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2001: A Space Odyssey. Star Wars. Star Trek. Tron. Blade Runner. Akira. The Fifth Element. Interstellar. Superman. Flash Gordon. The Matrix. That sounds like a list of the greatest sci-fi films of all time, but actually, it’s a list of the films mentioned during a discussion about the inspirations behind the Backstreet Boys’ popular new residency at the Sphere in …

It’s not often that a publisher pitches a comic by asking, “What if George Lucas and Quentin Tarantino f@#&ed and had a baby?” That’s one reason we’ve got our eye on Galactic, a new sci-fi series from DSTLRY that’s billed as being a perfect fit for fans of both Star Wars and adults-only indie comics like Saga and Sex Criminals. …

Patrick Brown/FX Even the perfect organism isn’t immune to spoilers. This article discusses major plot details from the first two episodes of “Alien: Earth.” Science fiction has never been the easiest genre to get right. It takes a special alchemy of imagination, social commentary, and pure entertainment to deliver a movie or television …

The Alien franchise has been around for decades, and its quality has fluctuated since Ridley Scott’s strong debut with Alien in 1979. However, recent additions to the franchise prove there are more stories to tell. Following the resounding success of 2024’s Alien: Romulus, the sci-fi franchise continued with FX’s series Alien: Earth. The series had an out-of-this-world reception, which further …

Supermassive Games has delayed its next game, Directive 8020, following a round of layoffs affecting up to 36 employees. The British studio announced the decision in a social media statement, blaming the layoffs on its need to “adapt our team structure to better align with recent industry changes”. As a result, the studio’s forthcoming sci-fi horror game Directive 8020 has …

In the late 1620s, nearly two centuries before Mary Shelley helped establish the genre of science fiction with her landmark novel Frankenstein (1818), an English bishop named Francis Godwin wrote a speculative tale about beings living on another world. Titled The Man in the Moone (1638), Godwin’s story is significant not only as a work of proto-sci-fi, but also because …