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So I’m still looking for a sci-fi or fantasy film I’ve seen that passes the Bechdel Test. While I’m searching, let’s move on to something that seems easier at first glance: TV shows. It’s almost trivial for a long-running show to pass the test; just have two women talk to each other about something other [...]

Posted by Chris in Feminism, Science fiction, Television on July 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Lee shared this article and photo from Gizmodo today, and it resonates: On the left, Lucas surrounded by a ton of stuff from the first Star Wars trilogy, which ended with 1983′s Return of the Jedi. On the right, Lucas surrounded by the only object that mattered in his second Star Wars trilogy, finishing with [...]

Posted by Chris in Making Stuff, Science fiction, Technology, Television on June 12th, 2009 | Comments Off

(via Wil) Just wanted to congratulate George Takei and Brad Altman on their wedding Sunday evening. Bagpiper processional for the win: On a side note, George Takei is 71?!? Criminy! Yet another person I can see storming around when he’s 120, shouting, “I’m one hundred and twenty!”

Posted by Chris in Culture, Law, News, Science fiction, Sexuality, Television on September 15th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The Independent has a great interview with Russell T Davies, the executive producer of Doctor Who. He talks about Richard Dawkins, (pan)sexuality on the show, the new companion Donna, and a bunch more: The Doctor makes millions for the BBC, so perhaps it should listen to Davies’s anger about the time it is now being [...]

Posted by Chris in Science fiction, Television on April 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

IGN has a compelling interview with Ron Moore about the writer’s strike and how it affects BSG. It’s an eye-opening piece, to me at least. Suddenly it’s very clear why this is such an important issue for writers: “I had a situation last year on Battlestar Galactica where we were asked by Universal to do [...]

Posted by Chris in News, Television on November 15th, 2007 | 2 Comments »