Sadly I think Lowry has actually said that it was just a matter of prioritizing details that sound interesting and thematic when stated over actually doing math for worldbuilding's sake.

Sadly I think Lowry has actually said that it was just a matter of prioritizing details that sound interesting and thematic when stated over actually doing math for worldbuilding's sake.

My extremely geeky problem with The Giver:

My extremely geeky problem with The Giver:

It started out as a weird black-comedy action/thriller miniseries kind of thing but by the end of it yes, the best word to describe Lexx would be "sitcom".

It started out as a weird black-comedy action/thriller miniseries kind of thing but by the end of it yes, the best word to describe Lexx would be "sitcom".

See, I actually disagree and I think that while the dwarf actor dude is obviously introduced to make the setting a bit more surreal that he *does* end up having a soul to an interesting degree ("That was… that was the cocaine"), and I think that if Farrell's character had been shown to have explicitly learned…

See, I actually disagree and I think that while the dwarf actor dude is obviously introduced to make the setting a bit more surreal that he *does* end up having a soul to an interesting degree ("That was… that was the cocaine"), and I think that if Farrell's character had been shown to have explicitly learned…

Except that In Bruges' clearest antecedent is very obviously The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter, which greatly predates Tarantino's work.

Except that In Bruges' clearest antecedent is very obviously The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter, which greatly predates Tarantino's work.

Also you shouldn't forget the whole wave of cyberpunk-ish shows for kids in the '90s — VR Troopers and Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad (just like Power Rangers, except the battles are EVEN COOLER because they happen ON THE INTERNET) and what may be the most '90s show for adults of all time, Harsh Realm — a…

Also you shouldn't forget the whole wave of cyberpunk-ish shows for kids in the '90s — VR Troopers and Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad (just like Power Rangers, except the battles are EVEN COOLER because they happen ON THE INTERNET) and what may be the most '90s show for adults of all time, Harsh Realm — a…

"Fandom" as a phenomenon seems more dominated by women than men online, even if the gender balance of the actual "fans" as a whole is different.

"Fandom" as a phenomenon seems more dominated by women than men online, even if the gender balance of the actual "fans" as a whole is different.

When you think about it bringing Kochanski back would be the exact opposite of the smart choice for keeping Lister grounded in sanity — being trapped with your gorgeous dream girl that you never got to know in real life, in a situation where you are literally the last man in the universe, is a situation designed to…

When you think about it bringing Kochanski back would be the exact opposite of the smart choice for keeping Lister grounded in sanity — being trapped with your gorgeous dream girl that you never got to know in real life, in a situation where you are literally the last man in the universe, is a situation designed to…

There's also shows that are arguably sci-fi that do not involve aliens. Many sitcoms of course have a heightened or surreal sense of reality and so technically "science fiction" stuff happens there, but I won't, for instance, seriously argue that Family Matters counts despite the distressingly high number of episodes…

There's also shows that are arguably sci-fi that do not involve aliens. Many sitcoms of course have a heightened or surreal sense of reality and so technically "science fiction" stuff happens there, but I won't, for instance, seriously argue that Family Matters counts despite the distressingly high number of episodes…

NOBODY HAS SAID "LEXX"

NOBODY HAS SAID "LEXX"