Sci Fi World Loses Three of its Greats
This week the world of science fiction lost three of its greats. On December 4th Forrest J. Ackerman, founder and first publisher of the magazine Famous...
A Brief History of Time, for Those Who Have Been Around Very Briefly
(image) What is the coolest thing you could possibly imagine ever in the history of the cosmos? If, like me, you imagine Stephen Hawking writing science...
The Earth Didn't Stand Still That Day Because of "Bullet Time"
(image) By now, bitching about the current remake trend in the film industry is like mocking President Bush: it may feel good, but it's, like, so five...
Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: Sci-Fi Guilty Pleasures of the 80s
The eighties were an interesting decade at the movies for science fiction fans. After Star Wars pretty much created the science fiction blockbuster movie...
Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: Five Books Every Geek Should Read (Yes, it's a Rerun)
It's the Fourth of July and most American readers are out shedding a tear for our once great country while getting drunk, blowing shit up, and listening...
Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: Gene Roddenberry: Boldly Going Where No One Had Gone Before
Saturday night, I was given the tremendous honor of inducting Gene Roddenberry into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in Seattle. For the three of you in...
Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Science Fiction
Star Trek: The Next Generation turns 20 this year, and I'm working on a special documentary for the obligatory DVD box set. It's been really fun...
The Science Fiction Film That Saved 6 Hostages
(image) In the “Truth is stranger than fiction" department, few stories will be able to compete with the story of the fake science fiction film that...
Philip K. Dick: Legit!
(image) Maybe you know Philip K. Dick as the guy who wrote the book that Blade Runner is based on. Or maybe you know him as the guy who wrote the books...
From Screen to Scream
(image) Welcome to the first article in what I hope will be a weekly feature for the SuicideGirls Newswire where I detail all the wonderful fake things...