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Close Encounters
I was in a discussion last night when it felt like I was suddenly split into two places. One was my own living room sitting beside the fire talking to my life mate. In the other I was talking to 5 beings who looked like something out of Star Trek.
By Krow Fischer8 years ago in Futurism
Why I Love the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking I'm scum. Perhaps rebel scum for daring to utter the opinion that the Star Wars prequel trilogy is anything but utter garbage. Maybe you're right, maybe you're an authoritarian sack of shit that can't handle someone having a different opinion to you. I dunno, just a thought I guess, but here's my coming out story; I LOVE the Star Wars prequels.
By The One True Geekology8 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi': A Review
Last night I went with a friend to see the much anticipated second film in the latest Star Wars trilogy, mysteriously sub-titled The Last Jedi. In typical Disney fashion, the secrets of this movie were on lockdown. Nobody knew what to expect other than what was fed to us by the posters, images, and trailers authorised for release by the studio. There was many a theory about what the posters signified, what the brief flashes of scenes in the trailers showed, many just wanting to know precisely what really was next in store for the Skywalker saga. I will note once again at this point, that this is my review of the movie, I'm making the decision not to steer clear of spoilers as I will be touching upon scenes and moments that really caught my attention and made me go "WOW!" that are ultimately spoilers.
By The One True Geekology8 years ago in Futurism
The People vs. 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'. Top Story - December 2017.
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Well…you just had to want different, didn’t you? You just had to call The Force Awakens predictable and formulaic? It seems Rian Johnson was listening and said fair enough everyone, not-your-father’s Star Wars it is, then. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is what you deserve.
By Mike Charest8 years ago in Futurism
Robots
We are on the brink of some remarkable technology that could either help or destroy mankind. We have to be careful of what we create, even the great Elon Musk has given warnings on this matter and many more influential people have too. In the great sci-fi movies, we have seen how machines can wipe us out and treat us as a mere form of bacteria. Films like Terminator and A.I. and many others have perhaps given us an insight into tomorrow. On the other end of the spectrum, we have TV shows and movies like Star Trek and Star Wars that have a different approach on machines. They actually have them help humans and become friends with us and the like. So I ask myself, "Will these cyborgs do us good or harm?" I think we shall have to play that one out and wait and see. In the world of the classic Buck Rogers, A.I. had taken over court proceedings and laws, etc. That could be a good thing actually.
By Forest Arts8 years ago in Futurism
Alex the Inventor - Chapter 9 (Pt. 2)
Chapters 1 - 8 can be read at: Deep Sky Stories & Illustrations Chapter 9 (Part 2) - ...and a Weird Doctor His grin was just as gritty and wide and his eyes were even wider. They gazed starkly through the heavy shadows and never once blinked, as though searching to find one small specific person. In the vague, shifting shadows, it was remarkable how even the weak front porch light of the Faraway's home was able to illuminate the ivory white face of the stiffly shuffling doctor Kirstt. Any other soul who happened to be traveling on the same farming road at that late hour would likely sense an unsettling, musty coldness in the doctor's wake and would want to keep well away.
By G.F. Brynn8 years ago in Futurism
Chronicles of Captain Chromium
One Paris night, in 1798, a young boy was born. The baby did not come out crying, but he came out laughing. The baby was born with pale gray skin and vivid fiery red hair. From the moment he was born, his father, Nicholas Louis Vauquelin, knew he was special.
By Elizabeth Harris8 years ago in Futurism
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - A Review
Let me just say one thing before I get into the review: this is going to be spoiler free, so have no fear of me crushing your hopes and dreams for this movie. That being said, without giving away any pivotal plot points, it's going to be difficult to convey everything I want to, so a follow up analysis of the movie will probably be coming up with spoilers, but this is going to be an overall look at the film, what I thought of it, and what it means for the franchise.
By Arvind Pennathur8 years ago in Futurism
Rogue One Review: The Force Was Strong With This One
Fresh off of my movie theatre experience of seeing this movie, this usually cynical and unenthused writer must admit that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is perhaps the best in the series since The Empire Strikes Back. Last Christmas we obviously got the present of The Force Awakens, which turned out to be, in my opinion, a regurgitated mess of A New Hope all over again. However, this was an all new story put to the screen, and it certainly lived up to the hype. I'll be breaking down the (mildly non-spoiler) ups and downs of the new movie, and I hope that this review will influence your opinion on the movie as well.
By Jacob Craig8 years ago in Futurism
The Black Knight Satellite
The history of the Black Knight Satellite, an object orbiting our planet in polar orbit, should not be so controversial. Polar orbit is an orbit that goes in the opposite direction that our planet naturally revolves. This polar orbit has been used for surveillance, and neither The United States or Russia had capabilities of launching satellites into that orbit when the Black Knight Satellite was supposedly discovered in 1954.
By Lady Sunday8 years ago in Futurism
Carrie Fisher, 'The Last Jedi,' and Nuance
I will preface this by saying that there will be #nospoilers in this post about Carrie Fisher and #TheLastJedi. Watching The Last Jedi was a surprisingly emotional experience in some respects. I've always enjoyed watching Carrie Fisher as everyone's favorite galactic princess; she was feisty and tough and every bit the fearless female that I hope my girls grow into being. Certainly, as my family and I were lined up for the 9:30 pm showing of The Last Jedi, I was not particularly thinking that this would be Carrie Fisher's last cinematic ride, but the moment she stepped on screen, it hit me.
By Christina St-Jean8 years ago in Futurism
