Thanks to IO9 and Raven Lunatick for turning me onto this! For fans of Futurama, the long wait for the second half of season 7 will finally be coming out this summer. And the buzz is pretty interesting, and promises to broach one of the saddest moments in the series. Yes, it seems that they […]
Bender’s Anti-Piracy Ad
I just came across this on Youtube, which appeared on the Bender’s Big Game DVD right before the movie. Naturally, it features footage from the movie and uses Bender, the most unlikely spokesperson for respecting property rights, as its spokesperson. Very funny, in an admittedly ironic kind of way. Enjoy!
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A Tribute To Sidekicks
Hey all! Today, I thought I’d cover a topic I’ve been thinking about for some time. Over the few years that I’ve been writing now, something has been missing from this site. I’d payed tributes to franchises, novels, series, movies, heroes, and even robots. But not once have I acknowledged the critical supporting characters who […]
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The Summer of “At Long Last!”
It seems like the summer of 2012 is just loaded with anticipatory events. I say this because after many months of waiting, repeats and teaser trailers, favorite shows and much anticipated movies seem to be coming out all at once. Strange, wasn’t this the year the world was supposed to end? It would seem in […]
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Utopia in Popular Culture
Aeon Flux: Fans of this animated cult-classic are sure to understand why this show has made the list. In the futuristic setting of the show, events revolve around an ongoing conflict between two societies. On the one side, there is Brenga, a police state run by the autocrat Trevor Goodchild. On the other is the […]
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AI Graph
Inspired by what I learned from my little romp through the world of AI, I’ve come up with a graph that depicts the general rules I observed. Basically, there are two guiding principles to the world of AI’s and science fiction. On the one hand, there’s their capacity for emotion and second, there is their […]
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