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The Genre Revolution: Science Fiction Makes Emmy History

July 25, 2025July 26, 2025 dianamusings

Plot twist: On July 15, 2025, an historical first happened. Two science fiction series racked up 41 Emmy nominations between them. Cue dramatic sci-fi music. Severance snagged 27 nods. Andor claimed 14. Pull out your calculator[…]

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A Singular Memory of Nimoy

March 10, 2015February 27, 2025 dianareflections

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, news of Leonard Nimoy’s death has reached and perhaps even touched you.  As Spock on the original Star Trek series, he brought the role of ‘the Other’ out[…]

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Move Over ComicCon — Space City Con Countdown

July 28, 2013 dianagateworld

I’ve been thinking a lot today about this article on Blockbuster Fatigue and how it relates to my fondness of all things pop culture.   No question — the latest round of big honking movies[…]

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Is Science Fiction Slowly Destroying Itself?

July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 dianaepilogue

The Two Ways Science Fiction Is Slowly Destroying Itself | Giant Freakin Robot. Time Travel Is Just An Excuse Time Travel used to be the most surefire of science fiction premises. It gave us brilliant[…]

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For Stargate SG-1 fans, find out more about Botsford's short story, "Perceptions," the 2015 Scribes Nominee.
SG-1's The Drift - The sequel to "Four Dragons" with the team striving to overcome out of control Ancient technology while dealing with Lord Yu, his Dragon Guard, and China's politics
Stargate SG-1 uncover the truth behind Lord Yu's rise to power from ancient China to the System Lords
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