Download or read book Science Wars through the Stargate written by Steven Gil and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an elite team of scientists and soldiers who travel to other worlds through an alien-built portal, Stargate SG-1 gave its viewers a weekly dose of spectacle and high adventure. Over its ten-season run (1997-2007), the series explored the interactions of the scientific and military cultures represented by its characters, as well as the place of science in society. The initial airing of Stargate SG-1 coincided with the “Science Wars,” a highly public clash among scholars and public intellectuals over the nature and value of scientific knowledge. Critics of science argued that it was merely one form of knowledge among many, subject to biases and blind spots imposed by the culture in which it was created. Defenders of science—mostly scientists themselves—contended that it possessed a unique ability to uncover universal truths, and thus was uniquely valuable to society. In Science Wars through the Stargate: Explorations of Science and Society in Stargate SG-1, Steven Gil offers the first in-depth analysis of the series and places it in the context of contemporary debates about the nature of scientific thought. Gil contends that representations of science within SG-1 can be more fully understood through the prism of the Science Wars. Scientific ideas put forth in SG-1 demonstrate how such complex intellectual exchanges and debates have a place in popular culture and can be further understood through these fictional articulations. Although SG-1 serves as the principal case study, the analysis also casts light on the role and position of science in science fiction television more generally. The long-form narrative of Stargate SG-1 enabled it to engage, in sophisticated ways, with many of the questions at issue in the Science Wars. As the author illustrates, the show presented a complex, sophisticated portrait of science and scientists at a time when the scientific enterprise was under intense public scrutiny. Science Wars through the Stargate will be of interest to science fiction scholars and fans of the series, but also to those interested in the public’s evolving understanding of science and its role in society.
Download or read book STARGATE SG 1 Trial by Fire written by Sabine Bauer and published by Stargate SG-1. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SG-1 team battle an ancient enemy on a primitive world.
Download or read book Stargate Atlantis and Beyond In Their Own Words Volume 2 written by Edward Gross and published by Hero Collector. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Re-enter the Stargate! The casts and crews of Stargate Atlantis, Universe and Origins, in new and archive interviews, look back at the beloved sci-fi spin-offs. The long-running science-fiction series Stargate SG-1 spawned the spin-offs Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, and Stargate Origins, and those three shows get their moment in the spotlight with Stargate Atlantis And Beyond In Their Own Words, the follow-up to the popular book, Stargate: In Their Own Words. Once again written by Ed Gross, Stargate Atlantis And Beyond, features a curated selection of brand-new and archive interviews that will take readers deep into the worlds of Atlantis, Universe and Origins, examining the directing, writing, production art and visual effects that brought the shows to life. Fans can also expect a look back at classic episodes from each show. Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, and the prequel web series, Stargate Origins were all inspired by Stargate SG-1, which ranks as one of the most popular science-fiction shows in television history. And SG-1 was based on the 1994 film Stargate, a blockbuster based on concept of an alien Einstein-Rosen bridge device - known as a Stargate - that facilitates near-instantaneous travel across the cosmos. In addition to all the Stargate shows, the property encompasses related novels, video games and comic books.
Download or read book STARGATE SG 1 STARGATE ATLANTIS Far Horizons written by Sally Malcolm and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Science Wars Over Star Wars written by William Sweet and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Irony in The Twilight Zone written by David Melbye and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rod Serling’s pioneering series TheTwilight Zone (1959 to 1964) is remembered for its surprise twist endings and pervading sense of irony.While other American television series of the time also experimented with ironic surprises, none depended on these as much as Serling’s. However, irony was not used merely as a structural device—Serling and his writers used it as a provocative means by which to comment on the cultural landscape of the time. Irony in The Twilight Zone: How the Series Critiqued Postwar American Culture explores the multiple types of irony—such as technological, invasive, martial, sociopolitical, and domestic—that Serling, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, and other contributors employed in the show. David Melbye explains how each kind of irony critiqued of a specific aspect of American culture and how all of them informed one another, creating a larger social commentary. This book also places the show’s use of irony in historical and philosophical contexts, connecting it to a rich cultural tradition reaching back to ancient Greece. The Twilight Zone endures because it uses irony to negotiate its definitively modernist moment of “high” social consciousness and “low” cultural escapism. With its richly detailed, frequently unexpected readings of episodes, Irony in The Twilight Zone offers scholars and fans a fresh and unique lens through which to view the classic series.
