Oh, the 80s – it was a simpler era, like that time Coke went ‘Back to the Future’ to promote Cherry Coke. Nobody seemed to care! Until now. Come for the bad effects, stay for the Victoria Jackson cameo! Take a look: For legal purposes, this isn’t a rip-off – it’s a ‘pastiche.’ One gets…
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I’m sharing something I learned this week for Sci-Friday – a scifi connection to the Titanic. You may not know about it, either – let’s discuss! First off, here’s more info on John Jacob Astor IV and his scifi novel ‘A Journey in Other Worlds‘ published back in 1894: “The book offers a fictional account of…
For this Sci-Friday, let’s enjoy a quick scifi and darktech product called Ectolife. Rest assured, as skeevy as it sounds, the Ectolife isn’t real. At least, not yet. Take a look and then let’s discuss: Okay so this is clearly some darktech scifi and I don’t blame you for feeling weird about it. I…
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Here’s a famous moment from Art Bell: the Area 51 Shoot Down. Pure theater of the mind – the guy is supposed to be ‘shot down’ during the call – take a listen: Bell ran the ‘Coast to Coast AM’ show from 1988 until 2015 and was known for conspiracy theory topics. Most of it…
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If you’ve followed my IG account, you know I’m a fan of Paul Chadeisson and his scifi art. For Sci-Friday, let’s enjoy this scifi art video by Chadeisson – ‘Solstice-5’ – which brings some of his concept art to life in a haunting narrative. I highly recommend watching full screen in HD. Take a look:…
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Hooray – Scifi #200 is here – let’s enjoy some retrofuturism with Michael Crichton and then discuss a few other things about the author himself. Take a look: Interesting takeaways from his talk – having a word processor in the 1970s that required a service contract because it was ‘always breaking down.’ Makes me wonder what…
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Hooray – it’s Sci-Friday – enjoy this little trip down retrofuturist tech lane where we talk about the nascent, niche technology: TV modems! Back in the late 90s – pre-broadband – you were interested in ANY technology that allowed you to download faster than 56K. Why? It took forever! Throughput times in the days, months,…
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For this Sci-Friday, I’m passing along some free classic scifi short stories that I think you’ll enjoy. One of them is over a hundred years old and predicts email and video projectors. Short stories introduce complex topics and share ideas in bite-sized chunks. I learned to write short stories by reading what other authors have…
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Hooray – we made it to Sci-Friday – please enjoy this scifi movie ‘Without Warning,’ a remake of Orson Welles’ famous ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast from 1994. Take a look: Watching Without Warning on YouTube is an interesting slice-of-life, since the video includes mid-90s commercials and other ‘pre-9/11’ production elements that you wouldn’t…
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For this Sci-Friday – what if Star Wars was made in 1923? That’s the premise behind this charming, MidJourney-driven fan film by douggy.com. Come for the steampunk R2-D2, stay for the bad John Williams soundtrack coming from underwater! Take a look: As noted in previous Sci-Friday’s – you don’t need a big budget or crazy…
