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1) In the Dark
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In the Dark Edith Nesbit - What would you do if you realized your close friend was getting mad? Your bosom-friend you know the whole life. I guess, you would try to help him like I did. But what if you faced with supernatural? I suppose that you'll be able to help me to solve this puzzle. And we will find the truth. Let's start from the beginning. When we were studying at school with my friend, there was one boy. He was a sneak. He always told the...
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"Don't be alone, Doctor," Amy Pond tells the Eleventh Doctor in "The Angels Take Manhattan," and of course the irony is that in one sense the Doctor is always alone--a Gallifreyan whose regenerative powers mean he will outlast nearly everyone near and dear to him -- while at the same time he is rarely without one or more trusted companion by his side. This is a book about those companions--those fortunate few who accompany him on his journeys through...
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In 2017, twenty-five years after its initial release, a new season of Twin Peaks shook the world of television.
This new book is a detailed analysis of the third season of the television series and aims to elucidate some of the meanings of “Twin Peaks: The Return” and explain these in terms of philosophical, mythological and spiritual approaches. It focuses on the third season of “Twin Peaks” but also refers to the first two seasons, and...
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Beauty and the Beast may be a tale as old as time, but never has it been more imaginatively told than in the 1987-90 live action television series created by Ron Koslow.The concept has a noble lion-man, Vincent (Ron Perlman), member of a vast, wondrous community located beneath the streets of Manhattan, who saves the life of New York socialite turned assistant district attorney Catherine Chandler (Linda Hamilton). As he nurses her back to health,...
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In the wake of the juvenile space operas of the early 1950s, a groundbreaking series debuted and paved the way for one of viewers' favorite genres today: adult-oriented science fiction. Science Fiction Theatre aired with a fresh anthology-style narrative from the vision of veteran producer Ivan Tors and with compelling narration by Truman Bradley. Created by industry-leading syndicator Ziv Television Programs, the show pioneered a scientifically based...
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LEXX Unauthorized - The story of Kai (Michael McManus), an undead assassin, Zev (Eva Habermann), a combination of love slave and cluster lizard, Stanley Tweedle (Brian Downey), a hapless security guard and 790, a robot head (Jeff Hirschfield), careening through space together in the LEXX, a planet destroying biological warship shaped like a dragonfly, stolen from the malevolent Divine Order. This first volume of the four part history of the television...
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“The Twilight Zone Haiku” explores the essence of Rod Serling's iconic, uncanny 1960s television show through haiku, giving us dazzling, spot-on snapshots of each episode. In seventeen syllables, Boykin captures the show's main objective: to deliver a keen jolt of existential awareness. As you read, you find yourself marooned on an alien planet, lost in time, trapped inside a mannequin, surrounded by the debris of a nuclear attack, and always,...
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Durante la década de 1990, en América Latina, shows televisivos como Liveman, Ultraman y Power Rangers se emitieron en señal abierta y llegaron a un público masivo que creció con estas series y personajes en sus recuerdos. Estos programas pertenecen a franquicias que han cosechado un éxito rotundo a nivel cultural y económico en Japón, y que se consideran como parte del tokusatsu, un estilo de realización audiovisual en live action que incluye...
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How does an immortal deal with death?What can an ancient Time Lord teach us about real human nature?Why does the Doctor say he and Freud "got on very well"?How do the Daleks and Cybermen reflect concerns about losing our humanity?And what new challenges loom ahead when the Doctor regenerates as a woman?Hailed as the "most successful sci-fi series ever made" (Guinness World Records), Doctor Who has been a cult-classic for more than half a century....
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"An innovative and unusual account of Star Trek's lost voyages that makes for a fascinating alternate history." - Brian J. Robb in Sci-Fi Bulletin
SPACE. THE FINAL FRONTIER. THESE WERE ALMOST THE VOYAGES OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE.
We think we know the history of Star Trek. Born at the height of 1960s popular culture, the five-year mission of Captain James T. Kirk and his crew faced early cancellation, bounced back with a series of beloved movies...
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From the authors of “The Fifty-Year Mission” and “So Say We All”, comes the first and only comprehensive oral history of the “Star Wars” movie franchise.
For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that “Star Wars” has, capturing the imaginations of filmgoers and filmmakers alike. Now, for the first time ever, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, the bestselling authors of “The Fifty-Year Mission”, are...
12) Ian Talks SF A-Z
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Unlock the mysteries of science fiction with this guide to the key concepts and definitions. From warp technology and lasers to starships and energy shields, this book provides a clear and accessible reference to the field of science fiction. Written for beginners, it is the perfect resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of this rapidly evolving field. With clear explanations, this book is your go-to reference for all things SF....
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