by G.L. Breedon | Dec 27, 2011 | Future, Science Fiction, Space, Starhip Destiny
I came across two things that at first seemed unrelated to me that later came together in my mind while I was walking home last night. The first is a fun blog over at Electrical Engineering Times. Clive Maxfield has a blog where he often discusses sci-fi geek stuff,...
by G.L. Breedon | Dec 15, 2011 | Fantasy, Religion, Science, Science Fiction, Spirituality, Writing-Craft
This continues from Part 1 and Part 2 PART THREE: Simple Rules So, if this is how I am defining religion and spirituality, what criteria can I establish for exploring those twin issues in science fiction and fantasy (or any work of fiction)? First, is that while the...
by G.L. Breedon | Dec 13, 2011 | Fantasy, Religion, Science Fiction, Spirituality
This continues from the previous post. PART TWO: Definitions. It helps to have definitions of the things you are trying to explore as well as a grounded understanding of them in both practical and theoretical terms. This is one of the reasons I decided to become...
by G.L. Breedon | Dec 10, 2011 | Fantasy, Religion, Science Fiction, Spirituality, Writing-Craft
This post became much longer than I had anticipated, so I’m breaking it into three parts. PART ONE I just read an article by John Horgan (reprinted in an edited version in Slate this week) about his decision to give up being a Buddhist. In actuality, it seems...
by G.L. Breedon | Dec 3, 2011 | Film, Retro-Nostalgia, Science Fiction, TV
My wife and I watched J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 the other night. While she merely enjoyed it, I loved it. It was like stepping back into my childhood, especially the sci-fi influenced imagination of my childhood. The film takes place in the summer of 1979 and follows...
by G.L. Breedon | Nov 10, 2011 | Film, Retro-Nostalgia, Science Fiction
Just saw this trailer for Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, a documentary about the filmmaking career of the amazing Roger Corman, producer (and director) of some 300 films. Corman made some great sci-fi movies in the 50’s and 60’s (and every decade...
