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viikkah · 1 year

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David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson behind the scenes of The X-Files

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generouskittentidalwave · 8 months

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OH BOY ASTRO BOY

OKAY SO, THIS IS WAY OUT OF MY USUAL FIELD BUT I GOTTA SAY SOMETHING I grew up with Astro boy, the 2003 series I watched constantly, the movie that I watched constantly and loved with all my heart despite it not being a very good adaption movie.

BUT I MUST WARN NEW ASTRO BOY FANS AS I SEE THIS A LOT

*DON'T* EVER TRY TO LOOK INTO FINDING IF THERE IS A CANON FOR ASTRO BOY I WILL SAY IT HERE AND NOW THAT EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS SO ABSOLUTELY OBSCURE AND SPREAD OUT THAT THERE IS. NO. CANON. The only thing that is canon to Astro boy is that he is a robot boy created by a mad scientist named Tenma who tried to bring back his dead son and Astro was adopted by Dr. O'shay who goes by many other nicknames depending on which Astro boy media you grew up with and he goes around saving people. AND IF YOU THINK ANY BIT OF HIS DEATHS I WANT YOU TO SHUSH, RESPECTFULLY SHUSH THY BRAIN UP IMMEDITATLY. IT'S SUCH A SLIPPERY AND CONFUSING SLOPE THAT ISN'T EVEN WORTH IT TO EVEN TRY TO THINK OF AS CANON OR NOT, IT'S MORE LIKE AN ENDING THAT TURNED INTO A RETCON THEN SPIN OFF DOWNWARD SPIRAL. THE WORLD JUST UNIVERSALLY AGREED THAT HE JUST NEVER DIED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND WE LEAVE IT AT THAT. THERE IS A REASON WHY HARDLY ANYONE KNOWS HE HAS HAD DIFFERENT DEATHS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

So anyway good luck new Astro fans out there! ^^

#astro boy #astro boy 2003 #astro boy 1980 #astro boy 1963 #osamu tezuka #tezuka #sci fi #anime shows #anime series #manga series #anime and manga #anime #manga #sci fi story #sci fi series #sci fi show

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technicallyclassyperfection · 7 months

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fouramnesiacrommies · 8 months

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Philip Graff - Delta State (2004)

He is so precious

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shannendoherty-fans · 1 year

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Shannen News!

Charmed actresses and onscreen sisters Shannen Doherty (Prue Halliwell), Holly Marie Combs (Piper Halliwell) and Rose McGowan (Paige Matthews) will be on the 33rd Paris Manga & Sci-Fi show on April 1 & 2, 2023!

Check out their website for more information and updates!

I really hope the health of both Shannen and Rose allows them to be there 🙏

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spidey-is-tired · 1 year

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I know I've posted this once before already but if anyone could do this survey for me to go towards the research for my final project I'd greatly appreciate it <3

#sci fi show #sci fi movies #science fiction #post apocalyptic #sci fi tv #spaceship #alien #marvel #x files

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thevisibilityarchives · 1 year

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The Expanse [TV Series] (2015-2022)

Network(s): SyFy, Amazon

Creators: James S.A. Corey

BIPOC

Summary: 200+ years in the future, humanity has ventured into the far reaches of the solar system, colonizing the Milky Way and spreading the political turmoil of Earth among the generations to come. A fragile peace exists among the three factions that arise, a peace that cannot last when something greater emerges that threatens them all, changing the course of humanity for all time to come.

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Full review: For every generation, there is a defining sci-fi television show that captivates audiences, tapping into visions of the near future while simultaneously managing to address modern sociopolitical themes and changing mores.

Can The Expanse be ranked as one of those shows, among the likes of Star Trek, Firefly, and Battlestar Galactica? Undoubtedly, it’s a question deserving of consideration and debate.

In a time before streaming, the impact would be more obvious thanks to ever-present television ratings data, fights over family television screens, and demands for network advertising time. But when a show exists solely within the realm of the digital sphere, on a streaming service like Amazon Prime, there’s a bit more nuance to consider when judging its success and audience impact.

Conceived by authors Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham under the pen name James S.A. Corey, The Expanse originally aired on the SyFy network in 2015, a high-budgeted adaptation of their book series that was well-received by critics and audiences alike until its early demise (due to said budget) at the end of its second season. With a bit of luck, the show was picked up by Amazon Prime studios, given the Jeff Bezos Budget, the TV-MA stamp of adultification freedom, and was renewed, allowing it to take off for the remaining four seasons which concluded in 2022.

The series retains the core features beloved by sci-fi fans, the formula complicit in defining those generational sci-fi hits: space exploration, the imaginativeness of the near future, the role of politics, and perhaps a central and often missed detail – its diversity and multiculturalism.

There is a sharp division between the science fiction and fantasy crowds when it comes to multicultural representation. Often, the two genres are clumped together, their metadata schema combined as one – sci-fi/fantasy. Yet within these two genres, the approach to racial and cultural diversity could not be more different.

