Can you please suggest a blog or resource that will tell me what under-the-radar science fiction movies I should go see?
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posted by rebent
on May 21, 2013 -
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Never in my life has this happened before, but I keep finding myself in tears of grief over the looming death of Scottish writer
Iain M Banks, who is far and away my favourite writer and has terminal cancer. I'm looking for ways of helping to resolve this emotion, by using it as energy to fuel a meaningful response.
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posted by Mistress
on May 20, 2013 -
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I'm looking for movies and TV shows that have futuristic depictions of education. Can you help me find them?
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posted by madred
on Apr 11, 2013 -
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I'm looking for a sci-fi book about young people who traveled to an alternative universe on multiple occasions. There was something about a power station and the story may also have mentioned a triangular symbol. It turns out that their switching between universes was limited for some reason.
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posted by who squared
on Oct 20, 2012 -
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I'm a huge fan of science fiction book cover art (especially the 50s through the 80s) and I like to use ideas from them to make posters for my band.
If you need examples:
this should explain what I'm looking for.
I'm wondering if there are existing resources for science fiction cover art or general science fiction art that mirrors this sort of style and substance? I especially need resources that are fair use, free to modify etc. etc.
We use these posters to advertise our shows at places which usually have a cover charge -- so I will need content that I can modify to use "commercially".
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posted by mysticreferee
on Oct 2, 2012 -
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I'm intrigued by the notion that our civilization is not the first technological civilization to arise on Earth. After all, our ancestors several tens of thousands of years ago were as clever as we are.
I'm looking for SF treatments of this notion. Recommendations?
Non-fiction claiming to evaluate actual evidence of such a civilization is welcome, too.
posted by justcorbly
on Aug 2, 2012 -
28 answers
I'm trying to remember the name and author of a science fiction short-story. Description inside.
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posted by sauril
on Jul 28, 2012 -
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I am looking for a book. It's apparently about a boy who falls through a door / portal and travels through time - maybe forwards, maybe backwards - to Wales. It probably has a female author. Any help appreciated.
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posted by Neale
on Jul 7, 2012 -
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I need to know what sort of equipment one uses to "entangle" particles. Where would I find this sort of information?
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posted by AdamCSnider
on May 28, 2012 -
4 answers
Transfer, the 2010 German movie: questions! (big spoilers inside; avoid if you haven't seen this awesome movie)
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posted by lorimer
on May 25, 2012 -
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Please recommend novels that deal with Uplifting sentient species, bootstrapping technology, a la David Brin's Upllift novels and Vernor Vinge's Zones of Thought series.
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posted by kittensofthenight
on Apr 18, 2012 -
22 answers
Authors who write (or wrote . . . if they're dead)
Twilight Zone and
Outer Limits-esque stories?
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posted by GlassHeart
on Apr 5, 2012 -
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Is there a science fiction book club with really good (nebula, hugo, clarke award quality) books? I love Stross, Schroeder, Vinge, Bacigalupi, Chiang, Stephenson, Reynolds & Mieville ...but I've already read everything they've written. How can I separate the wheat from the chaff with new or unknown authors?
posted by leotrotsky
on Mar 29, 2012 -
13 answers
Weird fiction writers other than Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft whose works are worth reading?
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posted by GlassHeart
on Feb 24, 2012 -
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I remember a science fiction movie (or maybe a TV show?) that took place... in a space ship or very futuristic setting. There were aliens (I think, or man-created approximations of human beings?) that, when parts of their bodies were cut off, they would not only regenerate the limb but the spare limbs would regenerate BODIES. The atmosphere of the movie was very... orange? Dark? The details are all very fuzzy. I believe I saw it on cable TV, and I was definitely older than five but younger than twelve. So, 1989 to 1996. It scared the crap out of me when I was a kid and gave me nightmares for years. Help!
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posted by two lights above the sea
on Feb 13, 2012 -
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I'm looking for what are (probably) Science Fiction or Dystopian stories/novels based on the premise that a person's value in society is based on how profitable he/she is to a bank. I.e., a person who didn't live his/her life in such a manner as to be profitable for a bank would suffer negative consequences as a result. It sounds uncomfortably close to reality, nowadays, so I figure someone wrote the stories I'm thinking of years ago. Any ideas?
posted by pjern
on Feb 13, 2012 -
12 answers
Please help me identify a Science Fiction short story about a dream world taking over from the waking world. It was very Philip.K.Dick ish.