Download or read book STARGATE SG 1 ATLANTIS Points of Origin written by Sally Malcolm and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dyson Stargate written by V. Bertolaccini and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic mind-boggling action-packed movie style science fiction horror thriller!In the first story story, The Dyson Stargate, deep in the depths of Mars, astronauts discover an alien energy sphere, gateway and existence that spans the whole cosmos, and scientists use its technology to carry out some of the most advanced and dangerous research experiments attained and create a laboratory black hole!Astronauts enter a colossal and mind-blowing gateway, called the Dyson Stargate, within the black hole, which extends across the depths of space, with trillions of portals, going into the deepest and most buried away and mind-bending reaches of the cosmos!They are chased throughout galaxies by something hideous, and an existence from the beginning of the universe, created by the creators of the universe, with the sole purpose of stopping highly advanced extraterrestrial species using the gateway or constructing new gateways, to avoid universal civilizations and wars.None of the astronauts know what created the mind-boggling gateway and what is after them but something else in the gateway keeps saving them from ultimate deadly encounters and dangers and it takes them throughout the depths of the cosmos, hurtling through mind-bending portals, going through vast galaxies!In the second story, Particle Accelerator X3, an intelligence agent is sent on an ultimate mission! Scientists create a stargate on the moon after time warps and new forms of black holes are created in particle accelerators in space! Reports claim there is an ultimate weapon capable of destroying entire worlds! Scientists carry out experiments on the colossal stargate, gateway to the stars, and at an exhibition of it an accident occurs and the intelligence agent enters it and travels out beyond the realms of the universe, and hurtles through a mind-bending gateway through galaxies!
Download or read book Stepping Through The Stargate written by P. N. Elrod and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the Stargate SG-1 universe as never before with the expertise and insight of noted professionals from a diverse range of fields: from archaeology to parasitology to science fiction, I.STEPPING EM Stargate the Throughis a fascinating collection of essays that delve into every aspect of iStargate
Download or read book Star Wars in Context written by Nader Elhefnawy and published by Nader Elhefnawy. This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We often hear about the inspirations for and impact of Star Wars, but most of the discussion tends to be vague, cursory--and ill-informed. STAR WARS IN CONTEXT aims to do better, explaining and in cases debunking what others tend to just assume. This second edition of the book, over twice the length of the original, not only updates the discussion but expands on it, covering such questions as: * How did George Lucas's earlier films (THX 1138, American Graffiti) lead to Star Wars? * In what ways did Akira Kurosawa's films, Joseph Campbell, Bruno Bettelheim, Carlos Castaneda and the James Bond movies actually influence the films' creation? * Where did the idea of the Force come from, and why does it seem so vague and slippery? (As it happens, Castaneda had a lot to do with it.) * Why did fans react so strongly against the prequels, and then become so much more accepting of them later? * What part did Star Wars actually play in creating the movie blockbuster and film market as we now know it? Going from Modernism to the globalization of the entertainment industry, from New Age mysticism to journalistic poptimism in its search for the answers, STAR WARS IN CONTEXT sets the record straight on all this, and much more.
Download or read book The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction written by George Mann and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia is the most up-to-date, concise, clear and affordable guide to all aspects of science fiction, from its background to generic themes and devices, from authors (established and new) to films. Science fiction has evolved into one of the most popular, cutting-edge and exciting fiction geners, with a proliferation of modern and classic authors, themes and ideas, movies, TV series and awards. Arranged in an A-Z format, and featuring a comprehensive index and cross-referencing system, The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is also the most accessible and easy to use encyclopedia of its kind currently available.
