Surfing the Event Horizon of SF Pseudo-Cyberspace
Most of us never saw Tron until the film debuted in 1982—but that’s NOT where Tron was born.
Animator Steven Lisberger, who would go on to direct the film, originally created the elec-TRONI-ic (get it?) figure as part of a promo for his Lisberger Studio. It was that promo that eventually inspired the look of the world.
Check it out below!
The Blair Witch Project came out of nowhere to scare the $%!@ out of us and rake it in at the box office, then followed that surprise success with a sequel that … didn’t.
Paranormal Activity was another low-budget horror flick that seemingly came out of nowhere to blow us away and pick our pockets.
Now along comes a trailer for Paranormal Activity 2 to tease us with its sequel. Check it out below.
Anyone who’s ever seen a dog move around on three limbs knows that canines are remarkably resilient creatures. Scientists are now wondering whether such adaptability could likewise be programmed into robots, in the event they experience damage or malfunction far from a repair shop (look no further than NASA’s Mars Spirit rover to see why this is important). [More]
NASA – Mars – Spirit rover – Space – Dog
China’s national space program has not been invited to join the International Space Station project, despite a news report from Russia suggesting otherwise.
With the retirement of NASA’s space shuttles on the horizon, a special task force has launched an interactive website to encourage public input on ways to promote economic growth and sustainability in Florida’s Space Coast region as it adapts to America’s changing space program.
An eye-catching new view of Earth has been caught on camera by an American spacecraft circling the moon.
A stunning recent photo shows NASA space shuttle Atlantis launching on its final voyage as U.S. Air Force pilots watch from their airborne F-15E Strike Eagle jet fighter.
Word has been spreading today that 17-year-old actor Josh Hutcherson has been offered the role of Spider-Man in the Sony Pictures reboot scheduled for summer 2012. The Blue Sky Disney blog reported the news first, although it’s important to note that there has been no official confirmation yet that Hutcherson has won the role.
Like Matt Smith as Doctor Who? Think he’ll be back for a second season as the Time Lord?
If you answered yes to both questions, let’s ask that question again—only this time, what would you say if you had some money riding on the correct answer?
We only ask because those who DO have a more mercenary interest in the outcome seem to have decided that we’ll end up with a new actor in the role next season.
Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski has just taken over the Wonder Woman comic book, along with artists Don Kramer and Michael Babinski, and they’ve given DC Comics’ most famous female superhero a new look—but is that a good thing or a bad thing?