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Classic Science Fiction Channel Re-Make3 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 11 months ago: Ha! In honor of the crappy re-makes that Hollywood keeps on turning out (and budgeting over and over … more →

Tags: Television, Classic Science Fiction, Science Fiction, pulp magazines, Movies, Space Opera

The Forbidden Planet Non-Remake4 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Ok, so Mike Glyer over at File 770 called my rant and found out that the “remake” of For … more →

Tags: Science Fiction, Books, Movies, Space Opera

The Top XXX (13) Science Fiction Sex Slaves3 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: The article you are looking for can be found HERE on the new version of my blog … more →

Tags: Classic Science Fiction, Science Fiction, pulp magazines, Science fiction art, Top Lists, Weird Tales, Fantastic Adventures, Star Trek, Marvel Science Stories

Apologies for Toe Stepping3 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: I like to make my opinions known (duh – blog).  I also like a good argument. Judging from comm … more →

Tags: new science fiction, Classic Science Fiction, writing, Science Fiction, Awards, BAD science fiction, criticism, John Scalzi, Ian Sales

Oooooo That Just Makes Me SOoooooo MAD!17 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Ian Sales, in Don’t Look Back in Awe wrote “Here we go again. I’ve complained befo … more →

Tags: new science fiction, Classic Science Fiction, writing, Science Fiction, criticism, Cordwainer Smith, Robert A Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, arthur c. clarke

Pulp Comic Story NOT Being Sued by Fox3 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Hell, it would be great if some large media conglomerate decided to sue me in Federal Court – … more →

Tags: new science fiction, Classic Science Fiction, writing, Evolution, Science Fiction, Awards, Literary History, Cordwainer Smith, A. Bertram Chandler

A. Bertram Chandler

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: *Above you will see the first incarnation of my ‘Nightline-esque’ reminder that we are S … more →

Tags: new science fiction, Television, Classic Science Fiction, writing, Science Fiction, pulp magazines, SkiffyTube, Books, Websites

Old Man's Starship Forever Troopers War War

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: S. Andrew Swann takes on the triptych of seminal military SF novels in a quick look at Heinlein … more →

Tags: new science fiction, Classic Science Fiction, writing, Science Fiction, Books, Robert A Heinlein, John Scalzi, Joe Haldeman, military SF

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL TO WATCH THE ORIGINAL MOVIE DAY15 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago:   On December 12th, 2008, 20th Century Fox will be releasing their remake of the 1951 classic SF fil … more →

Tags: new science fiction, Classic Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Movies, io9, The Day the Earth Stood Still

CORDWAINER SMITH WEBSITE UPDATE!

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: The Lord Jestocost, C’Mell the Girly-Girl, Roderick McBann, Mother Hittun and her Little Kittu … more →

Tags: Classic Science Fiction, writing, Science Fiction, Literary History, Websites, Cordwainer Smith, Rosana Hart

Skiffy Tube: Weekly Update3 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Just to make things perfectly clear -   For the week of August 15 thru August 21, Skiffy Tube’ … more →

Tags: new science fiction, Television, Classic Science Fiction, Science Fiction, SkiffyTube, Movies, the classic science fiction channel, The Day the Earth Stood Still, skiffy tube

I Was A Fan Before Paul Jessup Was Born18 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Which probably explains why he wrote this. I was writing a piece about this generation gap thing and … more →

Tags: new science fiction, writing, Science Fiction, Literary History, Idiocy, criticism, Harlan Ellison, paul jessup, dangerous visions

...That Buck Rogers Stuff

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Who knew that Babar the Elephant would have a science fiction adventure? I picked this up the other … more →

Tags: Babar

COF Review: The Great Romance

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: The Great Romance By The Inhabitant Edited by Dominic Alessio $17.95 University of Nebraska Press/Bi … more →

Tags: Literary History, The Great Romance, Dominic Alessio, victorian romance

The Classic Science Fiction Channel Updates

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Well I finally had a chance to fix some of the broken links on the Radio Serials page of the Classic … more →

Tags: Classic Science Fiction, the classic science fiction channel, Space Force, Orbiter X, Satellite Seven

Oh Boy Oh Boy Oh...

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Just got my copy of The Great Romance in.  I’m starting it tonight and, considering that its s … more →

Tags: Classic Science Fiction, historical science fiction

Meant to say this the other day -

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Jason Sanford brought the updated (2006) version of Earl Kemp’s Who Killed Science Fiction? (f … more →

Tags: Classic Science Fiction, fanzines, Earl Kemp, Jason Sanford, Short Fiction

DREAMING AGAIN with a 'new' A. BERTRAM CHANDLER story3 comments

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: Jack Dann (editor and author) who made a name for himself with an anthology of Jewish themed SF stor … more →

Tags: new science fiction, A. Bertram Chandler, John Grimes, jack dann, Ford Street Publishing, Dreaming Down-Under, Dreaming again, Sean McMullen

COF Reviews1 comment

crotchetyoldfan wrote 1 year ago: I started writing book reviews about two months ago.  I’d done reviews in a past life, both bo … more →

Tags: Classic Science Fiction, Robert A Heinlein, Reviews


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