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The Evolution of Black Mirror: Embracing a Strange Present and Exploring a Familiar Past
Black Mirror is a show like no other. With few exceptions, each episode in its first four seasons centers around a futuristic technology, and the depictions are disturbingly well-realized.
By Ben Ulansey2 years ago in Futurism
A new kind of 3D-printed carrot, in the words of its Qatar-based inventors. Content Warning.
Qatari students aim to make ‘food accessible to people all over the world’ with their newly invented 3D printer. Innovation in the heart of Qatar has birthed a groundbreaking solution to the widespread issue of food insecurity. Two visionary students, Mohammad Annan, aged 20, and Lujain Al Mansoori, aged 21, both pursuing information systems at Doha's Carnegie Mellon University, have achieved an extraordinary feat - the creation of a 3D printer capable of mass-producing vegetables, offering a potential remedy to the global food crisis.
By nizam uddin2 years ago in Futurism
Alien Language: If we met extraterrestrials, could we talk to them?
The notion of encountering life from beyond our planet has captivated human imagination for ages. But in the event we come face to face with aliens, the question arises: could we engage in meaningful communication with beings from a world completely foreign to our own? This article embarks on an exploration of the intricacies, hurdles, and possibilities associated with conversing with extraterrestrial civilizations, infused with a distinctly human touch.
By nizam uddin2 years ago in Futurism
Why Ahsoka Can Still Be Considered A Jedi, But Grogu Is Not
While Ahsoka, which recently completed it's first season on Disney Plus, has received mostly positive reviews, some fans of Dave Filoni's earlier animated Star Wars works were left slightly puzzled by one particular story element. Ahsoka Tano walks away from the Jedi Order in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and makes this memorable quote prior to her duel with Darth Vader in Star Wars: Rebels:
By Kristy Anderson2 years ago in Futurism
How A Scene Cut From 'Ahsoka' Is Dividing 'Star Wars' Fans
One of the most important events to take place in Ahsoka is the return of the Jedi Ezra Bridger. Following a heroic sacrifice which results in his disappearing into the Unknown Regions of space with Grand Admiral Thrawn and a pod of Purrgil in the finale of Star Wars: Rebels, Ezra has spent nearly a decade with a New Republic status of 'Missing, feared dead' when Ahsoka begins. However, in the series' sixth episode, after having travelled to the new Galaxy as a hostage of their enemies, Sabine Wren locates Ezra living on the planet Peridea among the nomadic, crab-like Noti people. In the finale, Ezra becomes the only one of our three major heroes to make it home, after Sabine force-hurls him into Thrawn's departing ship.
By Kristy Anderson2 years ago in Futurism
Rest In Peace, Shawna Trpcic: A Look Back At The Late Costume Designer's Best Known Work
In sad news, beloved Television costume designer Shawna Trpcic passed away suddenly on October 4, 2023, at the age of just 56. Trpcic's death has lead to an outpouring of grief from directors, actors, and many others in the industry in which she worked.
By Kristy Anderson2 years ago in Futurism
'Ahsoka': Why Ezra Had To Be The One To Make It Home
WARNING! SPOILERS for Ahsoka 1x08, 'The Jedi, The Witch, and The Warlord'. The first season of Ahsoka has come to an end, to mostly positive reviews from fans. While a season two for the show has not yet been officially confirmed, the possibility of one seems high, with the season one ending left wide open. While our heroes failed to stop Grand Admiral Thrawn's departure from Peridea, Sabine did manage to successfully Force-throw Ezra onto Thrawn's ship, allowing her long-lost friend a chance to get home. However, she chooses not to join him, giving up her own chance to get home in order to go back and help an outnumbered Ahsoka.
By Kristy Anderson2 years ago in Futurism
10 ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Elements In ‘Ahsoka’ That Spark Joy
(Warning: Major spoilers for Ahsoka ahead.) Sabine & Ahsoka: The Search for Ezra Bridger. That was the proposed follow-up series that avid Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018) fans have hoped for ever since the acclaimed animated series ended its run five years ago.
By Marguerita Tan2 years ago in Futurism
'Ahsoka': Will Ahsoka And Co Have A Difficult Choice To Make In The Finale?
WARNING!: SPOILERS for Ahsoka 1x07, 'Dreams And Madness'. Ahsoka's penultimate episode, 'Dreams And Madness', was an action packed ride, as Ahsoka and Huyang arrived in Peridea with the Purrgil only to immediately come under attack by Thrawn's forces. Ahsoka does manage to reunite with Sabine and Ezra, fending off a joint attack by Peridean bandits, Shin Hati, and Thrawn's Night Troopers. While the three are on an emotional high following their reunion, it is revealed that Thrawn used the attack to succesfully delay Ahsoka and her friends, with his ship now almost loaded and ready to leave Peridea. Not to mention, Baylan Skoll has gone MIA, now off to pursue his own goal.
By Kristy Anderson2 years ago in Futurism
'Ahsoka': We've Already Seen The Beginnings Of History Repeating Itself
WARNING! SPOILERS for Ahsoka 1x06, 'Far, Far, Away' The sixth episode of Ahsoka was a big one, with many big moments and reveals. Morgan Elsbeth and Co, with a captive Sabine Wren in tow, sucessfully locating the exiled Grand Admiral Thrawn and his forces. Meanwhile, Sabine is also able to track down her missing friend Ezra Bridger, who's brave actions in the Star Wars: Rebels finale led to Thrawn's exile in Peridea to begin with.
By Kristy Anderson2 years ago in Futurism
'Ahsoka': Should We Be Afraid For Carson Teva?
WARNING: some SPOILERS for Ahsoka. Captain Carson Teva of the New Republic is becoming a fixture of the live-action Star Wars TV series helmed by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, having appeared in The Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett, and now Ahsoka. Teva, played by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, started out as a minor recurring character in The Mandalorian, but has grown in importance across the three shows, as he develops a frustration with the New Republic's lack of capacity to provide help wherever it is truly needed the most. This prompted his decision to covertly enlist Din Djarin to oust a Pirate invasion on the independent planet Nevarro, and now, to join General Hera Syndulla on an unauthorised mission to rescue Ahsoka and Sabine.
By Kristy Anderson2 years ago in Futurism
