Category Archives: Science Fiction

A Drone Named Curiosity

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “A Drone Named Curiosity”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThink of remotely-programmed robots building a Mars base and a landing strip. The age of human space flight is nowhere near over, and a simple picture will describe the potential of robots to literally … Continue reading →

Posted in Science Fiction, Science!, Space Exploration, Technology | Tagged drone hysteria, drones | 87 Comments

The Politics of Dredd

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Politics of Dredd”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe clock is ticking down, and this fan is ready with the popcorn. As I have tried to emphasize in previous posts, the world of Judge Dredd has always fascinated me as a commentary … Continue reading →

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Judging Dredd

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Judging Dredd”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail While taking a vacation recently, I managed to let the new Judge Dredd trailer slip by unnoted. You can see now why I waited for the broad vista of the mega-city to appear before making … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: World’s Dumbest Poll

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: World’s Dumbest Poll”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailA supermajority of Americans judge President Obama capable of waging Independence Day warfare to defend the nation against alien attack. Karoli gave this a proper takedown at Crooks & Liars recently; it is entertainment bordering … Continue reading →

Posted in Morning Awful, MSNBC, Science Fiction | 93 Comments

Prometheus Unlocked (SPOILERS)

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Prometheus Unlocked (SPOILERS)”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I have seen many reviews of Prometheus, but very few good ones. Most professional reviewers do not fall into the demographic that best understands the film. So far, the most eager fans of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, movies, Science Fiction, Sunday Sermon | 101 Comments

Why Mass Effect is a Parable About Climate Change

Posted on April 27, 2012 by MagicLoveHose

Share the post “Why Mass Effect is a Parable About Climate Change”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThis post is going to have spoilers, including for the ending to Mass Effect 3. Mass Effect is my current science fictional obsession. I buttoned down and got an … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, climate change, Climate Wars, games, Kulturkampf, Science Fiction | Tagged video games | 2 Comments

The Second Thing We’d Do If We Met Aliens

Posted on February 20, 2012 by MagicLoveHose

Share the post “The Second Thing We’d Do If We Met Aliens”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Here’s the essay. Not kidding about panel #4. Third game due out March 6th. I’ll basically stop existing past that point. Everyone’s fine with that, right?

Posted in Kulturkampf, Science Fiction, Webcomix | 13 Comments

Better Dredd Than Dead!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Better Dredd Than Dead!”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail This quote from Karl Urban, actor currently in post-production as the title character in a new cinematic version of Judge Dredd, my favorite comic book, is music to my fanboy ears: If anyone is familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in Authoritarianism, movies, Science Fiction | Tagged comic books, comics, Judge Dredd | 4 Comments

Saturday Afternoon TV: Cyberpunk

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Saturday Afternoon TV: Cyberpunk”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe cyberpunk genre had a remarkably-short shelf-life. Within a decade of its inauguration by writers like William Gibson, who coined the term “cyberspace,” cyberpunk had ceased to be fiction and become the news. Yet … Continue reading →

Posted in cyberpunk, Saturday Afternoon TV, Science Fiction, Transhumanism | 3 Comments

Another Reason To Hate France

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Another Reason To Hate France”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailAs if it wasn’t bad enough that the French Empire has returned triumphant of late, France is also responsible for this disco-themed atrocity that assaulted my eyeballs on Reddit last night. Good thing … Continue reading →

Posted in fiasco, globalization, Science Fiction | Tagged disco, france, star wars | 2 Comments

Death Star Programmatics

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Death Star Programmatics”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Lt. Col. Dan Ward, US Air Force, has made an important contribution to fanboydom. Don’t Come to the Dark Side: Acquisition Lessons from a Galaxy Far, Far Away is also a great introduction to the pitfalls … Continue reading →