Tag Archives: science-fiction

rewind on Star Trek (Film: Star Trek, J. J. Abrams – 2009)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by admin

As everybody is bracing for the second series of the new Star Trek series, I realized this is the right moment to see the first episode which somehow I missed a few years ago. I am a fan of the … Continue reading →

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Asimov would wave loved this (TV Series: Real Humans)

Posted on May 5, 2013 by admin

The best series of the season come from an unusual source – Swedish Television, but I should not be that surprised. Scandinavian and specifically Swedish thrillers and political drama series have enjoyed great success in bookshops, on the big screens … Continue reading →

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intelligent sci-fi thriller (Film: Looper – Bruce Willis, 2012)

Posted on January 26, 2013 by admin

Once the future was projected in movies as a colorful and peaceful environment, where most of the human challenges will come from encounters with other civilizations and the confrontation with humanity’s own thirst in discovering the Universe and breaking all … Continue reading →

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Carte: Arkadi & Boris Strugatki – Melcul pe povarnis

Posted on August 21, 2012 by admin

Va mai amintiti (cei care ati apuca perioada cea poleita) despre versul ‘spre comunism in zbor’ care manjea candva  melodia ‘Tricolorului’ compusa de Ciprian Porumbescu? Voia sa fie un simbol al avantului neincetat si netarmurit cu care omenirea inainteaza spre … Continue reading →

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When J.J. Abrams and Spielberg Met (Film: Super 8, 2011)

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

I sat to watch Super 8 with the expectation of seeing  the science-fiction / fantasy film of the year. The director is after all J.J. Abrams, the director of the last Star Trek and the producer of my previous favorite … Continue reading →

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War of the Universes (‘Fringe’ – Season 3)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

With its third season ‘Fringe’ became my uncontested preference out of the TV series choices currently offered on the not-so-small-any-longer screens. Sure, one may say that the offer is not great at this moment in time, but I need to … Continue reading →

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Film: Source Code (Jake Gyllenhaal, 2011)

Posted on October 2, 2011 by admin

Source Code is a rare kind of a film nowadays. A techno-thriller with brains and soul. No easy task, but apparently not a first for director Duncan Jones whose previous film Moon (which I did not see yet) has a … Continue reading →

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Bring ‘FlashForward’ Back!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by admin

It’s for the second time that one of my favorite science-fiction series is canceled after the first season. Luckily it happens once every 15 years. Last time it was Earth 2, a space travel saga on an alternate Earth world … Continue reading →

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Film – ‘District 9’ (2009)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by admin

If there ever will be an Oscar for the best science-fiction idea to be turned into a political film ‘District 9’ is a certain candidate. It takes the theme of the third degree encounter, but reverses the relation between the … Continue reading →

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New Seasons for ‘Lost’ and ’24’

Posted on February 11, 2010 by admin

My two preferred TV series (and actually the only ones that I am following) are back on screens with their new seasons. The Israeli cable TV channel Hot 3 transmits the episodes one or two days after their airing in … Continue reading →

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