Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS teaser trailers . . .
Continuing the speculation started here . . . So an “announcement teaser trailer” has been` for STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS has been released. It is not a trailer . . . and it’s not teasing . . . it’s announcing the tease for the trailer? Anyway, SPOILERS and SPECULATION lie ahead! Oh, and an extra…
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The Most OVERRATED Christmas Movies Ever
Let’s be honest, we all love Christmas season, because of the family time, but if we were all honest we would admit that the holidays can be some of the most stressful times of the entire year. Many reasons exist for this fact, but one of those reasons if due to conflict with the fam.…
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Ep. 36 — Favorite Sci-Fi Characters
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAfter a Thanksgiving break, Steve, Dr. Jayce, and Ben return with a list of their favorite five science fiction characters! Some may surprise you . . . others not so much. After that, they each reveal a science fiction character that many people love . . . but…
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Yesterday’s Future: CHRISTMAS!!!
In the future, we won’t have to do anything for ourselves. We’ll even have robots who can . . . . . . celebrate Christmas for us! Actually, I know some people who would prefer this . . . ~ Ben More Yesterday’s Future . . .
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS plot revealed . . .
In news that has been reported pretty much everywhere . . . I want to know what you strangers and aliens think about this information. We’ve got the official synopsis, and I have a few thoughts of my own . . . but let the fanboy speculation begin!!! Here is the official synopsis of Star…
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Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome (series review)
(This is part of a series of reviews of online sci-fi and fantasy.) BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD AND CHROME So, the Battlestar Galactica prequel movie, Blood and Chrome, is finally here. But, interestingly, it’s not being seen on SyFy. It’s not being released on DVD or Blu. Not yet, anyway. No, it’s being released in segments…
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Professor Negatron — new podcast spin-off series!
You may have heard us mention Professor Negatron in the past. But what is Professor Negatron? Who is he? Where is he? Here’s the answer to where: http://negatron.strangersandaliens.com The answer to what: well, it is something of an experiment. It is a weekly movie review podcast, yes. It will review sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero movies (and other…
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Super Hero Tournament of Champions: Nightwing vs. Green Arrow
DR. JAYCE: WHO WOULD WIN?: Nightwing WHY?: The only none super human super hero that I would likely give an edge to over Nightwing is Batman and that is because he trained him. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OUTCOME: I like Green Arrow, but he didn’t have a chance. STEVE: WHO WOULD WIN?:Nightwing…
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Ep. 35 — “It’s Our Birthday!”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode . . . * We celebrate the podcast’s first birthday! * We introduce a new co-host, Twitter-bot!!! * We probably fire said new co-host, Twitter-bot!!! * Listener feedback about Star Wars! (Listen to the episode about the Star Wars Disney purchase here.) * Ben plugs…
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Episode 34 — “Gideon Festival Comic Book Writer and Artist Contest Winners”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSLast summer, the Gideon Media Arts Conference and Film Festival featured a new contest: The Comics Writer and Comics Artist Contest. Sponsored by Kingstone Comics, publisher of The Book of Godand The Christ Graphic Novel, one of the prizes (in addition to a cash prize) was to be…
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POLL: What do you think about the Disney purchase of Lucasfilm/Star Wars?
It looks like our anniversary episode is going to have a substantial mailbag segment, so I wanted to extend the invitation to all you strangers and aliens out there to sound off about how you feel about Star Wars’ new home with Disney! We recorded one episode right after the big news (you can listen…
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Episode 33 — “The Ending We Wanted”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn something of a sequel to our episode about sci-fi TV shows that were cancelled too soon — called, coincidentally, Sci-Fi TV: Cancelled Too Soon — we bring you an episode in which we dream a little bit about how we wish some of those cancelled series would…
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Super Hero Tournament of Champions: Jean Grey vs. Wonder Woman
DR. JAYCE: WHO WOULD WIN?: Wonder Woman WHY?: Yes, Grey has all sorts of mind powers, but Wonder Woman’s physical strength would win out in the end. It would take one second for WW to snap Jean Grey like a twig. Grey could play defense for a little bit, but over the long haul WW…
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Some Thoughts about the Disney/Star Wars News
A few thoughts I have had after recording the episode about Disney buying Lucasfilm . . . When I was three or four, my parents took me to a little theater where I first saw Star Wars. I remember vividly going to see Empire Strikes Back with my family, and I remember the butterflies in…
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THOUGHT CLOUDS: Marvel Season 1 (comic review)
(This review originally appeared on the Spirit Blade Underground Podcast.) This post, I’m not reviewing one book — I‘m reviewing a series of books. A series of graphic novels, actually. Marvel’s Season One. Some background — in my first Thought Clouds review, I reviewed Batman Earth One, part of a series of DC Comics graphic…
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Episode 32 — “Disney’s Star Wars Initial Reaction”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Steve react to the news about Disney aquiring Lucasfilm and the promise of a new Star Wars movie in 2015. They talk about what they would like to see happen, what they hope does NOT happen, and Ben makes the prediction of the actual release date…
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Did Disney and Lucasfilm confuse Halloween with April Fools Day?
So this: http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/disney-acquires-lucasfilm-star-wars-creator/ Disney is buying Lucasfim. Disney is buying Star Wars. (And Willow, right?) Disney is buying Star Wars? Let that sink in. Did it sink in? No? That’s okay. Here I thought Star Wars and Angry Birds was the big news today . . . A big part of me thinks it MUST…
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Angry Birds & Star Wars . . .
I have not paid for a full version of Angry Birds yet. I enjoy the free versions a lot, and my kids love the games, but the free levels are enough. But here? I think I’ll be purchasing this, day one, full version, and for the next little while afterward my wife will probably not…
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Episode 31 — “Gluttony” (Part One of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS Series)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis is the first part of a periodic series we are doing about the Seven Deadly Sins. Part one is Gluttony. In this episode, we explore gluttony and its accompanying virtue temperance in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, while also talking about it from a scriptural and personal point…
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Episode 30 — “Paeter Frandsen of Spirit Blade Productions”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis episode is a special episode — an interview with the “granddaddy of Christian sci-fi podcasting” and the producer of Christian sci-fi stories, Paeter Frandsen. He is also the mastermind behind the Spirit Blade Underground, a fan community for people of Christian faith and geek fandom. The interview covers…
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