July 10th is when paperback presales go live for those who want the stories in a more accessible format.. But here's the thing: this isn't just another fan book. This is a collection of the most ...

A column written by A.J. Black. The Politics of the X-Files RSS You can subscribe to this tag's RSS feed ...

Around 15 years ago, fresh from being a writer-producer on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, Damian Kindler went rogue.Drawing on experience gained working on a string of hit shows, he formed an ...

Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom was a live interview hosted by The Companion’s Rebecca Davis, with breakout meet and greet sessions for groups of five held afterward on The ...

Philip K. Dick’s Substance Abuse. No consideration of PKD’s persona can ignore his habitual use of illicit drugs. His substance of choice was amphetamines (speed – a potent psychostimulant) and many ...

Of the 202 episodes of The X-Files that I watched whilst growing up, ‘Home’ (S4, Ep2) is the one that I can still vividly recall watching, primarily because of how terrifying it was. Due to the show ...

Butterworth’s journey has included founding Fuel VFX and working on such effects-driven science fiction spectacles as Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Alien: Covenant, Captain America: ...

Fire in the Sky – based on the ‘true’ story of Travis Walton’s 1975 abduction by aliens – set Robert Patrick up for The X-Files.

A gloriously intricate replica of Red Dwarf’s cluttered Sleeping Quarters by BRO3 has just passed 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas.. The detailed 1,953-brick build comes with five minifigs – Dave ...

The Birth of the Pheonix Site Setting. The Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game uses Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition for its basic mechanics. Other systems are available under the Open Gaming License (OGL), ...

Swing and Miss with Motion Capture. Measured in screen time, McGovern’s role as Director of CG Animation on Total Recall might have been small but the impact of the scene sent shockwaves through ...

Subvision and Farscape’s Original Theme. Neal was a veteran of the resurgent Australian film industry of the 1980s – sharing an Australian Film Institute Best Original Music Score award for the 1985 ...