Space Opera
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The Wrath of Khan
“How do you feel, Jim?” Did you ever read a book or watch a movie as a kid and think, “Hot diggity, that was…
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What does Mars tell us in The Martian?
This post contains spoilers. Imagine this: you are stranded on a distant planet without water, food, internet access, your smartphone, or even other humans. What…
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The Women of Star Wars: Part Two
Be sure to check out the first part of this article, which covers Beru Mars, Mon Mothma, and the slave girls on Tatooine. Shmi Skywalker…
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Music of the Spheres: Sci-Fi Soundtracks and the Classical Tradition
There has always been a connection between space and music despite their differences. Long before the space opera genre rose to prominence, space and music…
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The Women of Star Wars: Part One
Space opera is a fascinating sub-genre of speculative fiction—part science fiction, part Western, and all action. Star Wars is undoubtedly the most famous example of…
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More Societal Quirks of Widespread Cryonics and its Contemporary Status
*Scroll down/ click here to read part 1 of this blog* Lois McMaster Bujold’s novel Cryoburn discusses a number of social issues that arise in…
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Politics and Popsicles: The Social Effects of Cryogenic Preservation
Humanity has always been fascinated by the idea of resurrecting the dead. In classics like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, human resurrection moved from the realm of…
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Peace in Their Time “No peace in our time,” growls the war-mongering renegade Klingon General Chang (Christopher Plummer) as he fires on the USS Enterprise.…
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An Anatomy of Space Operas
Space operas are arguably the quintessential form of science fiction. With stories that feature alien species, artificial intelligence, advanced technology, and large-scale wars, space operas…
The Spectatorial 