How many Holiday specials can boast ‘Chuck Norris as Jesus’? Only one as far as I know, this one the Blade Runner Holiday Special from Nerdist. It doesn’t just have Jesus, it has everything you expect in a holiday special; Santa, elves, snow and killer replicants battling to stay alive in a dystopian future.
Why Do So Many Science Fiction Writers Fear Science?
Charlie Jane Anders at io9 asked an interesting question this week: “Why does science fiction portray extended human lifespans negatively?”. It is an interesting question in and of itself, but it almost immediately raised other questions for me. Specifically, how do science fiction writers treat other advances that may soon be within our grasp. Surprisingly,…