NEWS: New Dark Knight Rises Movie Poster!
Well, after that Amazing Spider-Man poster (which I wrote about here), DC Comics has released their own new poster, for The Dark Knight Rises. Coming off two of the best superhero movies ever made,...
View ArticleSteve’s reply to Dr. J’s Star Wars Rankings
This list is my reply to Jayce’s list, and represents a totally non-objective view of the movies. This is not based on the merit of their acting, production, directing, etc. but solely on how I...
View ArticleRANKINGS: Top 10 Time Travel Movies of All Time (#2)
Back to the Future (1985) Marty Mcfly (Michael J. Fox), Travels back in time and accidentally alters the natural timeline that directly impacts him and his family. He must right his wrongs, before he...
View ArticleTHOUGHT CLOUDS: Harlan Ellison’s Phoenix Without Ashes (Comic Review)
IDW’s “Harlon Ellison’s Phoenix without Ashes” PHOENIX WITHOUT ASHES Harlan Ellison, writer; Alan Robinson, artist This review of a graphic novel starts with a review of a TV series from 1973, so bear...
View ArticleApril is Poetry Month!
Okay, so it’s the 9th, but, hey, HOLY WEEK! That sort of takes precedence over poetry, dontcha think? Anyway, this challenge has its roots in a request I made to Ben and Jayce for topic ideas. While I...
View ArticleFear #1 (COOL COMIC COVERS #4)
Cool Comic Covers is a weekly (almost) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week: Fear #1, by Marvel Comics I don’t know why I love swamp...
View ArticleAVENGERS WEEK: Iron Man & Iron Man 2 (movie reviews)
IRON MAN (reviewed as a single movie) Iron Man was the first movie that Marvel really took as its own. And it was amazing. A “game changer,” as people say. It was fun and loud and cocky and new. It set...
View ArticleAVENGERS WEEK: Hulk (COOL COMIC COVERS #7)
Cool Comic Covers is a weekly (almost) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week: It’s Avengers week here at Strangers and Aliens! Each day...
View ArticleAVENGERS WEEK: Thor (COOL COMIC COVERS #9)
Cool Comic Covers is a weekly (almost) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week: Thor! Continuing Avengers Week here at Strangers and...
View ArticleAVENGERS WEEK: Onward, Christian Super-Soldiers!
I wanted Captain America to be something different than the other 3 (or 4, if you include the Hulk) set-up movies for the Avengers. In Iron Man and Thor (and Hulk, who fits so well into the discussion...
View ArticleAVENGERS WEEK: The Avengers and Its Place in the Superhero Cinema Cycle
The Avengers is actually a natural progression, if you look at the history of superheroes on the big screen. Every ten to twelve years, a game changer comes along to set the course for the next cycle...
View ArticleAquaman #9 (Cool Comic Covers #12)
It’s Friday! That means another Cool Comic Covers, a weekly (almost) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week: Aquaman #9 by Nick Cardy, DC...
View ArticleWhy Is Breaking Bad So Freaking Good?
Breaking Bad is an interesting show. I’d heard many people talking about it, many of them fans of speculative/imaginative fiction, but it wasn’t until it made it to Netflix that I managed to watch it....
View ArticleMUSIC VIDEO: Red Shirts
Thought you Strangers and Aliens might appreciate this: This is actually a song that was written for a book called Redshirts by John Scalzi, which I have not yet had the pleasure (or displeasure,...
View ArticleELECTRIC CITY (series review)
(This is part of a series of reviews of online sci-fi and fantasy.) ELECTRIC CITY Before I watched The Booth at the End, my favorite online original series was this animated electro-punk futuristic...
View ArticleH+ (series review)
(This is part of a series of reviews of online sci-fi and fantasy.) H+ Like The Booth at the End, H+ has an interesting premise, although it comes in on the sci-fi end of the speculative spectrum. It...
View ArticleSuper Hero Tournament of Champions: Spider-Man vs. Flash (Wally West)
Dr. Jayce- WHO WOULD WIN? Flash WHY? Spidey is quick but not Flash quick. Flash’s abilities are often underrated. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OUTCOME? This one isn’t even close in my mind. Speed wins...
View ArticleEpisode 30 —“Paeter Frandsen of Spirit Blade Productions”
This episode is a special episode — an interview with the “granddaddy of Christian sci-fi podcasting” and the producer of Christian sci-fi stories, Paeter Frandsen. He is also the mastermind behind the...
View ArticleSuper Hero Tournament of Champions: Jean Grey vs. Wonder Woman
DR. JAYCE: WHO WOULD WIN?: Wonder Woman WHY?: Yes, Grey has all sorts of mind powers, but Wonder Woman’s physical strength would win out in the end. It would take one second for WW to snap Jean Grey...
