Scifi Picks

But Star Trek was bumped for more Academy-friendly personal stories. Still, two science fiction films up for Best Picture is sort of a big deal. I thought it might be fun to take a look back at Oscar’s history with sci fi . …. Don’t forget that fantasy also has had trouble with the AMPAS. Before “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, I can only recall “The Wizard of Oz” as the only other fantasy film to get a Best Picture nomination. I guess you could include “It’s a Wonderful …

If you’re looking for a discourse on why Fantasy and Science Fiction should be recognized as literary works, you may want to look elsewhere. Not only am I unqualified to address such an issue, but what I wish to discuss is much more …

The only thing in DBZ thats hardly science – fiction is dr.gero’s research to create super-human androids and the cell project. An the other alien doctor who teamed up with gero in hell to create super 17, So it’s FANTASY nothing more. …

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Do these science fiction / fantasy awards really help sales? Do authors see an uptick in sales from an award? It seems like the awards are snobbish. Bestsellers rarely win. Robert Jordan got nominated what once? He changed the fantasy genre and sold …. And advise folks that the Apex Book Company has various and sundry awesome horror/ sci-fi /dark fantasy novellas and novels as well as short stories to check out! http://www.apexbookcompany.com. Also, seconding the nomination …

Hard to pick, but I think I’d like the Sci-fi / Fantasy the most. On February 8, 2010 3:42 PM , Diana Troldahl said… ohhh man, I would LOVE to win the Fantasy / Science Fiction . On February 8, 2010 3:44 PM , SalT said… Classics. …

In an earlier post, I typed up my creative influences; the fantasy / sci-fi works, anyway. The list is noticeably devoid of many – most – popular works in the field. To sum up this problem: I’m working on a contemporary/urban fantasy novel, … I’m working on an epic fantasy novel, yet the majority I’ve read was by George R. R. Martin. No Robert Jordan. No Terry Brooks. I’m working on the script for a science fiction television show pilot (in spaaaaaaaaace), yet I’ve mostly …

Space was launched as a counter to the American Sci—Fi channel, with the intention of broadcasting science fiction , fantasy and horror programming from all over the world. And it was glorious. Now, like I said, we didn’t have cable at …

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Welcome to Tor.com, a site for news and discussion of science fiction , fantasy , and all the things that interest SF and fantasy readers. … Science fiction . Fantasy . The universe. And related subjects. … and the mad dash of kitten-feet across a hardwood floor? Those who wanted to see the magic at work, of course. Fellow lovers of fine absurdist– sci-fi – fantasy literature yearning to witness the process up close and deeply, sweatily personal. …