Frank Herbert drew on Islam and Arabic culture for Dune, but his monumental work introduced America to ideas it still struggles to embrace. Frank Herbert is as American as it gets, from Washington and ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Expanse episodes ‘Oyedeng’ (S5, Ep7), ‘Why We Fight’ (S6, Ep5), and Seasons 5 and 6 generally. Proceed with caution. Principled, determined, and ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes ‘Necessary Evil’ (S2, Ep8), ‘Indiscretion’ (S4, Ep4), ‘Waltz’ (S6, Ep11), and ‘Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night’ ...

It’s often said that science fiction’s visions of the future are more a comment on where we are rather than where we are going. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) bore the scars of the ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episode ‘Children of the Gods’ (S1, Ep1-2). Proceed with caution. On July 27th, 1997, the pilot episode of Stargate SG-1 aired on US cable ...

As a starship captain, you’ve got to make difficult decisions—it’s part of the job description. Captain Kirk allowed Edith Keeler to die to save the world from the Nazis, despite falling in love with ...

After Stargate SG-1 had wound down, series co-developer and former showrunner Brad Wright turned his energies to a dream project, looking not forward but back. As originally aired on Showtime in 1997, ...

During her interview with The Companion’s Rebecca Davis for Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom, the actor-turned-producer/director was frank about the mental health challenges she ...

Orson Welles has a lot to answer for. After all, it was he, back in 1938, who pioneered the drama hoax with his radio version of War of the Worlds which scared half the wireless audience witless.

It is difficult to overstate the cultural impact of Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 Ghost in the Shell, now regarded as one of the greatest ever works of science fiction. As a filmmaker myself and lover of the ...

TV shows have to end and that end usually comes far sooner than we would like. Very few get to meander on for ten seasons or more, and of those that do… let’s say that quality isn’t always a factor.

Stargate and Star Wars are definitely part of the same universe. Right? Everyone loves a fan theory and this is one of the best. That O’Neill, Carter, McKay, Rush, and co. share more with Luke, Leia, ...