This reaction has never been more pronounced than in the past year, during the airing of Prime’s Rings of Power and HBO’s House of the Dragon. Both shows cast actors of color into roles wherein the networks, as well as actors themselves, received criticisms, not for their performances, but simply for the color of their skin.

Commenting upon reactions to Stephen Toussaint, who portrays Corlys Velaryon in House of the Dragon the LA Times reported

“Toussaint is just the latest actor of color to address the racism he faced just for being cast in a major property. Others include Moses Ingram of Disney+ series “Obi-Wan,” and Kelly Marie Tran and John Boyega who dealt with similar online abuse over their roles in the newer “Star Wars” films.”

The vitriol has extended beyond just message board gripes, with actors and fans of color alike receiving flooded inbox messages and even in-person harassment over their simple existence in various fandoms as people of color.

There is something of an irony here. For fantasy, which is rooted mostly in imagination (with some inspiration from real-life events) seemingly has set up a world where all manner of monsters, magic, and scenarios can be envisioned: and yet a black elf, a brown knight, or an Asian queen magician cannot. Whereas sci-fi, often depicted within the confines of near-future scenarios, has historically been more flexible, even to the point of breaking immense taboos like The Kiss Seen Around the World on Star Trek, only a year after interracial marriage became legal in the United States.

This emphasis on multiculturalism, combined with the glory of high-stakes drama, the exploration of the final frontier, and the imaginings of what technology still can be creates a formula that appeals across multiple generations still today, a tapestry of impossibility, variability, and sensibility.

Over the course of six seasons, what begins as a hard-boiled detective seeking to return a trillionaire’s daughter who has joined up with a group of anarchists in the far-flung reaches of the solar system unfolds into a whirlwind of high-stakes political machinations, doomsday scenarios, and interpersonal drama.

Keeping in touch with an examination of what upward trends of the future tell us, the lives of those depicted onscreen are flush with different types of diversity. Multiracialism is prominent in certain parts of the solar system, Creole dialects are a natural development. Polyamory, new ways of eating, body types, and religious ideologies emerge. Unlike other media which often falls out of date quickly when looking at the way trends have aligned with the passage of time, The Expanse follows what thus-far seems to be a natural trajectory of what our path looks like (assuming we are still alive by then). Its actors range from Caucasian-American to Iranian, Samoan, Ojibwe, Cambodian, Black, multiracial, Jamaican, and ethnicities far and wide.

The show is heavily rooted (and its source material, by extension) in the very definition of what multiculturalism is and can be, and a prime example of a thoughtful and true representation of all television sci-fi has given us and shows us is possible: a world in living color in which reality is possible, and no one can tell us otherwise.

You can find hard copies of seasons 1-4 of The Expanse at major retailers, your local library, some copies of seasons 5 and 6 via online sellers like eBay and stream it on its home, Amazon Prime here.

Citations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_and_Uhura%27s_kiss

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-08-22/dragons-being-more-plausible-than-a-rich-black-guy-irks-house-of-the-dragon-star

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/loving-v-virginia

#thevisibilityarchives #tva #the expanse #tv series #sci fi show #diversity #bipoc #multiculturism #sci fi #beltalowda #representation #multicultural

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laughableillusions · 8 months

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Cosmic Thing Foundation edit

#sci fi show #foundation

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dzthenerd490 · 2 months

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File: X-Files S1 E18 Miracle Man

SCP#: ADB

Code Name: Miracle Man/ Cousin of Jesus

Object Class: Masvae

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-ADB has been left in the care of the Horizon Initiative. As such, no Containment Procedures have been made.

Description: SCP-ADB at the time of writing is a 10-year-old boy with the anomalous ability to resurrect the dead. From limited observation the Foundation has had on SCP-ADB, he seems to have the ability to directly interact with souls. He can call to them and pull them from the afterlife and back into their bodies. How this works is not well understood. From what Foundation researchers can estimate he's a Level 2 Reality bender with the single aspect he has control over being souls. SCP-ADB also has the limited ability to heal physical injuries from those he comes into contact with. He cannot heal disabilities or get rid of scars from the body, how powerful his healing powers truly are still isn’t fully understood.

SCP-ADB grew up in an evangelical family and as such is very religious, believing his powers are a gift from God. Naturally he was quickly discovered not by the Foundation but the Horizon Initiative. Also, believing he was gifted by God they helped his father's ministry grow and spread the word of the "Miracle Man". This led to SCP-ADB's discovery in 1983 where the Horizon Initiative was called out for violation of the ACPA's goal of maintaining normalcy. Only after a long debate over SCP-ADB, it was finally decided that he would remain in the Horizon Initiative's control but would no longer have public exposure.

The Foundation did want SCP-ADB within their custody but with his own family having strong ties with the Horizon Initiative there was no room for negotiation. Taking SCP-ADB by force was in violation of Protocol "United Hands" so in the end it was decided to just leave SCP-ADB be. Though the Global Occult Coalition has persisted in gaining custody of SCP-ADB. They claim to have a new device that can turn humanoid anomalies into regular humans by cleansing them of their anomalous properties; they believe SCP-ADB is the perfect test subject for said device. Four obvious reasons the Horizon Initiative denied their request and have even gotten more hostile towards the GOC because of it.

