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Confessions of a Sci Fi Junkie « A Feather Adrift

Posted by Snogyfene on 9th March , 2010

We, the science fiction followers, thought of ourselves as ahead of the curve, preparing ourselves intellectually and emotionally for the 21st century, still years away. It was much later that I broadened my landscape to include fantasy …

365 Days of Manga, Day 175: Honey and Clover | Sci Fi SoundTrack

Posted by Snogyfene on 9th March , 2010

365 Days of Manga, Day 175: Honey and Clover · When The Pizza Wakes: Ending the Genre Vs. Literary Fiction Battle Once and For All – by Robert V.S. Redick · Cage Match 2010–Update! … Avatar book reviews. brainjuice cage match 2010 comics talk cover craft of writing daybook dungeons & dragons Fantasy fantfight Fiction funn-e-pages george r. r. martin holiday extravaganza interview Journal kick ass movie movies music new release day new releases New Science Fiction Movies …

Was “Avatar” Too Successful to Win an Oscar for Best Picture …

Posted by Snogyfene on 8th March , 2010

Science fiction and Hollywood do have a strange relationship. Producers and directors know that scifi is the go-to genre if you want to make money. The top ten list of the top grossing movies of all time is virtually all scifi / fantasy — …

Avatar, Science Fiction and Oscar | BillKills.com

Posted by Snogyfene on 3rd March , 2010

Let’s take a look at Oscar’s history with science fiction films. You’re a savvy crowd so it probably goes without saying that the Academy thinks that the Visual Effects and Sound categories are the only default place to award sci-fi pictures. … They don’t go for acting in sci-fi movies even when they aren’t given computer assists. If you included fantasy films, you’d have to add. But I’m trying to keep this sci-fi . Random Sampling of Famous Flicks and Oscar’s Reaction …

Sweepstakes: Suvudu's Paranormal Roundtable “Sign-up to Win” | Sci …

Posted by Snogyfene on 11th February , 2010

Sci Fi SoundTrack. Abstraction of the Mind. HOME · Contact · Search · Music · v · Videos · Attack of the Giant Leeches · Kite: Liberator · Metropolis · Vexille: 2077 Isolation of Japan … Mice Endure Electrical Shocks For Chocolate [ Behavioral Science ] · More New Toys Pour Out Of Toy Story 3’s Lastest Trailer [Toy Story 3] · Two Crucial Elements From The Periodic Table Of The Imagination [Sci Fashion] · Upcoming Live Event: Paranormal Fantasy Roundtable (reminder #2) …

365 Days of Manga, Day 141: MPD Psycho | Sci Fi SoundTrack

Posted by Snogyfene on 3rd February , 2010

A plot which first seems to be just an excuse for imaginative mutilation–flowers growing out of human brains, dismemberment, cannibalism–turns out to be the tip of the iceberg of a monstrous sci-fi conspiracy, with allusions to the … Sexy Crime Fighting Noir Frankenstein Gets The Big Screen Go-Ahead [I, Frankenstein] · How Does Star Trek Online Fit Into the Star Trek Mythos? [Star Trek Online] · A Science Fiction Reading Set To Music, Beat Poetry-Style [Readings] …

SFF Chat: The key to enjoying science fiction

Posted by Snogyfene on 1st February , 2010

She says that most science fiction readers have developed the skill of allowing the really complicated SF details to pass them by, while enjoying the rest of the story. People who can’t enjoy SF because they get caught up in the …

King's Property by Morgan Howell, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Review …

Posted by Snogyfene on 30th January , 2010

sci-fi books, science fiction books, orcs. It’s hard to be a fan of orcs. They’re nasty, they’re green, and they generally kill anything that moves. Humans included. That prejudice would seem to extend to fantasy novels featuring said …

The 20 Sci-Fi Movies To See This Year | CurveHouse.com

Posted by Snogyfene on 22nd January , 2010

As usual for io9, these movies include science fiction as well as “urban fantasy ” which takes place either in the present day or close to the present day. So no Clash Of The Titans. And no A-Team, unless it turns out to be more …

365 Days of Manga, Day 127: Junk: Record of the Last Hero | Sci Fi …

Posted by Snogyfene on 20th January , 2010

… Faeries In The Real World Wear Boxer Shorts [Urban Fantasy ] · Brain Scan Can Determine How Psychologically Traumatized You Are [Mad Science ] · New Zombie Romance Will Rip The Guts Out Of Your Crappy Romantic Comedies [Zombies] …