View ArticleEpisode 34 —“Gideon Festival Comic Book Writer and Artist Contest Winners”
Last summer, the Gideon Media Arts Conference and Film Festival featured a new contest: The Comics Writer and Comics Artist Contest. Sponsored by Kingstone Comics, publisher of The Book of Godand The...
View ArticleTwo Very Similar Sci-Fi Trailers for Upcoming Movies
Is it me or does this movie . . . Seem a LOT like this movie: It could be worse. The “destroyed earth” movie you star in COULD have been Battlefield Earth, Tom . . . To be fair, Will is in the OTHER...
View ArticleA Christmas Carol . . . in KLINGON!!!
In researching A Christmas Carol, I came across this video from The Wall Street Journal. I’m not sure what’s stranger . . . A Christmas Carol in Klingonese or The Wall Street Journal reporting on it!...
View ArticleYou Thought the Star Wars Holiday Special Was Bad?
If you thought Star Wars Holiday Special was terrible . . . wait until you see this: Donny and Marie’s Star Wars special! It has everything: dancing stormtrooper, terrible puns, Red Foxx (complaining...
View ArticleUpcoming 2013 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movies!!!
2012 was a great year to be a geek. From Avengers to The Dark Knight Rises to The Hobbit, and even from Prometheus to Skyfall, it was a pretty big year. (Read our list of movies we were looking forward...
View ArticleTwo Views on Fandom (Other Podcasts)
So in one day, I listened to two different podcasts that each had the same topic from two very, very different perspectives. They were posted within two days of each other. The topic: fandom. The...
View ArticleAwesome Empire Strikes Back “making of” video!
This video is pretty awesome. It’s a making of documentary from the 1980′s, and it took me back to when I would wait and hope for shows like this to come on TV. Before VCRs, I had limited chances to...
View ArticleWHO REVIEW: The Rings of Akhaten
Spoilers ahead! They are labelled, but they are not hidden! Initial Thoughts: I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how they didn’t really like last week’s episode. I really enjoyed it. I’ve seen a lot...
View ArticleEp. 61 — Aliens and Strangers Part I: Alien Agenda
It happened! The Strangers & Aliens and The Sci-Fi Christians have joined forces to take on the Aliens! It’s like the humans and the predators teaming up in those two movies with aliens, humans,...
View ArticleEp. 66 — The Silver Chair and the Red & Blue Pills
In this episode, Steve, Dr. Jayce, and Ben discuss The Silver Chair and its famous confrontation between the witch queen and Puddleglum, and the sci-fi and fantasy movies that reflect the idea of...
View ArticleThe Way of the Warrior, pt. 1: The Simple Way (RED Church sermon series) —...
We are proud to present a series of episodes featuring Dr. Jayce and his work at RED Church, by presenting some of his sermons that focus on living a life of spiritual depth. This episode is part 1 of...
View ArticleIRON MAN 3 — Strange Christmas Movies #4 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #4 — Iron Man 3 What it’s supposed to...
View ArticlePSYCHO — Strange Christmas Movies #11 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #11 — Psycho What it’s supposed to be:...
View ArticleSci-Fi/Fantasy New Years Resolutions
What would some of our favorite characters resolve to do for the New Year? I resolve to invite ALL my friends to be in my next movie! Oh yeah? I resolve to invite all my ENEMIES to MY next movie! I...
View ArticleVideo Gaming with Lucas Timmerman — SA116
Video games…they’re not just for kids anymore! Steve and special co-host Lucas Timmerman dig deep to uncover the methods behind the madness, exploring themes, stories, and characters in this medium...
View ArticleWas the Remake Better? — SA133
Hollywood has no shortage of good ideas . . . that they already did and want to do again! Steve and Ben take a look at some of their favorite and least favorite remakes and discuss whether the original...
View ArticleThe Childishness of Geekdom (Thoughts on Simon Pegg’s Thoughts) — SA156
Some weeks ago, Simon Pegg made some controversial statements about geekdom and cinema and where it seemed to be heading. He backed off a little bit, and his intent was not to be as controversial as it...
View Article2013: Strangers and Aliens’“Year of C.S. Lewis”
We’ve got a lot of different things planned for the coming year. Interviews that we are setting up. Finishing the Seven Deadly Sins podcast series. More Negatron. Other things that we aren’t ready to...
View ArticleBOOK CLUB: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Call your library! Search your shelves! Borrow from a friend! Head to the bookstore! Or click on your favorite online bookseller! January is the first month of the Strangers and Aliens “book club” . ....
View ArticleBOOK CLUB: Out of the Silent Planet
Call your library! Search your shelves! Borrow from a friend! Head to the bookstore! Or click on your favorite online bookseller! January is the first month of the Strangers and Aliens “book club” . ....
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