Nine on the Ninth – Deep Space Nine

I have a confession to make: I love Deep Space Nine. I don’t know what I was doing when I first saw Man Trap or Encounter at Farpoint or Wrath of Khan, but I can tell you exactly what I was doing when I saw Emissary. I was 12 years old sitting in my room huddled with …

What for August 2011

What is Science Fiction? A science fiction story is a story built around human beings, with a human problem, and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its scientific content. -Theodore Sturgeon Science fiction is anything published as science fiction. -Norman Spinrad The truth is somewhere between these two positions. The …

When update for August 2011

Updated tentative schedule for next month: Aug. 05 the new planet of the apes opens, hope to have a quick review up shortly after… Aug. 06 what – what is science fiction, which came first and why it is important… Aug. 13 Mahabharata – the indian epic that could be the oldest example of science …