Tagged space opera
Feb 18 2021
In Its Third Season, Star Trek: Discovery Finds Its Identity
Back in 2017, Star Trek: Discovery had a lot riding on it. Not only was it the first Trek series to grace the small screen since Star Trek: Enterprise left the airwaves back in 2005, but it was set to also be the first series in franchise history to embrace a more modern storytelling style while also bucking…
Apr 23 2020
Adriyan Rae, Star of Syfy’s Vagrant Queen, Wants to Bring Love and Light to the World
If your first exposure to Adriyan Rae is through her role as the rough-and-tough Elida in Syfy’s new space-opera series Vagrant Queen, you might just miss what can only be described as her ineffable positivity. She actively strives to uplift those around her, make the world a better place with…
Jul 18 2018
Free Chocolate Is a Sci-Fi Novel That May Cause Cravings
Disclaimer: Free Chocolate is a space opera by Amber Royer, not a promotion for sweet treats. The premise of the book is that in a futuristic world, chocolate is now one of Earth’s most valuable currencies, and it needs to be kept safe.
One of the things that I loved is that the main character—a Latina woman…
Feb 17 2018
In Space Dandy, Absurdity Is the Final Frontier
Interdimensional ramen, universe-wide zombie plagues, planetary wars about underwear, sentient plants—these are just a few examples of the kind of strangeness you’ll encounter in any given episode of Space Dandy.
Space Dandy is directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, who’s best known…
Oct 13 2017
Saturday Night Space Opera Expands Twin Cities Sci-Fi Gaming with a Mini Convention
When someone picks up a 12-sided die, the popular imagination generally links it with a Dungeon Master’s Guide and tales of swords and sorcery rather than spacesuits and starships, an image crystallized among the general public by Weezer, Stranger Things, Freaks and Geeks, and more. But science fiction…
Jun 29 2017
Throwback Thursday: Insert Multi-Pass Joke Here for The Fifth Element
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
As the final space-opera themed Throwback Thursday before CONvergence next week, I wanted to take a moment to shine…
Jun 22 2017
Throwback Thursday: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Boldly Makes a Television Series Into a Film
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
There’s one franchise I’ve steered clear of in these columns. One that has over 50 years of material ranging from television,…
Jun 15 2017
Throwback Thursday: The Alien Menace Is Real in Starship Troopers
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
In a newsreel that takes a page out of the Triumph of the Will playbook, 1997’s Starship Troopers opens with a clip for…
Jun 08 2017
Throwback Thursday: Delving Into Frank Herbert’s Dune
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
In compiling the list of space opera films I wanted to cover before CONvergence 2017, I added one of my favorites: David…
Jun 01 2017
Throwback Thursday: Galaxy Quest Is an Homage, Not a Parody
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
One of the first panels I remember attending at CONvergence was a discussion about which parody was better, Galaxy …