rest of us, its only the beginning.


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Sanctuary: The Complete First Season (Reviews) [6.Oct.09]
His and hers sci-fi: Man copes with alien, woman copes with marriage (PopWire) [13.Aug.09]
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Back from the future: Robert Silverberg has guided sci-fi readers for 55 years (PopWire) [25.Jun.08]
Classic 1950s sci-fi collection arrives on DVD (PopWire) [9.May.08]
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Christian McBride Band: Sci-Fi (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
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