Category Archives: Science Fiction

Is Dylan god (at least in the Battlestar Galactica universe)?

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Kevin A. Barnes

In the late ‘70s while I was in high school, it wasn’t that unusual to see “Clapton is God” scrawled on a wall. Less frequently seen1 was the message “Dylan is God.” As my musical horizons expanded after high school, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Is SciFi Channel really this incompetent?

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Kevin A. Barnes

(Note: This post contains no spoilers. Read on without fear!) Like many science fiction fans, I make good natured attempts to avoid spoilers for major books, movies and TV series that hold the promise of occasionally surprising me. In this … Read the rest of this entry →

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Sir Arthur C. Clarke — The Prototype Futurist

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

Early on Wednesday morning (March 19, 2008), I was writing an article tentatively entitled “What is a Futurist?” when I heard on the radio of the death of Arthur C. Clarke. My first thought after hearing the news was that … Read the rest of this entry →

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Let the (Viral) Games Begin!

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

Many of you familiar with the television show Lost and the just released film Cloverfield have seen J.J. Abrams’ viral marketing work. Abrams and his colleagues use fake websites, fictional postings on social networking sites like MySpace and FaceBook, and … Read the rest of this entry →

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An Argument for Digital Movie Delivery?

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Kevin A. Barnes

My wife and I currently are vacationing on Mackinac Island. Last evening, we decided to check out “Movies at the Mission,” a weekly event where the Mission Pointe Resort runs a first-run film in the resort’s quaint, classic theater. (For … Read the rest of this entry →

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