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FeatureThe Fannish Life: Quick Wits, Crazy Bits And 'Alphas' HitsAnn Morris gives you some summertime entertainments to cool your mind without giving you a brain freeze

Just when I thought I had this column all figured out, something else fun dropped in my lap. This past Thursday, I represented Airlock Alpha on a media conference call with Zak Penn and Warren Christie from Syfy’s new show “Alphas.” These guys were so friendly and such kidders that I feel ...

FeatureSciFriday: $800. And That's Just For The HotelFinal planning underway for San Diego Comic-Con

Going to a convention -- especially one as big as San Diego Comic-Con -- can never be done on the cheap. Or can it? Comic-Con is like the Super Bowl of the geek world, especially if you're a geek journalist like what we have here at Airlock Alpha. Yet, the economy has hit a lot of websites hard ( ...

FeatureSciFriday: Want To Stop Illegal Downloads? Provide OptionsPremium cable channels like HBO, Showtime, Starz need to embrace paid downloads

The premium cable channels in the United States have a major disadvantage to the broadcast networks (and even lower-tier cable channels): They can't create revenue from advertising. Sure, that allows them to be experimental (and groundbreaking) in the type of television programs they produce, alo ...

FeatureSciFriday: Finally, A Show Not Afraid To Take Real Risk'Game of Thrones' breaks the mould of television in so many ways

No worries, I am not going to reveal the big shocking ending to the June 12 episode of "Game of Thrones" here. But I am going to say -- it's nice to know that we're finally in an age where television shows are willing to take some real risks. I remember back in 1988. I was not even 12 years old y ...

FeatureGreen Lantern Shines Brightly On The ScreenTwo Strips of Latinum: DC Comics' hero comes to the big screen in a good film

I have returned from going from the brightest day outdoors to the darkness night of a movie theater to see the much-anticipated Warner Bros./DC Comics live action film featuring the Emerald Warrior who has graced DC Comics in various incarnations for years. With Hollywood's history of taking gre ...

FeatureSciFriday: Why Can't We Open Up The Hugos?No one is disputing the prestige of these awards, but there are still some issues

I'm really not in the practice of responding to our columnists here on Airlock Alpha. My approach is typically to let the columnists do what they do best -- incite great conversation -- and just stand on my soapbox every Friday or so in this column. But I do have to talk a little bit about Ann Mo ...

FeatureArtistic License: Star Wars, Star Trek Games Shown At E3EA and Sony shows upcoming genre titles in their E3 press conferences

Two of science-fiction's most popular franchises in history were making news at this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. Star Trek and Star Wars games were not only part of the regular expo, but were also highlighted in the pre-expo press conferences from Sony, Microsoft an ...

FeatureThe Fannish Life: No Red CarpetNot a lot of ways for genre fans to honor their favorites, but Ann Morris discuses two

There’s no red carpet, no fancy gowns and hairdos to rate and no statuette. But the Portal Awards have their own special charm. We science-fiction and fantasy fans get to pick who and what gets recognized. Like Fezzes and Stetsons, that’s cool. I don’t know of any other fan-given awards ...

FeatureFall 2011: Well, It Could Have Been WorseThe new fall schedule is not as light on scifi/fantasy as was once feared

The 2010-11 Fall television season is history. The numbers have been tallied up, added up, written up, fussed, cussed and discussed. The winners are working on their next seasons, the canceled shows' producers are licking their wounds, working on new ideas, and the viewing public is asking the q ...

FeatureSciFriday: Sadly, The Gay Stigma Still Exists In HollywoodAre controversial Colton Haynes pictures porn, or just gay?

Before this week, I don't believe I had written even a single word about the new MTV series "Teen Wolf." Not here on Airlock Alpha, not even on our sister site Rabid Doll, although both of these sites have editors that are not me, and they could've written something about it. Yet on Wednesday, th ...

FeatureTerilynn's Trek: I Smell DoomThis whole Star Trek theme park in Jordan? Crazy

To say there's been a dry stretch of real Star Trek news lately is the same as saying that Tribbles are cute. There just hasn't been anything really big going on since the release of J.J. Abrams' "reboot" of the Star Trek franchise. Until last week, that was. Seems as though Paramount Recreati ...

FeatureFirst Avenger Seeks First VengeanceArtistic License: Marvel releases a prequel to the upcoming movie

This is a good time to be a Marvel fan. “Thor” hit theaters earlier this month, and “Captain America: The First Avenger” is set to release on July 22. Of course, as we all know, quite often the origins and backgrounds of the characters are very different from that in the comics. To h ...

FeatureTwo Strips Of Latinum: 2010-11 Season PostmortemA look at the end results of science-fiction/fantasy programing for the season now concluded

It was long predicted that the science-fiction/fantasy genre was going to take a beating when the cancellations began to be announced. And those predictions were right on target. Several shows, some of which were heavily pushed at first by their respective networks, came to a bitter end at th ...

FeatureSciFriday: 'The Doctor's Wife' Was Absolutely AmazingNeil Gaiman proves his superb writing ability once again in 'Doctor Who' episode

This column contains some mild spoilers for the "Doctor Who" episode "The Doctor's Wife." Neil Gaiman first developed a love for the written word reading C.S. Lewis, and marveled over his use of brackets to create a direct connection with the reader. While Gaiman may not necessarily take the ...

FeatureArtistic License: Total Recall Comes To ComicsNew series picks up after 1990 movie

Many science-fiction fans will remember the 1990 movie “Total Recall” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone and Ronny Cox. If you enjoyed that movie, you can now return to Mars and see what happened next in the new “Total Recall” comic book series from Dynamite. ...

'Mama'
A vaguely interesting concept becomes a true mess

by JOHN VINCENT
Jun-9-2013 -

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Houses Of Horror You Can Actually Visit
Many locations are open to public viewing

by RABID DOLL STAFF
Jun-9-2013 -

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Tricorder Evolves From Prop To Reality
Scanadu Scout is one of the competitors in Qualcomm's Tricorder X Prize competition

by MICHAEL HINMAN
Jun-5-2013 -

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'Into Darkness' Holds Steady In Week 2
Film falls into third place behind 'Fast and Furious,' 'Hangover'

by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-27-2013 -

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'Into Darkness' Opens To $70.6M ... Behind 2009 Film
Sophomore outing struggles a bit domestically in the box office

by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-19-2013 -

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'American Horror Story' Expands Cast
Gabourey Sidibe signs aboard Season 3 of FX series

by BRYANT L. GRIFFIN
Apr-30-2013 -

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Today's Heroes Make TV Sizzle
We profile some of the top picks for the hottest stars

by INSIDE BLIP STAFF
Apr-19-2013 -

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'Veronica Mars' Kickstarter Basks In Success
UPDATED: Fundraising goal for feature film passes $5 million

by BRYANT L. GRIFFIN
Apr-9-2013 -

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'House Of Card' Kick-Starts Netflix's New Empire
$100 million plunge into content creation makes a splash this year

by INSIDE BLIP STAFF
Mar-22-2013 -

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