Update 1994 - SCP-ADB is now a 21-year-old man and is a high-ranking follower of the Horizon Initiative. He works within the "Seraphim Corps" a division of the Horizon Initiative comprising humanoid anomalies or as they call them "those touched by god". They use their anomalous abilities to assist the Horizon Initiative, whether it be performing miracles to reinforce faith, assisting in finding anomalous items, or even using their powers to protect the Horizon Initiative. Dr. Wells still doesn't like being around the Horizon Initiative but on the few times he visits he does enjoy talking with SCP-ADB. Dr. Wells and SCP-ADB were both at the Horizon Initiative at around the same time, so it makes sense that they are friends.

It's actually thanks to Dr. Wells talks that we now know SCP-ADB has expanded his power to be able to astral project and show people visions around them. He can also feel things that others cannot and can see visions himself that show "revelations" as he calls it. It's because of his seemingly growing power that he is being revered as one of the "Messiahs". "Messiahs" are SCPs within the Horizon Initiative that can use their "blessings" to help guide and save humanity and are considered high priority as a result. The Horizon Initiative believes that “Messiahs” are the ones destined to be a part of the holy army when the final battle against the Scarlet King will occur.

Side Note: It seems that SCP-ADB is being kept young and healthy by usage of SCP-[data expunged] which is also in the custody of the Horizon Initiative.

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SCP: Horror Movie Files Hub

#DZtheNerd #SCP: Horror Movie Files #SCP Foundation #SCP Fanfiction #SCP AU #SCP #X-Files #X Files #TV show #TV series #Sci Fi show #Sci Fi Horror #Sci Fi Mystery #SCP-ADB #Masvae

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secondbeatsongs · 1 year

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for anyone too young to know this: watching The Truman Show is a vastly different experience now, compared to how it was before youtube and social media influencers became normal

before it was like, "what a horrifying thing to do to a human being! to take away their autonomy and privacy, all for the sake of profits! to create fake scenarios for them to react to, just to retain viewership! to ruin their happiness just so some corporate entity could harvest money from their very humanity! how could anyone do something so evil?"

and now it's like, "ah, yeah. this is still deeply fucked up, but it's pretty much what every influencer has been doing to their kids for a decade now. probably bad that we've normalized this experience"

#the truman show #sbs rambles #I keep thinking about how children on popular youtube channels should probably have laws to protect them #social workers assigned to them maybe #I dunno #they did not sign up to have their lives sold for profit #but here we are #tho #I guess none of us signed up for it #and our data is harvested more than ever #god #high-tech capitalism sucks turns out #OH WAIT because tumblr is bad at getting context sometimes #let me specify:#I am not saying that the movie The Truman Show is bad or that it normalizes this #like all good sci-fi (because it is kind of sci-fi) it's there to warn us of what the future could hold #and it did that in a very good way - it's a beautiful movie #I could see someone with a bad faith take assuming I meant that it was part of the problem #it absolutely wasn't. it didn't normalize this; we did #youtube did and social media #it's us that's the problem #or more specifically: big corporations and a lack of regulation #that's the origin of most modern problems

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viikkah · 1 year

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David Duchovny as Fox Mulder

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generouskittentidalwave · 8 months

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STOP IT

IM NOT READY

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brightlotusmoon · 5 months

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Found on a friend's FB.

Favorite comment:

"Also, John is so Gen X that he's narrating his slow descent into madness by insistently and continuously making Pop culture references for literal aliens."

#farscape #favorite shows #sir that's my emotional comfort sci fi show

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fouramnesiacrommies · 8 months

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Claire Donally - Delta State (2004)

She is so cute 🌷

#delta state (2004)#2000s shows #delta state animated series #delta state cartoon #rotoscope #amnesiac roomies #claire donally #delta state #scifi sitcom #sci fi show #sci fi animation #2000s nostalgia #scifiseries #paralell dimension #2000s aesthetic

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wispedvellichor · 3 months

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doctor who is so hilarious cuz its like yes we are a sci-fi show exploring dark themes of morality and obsession and the implications of present-day capitalism and yes our lead artists are Spice Girls and Britney Spears hope this helps <3

#doctor who is just the fourteen year old girl of sci fi fandoms #camp show of all time #honourable mention for boney m #when toxic came on in nin'e season i was fucking HOWLING #doctor who #doctor who 60th anniversary #tenth doctor #ninth doctor #fourteenth doctor #also these camp ass music numbers are performed by the most #powerful fucking villains we've ever faced #gotta love it

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troncelliti · 1 year

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@nessyhill @braincraft

#science friday #sci fi show #new scientist #citizen scientist #nova #pbs #pbs digital studios #pbs voices #pbs space time #braincraft #nessy hill likes bean burritos #imma bean burrito

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