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For better or worse, Caprica was a force for which to be reckoned. It was the long-awaited prequel to the Battlestar Galactica saga, and it had the monumental task of succeeding one of the most preeminent science-fiction series ever to grace the television screen. To say that everything was ...

When it was announced last October that Syfy would not pick up “Caprica” for an additional season, there was concern that the show would end without answering the vital questions it set up. Fortunately, Syfy opted to air the remaining five episodes (“the Final Five”) as a marathon on Jan ...

Who knew that when it first aired that Stargate: Universe was going to challenge our perceptions on what makes a hero? Yet, over the course of nearly two seasons, the show has done just that. It has offered up a large array of examples of heroism, but it has been very difficult to pinpoint who t ...

As an avid science-fiction fan, shows like Battlestar Galactica, Caprica and Lost rank amongst my favorite shows. But somehow these shows -- in an effort to be edgy and contemporary -- got lost along the way trying to find ways to counter-balance their extreme science-fiction mythology. Religion ...

This column may contain spoilers October is the time of year that films one would normally never hear about are released in the box office in hopes of generating buzz before the Oscar nominations are submitted. One such film that has been generating its fair share of pre-Oscar buzz is Never Let M ...

Warehouse 13 is an interesting blend of slapstick comedy masking some intense, dark -- and more often than not -- tragic storylines. Warehouse 13 just knows how to sugarcoat things. It kind of feels like The X-Files on Pop Rocks and, with that kind of sugar-rush, it is impossible to not fall under i ...

This column may contain spoilers for Syfy's "Eureka." Who knew that 1947 would be the most important year in Eurekas history? When we first heard that Eureka had been founded in 1947, it barely registered. It was a forgotten memory as soon as we heard it. But ever since Founders Day, we have ...

As cool as all the technological advances are with computers and the creation of video/holographic worlds, there is always the fear that one day the machines will turn the tables on us and trap us in their world. Many sci-fi films have addressed this very fear. "Tron" and "The Matrix" being two ...

In 1982, an ambitious science-fiction film called "Tron" was released by Disney aiming to capitalize on the new video game revolution. Starring Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner, "Tron" told the story of a computer programmer whose life work was stolen by a greedy rival, and in the process of reclai ...

Consider this your invitation to enter the world of Charles Yu's "How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe." While traversing the immense exhibit hall at San Diego Comic-Con, I stumbled across a small vendor table proudly displaying the latest book by Charles Yu. With a cover showcasin ...