Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
Category: Science Fiction
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Firefly and Buffy are now in the iTunes store (well, at least for the US).
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Hardware Wars (1977), the Star Wars parody that was played in cinema around the world, is now available at HARDWARE WARS – Google Video. (I definitely remember classmates of mine seeing it in Wellington cinemas in the late 70’s.) Other related links: Grocery Store Wars | Join the Organic Rebellion, Fanboys (2003 NZ short film),…
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Sitting in the tea room today (drinking coffee) I flicked through a recent issue of the Spiritual Growth Ministries journal Refresh and saw this article – Spirituality and the Science Fiction Atheist by Adrienne Thompson. (SGM Journal Refresh Vol. 5 No. 2 (Summer 2005-6), 14-17). It’s a brief reflection on the writing of Ursula Le…
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Well, it’d be interesting if they get it going, but I imagine it’d have US-only stamped on the delivery mechanisms. See Joss Whedon’s Firefly Season 2.
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A click on the “Publish” button in Ecto instead of the “Save” button will have given a odd posting. Apologies to all and sundry. I’ve been reading several of the books from the British Film Institute’s Modern Classics series while I revised the introductory chapter to the thesis. Skimming through the books on The Matrix…
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Damaris’ Culture Watch have two new articles up online. The first is a brief study guide for the movie Serenity, and the second a more in depth reflection upon the anime film Ghost in the Shell 2 : Innocence. See Culture Watch – Serenity and Culture Watch – Ghost in the Shell 2 : Innocence.
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Stephanie posts some good thoughts on why there should be no more Star Trek series at TV: The Failure of “Star Trek: Enterprise”. On my favourite Star Trek movies – definitely ST II : The Wrath of Khan and ST : First Contact. Least favourite – ST V : The Final Frontier. Every time I’ve…
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Did the quiz “Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II: which sci-fi crew would you best fit in?” which put me in Matrix. Obviously there were no questions about important things like whether you can speak Narn or Vorlon, and whether you’d invite a Reaver to tea. You scored as Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix). You can change the…
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Just found out that Andreas Katsulas, the actor who played G’Kar in Babylon 5, died a fortnight ago from lung cancer at the age of 59. Katsulas also played Commander Tomalak from several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as featuring in the remake of The Fugitive. More at: The Official Andreas…
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Inspired by Steve’s use of the book (e~mergent kiwi: spirituality resources) I’m going to use Richard’s Burridge’s “Faith Odyssey: A Journey Through Lent” for my Lenten reflections this year. A quick skim of the back of book shows a significant lack of Babylon 5, Firefly and Stargate references though I might be surprised when I…