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Where Sci-Fi Channel movies *really* come from...

Anyone who has endured the consecutive horrors of Mansquito and Gargoyles: Wings of Darkness knows that the Sci Fi Channel has a proven formula for creating low-budget quasi-horror/fantasy/sci-fi/action flicks that ably insult the intelligence of the average science fiction/fantasy/horror fan. Absurd premise + Vancouver filming locations + has-been stars +...

Tags: Sci-Fi Channel, Movie, Spider, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-05-16

Where Sci-Fi Channel movies *really* come from...

B MoviesI have heard people defend these terrible movies with the old "B Movie Defense." Look, there are only so many movies that are so bad that they're good. If that is what the SciFi Channel is going for, they are taking a shotgun approach and hoping that...

Tags: D.I.Y., Sci-Fi Channel

Discussion threads 2007-05-16

Eureka

Anyone watching this new show?http://www.scifi.com/eureka/I know there's other sci-fi geeks here. I thought the pilot was pretty good. The second episode wasn't bad, but parts were slightly predictable [i](to anyone who watches sci-fi stuff regularly)[/i]What do you think?what show?flash powered website gives blank page.and the new season / shows don't...

Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, science fiction

Discussion threads 2006-07-26

Additional Resources

Can you pass the Sci-Fi Sounds quiz?

I received 85 credits on The Sci Fi Sounds Quiz How much of a Sci-Fi geek are you? Take the Sci-Fi Movie Quiz Yeah, I'm a schmoe for bragging...

Tags: Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-01-07

Retro Sci-Fi Screensaver (exe)

Retro Sci-Fi Screensaver - Turn your computer into a busy-looking one with meaningless animated displays from old sci-fi movies. Retro Sci-Fi Screensaver transforms your powerful, expensive computer into one of those busy-looking, meaningless animated displays you see in old sci-fi movies and TV shows. Convince your friends that you control...

Tags: Screensaver, Computer, Productivity, Networking

Software downloads 2007-12-05

Tims Sci-Fi Store Gadget (gg)

Keep up to date on the latest in my Sci Fi store. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Science Fiction

Software downloads 2007-12-09

Webcomic: Training for sci-fi conventions

So long as we're discussing sci-fi convention season (which some call "summer"), here are some handy tips from Dork Tower on how to train your body and mind for the glories that await you, should you dare attend one of these festivals of geekitude. by Jay...

Tags: Training, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-07-13

Video: Inkjet printer inspires sci-fi supergun

RE: Video: Inkjet printer inspires sci-fi supergunMan will aways find new and inovative ways to kill one anotherRE: Video: Inkjet printer inspires sci-fi supergunWhen will they have a DIY version in Make magazine? It could be made to fit into a textbook.AWESOME!Now we can kill at a faster rate!...

Tags: Printers, Corporate communications, enriquehernz@..., science fiction, inkjet printer, printer, video

Discussion threads 2007-08-24

War of the Worlds Screensaver (bin)

Put Tom Cruise's new sci-fi adventure thriller on your desktop. This sci-fi adventure thriller tells the story of an American family fighting to survive it.

Tags: Screensaver, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-06-09

Find your real-life Imzadi at Trek Passions

Have you ever dreamed of a universe where being a sci-fi geek actually made you more date-worthy, not less? Well, somebody hacked it together at Trek Passions, the sci-fi dating Web site. No, seriously. by Jay Garmon

Tags: Science Fiction, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-06-19

25 more words every sci-fi fan should know

Based on the wildly positive feedback from 75 words every sci-fi fan should know, we bring you an additional 25 more words every sci-fi fan should know. There, now you have your even 100. alternate history (n.) ansible (n.) Big Dumb Object (n.) con...

Tags: Science Fiction, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-02-01

Finally writing again

I finally started writing again last night, after the long, painful fallout from my infamous Asimov's magazine rejection letter. Strangely, this story is based on a bolt of inspiration I got last Friday while gearing up for the local sci-fi con. It's nothing to do with any...

Tags: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2005-08-17

Sci-Fi inspired HazMat labels

Theory.org has some fun sci-fi inspired HazMat labels for space flight/quantum physics hazards you're not likely to encounter anytime soon alas, but are nonethless amusing. Came across these whilst doing a Google image search for "antimatter" (which returns some intriguing stuff, by the by). by Jay...

Tags: Science Fiction, Theory.org, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-10-16

Comic: The top 10 least convincing sci-fi messiahs

Ten one-line descriptions of ten famous science fiction saviors--in all their implausible glory--courtesy of My Elves Are Different, a minimalist retropunk webcomic that appeals only to the most insular of sci-fi fantasy geeks (which is to say, me). I can name nine of the candidates based on the clues, but...

Tags: Science Fiction, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-04-10

Logic error w/respect to 4 doubles

In the Sci-Fi double feature article you stated, "Actually, only 14 authors have had novels win both the Nebula and the Hugo, meaning that four sci-fi/fantasy scribes have pulled off the legendary awards two-step twice." It does not to be four scribes that each received two doubles, it could have...

Tags: hschoenman@..., doubles, scribe

Discussion threads 2006-10-04

Another 30 must-know sci-fi words

We started with 75 words every sci-fi fan should know, added another 25 shortly thereafter (plus 10 sci-fi curse words), and now we've got another 30 examples of spec-fic slang. Still, we're less than half way to our goal of 366, so we can celebrate a fresh geek term everyday...

Tags: Science Fiction, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-02-27

Battlestar Galactica wins Peabody Award

From CNN: "The Sci Fi Channel won its first Peabody for 'Battlestar Galactica,' a drama about a war-ravaged civilization trying to start anew. The George Foster Peabody Awards, for broadcasting excellence in both news and entertainment, are given annually by the University of ...

Tags: Broadcasting, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-04-06

Wild costumes and good times at MegaCon 2008

MegaCon, the largest comic book and sci-fi convention in the Southeastern United States, was held March 7-9 2008 in Orlando, Florida. Who was there? Sci-fi TV and movie stars, comic book artists and lots and lots and lots of fans in costume. by John Lee

Tags: geekend, off topic, photos, Star wars, Anime, Comic Book, conventions, Sci-FI

Image galleries 2008-03-14

Battlestar Galactica prequel: Caprica

From Sci Fi Wire: "SCI FI Channel announced the development of Caprica, a spinoff prequel of its hit Battlestar Galactica, in presentations to advertisers in New York on April 26. Caprica would come from Galactica executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, writer Remi Aubuchon (24)...

Tags: Family, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-04-27

Sci-Fi Sounds - MorphVOX Add-on (exe)

This free sound effects add-on gives MorphVOX, eight new Science Fiction sounds. From the makers of MorphVOX, Sci-Fi Sounds enhances online fun. Now you can send cool sound effects over voice chat such as power up, transport, shields down, blast.Version 1.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Tags: Add-on

Software downloads 2006-11-12