Archive for the ‘Science Fiction’ Category
Don’t Cry for Me, Janjira
Worry, boredom, frustration, disappointment, confusion. That’s the trajectory of my feelings regarding the 2014 American Godzilla film, directed by Gareth Edwards. Prior to seeing the movie, I was worried that I wouldn’t like it, because every trailer I saw and every word-of-mouth review I heard from people who attended early screenings filled me with doubt. […]
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Tags: Gareth Edwards, Godzilla
Reconsidering Shadowrun
Full disclosure: I’m an off-again, on-again Shadowrun fan. I’ve owned the core books for every earlier edition of the Shadowrun tabletop role-playing game, up to and including 4th Edition. (I don’t own 5th Edition yet.) I never played the video games for the Sega Genesis or the Super Nintendo, but I did read several of […]
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Tags: Shadowrun
Netflix Adventures 03: “Evolver”
Title: Evolver Genre: Science Fiction Subgenre: Killer Robot Vintage: 1995 Director: Mark Rosman Netflix’s Lying Description: “In this engrossing sci-fi tale, teen computer genius Kyle Baxter is thrilled when he wins the chance to play a live version of his favorite video game. But Kyle doesn’t realize that he’s pitted against a robot programmed to kill.” […]
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Tags: Evolver, John de Lancie, Killer Robots, Mark Rosman, Netflix Adventures, Science Fiction, William H. Macy
CLICK HERE to download “Weird Harold to the Dark Tower Came”, episode 26 of the Silicon Chickens Podcast. “Weird Harold to the Dark Tower Came” is a psychedelic tale of teenage anxiety and cosmological weirdness. Weird Harold to the Dark Tower Came by Paul Thomas Chapman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United […]
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Tags: Drugs, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Teenagers
CLICK HERE to download “Belladonna”, episode 23 of the Silicon Chickens Project. “Belladonna” is a short piece of humorous science fiction in which Professor Simian and his assistant, Jenkins, struggle to complete a mysterious mad science project before the Syndicate can murder them both. Belladonna by Paul Thomas Chapman is licensed under a Creative Commons […]
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Tags: Humorous Fiction, Mad Science, Robots, Short Fiction
CLICK HERE to download “The Chicken Whisperer”, episode 11 of the Silicon Chickens Project. “The Chicken Whisperer” is the fifth story in the Silicon Chickens from Alpha Centauri series, featuring the misadventures of the hapless chicken-detector, Alex, and the formidable professional wrestler, Pumpkin Joe, in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by murderous cybernetic fowl from another […]
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Tags: Humorous Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Fiction
CLICK HERE to download “Fugitive from the Banana Hook”, episode 9 of the Silicon Chickens Project. “Fugitive from the Banana Hook” is the sequel to “Revolt of the Burger Zombies”, a humorous piece set in a far-flung future full of fast food tyranny and naked bananas. Fugitive from the Banana Hook by Paul Thomas Chapman is licensed […]
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Tags: Bananas, Humorous Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Fiction
CLICK HERE to download “Revolt of the Burger-Zombies”, the third episode of the Silicon Chickens Project. “Revolt of the Burger-Zombies” is a humorous piece of science fiction dealing with fast food culture as a religion in the far flung future. This is a work of satire, so listener discretion is advised. Revolt of the Burger-Zombies […]
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Tags: Fast Food, Humorous Fiction, Religion, Satire, Short Fiction
CLICK HERE to download “Silicon Chickens from Alpha Centauri”, the first episode of the Silicon Chickens Project. “Silicon Chickens from Alpha Centauri” is a humorous piece of short science fiction exploring a desolate future Earth dominated by murderous cybernetic fowl. Silicon Chickens from Alpha Centauri by Paul Thomas Chapman is licensed under a Creative Commons […]
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Tags: Humorous Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Fiction
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