Years ago, the BBC had a fine selection of Science Fiction programmes. There always seemed to be such an excellent choice. Shows such as; ‘Dr. Who’, ‘Survivors’, ‘Blake’s 7’, ‘The Day of the Triffids ‘and ‘Sapphire and Steel’ were all a part of their regular schedule and thousands of viewers tuned-in each week. But then there was a bit of a dry spell. It seemed that these wonderfully imaginative shows were slowly dying out.
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Being a bit of a Sci-Fi film buff, I spend a lot of my time trawling through the internet looking for the latest news about films in production. Sometimes I find stories about projects that sound very promising and sometimes and will come across some rather worrying news…
Today I came across a list of films that are being remade. Some of them sound like they could work quite well whilst other ones will make most fans of the Read the rest of this entry »
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For me, there are a few certain elements that need to be used in a Sci-Fi story for it to work. There are plenty of crap books and films in the genre, but to do something truly great you need to abide by a few golden rules.
When you think about masterpieces such as; ‘Blade Runner’, ‘2001’, ‘Silent Running’ or ‘Terminator’ they have all got a really clever story. But that is only one part of it… another important factor Read the rest of this entry »
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