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The Sci-Fi Gene

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Part support group, part research institute for those who, like me, enjoy the best and the worst of sci-fi.

Added on: Nov 8th, 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Author: Sci-Fi Gene
Listed in: Entertainment Science
Tags: science movie review book fiction Sci-fi

Recent Posts

Mega Novella vs Giant Novel

Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 19:00 in science fiction, Sci-fi, novel, dean koontz, novella, peter f. hamilton, false memory, the temporal void

If you are a Freudian psychoanalyst STOP READING THIS NOW. You have been warned.I’ve just started a new Peter F. Hamilton brick, The Temporal Void. I’ve also just finished a Dean Koontz novel, False Memory, of similar proportions – more about b...
History Of The World - Part I

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 17:00 in 2012, 1984, 2010, 2001, 2009, 1969, 10000 b.c., 1492, 2046, 1941, one million years b.c.

Time has run out - like an aircraft carrier falling from the crest of a tidal wave, 2012 has been released upon us. Time for a quick history lesson from the movies:In 1,000,000 B.C. cavewomen were fighting dinosaurs and wearing rabbit-skin lingerie....
Water Zombies [Review: Doctor Who The Waters Of Mars]

Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 16:50 in review, television, Sci-fi, doctor who, waters of mars, martian gothic

Doctor Who special The Waters of Mars was, as promised, a darker episode than usual, with very little humour apart from Tennant's occasional clowning. There have been some great episodes that really play on claustrophobia effectively and this is one ...
Last orders at the blood bank [Review: Thirst]

Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 17:00 in vampires, thirst, chan-wook park, kang-ho song, bakjwi, ok-vin kim

Thirst (Bakjwi) is a Korean vampire movie directed by Chan-Wook Park and starring Kang-ho Song and Ok-vin Kim. I must be straight with you: due to circumstances beyond my control (and unrelated to the movie) I’ve only seen ¾ of Thirst so cannot co...
Software hamster? Afar mother stews?

Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 13:20 in science fiction, Sci-fi, blender, vampires, CGI, doctor who, thirst, chromakey, waters of mars, sci-fi gene

"I am completely operational, and all my circuits are functioning perfectly" - H.A.L. 9000The shape of things to come: any, all, some or none of the following stories will be featured in subsequent Sci-Fi Gene posts.Doctor Who returns to TV this week...
Killing The Dead

Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 16:50 in zombies, special circumstances, bad gas, zombie film challenge, last zombie standing, killing the dead, johnnie oddball

Here's the winning zombie film, Killing The Dead produced by team Bad Gas.The Zombie Film Challenge website has links to this film and the winners of previous 24 and 48 hour challenges, as well as several of Johnnie Oddball's excellent articles on ho...