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Top 25 fictional ads in sci-fi
SFX —
Den of Geek has listed the top 25 fictional ads in sci-fi movies. It makes for fun, nostalgic reading. Here's the top 10 they give, but head over there to see video clips of the whole list. 10: Galaxy Quest (1999) - TV spot. 9: Robocop (1987) - 60000SUX TV spot. 8: Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) - The adscape at Rouge City. 7: Robocop 2 (1990) - "Sunblock 5000" TV spot. 6: Total Recall (1990)- "Rekall" TV spot. 5: Back To The Future Part II (1989) - "Jaws 19" interactive holo-poster. 4: Robocop 2 (1990) - "Magnavolt" TV spot. 3: Minority Report (2002) - Ads that ...
An Open Cluster of Starlinks
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer —
... dust cloud? Shades of Fred Hoyle’s sf classic The Black Cloud.
Writers respond to questions about science and fiction, including some input from yours truly.
James Wallace Harris writes about science fiction’s false assumption. Can you guess what it is? I’m not totally on board here as I think it’s a matter of time, but he makes a good case and the timescale is much longer than traditionally assumed in sf.
Top 25 Fictional Ads in Science Fiction.
CNN drops space and science as a ...
SF Tidbits for 4/7/09
SF Signal —
... A Space Odyssey.
SF Signal wishes writer and rpg designer Aaron Allston best wishes after recovering from a heart attack last week.
Laughing Squid finds the cool I Love You Robot T-Shirt.
The best part of being a Superfriend? The benefits. [via Great White Snark]
Lists: At Penguin Blog, Ann Aguirre lists Top 10 Reasons to Write Urban Fantasy. Den of Geek lists Top 25 fictional ads in sci-fi movies.
SF Tidbits for 9/3/09
SF Signal —
... Flat Earth series.
Julian Card writes about SciFi film in his article Science Fiction Throughout the Ages and Into the Future
AntipodeanSF, #135 now online. [via Beam Me Up]
It's time for another installment of...Fantasy or Football?
Lists: @Boxwish: Top 10 SciFi Movie Uniforms. [via The Website at the End of the Universe] @Den of Geek: Top 25 fictional ads in sci-fi movies. Rusty at Best Science Fiction Stories ...
Daily Scan for 09.04.2009 - Guy Ritchie to Make Lobo; The Road Receiving Mixed Reviews
SciFi Scanner —
... from Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel, has gotten its first review, and it's not very pretty.
• LEGOs make surprisingly good Dune sandworms, don't you know?
• Transformers 2 co-star Megan Fox says Michael Bay is Hitler. Isn't that a good way to continue your career?
• A new trailer for the latest Stargate show, Stargate Universe, has popped up. It looks good.
• Den of Geek lists the top 25 fictional ads in scifi movies. Blade Runner's there, natch.
• Guy ...
