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Happy Monday, deep space fiction devotees and interstellar-media-leaning individuals. It's the start of the work week and you know what that means! A significantly nerdy selection of science fiction memes . Let's talk sci-fi. A friend of mine recently purchased a collection of the “Dune” books as a gift for me. The thing is, the only exposure I've had to the franchise is through the 1980s iteration directed by David Lynch. The only reason I watched that was because I'm a fan of his. That being…

Happy Wednesday, force superfans and Jedi wannabees! It's that time of the week. You know, that bright spot when we give you a slew of Star Wars memes to spark a little hope in your otherwise mundane life. What was your first exposure to Star Wars? This may seem like a silly question, but the fact that the massive franchise spans generations, answers are bound to vary. Maybe you're an OG fan; old enough to have seen “Return of the Jedi” in theaters. Maybe you're a brand new fan; recently hoppin…

Happy Friday, nerds and geeks! We're back once again for your weekly dose of everything sci-fi. There's a lot that the sci-fi genre has to offer. Like, an incomprehensible number of things. You've got poppier sci-fi, the sort of stuff that appeals to a more general audience with a little bit less technicalities to think of. Star Trek and Star Wars, for example. You've got harder sci-fi, stuff that is a bit more complicated. Something like Dune, which I admittedly could never get into, but the s…

What's your favorite science fiction movie of all time? It's a massive and incredibly influential pool to pick from, but I'm going with “Robocop” every day of the week. It's campy, well done for its time, incredible satire, and it's just so, so entertaining. Robocop is just iconic. Obviously, ignore how much the owners of the property morphed the character into the Saturday morning cartoon hero that the original movie lambasts. It's the perfect sci-fi premise. A good, morally-sound man has not…

The world of fiction isn't always a kind one. Sure, there are fantastical tales of love, success, and maybe even magic. But there are also some really screwed-up fictional universes, in which suffering is more common than merely existing. I, for one, didn't understand how anyone could even play pretend without inflicting a world of pain on any of the characters. People were dying in my world, sometimes worse. And you can bet your bottom dollar that orphans were more plentiful than kids with lov…

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