Posts Tagged ‘ sci-fi ’

The Physics of Space Battles – Gizmodo

Jan 16th, 2010 | By CJ | Category: CJ's Quick Links

The diff between “hard” SF and “soft” SF? You worry about stuff like this when you write the “hard” stuff.
The Physics of Space Battles – Gizmodo.



TTSCC Scenes I’d Like to See (Part 5) – Veritas

Mar 11th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: TTSCC

In the season 2 episode, “Ourselves Alone”, John has a confrontation with Riley. John gives Riley one last opportunity to confess her secrets to him. This scene is the result of asking what if Sarah hadn’t broken the mood John had set up? What if Riley actually abandoned the lies?



T:TSCC 0205 – Goodbye To All That

Oct 6th, 2008 | By CJ | Category: Diversions, TTSCC

Analysis and opinions of the season 2 episode “Goodbye To All That” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles



T:TSCC The Turk, Skynet, and Libertarian Terminators

Oct 5th, 2008 | By CJ | Category: Diversions, TTSCC

In Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles, what if Skynet isn’t the offspring of the Turk…but Cameron is? There are clues that might point in that direction.



A Few More Wild Speculations on TTSCC’s Cameron and Allison

Oct 1st, 2008 | By CJ | Category: Diversions, TTSCC

After my review, I thought there was more to be said and guessed about resistance fighter Allison and terminator/infiltrator Cameron. Who are they? Why do they matter to John Connor?



T:TSCC 0203 – The Mousetrap

Sep 22nd, 2008 | By CJ | Category: Diversions, TTSCC

Analysis and opinions of the season 2 episode “The Mousetrap” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles



Romantic Ideas About the Cameron Phillips Terminator

Sep 21st, 2008 | By CJ | Category: Diversions, TTSCC

Cameron Phillips is becoming a topic of some romantic speculation about her role in the Terminator universe. To some she’s a very scary robot, to others a loyal and self-aware ally. Since I’m not immune to Cameron’s mystery, here are some thoughts



A Beginner’s Guide to Time Travel

Sep 11th, 2008 | By CJ | Category: Diversions, Musings, TTSCC

Time travel can be a very confusing aspect of many stories told on TV, movies, or in print. Paradoxes confound and befuddle. This article might help to explain some of it, or it might just make the confusion worse. Hopefully, it is more of the former.



Totally Fanning on Summer Glau

Aug 22nd, 2008 | By CJ | Category: Diversions

There are some aspects of fandom that you just glom onto. Often it’s the larger work: a Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or Battlestar Galactica, or something equally epic.  Sometimes it’s a character or actor from those works that has managed to become compelling enough that you follow them from project to project because you know [...]