Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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Ep. 44 — Star Wars . . . a Bad Robot Production!
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSo it’s all over the internet . . . And it’s here, too! J.J. Abrams is taking the helm to the OTHER big sci-fi franchise . . . Star Wars! He gave us the most Star Wars of all the Star Trek movies, a movie that met critical…
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS comic book prequel preview predictions! (UPDATED W/ NEW SPECULATION)
UPDATE: Bleeding Cool has posted another spoiler, based on the END of the Star Trek Into Darkness comic that makes a big reveal, and they believe this reveal is actually revealing the villain of the movie. It isn’t ANYONE I’ve heard people talk about, and if it is true, then I’m interested . . . but…
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Ep. 43 — “Sloth” (Part Two of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS Series)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis is the second part of a periodic series we are doing about the Seven Deadly Sins, and this time we’re tackling . . . SLOTH!!! In this episode, we explore sloth and its accompanying virtue diligence in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, while also talking about it from…
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Phil Vischer Quote (The Way of the Writer)
We pursue great art because we are convinced that great art — combined with great storytelling — can change the world. Phil Vischer, Big Idea founder ~ Ben
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THOUGHT CLOUDS: Star Wars #1 (Dark Horse, 2013)
Star Wars #1 Brain Wood, writer. Carlos D’Anda, artist. So there is a new Star Wars comic. A Star Wars comic that tells the story of the characters from MY Star Wars. A Star Wars comic featuring a cover by Alex Ross. A Star Wars comic that, if you read it, all you need to…
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Why Write? (The Way of the Writer)
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the “whys” in my life. Why do this, why do that, and why not this other thing? And since writing is such a big part of my life, I have to tackle that question: why write? And to be honest, it’s not as easy a question…
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Ep. 42 — Riding on Star Wars’ Coattails
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, Ben and Steve talk about some of the great and horrible movies and television shows that Star Wars inspired because it made so much money. Hollywood never met a successful movies they didn’t want to rip off . . . and therefore, as soon as…
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The Way of the Writer (The Way of the Writer)
“The Way of the Writer” is a new thing I plan to do with this blog (it’s actually a carry over from my old blog). I’ll be using it as a “topic heading” for any posts about writing and the writing life that I do here. I don’t claim to be an expert or a…
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Geek Bible — Strangers (and Aliens) in a Strange Land
I promised on a message board or something that our next Geek Bible segment would focus on where our podcast takes its name from. And when we did our roundtable podcast with Roland and Gary during the Gideon conference, that came up in the discussion as well. We were taking about different views Christian have…
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Other Podcasts . . .
Over the last month or so, two new podcasts have come to my attention that deal with issues of the intersection of Christianity and geekery. They haven’t been around long enough for me to add them to our official list (which consists of two). The official list of recommended podcasts are podcasts that have been…
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Ep. 41 — Looking Ahead to 2013
http://media.blubrry.com/strangersandaliens/strangersandaliens.com/wp-content/ThePodcast/StrangersAliens_041.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode we look ahead to the upcoming year, including: The year of C.S. Lewis at Strangers and Aliens — http://strangersandaliens.com/2012/12/2013-strangers-and-aliens-year-of-c-s-lewis/ The Strangers and Aliens “Book Club” — http://strangersandaliens.com/2013/01/book-club-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe/ The C.S. Lewis Book giveaway. Listen to the podcast to see how you could win . . . if you…
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Upcoming 2013 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movies!!!
2012 was a great year to be a geek. From Avengers to The Dark Knight Rises to The Hobbit, and even from Prometheus to Skyfall, it was a pretty big year. (Read our list of movies we were looking forward to last year at this time here.) This year looks to be just a big,…
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BOOK CLUB: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Call your library! Search your shelves! Borrow from a friend! Head to the bookstore! Or click on your favorite online bookseller! January is the first month of the Strangers and Aliens “book club” . . . and 2013 is the Year of C.S. Lewis . . . so that means it’s time for us to…
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2013: Strangers and Aliens’ “Year of C.S. Lewis”
We’ve got a lot of different things planned for the coming year. Interviews that we are setting up. Finishing the Seven Deadly Sins podcast series. More Negatron. Other things that we aren’t ready to talk about because they are still up in the air, and if they happen we’ll tell you about them. But one…
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Ep. 40 — The Science (Fiction) of Christmas Fantasy
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Steve, and Dr. Jayce tackle some of the big questions of Christmas. And then a group of children answer the questions as well, while posing some other questions for the three strangers and aliens, too. Does Frosty have a soul? Is Santa a Time Lord? Is Rudolph…
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Unusual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Christmas Movies
UPDATE: This 2012 blog post has been expanded into an actual SERIES of posts that you can find here: http://strangersandaliens.com/category/christmas-2/strange-christmas-movies/ A short list of movies that aren’t Christmas movies . . . except they actually ARE Christmas movies. They take place at Christmas, or Christmas plays a big part of the plot. Some of these may not…
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Ep. 39 — The Hobbit: an Unexpected Movie
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Steve, and Dr. Jayce have seen The Hobbit . . . but do they think YOU should? Find out here! Listen as Ben says there will be no small talk . . . and then promptly his wife makes HER first appearance in the show! They talk…
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JABBERWOCKY (“Winter Terry Gilliam Film Fest” Part 1)
Terry Gilliam is my favorite film director. So this winter, I’ve decided to watch his movies, in order, from Jabberwocky to The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. (And, when The Zero Theorem comes out, I’ll add that one in, too.) For this series, I will be rating each movie on a scale of 1 to 12…
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You Thought the Star Wars Holiday Special Was Bad?
If you thought Star Wars Holiday Special was terrible . . . wait until you see this: Donny and Marie’s Star Wars special! It has everything: dancing stormtrooper, terrible puns, Red Foxx (complaining that this year planet Sanford “has no sun” — his show Sanford and Son came back in 1980, but it was just…
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Ep. 38 — December Doomsday!!! (Interview)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSteve interviews Geoff Holding, the mastermind behind the website End of the World 2012? at http://www.endoftheworld2012.net/ . . . The website covers many different topics, and Steve and Geoff also cover many different topics . . . but, of course, the question they will also be covering is “will…
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