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Review of 'Counterpart' 1.7
A truly masterful Counterpart 1.7 last night; a perfect spy science fiction story in many overlapping ways. First, it occurred to me as we watched the young Clare in spy training on the other side that there's a strong something of The Americans in Counterpart. Except, whatever Elizabeth's original name was in The Soviet Union (I forget) as she trains to be the adult Elizabeth in America, passing as an American, the ante in Counterpart is much higher, because we get Clare training not to be some rival or enemy nationality but her alternate self. This, again, as I've said before, comes from this deft mix of spy story and science fiction story.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
'Doctor Who': 12 For Twelve
Peter Capaldi's time on the BBC's Doctor Who has ended. This past Christmas he regenerated into Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor who will be making her debut this October per announcements made at the BBC Worldwide Showcase in February. While we wait for her debut, now seems an opportune moment to look back over the highlights of Capaldi's time in the TARDIS. A top twelve for the Twelfth Doctor as it were...(Be warned though: There might be spoilers.)
By Matthew Kresal8 years ago in Futurism
Making Malcolm Barrett Eat His Time Travel Physics Brags From "Only Stupid Answers"...
(The following article is dedicated to Joseph Gerard Polchinski, who we lost - February 3rd, 2018) February 5th, this year, two days after the death of physicist Joseph Gerard Polchinski, Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge of the aptly named podcast, Only Stupid Answers, had on that very same show, the African American member of the NBC time travel adventure show, Timeless- Malcolm Barrett. The episode was titled,Time Travel - What Are the Best Rules? Featuring Malcolm Barrett!, from which you can derive the level of intellectual sophistication of the proceedings. After all, forget the best rules - what about the laws of the applicable physics?! Oh, that's right. You see (or you will see), people like Bashor, Wooldridge and even Barrett talk like they know time travel but they don't. All they know is what happens in time travel fiction - which is all B.S. - and the worst conservative theories from relativists in physics - which have nothing to do with true time travel science. In other words, this trio represents exactly why I wrote my article for Futurism.media,Time Travel To The Past Is Almost Here...Because, everything you think you know about it, is WRONG. The key point that I made in the beginning of that article was - "the problem is that the greater majority of it is highly inaccurate and outdated theories that have been rehashed for decades. These stories are then aimed at, or even perpetrated by members of "geek" culture. So, it ends up as the blind leading the blind."
By Marshall Barnes8 years ago in Futurism
'Altered Carbon'
I never really liked the shows that you could tell what was going to happen, same with movies. I want to be surprised at every turn when I'm watching something. If the show is predictable, then more then likely I'm not tuning in next week to catch the newest episode. And if I do get into a show, I hate having to wait a week to find out what is going to happen which is why I am a big fan on Netflix. There are so many amazing shows out right now but for now we will stick with one, Altered Carbon. If you haven't already binge-watched this Netflix Original then I suggest you give it a try.
By Stacy Lynn8 years ago in Futurism
'Altered Carbon'
Critics who've said that Altered Carbon, the 10-part series I just binged on Netflix (based on the 2002 novel by Richard K. Morgan, which I haven't read) is not as good as Bladerunner, which it strives to be, are myopic — or to put it bluntly, completely wrong. That's because Altered Carbon is at least as good if not better than the two Bladerunner movies (certainly the second), which it not only exceeds in scope and variety, but plain-out doesn't resemble in crucial ways.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
The Problem With 'The Orville'
The Orville is a beautiful show. It has all the makings of a wonderful sci-fi experience with enough boyish humor to keep us entertained. It doesn't take itself too seriously, it keeps us interested and arguably does a better job of staying true to the Star Trek mythos than Discovery itself.
By Abdullah Masood8 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'Counterpart' 1.2
Counterpart was back last night with episode 1.2—on Amazon Prime, for me, because Starz is no longer on Cablevision in my area, which I suspect is not Starz's fault, at least in this reality. As for the episode, it was quite good, and moved the story forward in at least one big way.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' 1.10 Kill All Others
The tenth and last episode of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams — which I've been reviewing here episode-by-episode (because each one is standalone), and which I hope will be the first ten of very many — is "Kill All Others." Although each story is different, they're deeply connected and intertwined by the central, galvanizing themes of all of Dick's work: it is real or an illusion, with the struggle to decide which is which always laced with paranoia.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
New ‘Doctor Who’ Location Photos Question If a Fan Favourite Monster Is Making an Epic Return
2018 is well underway now, and with the new series of Doctor Who already in production, it appears we're in for one epic series. Series 11 of the hit BBC science fiction series is now under the wings of Chris Chibnall, most famous for creating and writing the award-winning crime drama Broadchurch, as well as for his previous work on Doctor Who.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Futurism
