Outstanding Dramatic Series: Game of Thrones
Congratulations to Game of Thrones, winner of the 2018 Emmy award for Outstanding Dramatic Series!
Category: Television
Game of Emmys: The 2018 Emmy Awards
UPDATE: Congratulations to Peter Dinklage for his win for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, to Black Mirror: USS Callister for winning best TV Movie, to Thandie Newton for Best Actress in a Limited Series for Westworld and, of course, a big congratulations to Game of Thrones for winning the Read More
Lost in Space is Found — Again!
by D.K. Latta For a family lost somewhere in deep space, the Robinson family keep finding their way back to our screens! There have been three main iterations of the concept — the original 1960s TV series, a 1998 feature film, and now a re-booted 2018 series for Netflix (not Read More
More Than Just Silver Underwear: The History of Space Opera
The term “Space Opera”, used to define a certain branch of Science Fiction, was coined by Wilson Tucker in 1941. It was not meant to be a compliment. The term “Soap Opera” has found its way into the larger public domain of common phrases, but it too came from this Read More
The Monster Genre
I had an illuminating experience recently, one that allowed me to see more clearly myself as a writer. A good friend of mine sent me a copy of his new book that contains a award-winning novella and its sequel. The book is Survivor by J. F. Gonzalez. So let me Read More
Growing Up Star Trek
Growing up in North Central Alberta you might wonder how a small town boy like myself becomes a Science Fiction fan. My dad was into hunting and fishing and my mother listened to oldtime fiddling music. Unlike most prairie boys, I had one big advantage. I grew up in St. Read More
How To Be an Occult Detective
I’ve loved the Occult Detective since I was twelve. That was 1975 and Carl Kolchak was on the television. Mine was a black& white Kenwood. Twenty inches wide and you had to change the channel with plyers. Carl was hunting down the greatest story in the world, whether it was Read More
Guns Drawn: Space Westerns!
In recent years, Josh Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity have brought the Space Western back to the public eye. Though not a commercial success, Whedon’s tales of the crew of the Serenity have sparked a new interest in the cowboys from space. The first Science Fiction pulp stories were not adventure-oriented. Read More