One Million A. D.
{5/5} “With the passing of every reunion it seemed impossible that the wilder fringes of humanity could become any stranger, any less recognizable. Yet they always contrived to do so; oozing into every cosmic niche like molten lava, and then carving out new niches that no one had dared dreamed of before.” One Million A. […]
Thoughts on Hugo awards 1953 to 2000
The Hugo Awards are science fiction and fantasy awards voted on by people who attend (or buy a supporting membership to) the World Science Fiction Convention each year. Jo Walton, author of such books as Tooth and Claw, takes a look back through all the winners and nominees and gives her thoughts on whether they […]
Best SF & fantasy novels from the ’00s
Many lists are dominated by older works, so I thought I’d point out this list that just considers works from the first decade of the 21st century. It’s from Tor.com and has appreciations of the top 10 titles as well as statistics on the voting. Best SFF Novels of the Decade Readers Poll RESULTS I’ve […]
Project Pope
{4.5/5} “They came here because they had been denied religious experience elsewhere, had been read out of that part of human life that had a strong appeal to them. You have to know a robot well to understand his instinctive drive toward religious experience.” Project Pope by Clifford D. Simak, published in 1981 The planet […]
The Aliens Among Us
{4.5/5} “Stephens had an idea fixed in his mind that the Earth was about to be invaded, and it was the kind of exciting idea that a young man of Stephens’ temperament would not give up easily.” The Aliens Among Us by James White, published in 1969 Robert J. Sawyer mentioned in his blog that […]
Science fiction & fantasy TV shows
Here are the science fiction and fantasy shows I’ve watched every episode of (or in the case of Futurama, almost every episode). I’ve rated each season separately and then calculated an average rating in the last column. As always, I’m not rating shows based on how groundbreaking or influential they are — merely on my […]
Star Wars
Star Wars is the third highest-grossing movie series ever. James Bond is second, but I haven’t seen many James Bond movies lately so I won’t comment on them at the moment. In the future when I watch Star Wars I will be watching the original trilogy and forgetting about the prequel trilogy. John Williams’ music […]
Another Earth
{4/5} “What would we really like to see if we could stand outside ourselves and look at us?” Another Earth, released in 2011 It’s wonderful to come across a movie like this. I knew only the basic premise before I watched it — it was a pleasant surprise to find it’s so good. It’s a […]
Books & movies based on books
I don’t usually read a book and watch the movie based on the book. I find that whichever one comes second will be pretty ho hum — so I just pick one or the other. I made a couple of exceptions recently for books on Sci-Fi Lists. I read Jurassic Park and Interview With the […]
Terra Nova (season 1)
{4/5} “Citizens of 2149! We destroyed our home. The world you left behind fell victim to greed and war. We have been entrusted with a second chance to get it right.” Terra Nova season 1, aired in 2011 This show takes place in the future when Earth has become crowded and not-so-nice. They’ve discovered a […]