Download or read book Boarding the Enterprise written by David Gerrold and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rereleased for Star Trek: The Original Series ' 50th Anniversary, this in-depth analysis of the groundbreaking TV show features an updated introduction by Robert J. Sawyer and foreword by David Gerrold Trekkies and Trekkers alike will get starry-eyed over this eclectic mix of essays on the groundbreaking original Star Trek, one of the most culturally impactful TV shows of the last 50 years. Star Trek scriptwriters D. C. Fontana, David Gerrold, Norman Spinrad, and Howard Weinstein, science fiction writers including Allen Steele and Lawrence Watt-Evans, and various academics share behind-the-scenes anecdotes, discuss the show's enduring appeal and influence, and examine some of the classic features of the series. Inside: Communications and media theorist Paul Levinson shows how the unprecedented success of the "seventy-nine jewels" in syndication changed the way we look at television forever. Star Trek writer D. C. Fontana remembers Gene Roddenberry and what it was like on the set and behind the scenes. Hugo Award–winning author Allen Steele explores the strong science fiction tradition that made the show so great. Cultural theorist Eric Greene details the show's complex dialogue with the Vietnam War, highlighting the evolving stances on interventionist politics. Science fiction novelist DON Debrandt contends that the famously logical Spock isn't quite as rational as Star Trek's writers would have you believe. Scientist Robert A. Metzger proves that Scotty's ability to lie makes him the most valuable member of the Enterprise crew. Fanfiction author Melissa Dickinson explains why we still feel compelled to write our own stories about Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the show's memorable characters.
Download or read book Science Fiction Film Television and Adaptation written by Jay Telotte and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines the difficulty of adapting from one screen medium to another by looking at both successful and unsuccessful efforts in the area of science fiction. Those difficult efforts at moving from film to TV and from TV to film reveal much about the technologies involved and this highly technological genre as well.
Download or read book Stargate Vala Mal Doran written by Brandon Jerwa and published by Dynamite. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the early days of Stargates hottest star! We start our story during the years when Vala was acting as a free agent in the intergalactic underworld. While the ever-growing Lucian Alliance attempts to recruit her, Vala puts together an Oceans Eleven-style team of freelancers (though her team numbers around 5 people) to help her track down a mysterious sentient plant believed to be a source of great power. Reprints issues 1-4 along with a complete cover gallery.
Download or read book Time Travel Television written by Sherry Ginn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of time travel have been part of science fiction since H. G. Wells sent his nameless hero hurtling into Earth’s distant future in The Time Machine. Time travel enables the storyteller to depict alternate realities, bring fictional characters face to face with historical figures, and depict moral and ethical dilemmas in which millions of lives (or the world as we know it) are at stake. From Doctor Who and Quantum Leap to the multiple incarnations of Star Trek, time travel has been a staple of science fiction television for more than fifty years. Time-Travel Television: The Past from the Present, the Future from the Pastsurveys the whole range of time travel stories on the small screen. The essays in this collection explore time travel series both familiar (Babylon 5, Stargate SG-1) and forgotten (The Time Tunnel, Voyagers!), as well as time-travel themed episodes and arcs in series where it is not central, such as Red Dwarf, Lost, and Heroes. Contributors to this volume consider some of the classic themes of time-travel stories: the promise (and peril) of “fixing” the past, the chance to experience (and choose) possible futures, and the potential for small changes to have great effects. Exploring time travel as a teaching tool, as a vehicle for moral lessons, and as a background for high adventure, this book offers new perspectives on many familiar programs and the first serious study of several unjustly neglected ones. Time-Travel Television is essential reading for science fiction scholars and fans, and for anyone interested in the many ways that television brings the fantastic into viewers’ living rooms.
Download or read book Focus On 100 Most Popular 1990s Science Fiction Films written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Egyptscape written by Omar Zuhdi and published by . This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egyptscape is a free-wheeling adventure story involving time travel, an out of work Egyptologist, and a government sponsored experiment that opened the door to a long-dead ancient civilization, and the inevitable contamination due to the crossing of time.
