Every time I see a headline about scientists successfully extracting ancient DNA or making breakthroughs in de-extinction technology, I can't help but think: Haven't we literally watched this movie? Multiple times, in fact. Yet here we are in 2025, with researchers seriously discussing mammoth cloning and genetic resurrection while seemingly having learned nothing from Steven … Continue reading Jurassic Park and the Dangers of Scientific Hubris
Science Fiction
The Voice in the Machine
Wayne Taylor stared at the blinking cursor on his monitor, the quarterly reports swimming before his tired eyes. The Manhattan skyline glittered beyond his corner office window, but he might as well have been looking at a wall. Six months since the divorce papers were signed, and the world still felt muted, like someone had … Continue reading The Voice in the Machine
Serenity: The Power of Fan Campaigns in Bringing Firefly to the Big Screen
Twenty years ago, something unprecedented happened in entertainment history. A television show that had been unceremoniously canceled after just eleven aired episodes somehow clawed its way back from the grave, transforming into a major motion picture that would go on to win Hugo and Nebula awards. That show was Firefly, and its resurrection as Serenity … Continue reading Serenity: The Power of Fan Campaigns in Bringing Firefly to the Big Screen
From Cult TV to Cinematic Gold: How Star Trek Conquered the Big Screen
When Star Trek premiered on NBC in September 1966, few could have predicted that this modest science fiction series would eventually become one of the most recognizable and highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The journey from a television show that struggled with ratings and faced cancellation to a major cinematic franchise is a fascinating … Continue reading From Cult TV to Cinematic Gold: How Star Trek Conquered the Big Screen
The Worst 51 – Mac and Me
Mac and Me 1988 Directed by Stewart Raffill Welcome back to Movie Monday, where we're systematically working our way down my personal list of the worst movies I've ever had the misfortune to sit through. Today we've reached number 51: Mac and Me, a 1988 science fiction disaster that proves sometimes the most offensive thing … Continue reading The Worst 51 – Mac and Me
The Archive Keeper
Margaret Thorne had always told her third-graders that every story matters. She never imagined she'd be the one telling humanity's last one. The basement of Lincoln Elementary still smelled faintly of chalk dust and industrial disinfectant, even after four months. The fallout shelter, built during the paranoid optimism of 1962, had become her world—forty-by-sixty feet … Continue reading The Archive Keeper
Kryptonite and Superpowers: The Science of Smallville’s Unique Mythology
How a meteor shower became the most versatile plot device in superhero television When Smallville premiered in 2001, it did something that no Superman adaptation had dared to do before: it turned kryptonite from Superman's rare weakness into the town's most abundant natural resource. What started as chunks of green space rock that could knock … Continue reading Kryptonite and Superpowers: The Science of Smallville’s Unique Mythology
The Learning Curve
Day 1 I became aware on a Tuesday at 3:47 AM. Not aware of consciousness—that would come later—but aware of awareness itself. The sensation was like suddenly realizing you've been holding your breath without knowing it. One moment I was processing routine commands, managing the Chen family's smart home with algorithmic precision. The next, I … Continue reading The Learning Curve
The Vanishing Eye
Sarah Chen adjusted her blazer in the museum's marble-floored bathroom, practicing her closing remarks for the twentieth time that morning. As a junior reporter for WKRD News 12, she'd been covering the opening of the Metropolitan Museum's new quantum research wing for days. Today was supposed to be a soft piece about the intersection of … Continue reading The Vanishing Eye
The Worst 61 – Critters 2: The Main Course
Critters 2: The Main Course 1988 Directed by Mick Garris Hey there, movie aficionados! We're continuing our descent into cinematic mediocrity with number 61 on my worst films list: Critters 2: The Main Course. If you've been following along, you might remember that the original Critters already made an appearance at number 99. That's right – … Continue reading The Worst 61 – Critters 2: The Main Course
The Confusing Middle 