July 10th is when paperback presales go live for those who want the stories in a more accessible format. But here's the thing: this isn't just another fan book. This is a collection of the most ...

Clarissa Mao is almost revolutionary. First appearing in The Expanse Season 3 on Syfy and returning to the core cast for Season 5 and 6 on Amazon Prime Video, it’s easy to overlook the subtle, almost ...

Bless the Maker and all His Water. Bless the coming and going of Him, May His passing cleanse the world. May He keep the world for his people. - A Fremen prayer recited by Liet-Kynes Frank Herbert's ...

For example, in the scene above, the X-Wings were shot first, and then in a separate shot, the camera moved along the Death Star trench in a different direction and at a different speed. With ...

As a member of The Companion, you’re supporting original writing and podcasting, for sci-fi fans, by sci-fi fans, and totally free of advertising and clickbait. The cost of your membership has allowed ...

Around 15 years ago, fresh from being a writer-producer on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, Damian Kindler went rogue. Drawing on experience gained working on a string of hit shows, he formed an ...

The Rise and Fall of the Star Wars Sequels The Last Jedi was a terrible middle entry in the trilogy if Lucasfilm’s aim was to close out this new chapter in its family saga by simply remixing George ...

The event celebrated the power of shows like Stargate SG-1 to offer inspiration, comfort, and even guidance and explored the ways in which the fandom has supported its own through tough times. Ticket ...

Psychiatrists are advised not to diagnose those they have not mentally examined and so let’s simply consider the life of PKD and what events may have influenced his writing genius. He was born in 1928 ...

During her interview with The Companion’s Rebecca Davis for Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom, the actor-turned-producer/director was frank about the mental health challenges she ...

Swing and Miss with Motion Capture Measured in screen time, McGovern’s role as Director of CG Animation on Total Recall (1990) might have been small but the impact of the scene sent shockwaves through ...

According to Deadline, Amazon Freevee is set to roll out 23 new Roku-style FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) channels. 12 of the channels will be drawn from the MGM vault, including single ...