Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
Category: Science Fiction
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Finished of watching the remake of Battlestar Galactica last night. On the whole a reasonable job though TV3’s slicing for commercials destroyed pretty much any continuity or tension. I remember going to see the first movie when I was a kid and the old Cinerama theatre in Wellington shook with the “Sensorround” effects. There were…
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Came across this today at the Damaris web site while searching for a book on science fiction and faith. Matrix Revelations: a thinking fan’s guide to the Matrix trilogy. Seems they have a book which examines the Matrix phenomenon, with in-depth analysis ranging from the science fiction and comic book influences to the philosophical and…
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Just been listening to an interesting programme on Science Fiction and what it tells us about our human hopes and fears on National Radio via a RealAudio link. There’s a selection of NZ news and reports plus the live feed at the top for those of you who are overseas and missing out on familiar…
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“God be between you and harm in all the empty places where you must walk.” From Babylon 5, “A Distant Star” (Season 2)
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Henry Jenkins’s writing on the Matrix films talks of transmedia storytelling. The interweaving of cinema, home video/dvd, tv, the internet, video games and books to create narratives that go beyond a single, static portrayal. In fact, stories get added to by the individuals and communities that hear/watch them and then are spurred into creative response.…
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I’ve been reading and thoroughly enjoying Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red/Green/Blue Mars trilogy at the moment. Somewhat appropriate give Mars’ current proximity to Earth. The books are science fiction but are not beyond the realms of our current technology. As well they deal with many issues to do with the creation of new societies and cultures…