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During a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.

The TV studio Desilu was founded in 1950 by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, which you can probably tell by the name. The famous performing couple initially pitched a TV adaptation of the marriage-based radio sitcom "My Favorite Husband" to the execs at CBS, but that show eventually mutated into "I Love Lucy," more explicitly sold as a vehicle for Ball. To this day, "I Love Lucy" remains one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, and every modern comedy show contains traces of its DNA. The series ran for 180 episodes over six seasons, ending its run in...

For your consideration. Five Million Years to Earth The 1967 version was a remake of the original Quatermass and The Pit from 1953. If you're not desensitized by modern bombastic film making, it's a frightening film. Listen carefully, you'll hear it's a warning from the nascent world of the arts. 5 million years ago the primates were modified by the dying Martian race of arthropods. They evolved from that modification. And that hive mind lurks in us all and periodically, because that's their way, they purge all who do not respond to the power. Anyone who would not be affected...

When Worlds Collide is a 1951 American science fiction disaster film released by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by George Pal, directed by Rudolph Maté, and stars Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen,and John Hoyt. The film is based on the 1933 science fiction novel of the same name, co-written by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie

A team of top scientists work feverishlyin a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.Stars:Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid (con.)

In a highly controlled and overpopulated society, a man who has terrifying dreams that affectreality is assigned a psychiatrist who takes advantage of the situation

A space crew discovers a planet identical to Earth hidden behind the sun. Also known as "Doppelganger". In this commendable sci-fi drama, set in 2069, astronaut Roy Thinnes discovers a hidden planet on the other side of the Sun that mirrors Earth in exact detail.

Just published my first ebook “The Combesville Dome 1888”. It is a story of a group of people who live in 2188. The Dome program is a recreational form where people can spend a weekend living their lives in a different era, completely cut off from the rest of the outside world. Not bad for an 82 year old, first time author, even if I do say so myself.

A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freedfrom the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on Americanmilitary at the DEW Line and works its way south

She did lots of work at Lippert Pictures, including the first two features directed by the legendary Sam Fuller and 'Superman and the Mole Men.'Margia Dean, who co-starred in the cult sci-fi classic The Quatermass Xperiment and appeared alongside the likes of Clint Eastwood, Vincent Price, Esther Williams and George Reeves in other movies, has died. She was 101. Dean died June 23 in her apartment in Rancho Cucamonga, California, her niece Denyse Barr told The Hollywood Reporter. From 1948-56, Dean worked in about 20 features for producer Robert L. Lippert, founder of the B-movie studio Lippert Pictures, thus earning...

Yes, science fiction is rooted in profound origins, examining humanity’s deep-seated fear of itself and the intimidating possibility of worlds unknown. But the last two decades have seen a metaphoric rush on sci-fi storytelling that’s left the once niche subgenre a supersaturated movie market. On the one hand, that’s produced an onslaught of sci-fi(ish) titles that aren’t always up to snuff. But on the other, it’s prompted some of the best sci-fi films ever made. Masterworks like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Nope” both arrived this year, and top our list at number five and number eight respectively....Simply put:...

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live Stars: Roddy Piper, Meg Foster Free on Tubi

The Day The Earth Stood Still depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), who has come to earthwith his deadly robot, Gort (Lock Martin),to deliver the message that earthlings must stopwarring among themselves--or else.

Often cited as the bestselling science fiction novel of all time, Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune features a unique blend of technology and human drama that has stood the test of time. This complex universe, and its even more complex ideas on time, space, and human consciousness, resulted in five follow up novels by Herbert himself, 16 additional books co-authored by his son Brian Herbert and sci-fi veteran author Kevin J Anderson, a 1984 movie, a pair of early 2000s TV miniseries, and more recently the box office crushing 2021 epic film adaptation. Hoping to find the overlap between science...

By night they leave their graves, crawling, shambling, through empty streets, whimpering, pleading, begging for his blood! When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1, Episode 16 - "Preludes"Admiral Edward Jellico (Ronny Cox) is generally hated, but in Star Trek: Prodigy, Jellico also happens to be right. Jellico is currently overseeing Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway's (Kate Mulgrew) mission to find Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and the USS Protostar in the Delta Quadrant. Jellico ordered Janeway not to enter the Romulan Neutral Zone to chase after the Protostar. It may be an unpopular decision, but Jellico is making the right call by forbidding Janeway to take action.

Westworld has been canceled by HBO in a shock move that will leave many fans of the sci-fi drama shocked and disappointed, as creators had been teasing a fifth season to wrap up the complex storyline.

Biden* has made the news with some, ah, colorful speeches lately. Everyone remember's his legendary "Pedo Hitler" speech in Independence Hall in Philly back in September. And now, in the spirit of being the unifying stateseman that he is, Biden* went on TV last night to warn America that the country is in danger if we... vote against his radical agenda that's destroying America. But that's not why I'm writing this post. Easily forgotten in Biden's* recent angry speeches along with his stumbling and stammering senior moments was a pre-recorded speech he gave back in July. But first, let's explain...

Ursula Le Guin, Isaac Asimov and Cixin Liu (Composite image by James T. Keane) Do you cringe when you’re watching “Star Wars” and Han Solo says the Millennium Falcon did the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, because a parsec is a unit of distance, not time? Are you offended that Chekov and Khan recognize each other in “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” because by Star Trek canon they’ve never met? Do you think “John Carter” is the worst movie ever for the way it bastardized the vision of Edgar Rice Burroughs? You just may be a...

Any science fiction fans out there? Interesting article about a new scifi book dealing with the Chinese genocide against the Uyghurs. Sounds like the author is a conservative Catholic.