http://dir.salon.com/topics/science_fiction/?source=rss&aim=science_fiction en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/09/25/surrogates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/09/25/surrogates/index.html?source=rss Bruce Willis -- with hair! -- channels his inner John Tesh in this loopy sci-fi thriller By Laura Miller Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/09/09/the_lost_room/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/09/09/the_lost_room/index.html?source=rss Forget the latest from J.J. Abrams. The six-part miniseries "The Lost Room" is a cult hit waiting to happen By David Sirota Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/29/military_marketing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/29/military_marketing/index.html?source=rss The military's marketing machine gives potential recruits science fiction instead of the bloody reality of war By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/12/blomkamp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/12/blomkamp/index.html?source=rss Peter Jackson protégé Neill Blomkamp talks about "District 9," the sci-fi breakthrough of the summer By Laura Miller Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/20/torchwood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/20/torchwood/index.html?source=rss The riveting science fiction miniseries "Torchwood: Children of Earth" comes to American screens By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/10/district_9/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/10/district_9/index.html?source=rss Will the dark political allegory (and ass-kickin' robots) of "District 9" redeem a crap-movie summer? By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/05/warehouse_13/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/05/warehouse_13/index.html?source=rss Mysteries and magic unfold on the renamed Syfy network, from the funny "Warehouse 13" to the charming "Eureka" By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/06/25/virtuality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/06/25/virtuality/index.html?source=rss Is Ronald Moore's "Virtuality" an incomplete TV movie, a marketing ploy or a great series you'll never see? By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/06/18/impact/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/06/18/impact/index.html?source=rss The bad science and special effects of "Impact" are hurtling toward your TV this summer. Be afraid, be very afraid! By Caitlin Shamberg Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/11/moon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/11/moon/index.html?source=rss Sam Rockwell and Duncan Jones talk about their new space movie and the pleasures of 1970s science fiction films. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_neilgaiman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_neilgaiman/index.html?source=rss The science fiction writer suggests an author who never disappoints. By Laura Miller Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/14/lost_finale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/14/lost_finale/index.html?source=rss One of the series' deepest mysteries is revealed and intriguing new loopholes open up in the thrilling season finale. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/13/star_trek_original/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/13/star_trek_original/index.html?source=rss Cheap, sexist and nerdy? Check, check and check. But the original Kirk and Spock offered an erotic, Apollonian beacon of hope amid the darkness of '70s culture. By Jeff Greenwald Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/05/07/obama_spock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/05/07/obama_spock/index.html?source=rss Our president bears a striking resemblance to the rational "Star Trek" Vulcan whose mixed race made him cultural translator to the universe. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/05/01/killer_movies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/05/01/killer_movies/index.html?source=rss Infected zombies! Deserted streets! Social breakdown! What can Hollywood films tell us about our swine flu panic? By Simon Reynolds Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/04/23/ballard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/04/23/ballard/index.html?source=rss His dark, perverse fiction is unforgettable. But the author of "Crash" and "Empire of the Sun" was also a visionary who mapped the collision of culture and technology, media and desire. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/04/21/caprica/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/04/21/caprica/index.html?source=rss "Battlestar Galactica" spinoff "Caprica" has family drama, holographs and a man named Adama. But is there enough action in this pilot to satisfy the show's fans? By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/04/19/jg_ballard_guide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/04/19/jg_ballard_guide/index.html?source=rss The visionary writer has passed away at age 78. This entry from "The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors" takes us on a tour of his best and bravest work. By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/02/12/dollhouse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/02/12/dollhouse/index.html?source=rss Shined to a high gloss for Fox, Joss Whedon's long-awaited new drama still boasts enough flair and smarts to overcome its damning time slot. By Joy Press Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/02/11/joss_whedon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/02/11/joss_whedon/index.html?source=rss The creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" talks about his new series "Dollhouse," the perils of sex trafficking and life as a cult icon. By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/01/18/battlestar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/01/18/battlestar/index.html?source=rss What on Earth? SciFi's "Battlestar Galactica" speeds into its home stretch with one melodramatic revelation after another. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/01/16/bsg_explainer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/01/16/bsg_explainer/index.html?source=rss A complete (updated!) primer on the smartest sci-fi TV show ... maybe ever. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/12/12/day_the_earth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/12/12/day_the_earth/index.html?source=rss This supremely lame update of the sci-fi classic, starring Keanu Reeves, is assembled out of bits of every movie where an unknown whatzit threatens our way of life. By John Marks Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/10/23/stephen_king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/10/23/stephen_king/index.html?source=rss On the 30th anniversary of "The Stand," the novelist confesses what haunts him about religion and today's politics. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/11/Stephenson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/11/Stephenson/index.html?source=rss Neal Stephenson's "Anathem" pulls off what most writers would never dare attempt -- it is simultaneously a philosophical argument and a ripping good yarn.