With all of the last-minute rush that must be happening with the royal wedding, it can be easy to overlook small things—like the cake topper. Just in case Kate and William haven’t decided on one yet, Blastr tracked down a bunch of cute sci-fi-themed pieces they could put on top
Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the nominees for this year’s Hugo Awards, and they included Connie Willis, Lois McMaster Bujold, Inception, Doctor Who (times three), and that woman who blew our minds with her NSFW song about Ray Bradbury. The winners will be announced Saturday, Aug. 20,
People forget that when you put the leading research scientists together to work on a solution, you’re often putting together a bunch of science fiction nerds. Which is why, sometimes, environmental cleanup plans go past the realm of “normal,” into a realm we call “super awesome.” To celebrate Green Week,
It’s not just the rides that have made Disneyland the (repeat after us) “Happiest Place On Earth.” Since 1956, silk-screened posters at the park’s main entrance and along pedestrian tunnel walls have also transported us, giving a tantalizing preview of the attractions inside. And some of the MOST awesome of
A new British sci-fi film was one of the hottest must-see movies at last week’s South by Southwest film festival. But it might not get a U.S. release … because it’s in English. Despite rave reviews from a number of websites and strong audience reaction at the Austin festival, Heat
If you were hoping the fan-created Help Nathan Buy Firefly campaign would, well, help Nathan Fillion buy Firefly … looks it’s not going to happen. And what ended the attempt to resuscitate Joss Whedon’s show was a tweet from someone who should know. Blastr has the story here
Come this May, superheroes are going to be stepping all over each other on the big screen as Thor, Green Lantern, Captain America: The First Avenger and X-Men: First Class are all released in the brief span of three months. We’ve all seen their trailers and movie posters, and while
For some of us, which teams were on the field last night was only the SECOND most important thing about the Super Bowl. What’s more important is that outside of Comic-Con, Super Bowl Sunday’s the best time to catch the most awesome (and not-so-awesome) trailers for Hollywood’s blockbuster movies and
Who was the first captain of Star Trek’s U.S.S. Enterprise? And—was the Enterprise even the ship’s name? You can find out all this and more by reading creator Gene Roddenberry’s original pitch for his now-classic series. See what Blastr has found for us all to see
Fringe will finally be back on its new night this Friday, and the action between the two worlds is expected to heat up as Walternate looks to destroy OUR reality. To celebrate the show’s return, we take a look at one of the best things about the show—the wild differences
When Joss Whedon isn’t writing and directing television shows and movies (like Buffy the Vampire Slayer), writing comic books (like Astonishing X-Men), guest directing and guest starring in TV shows (like Veronica Mars), and probably fighting crime at night dressed as a bat (like a crazy homeless guy), there are
