Science Fiction, LMC3214: Alien, Aliens, Giger

Today, we began watching James Cameron’s 1986 film Aliens, and I lectured on Ridley Scott’s earlier 1979 Alien and how these figure into feminist SF via their characters, themes, and source material: H.R. Giger’s “Necronom IV.” I shared pictures of my visit to Gruyères with the class, too (for the juxtaposition of quaint, medieval Swiss town …

Prophets of Science Fiction on Science Channel, Nov 9, 10:00pm

The Science Channel debuts a new series hosted by Ridley Scott called Prophets of Science Fiction on November 9 at 10:00pm. It looks like some of the featured SF writers and filmmakers include Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, H.G. Wells, and George Lucas. See the trailer below for more info: