The Future, A Green Screen Away

That master of the wise-crack, Groucho Marx, once quipped, “I find television very educating — every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” To be sure, the valiant maestro of Vaudeville understood a truism that seems to be at the root of our current great leap forward. While we pay a great deal of lip service to the alleged benefits of entertainment, in the end, what we are actually seeking is a kind of release.

Remembering Babylon 5: What Was The Hook?

Fans of Babylon 5 I’m sure will agree on at least one thing - it was the riddle of the Vorlons and the Shadows that kept us coming back for more. These two races of beings were so far in advance of us that they no longer had material bodies, they were beings of pure energy. In order to even relate to us lesser evolved beings they had to put their life essence into what was called encounter suits.

Science Fiction DVDs

Do you love movies? I simply can’t get enough of that big screen, and surround sound. There’s just something about the movie theater. You get to lounge in a dark room with a gargantuan bucket of buttery popcorn and a 50 ounce soda. How can anyone say no to that? Most of all, films allow [...]