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Land Trek: Six Shows that Delivered a Grounded Take on the Star Trek Format

The original Star Trek series aired for three seasons in the late ’60s before NBC’s cancellation, and…

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Was 1994’s Fantastic Four Movie Never Supposed to Be Released to Theaters?

Moviegoers and Marvel Comics fans are likely familiar with the 2005 Fantastic Four film and its 2007…

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Alexander the Great Could Have Changed Television’s Star Trek, Batman, and More

In 1963, ABC produced a pilot for an action/adventure series that would have focused on the historical…

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Ridley Scott was Fired from Blade Runner

Blade Runner is hailed as one of the best science fiction movies ever made and is considered…

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And the First Sci Fi TV Series Was . .

Science fiction and fantasy has been a staple of television since the early days of the medium…

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What Ever Happened to the Planned Buckaroo Banzai Sequel Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League?

1984’s The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension became a cult favorite among sci fi…

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Supaidāman – The Bonkers 1978 Series Offering a Japanese Re-Working of Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man has become a household name since making his big splash in comics back in…

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In the Sequel to H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, Thomas Edison Conquers Mars!

H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, first appearing in print in 1897, is a seminal work…

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Which Episode of Star Trek: The Original Series Claimed the Most Redshirts?

Fans of the original Star Trek series know all too well that “redshirts” typically had a very…

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What Does “Klaatu barada nikto” Really Mean?

In 1951’s sci fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still, Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) is told…