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The Fandom Menace. Top Story - August 2018.
For more than 40 years, Star Wars has been a cinematic phenomenon that has captured the hearts and imaginations of moviegoers worldwide. It is a brand so well recognized and beloved that it is nearly impossible to imagine a world without it. And yet, since the release of the prequels, there has been a divide forming between the fans. There seem to be factions that have arisen out of the debates that this franchise has brought up.
By J.S. Vargas7 years ago in Futurism
An Essay on 'Feed'
The problem of today is one that can never be solved completely. A man will live and learn from his elders. Grow old teach the young and die. So the problem is not knowledge of the past, because we record that, but insight into patterns that take longer than a generation. A problem that goes beyond the short span of a human consciousness.
By Dingus Lord7 years ago in Futurism
Why the Mouse Has Failed the Jedi...
When George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in October 2012, many of the fans were stunned and even outraged that their childhood had been pawned off to the great Mouse House, but at the same time they were given the promise of a brand new trilogy which fans were skeptical at since the prequel trilogy had failed to deliver on so many levels.
By Jason McNally7 years ago in Futurism
The Vegaa Star
As the speed of light in the form of a human returned from a time-lapse-like paradox, the being itself realized that he had created a plethora of worlds behind him. One in which two gods created a child that viciously roamed around the universe maliciously destroying the galaxy piece by piece. In time, this caused dimensions to merge and manifold over one another. To the light being’s surprise, this crack provided a new multi-verse that provided new worlds throughout the galaxy also. In its entirety, it began causing the force to combine with the universe in its infinite.
By LUiS Wrote THiS UNiVERSE7 years ago in Futurism
Mass Extinction Is Imminent
A long time ago, dragonflies spanned five feet and centipedes, ten. The glorious time was the Carboniferous period; a time known for growth and prosperity. The creatures that roamed earth were limitless and beautiful. That is until the forests became deserts and oceans became flaming acid. The world would stop in its tracks due to methane-producing bacteria. This was known as the Great Dying; almost 90% of species suffered a horrendous extinction. Bacteria produced that mass extinction—but we as humans will soon have done even worse.
By i don’t know how to delete this account 7 years ago in Futurism
The Starless Planet
My name is Thana. I stand near the window in the living room of my space pod, so I can gaze out at the looming planet that is closing distance to us. We have been planning to populate the starless world for 1,000 years. That’s the length of time it has taken for it to reach the edges of our solar system, from where ever it came from. It was first spotted in 2018, when I was still a small child. I was still all human. When it was first spotted, we knew it was once orbiting a star that exploded. It still gave off radiation and produced its own Aurora Borealis. When particles hit its magnetic upper atmosphere, the bright blue glow lit up the dull brown globe. It was like an ocean wave on a shallow beach. When the frothy seawater pulls back, it reveals the sandy shore. The starless planet is still spinning, like a caged bird who finally escaped captivity. We never did name it, but the starless planet has a Moon in orbit that we call Aeron. Astronomers had released the videos to express their amazement that they could capture such phenomenon. Our newest telescopes were able to see billions of light years away.
By Lady Sunday7 years ago in Futurism
What Was in the Original Draft of 'Back to the Future'?
As an aspiring screenwriter, I know that it takes multiple drafts of a script in order to get the movie you're envisioning just right. And a masterpiece like the 1985 sci-fi comedy, Back to the Future is no exception.
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in Futurism
