Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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ELECTRIC CITY (series review)
(This is part of a series of reviews of online sci-fi and fantasy.) ELECTRIC CITY Before I watched The Booth at the End, my favorite online original series was this animated electro-punk futuristic sci-fi adventure (a variation of steampunk, without the steam). It stars Tom Hanks as one of the city’s elite assassins, and since…
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THE BOOTH AT THE END (series review)
(This is part of a series of reviews of online sci-fi and fantasy.) THE BOOTH AT THE END I’m watching the latest episode (episode four of season two) of what has turned out to be my new favorite speculative fiction TV show. But it’s not on TV. And probably never will be. No network is…
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Episode 24 — “Where Are the Christian Sci-Fi Movies?”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhile Dr. Jayce and Ben were at the Gideon Media Arts Conference and Film Festival, they got together with two other men who were also there as faculty, Roland Mann and Gary Voelker . . . who also, coincidentally (or not) are Strangers and Aliens listeners! The four…
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Disney Doing WEIRD Things
What’s Next? Forget plants…I want them to start working on transportation technology.
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Superman and Wonder Woman Sitting in a Tree (Cool Comic Covers #22)
It’s Friday! That means another Cool Comic Covers, a weekly (sometimes more!) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week, with all the hoopla about Superman kissing Wonder Woman, I was reminded of a cover image I saw when I was just a young man . .…
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MUSIC VIDEO: Red Shirts
Thought you Strangers and Aliens might appreciate this: This is actually a song that was written for a book called Redshirts by John Scalzi, which I have not yet had the pleasure (or displeasure, depending on how good or bad it may be) of reading. ~ Ben
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Why Is Breaking Bad So Freaking Good?
Breaking Bad is an interesting show. I’d heard many people talking about it, many of them fans of speculative/imaginative fiction, but it wasn’t until it made it to Netflix that I managed to watch it. And once I started watching, I was enthralled. But why? What is so engrossing about this show? Well, there are…
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Avengers Deleted Scene
Check this scene out that didn’t make the film.
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THOUGHT CLOUDS: Batman Earth One (comic book review)
(This review originally appeared on The Spirit Blade Underground Podcast.) BATMAN EARTH ONE Geoff Johns, writer; Gary Frank, artist Here’s what the critics have to say about Batman Earth One, by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank: “. . . new, breathtaking . . .” – Brad Meltzer, important writer guy “. . . the right…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Total Recall (2012)
Total Recall is an interesting movie. As an effects movie, especially as a sci-fi effects movie, it is fantastic. The special effects, and the world those effects create, are brilliant. As science fiction, with its look forward into future technology and culture, it is fantastic. Some of the ideas in this movie just make sense,…
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Adventure Comics #425 (Cool Comic Covers #21)
It’s Friday! That means another Cool Comic Covers, a weekly (sometimes more!) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week, a bad day scenario if I’ve ever seen one . . . I hate it when this happens. You know the situation. You’re climbing up a mountain…
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Episode 23 — “Sci-Fi Rip Offs”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Steve, and Dr. Jayce are together again . . . and, fortunately for you, none of them sing the song from The Muppets Take Manhattan (although Ben has it stuck in his head as he types these words). The topic? Sci-fi rip offs. The three of them…
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Watch Movies at Dr. Jayce’s House
I just wanted to invite everyone over to my amazing home theater. I WISH!!! Who wouldn’t want to watch movies here?! There are amazing home theaters with various themes (Star Trek & Star Wars), do you have a favorite? If so Post the pics as comments, so we can see and comment on them. To…
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Joe Kubert: The Legacy of a Legend
Joe Kubert passed away last Sunday. He was 85 years old, and had been active as late as this year creating art. What can be said about him that hasn’t been said already? I wasn’t into war comics much as a kid, but once I started recognizing artists, I realized that the only war comics…
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Star Wars #52 (Cool Comic Covers #20)
It’s Friday! That means another Cool Comic Covers, a weekly (sometimes more!) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week, a striking Star Wars comic . . . The coolest thing about this comic, when I was a kid, was not the cover. No, the coolest thing…
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Geek Bible — Romans 8:35-39: Encouragement Beyond Time and Space…
“Geek Bible” is a series of posts exploring passages from the Bible that have special resonance for lovers of Christ who are also lovers of sci-fi and fantasy . . . As a young writer, I always liked to put Bible verses at the beginning of my stories. You know, to be extremely clever and…
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NEW POLL! What’s Your Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Trilogy?
In our last poll, Joker HANDILY took the top Batman villain spot. So the big question now that the Dark Knight has risen . . . what is the best sci-fi/fantasy trilogy of all time? There are some really bad trilogies out there, so for the purposes of this poll we included trilogies that are…
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Episode 22 — “The Dark Knight of the Soul”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHow could an episode about The Dark Knight Rises from a podcast about Christianity NOT use this as the title for their podcast. (Apologies to St. John of the Cross, of course.) So, it’s been a while coming, for a variety of reasons (scheduling being the main one),…
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Star Trek: Dr. Jayce’s Crew (REVISITED)
After watching every single episode of every single TREK series I decided to revisit this posting and revise anything that may have changed. See below with my new comments italicized. If you are a Trekkie or married to one than you have heard the age-old debate: Kirk or Picard. Today I will add upon that…
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Tales of Asgard (Cool Comic Covers #19)
It’s Friday! That means another Cool Comic Covers, a weekly (sometimes more!) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week, Tales of Asgard, a reprinting of some lost-ish Thor stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! But the covers were not by Jack Kirby. Originally, these were…
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