#sci-fi
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
Take an in depth voyage into the sci-fi masterpiece Alien with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time burst to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.
Directed by: Alexandre O. Philippe
Release date: October 4, 2019
I made this over twich this week for this month’s simple cg.
I think I’m gonna keep doing these “themes from a hat”. For this month’s challenge, the words are “Sci-fi, Caves, and animal crossing”. You can interpret that in any way you like. I combined the sci-fi and caves part into a fallout type universe and put it through the filter of animal crossing esthetic. The wrench is just a reference to another favorite game series. Good luck you guys and remember to tag your submissions with #simplecg
Also as a side note: WE ARE NOW OVER 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS!!! This is really cool you guys I never dreamed that this blog would reach this point. Thank you for making this happen you guys!!
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“The Greenhouse,” a story about grief after the end of the world
This was March 2021’s story for subscribers who sign up for monthly stories printed on postcards & mailed around the world
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Mar. 7th, 2021
Today, Data made heart-shaped cookies.
THE KINGERY sci-fi crime drama, season 12 hiatus mini-episode 1: A Little Elevator Muzak
Corry and Kaylock spend some unexpected time in close quarters!
Written by Kathryn Pryde, directed by Jillian Morgan!
On Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and more! Transcript available at the website.
http://pendantaudio.com/shows/kingery
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Space Spiders, Lunatics, and Airships : Moon Voyage stories in Wilson Library
It’s a full moon tonight, so we thought that it would be a great time to feature our favorite moon voyage story in Wilson Library Special Collections–the only problem is, we couldn’t decide between these three amazing narratives! So we need your help, Tumblr followers! Read below, and help us decide which contender is the ultimate sci-fi adventure!
Contender 1: One of the earliest recorded moon voyage stories, Lucian’s “True History”was written in the second century AD in ancient Greece. This “true” history is filled with fantastic travel narratives, including the moon-voyage adventure in which a crew accidentally lands on the moon after their ship gets carried into the sky by an enormous gust of wind. The men then take part in a fantastic space battle between the alien armies of the sun and moon. (Bonus points: the space battle features giant spiders who spin web-bridges to lead their army across the sky).
Contender 2:A Trip to the Moon (1765) was written by sir Francis Gentleman under the very appropriate pseudonym, Humphrey Lunatic. In this story, Humphrey falls asleep in a beautiful grove and (much to his surprise) wakes up in the Lunar world. How does he get transported, you might ask? The pamphlets in Humphrey’s pockets (which were, apparently, originally conceived in the Lunar kingdom) attract a tractor-beam that pulls Humphrey up towards the moon. Full of tongue-in-cheek humor, this story is memorable both for its whimsy, and for its cutting social commentary. (Bonus points to Francis Gentleman for both his amazing pen name, and also for including an elaborate family lineage for the “Lunatic” family that includes an ancestor named Whimsical Lunatic, Esq.).
Contender 3: Last but not least, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfall” (1835) features a slightly more technologically advanced means of conveyance. In this story, the protagonist takes an airship to the moon. Not only is this story an interesting moon-voyage account in its own right, but in addition, it was in fact, originally created as a hoax. Shockingly, Poe’s tale was not the only moon hoax of 1835, but was second in renown to the “great moon hoax” of the same year. In this moon hoax, the New York Sun (a tabloid newspaper) published a series of articles on fake “celestial discoveries”–which included the discovery of a species of intelligent lunar bipedal beavers. (Bonus points to Poe for not only creating his moon-travel hoax, but also for dreaming up his 1844 balloon hoax–in which he convinced readers of the New York Sun that a man had crossed the Atlantic in just 3 days in a new form of airship).
Got opinions on which of these three is the best moon voyage story? Comment below to let us know your pick!
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My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Waking Gods is a worthy sequel to one of my favorite reads this year so far, Sleeping Giants. Bringing more action, more heart, and more intrigue, Waking Gods brings forth a lot of questions about human nature, world peace, and the great big universe. Go into this series knowing nothing and you’ll have a lot to gain. Trust me.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. THANK YOU.
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3DCG piece I rendered in C4D octane. super hyped for cyberpunk 2077 so decided to do something in the vein of it. Saw in the gameplay trailer they had robot brothels, made my imagination go crazy XDDD.
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i hear you guys are liking pirates lately, so take my overly-ambitious fruit of a captain and go fetch
check out the timelapse here!
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