Category Archives: TV Shows

Heroism happens in all genders

Posted on October 12, 2014 by J.L. Hilton

Portions of this post originally appeared October 7, 2014, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. Science fiction and fantasy do not lack heroic women. Uhura, Ripley, Sarah Connor, Xena, Princess Leia, Elizabeth Swann, Brienne of Tarth, Katniss, Hermione … Continue reading →

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Redefining sexy with dwarves, demons and aliens

Posted on May 22, 2014 by J.L. Hilton

This post originally appeared May 16, 2014, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. I’ve loved science fiction and fantasy my whole life. I saw the first STAR WARS in the 70s, played with the original Battlestar Galactica toys, … Continue reading →

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Dirk Gently and the short, quirky science fiction show that didn’t suck

Posted on February 28, 2014 by J.L. Hilton

This post originally appeared February 23, 2014, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. I heard the words, “the fundamental interconnectedness of all things,” while hunched over my laptop at the dining table. I couldn’t see the TV but … Continue reading →

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JUNK HEAD 1: Into the dystopian rabbit hole

Posted on January 26, 2014 by J.L. Hilton

Takahide Hori spent four years making the stop-action 30-minute movie Junk Head 1 in his spare time. In his futuristic take on Alice in Wonderland, we follow an unnamed protagonist down, down, down, into the bowels of a futuristic hellscape of nightmares … Continue reading →

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To boldly smooch where we haven’t smooched before

Posted on December 8, 2013 by J.L. Hilton

This post originally appeared December 1, 2013, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. We recently passed the 45th anniversary of the first scripted interracial kiss between a white man and a black woman on American television in the Star … Continue reading →

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It’s all a bit silly… and that’s OK

Posted on November 10, 2013 by J.L. Hilton

This post originally appeared November 3, 2013, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. Every single person reading this has a ridiculous skeleton somewhere in their closet. Whether it’s a complete collection of Batman Forever trading cards lovingly stored in … Continue reading →

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Joss Whedon’s Agents of F.I.R.E.F.L.Y.

Posted on September 30, 2013 by J.L. Hilton

This post originally appeared September 29, 2013, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. While I’ve been a Browncoat — an avid fan of Joss Whedon’s space western TV show Firefly and movie Serenity — for the past decade, I’m not … Continue reading →

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Documentary summer: SF/F, geeks and fandom

Posted on September 1, 2013 by J.L. Hilton

This post originally appeared August 25, 2013, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. When I wasn’t attending steampunk conventions, working on novels or earning my platinum trophy in Skyrim, I spent my summertime watching documentaries about SF/F and … Continue reading →

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Can’t Stop the Serenity 2013

Posted on April 2, 2013 by J.L. Hilton

This post originally appeared March 31, 2013, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. Seven authors from the Contact-Infinite Futures SF/SFR blog join Dark Horse Comics, Felicia Day, Think Geek, Joss Whedon and many others in sponsoring Can’t Stop the … Continue reading →

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Goofy heroes and compassionate heroines

Posted on December 28, 2012 by J.L. Hilton

This post originally appeared on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog on December 18, 2012. My 12-year-old daughter asked me who would play Duin if they made a Stellarnet movie. She’s read portions of Stellarnet Rebel and Stellarnet Prince, and … Continue reading →

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