The Mutant Chronicles: Earth's natural resources have been exhausted by mankind and battle rages between the soldiers of four leading Corporations: the Capitol, Bauhaus, Mishima and Imperial.

Following are the ratings for speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks for the week of July 3 - 9, 2008.

Jul 10, 2008

"Hellboy 2" director Guillermo del Toro is on a roll, according to mainstream movie critics, who hail him as everything from the next Hitchcock to the next Ovid.

Whilst reading and commenting on the Hancock movie review it occurred to me that with our current inconsistent rating system that FanDominion readers, especially those with children, may want something a bit more consistent. Thusly I will share with you a rather spiffy website that I find useful. It is called www.kids-in-mind.com They have three categories to...

Compiled/Edited by Jon D. Swartz, N3F Historian There are many words and abbreviations of special relevance to science fiction. In addition, over the years science fiction fandom has created many new terms. A list of some of these words and abbreviations is provided here for N3F members and for any others who are interested in the history of science fiction and...

Jul 7, 2008

I was surprised at how well this movie turned out. I was not certain whether or not Robert Downey Jr could pull off being Iron Man. I knew he could play a jerk and honestly still had Heart and Soul pictured whenever I thought of him. So other than the being a jerk part, Iron Man and Downey did not compute. However, Downey played a fantastic Iron Man and a...

Jul 6, 2008

Every so often a lower-budget film comes along that reminds us of the power of great writing in filmed speculative fiction; how an audience can me moved and come to love a movie through its characters and by deft story telling. This is one of those films.

Compiled/Edited by Jon D. Swartz, N3F Historian There are many words and abbreviations of special relevance to science fiction. In addition, over the years science fiction fandom has created many new terms. A list of some of these words and abbreviations is provided here for N3F members and for any others who are interested in the history of science fiction and...