This was quite an unusual Fourth of July for me for several reasons. My eldest grandson, who is in the Marines, is deployed overseas. His brother, who is fresh out of … Continue reading Survive and Live Free with “Independence Day: Resurgence”
J. Michael Stracyznski’s Babylon 5 (1994 – 1998) was groundbreaking for a number of reasons – its unified five-year structure, its use of CGI, and Stracyznski’s use of internet forums … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Alien Invasion – Londo & G’Kar
I grew up on science fiction shows and watched shows like Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon on a 12-inch television screen. Although the aliens from the old television shows were scary, … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Alien Invasion: The Most Frightening “Alien”
By carefully keeping the aliens in the shadows, M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs manages to tap into primal terrors that truly resonate.
Why do so many aliens want to kill us? Okay, maybe humanity leaves a lot to be desired. There’s war, murder, avarice aplenty, and people that want to elect Donald … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Alien Invasion – District 9
Look, it’s a love/hate relationship, this thing I have with event comics. And I know I’m not alone. It’s what allows me to sleep at night. Sleep. You know, that … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Alien Invasion – “Invasion!” (The 1989 DC Comic Book Series)
Alien invasions have been the premise for some of the best – and worst – games of all time. While these games have you primarily saving the world from imminent … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Alien Invasion Goes Gaming with Mat Langford
My first impulse when approaching this writing was to say to myself that I don’t honestly think that much about aliens. I quickly realized that is not really the case. … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Alien Invasion – An Aural Close Encounter
When the trailer for JJ Abrams’ Super 8 first hit the public eye, everything about it seemed so mysterious. It appeared as a sort of supernatural film, but it was … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Alien Invasion rolls camera on Super 8
So here’s the thing: E.T. never really appealed to me as a kid. It came out when I was nine, and it didn’t make a dent in my hardcore Star … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Alien Invasion – E.T. & Me
