The Science Of Time Writing, Nerdrotic Destroys Starfleet, Stellar Blade Controversy - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing
Had three guest contributors today with Sam Gray, Byl Holte, and Stargate legend Joseph Mallozzi! I’m really glad because I’ve been burning the candle at both ends making sure we have all the best content on here and needed a little bit of a break. What I did with my break was organize all my file folders on Google Drive, boring I know but sorely needed so I can get a handle on all my short story fragments, ideas, etc. and get them organized.
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Nerdrotic Just Acquired A Piece Of The Franchise He Helped Bury
Gary Buechler, known online as Nerdrotic, posted a photo this week of a shuttlecraft seat from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy now sitting in his home. His caption: “I have taken possession of a screen used shuttle seat from Starfleet Academy. You can call it a trophy. I would call it a scalp.”
GraphicAudio Completes Elizabeth Moon’s Vatta Saga, One of the Best Military Space Operas Most Readers Missed
GraphicAudio has released its full-cast dramatization of Into the Fire, the second book of Elizabeth Moon’s Vatta’s Peace, and with that release the studio has now adapted the entire seven-book Vatta saga. For longtime readers of Moon’s military science fiction, the whole run, from
Welcome to my Time-Loop Episode Masterclass
Reprinted with permission from Stargate SG-1 writer Joseph Mallozzi, a brilliant analysis on how to write time loops effectively in science fiction:
House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 1 Review: “Salt and Sea, Blood and Fire”
“House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode One” was actually more enjoyable than I thought it would be.
The Stellar Blade 2 Controversy - How Corporate Levers Undermine Christian Order in Culture and Commerce
In recent years, as I’ve chronicled the fractures in gaming media (including hypocrisies of online drama cycles and the fragility of consumer culture), there is one subject matter that has always remained a tricky one to explain: targeted moral pressure.