The Mad Max series continues to be a cult classic, in part because it re-appropriates the western and the road movie and redeploys them to create an environmentally catastrophic vision of a future that we could create.
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The Road Western: The Mad Max Series and its Latest Installment, Fury Road
Straddling the “Edge”: The Invisible Trend of Religion on TV
With religion on fictional television growing, why is it so difficult for press and PR to acknowledge this shift within the industry?
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Interstellar: It’s About Hope, Not Just Science!
Interstellar’s real value is as an exploration of memory, of hope, and of the power of dreaming of a better tomorrow for our kids.
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From Mercury to Mars: Devil’s Symphony: Orson Welles’ “Hell on Ice” as Eco-Sonic Critique
The Antenna-Sounding Out! series From Mercury to Mars: Orson Welles on Radio after 75 Years continues today with a new post on Sounding Out! from Jacob Smith about the Mercury Theatre's 1938 radio play "Hell On Ice" as a proto-environmental critique that is as relevant today as it was 75 years ago.
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Adaptation by Remix: Vidding Feminist Science Fiction
The video “Parable” by Chaila is a fascinating example of what the crossover of fandom and political engagement can achieve.
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On Stan Lee, Leonard Nimoy, and Coitus . . . Or, The Fleeting Pleasures of Televisual Nerdom
Maybe it was time to leave the safe haven of sci-fi niche nerdom and dip my toe into a mass program. BBT had just won a People’s Choice award. Could all the people be wrong all the time?
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