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posted by expatbore
on Feb 10, 2012 -
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I've been asked to research the viability of the launch of a new top-level domain (TLD) parallel to dot-com. Assuming the prospective domain owner wishes not to reduplicate the internet as it exists now merely with another extension, I'd like to ask: Let's say you could take what you know about how the internet works (indexing, monetization, traffic, web-mastering but also crowdsourcing, social networking, political organizing, personal publishing, microfunding, etc.) and for reasons purely fictional, the existing system was scrapped and being re-built from scratch, what would you do with that opportunity if you had it?
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posted by brynnwood
on Dec 26, 2011 -
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I am looking for a juvenile science fiction series I read as a child in the 70s. The books were written in either the 1960s or 70s. I vaguely remember a book that may have been called "Rebel Planet" or "Rebel Prince" and it featured talking battle horses. I remember one passage where a horse turned back to its rider and asked "Kill?" when confronted with an unfriendly.
posted by zzazazz
on Sep 6, 2011 -
5 answers
Can the hive mind help me remember a science fiction short story where people grow roots and become...plant-like?
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posted by blurker
on Sep 6, 2011 -
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If some future civilization decided that they should tap solar energy at the source for industrial purposes, how close to the Sun could they site their energy collection facilities without having them burst into flames/die from radiation degradation, and how much energy could they harvest? Just to keep things simple, say they use photovoltaics or some other technology we have access to.
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posted by AdamCSnider
on Sep 4, 2011 -
8 answers
What's the best venue to submit a politically tinged left-leaning science-fiction short story?
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posted by Slap*Happy
on Aug 24, 2011 -
14 answers
So I need more science fiction by and/or about queer folks. Special snowflake request details follow.
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posted by Frowner
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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I am seeking recommendations for classic science fiction that will be entertaining and enjoyable for my book club .
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posted by mairuzu
on Jul 11, 2011 -
52 answers
I need some new audiobooks! I'm a screen printer and find that listening to an audiobook helps me to focus and get more done during the day and consequently, I get through 3-4 books a week. I'll listen to just about anything (science fiction, biographies, western, you name it), as long as it's engaging but doesn't require too much concentration. I've listed my favorites below. Tell me what you've enjoyed listening to and what I've been missing!
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posted by emilygraves05
on Jun 11, 2011 -
39 answers
RaceWIN? Native American-written dystopian/fantasy/science/ speculative fiction. I am looking for the name of the text and author of a contemporary Native American novel that is satirical and dystopian.
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posted by MidSouthern Mouth
on May 31, 2011 -
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Looking for suggestions for a novel for Jewish/Christian 7th graders that explores religion-- extra points for sci fi!
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posted by akabobo
on May 29, 2011 -
31 answers
There is (I recall) a science fiction story about an intergalactic rock band called Slime, who wrote it?
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posted by clavdivs
on May 13, 2011 -
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SF Filter: Where can I find more science fiction in the vein of Peter Watt's "The Island"?
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posted by jjonajason
on Apr 25, 2011 -
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Old Sci Fi Movie Filter: Movie was seen on tv, at least 15 years ago, set on a planet with 2 suns, but the movie was shot with lots of dark atmospheric feeling. A group of young people (at an orphanage?) are reaching puberty, which means they aren't supposed to be able to morph into other creatures any more, but one young man continues to change, possibly into a crow-like figure.
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posted by kestralwing
on Mar 26, 2011 -
2 answers
Help me write yet another science fiction story. I need to figure out the environmental damage resulting from an accidental sewage spill.
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posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit
on Feb 6, 2011 -
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I'm working with an English teacher that has a speculative fiction class for seniors in high school. He’s looking for a book (possibly something he would use as a supplement in class but also for his own personal reading) on the history of science fiction literature. He’s looking for something that is a retrospective and contains some literary criticism (optional). It can be a textbook but doesn’t necessarily need to be. There seems to be quite a few on Amazon but if I could get it narrowed down that would be great.
posted by crios
on Jan 31, 2011 -
8 answers
I'm looking for recommendations of some "near-future" science fiction novels, for to read into mah brain.
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posted by BobFrapples
on Jan 14, 2011 -
31 answers
