In praise of the sci-fi corridor

In praise of the sci-fi corridor

Scifi SNL: Best SNL Scifi Sketches Of All Time

Scifi SNL: Best SNL Scifi Sketches Of All Time

Love that Astronaut Jones.

Futurama Timeline

A timeline of the universe of Futurama

All-Star Superman and The Golden Apples of the Sun

Great essay: On Allusion: All-Star Superman and The Golden Apples of the Sun.

Charlie's Diary: Unpacking the Zeitgeist

Charlie’s Diary: Unpacking the Zeitgeist

Great stuff. How would you explain gold farming spamming in World of Warcraft to someone thirty years ago? Really does sound like a lame science fiction novel.

Temporal Anomalies in Popular Time Travel Movies

Temporal Anomalies in Popular Time Travel Movies

I disagree with some of the analysis here (it puts too much thought into “original timelines”), but it’s a fun look at a lot of different movies.

Human Computer Interaction in Science Fiction Movies

Human Computer Interaction in Science Fiction Movies

Reference UI in Star Trek TNG, The Matrix, Minority Report, and more.

Sci-Fi From Page to Screen

Sci-Fi from page to screen

Article about why sci-fi isn’t respected as a serious genre by most of America. Not sure I’m with the author here, but it’s a good read. In a similar vein, I took a class in college about how Russian sci-fi never developed that stigma.

Map of Star Trek's galaxy

Map of Star Trek’s galaxy

Includes the United Federation of Planets, Romulan Star Empire, Klingon Empire, and so on.

Battlestar Galactica Jumping to Sundays

Battlestar Galactica Jumping to Sundays

In February it’ll be on at 9:00 on Sundays.

Back to the Future timeline

Back to the Future timeline

Timelines describing how each instance of time travel affects the world in Back to the Future.

Sci-Fi Book List

Here’s two facts about me that, if you knew me, you might have thought weren’t true:

1. I’m not very well read when it comes to sci-fi and fantasy novels
2. I’ve never played a pen and paper role-playing game

Via kwc, here’s a list and some instructions.

This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you’ve read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved.

1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien *
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson
7. Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card *
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K. Rowling *
27. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams *
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice *
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer

So yeah, 8/50. Guess I have a good list to work from once I finish what I’m reading now.

On the Edge of Blade Runner

On the Edge of Blade Runner

Good documentary about Blade Runner.

Very Short Stories

Very Short Stories

The print edition really does these much better justice, and none of them measure up to Hemmingway’s, but I nonetheless adore these.

List of Starfleet starships ordered by class

List of Starfleet starships ordered by class

Many classes have full entries with photos.

Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far

Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far

Recap of the first two seasons of Battlestar Galactica, free from iTunes. (Link opens iTunes.)

Star Trek Technobabble

Star Trek Technobabble

Very comprehensive list.

2006 Hugo Award Winners

2006 Hugo Award Winners

Serenity wins best long form dramatic work.

Jeff Russell's STARSHIP DIMENSIONS

Jeff Russell’s STARSHIP DIMENSIONS

Make sure you click on each link at the top (10x, 100x, etc.) Gives the relative sizes of tons of sci-fi ships, including the Enterprise, Star Destroyers, Unicron, etc.

Guardian Unlimited | Science | Top 10 sci-fi films

Guardian Unlimited | Science | Top 10 sci-fi films