You may not care much what J.R.R. Tolkien said about the pointedness of Elvish ears. In fact, J.R.R. Tolkien himself didn’t care much about the pointedness of Elvish ears, as Tolkien Elves don’t have pointy ears. There is no story written by (much less published by) J.R.R. Tolkien in which he described his Elves as…
Translating the Novoland Maps
As I watch more Novoland #cdramas, I find myself growing more confused about the geography and placenames used in the shows and movies. I’m familiar with the background of the whole franchise to a certain degree. 7 Chinese authors came together to create a fictional world as robust and detailed as J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. But…
Subtle Things You May Have Missed in Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 ceased production in 2007. The show has been documented and studied through multiple wiki sites, fan Websites, forum discussions, podcasts, videos, and conferences. It’s hard to find obscure facts everyone isn’t well aware of. The following points may make for interesting bar topics the next time you’re at a Stargate or SF convention….
What Does the Ending of Novoland: Pearl Eclipse Mean?
So I reviewed Novoland: Pearl Eclipse in our forums yesterday. It’s a great show and one that has earned a fair amount of commentary among fans of Chinese dramas. The Novoland franchise was developed about 15-ish years ago in response to the popularity of the Lord of the Rings films, and Novoland is often described…
Stargate Could be Returning to Production
The news that Amazon bought MGM set tongues a wagging among dedicated fans of the Stargate franchise a few weeks ago. With all the money that Amazon has poured into original productions – as well as their (recent) history of “saving” shows like The Expanse (which SyFy cancelled after only 3 seasons) – the fans pushing…
How the BBC Can Fix Doctor Who
The Doctor is broken. I think it’s safe to say a lot of long-time Who fans agree with me there. I don’t agree with audience members who objected to a Time Lord changing gender. We’ve seen that at least twice before already. I was surprised to see anyone object to a female Doctor. As for…
SF-Fandom.Com Is 20 Years Old
March 2021 is a special month for us because it marks the 20th anniversary of the SF-Fandom community forums. The forums were originally hosted on Xenite.Org, which I launched in March 1997. So Xenite is 4 years older than SF-Fandom. We probably would not have created this site had it not been for legal threats…
And Who Is James Gunn, Really?
Fans of James Gunn often wonder about the story of his life, as most of us do when we admire a prolific artist. Most know him as a writer and director of some of their favorite superhero box office hits but don’t know much about his other artistic endeavors, his personal life, or the upbringing…
Will A Witch World Movie Finally Happen?
Andre Norton fans have waited a long, long time to see a movie based on her Witch World stories. The first book was published in 1963 and it launched a trilogy that consisted of Witch World, Web of the Witch World, and Three Against the Witch World. These books told the story of Simon Tregarth, a man from Earth…
How Chinese TV Drama Appeals to American Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fans
In late 1997 or early 1998 I was invited to manage the Hercules & Xena programming track at Atlanta’s Dragon*Con. I ran the track for 2 years before changing to launch the Tolkien and Middle-earth programming track. One of the downsides of managing a programming track for a large convention is that you don’t get to see much…
That Time Stargate SG-1 Had A Pandemic
Pandemics are not that unusual in science fiction TV and movies. I can think of Andromeda Strain, The Last Man on Earth, 28 Days, 12 Monkeys, The Walking Dead, and many other popular movies that were based on the idea of a great viral plague threatening mankind. Whether it was a virus or a bacterial infection doesn’t seem…
We Moved Our Forums
WE HAVE MOVED THE FORUMS! Effective May 27, 2019 the SF-Fandom forums have been moved to this location: https://forums.sf-fandom.com/ We also migrated the forums from VBulletin to MyBB. We’ll be restoring as many old functions as possible the days and weeks going forward. Meanwhile, enjoy using a new, more modern Web forum. Thank you to…