forcing the use of components like fuel rods to be made of ceramic, developed by a little porcelain company named Coors. Coors's ceramic-lined brewing vats eventually spawned a profitable sideline you may have heard of.

How does the Death Star get from Alderaan to Yavin, again?

"Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal...!"

They try to make it look like a totally different movie than what you already know it is.

Quick, we have five minutes to get out of the forest, before the rain of gender essentialism burns all that is loving and decent out of us.

"More monsters, more metal, and more hair...." Yes, but most importantly, will there be more naked or half-naked heroic physiques? That's the real reason we watch these things.

Pioneer SF/astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell was trained as and practiced as an architect.

Does Dejah Thoris lay eggs? Oh, I hope she lays eggs.

As for "Brad," he becomes more curious about this ordinary woman, whom we'll call Mary Sue, and her mesmerising beauty. She's headstrong and clever, and she doesn't take anything at face value. She's a sexy adventurer who lives for risk-taking, and she has a double major in archeology and poetry at the local college.…

Dammit, again with the couple-centric narrative. Why, oh, why, can't forward-looking SF depict the full range of human interactions, with triads, vees, line marriages, and wide-open polyamorous-perverse networks? I'm tired of being left out of the fiction I read.

Jeebus, Serenity oughtn't be able to win a battle with the episode "Out of Gas" from the same franchise, let alone the best of any of the Lucasfilm franchises.

This interview could have been shorter:

Was anyone else smacked in the face by the Phil Dick references? Like, how GOAT is VALIS?