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Why I Hate FlashForward: A Dissenter's Opinion

FlashForward: Illogicalifragilisticexpialidocious FlashForward logo ©2009 ABC Productions, all rights reserved It goes without saying that pretty much every work of fiction begins with the “what if”...

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Guest Article: HBO's 'Temple Grandin' Biopic Honors Autistic Scientist

Temple Grandin film poster ©2010 Home Box Office, all rights reserved This was a remarkable week for autism science and publicity. In a stunning and rare reversal, medical journal The Lancet retracted...

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Video: ScriptPhD Interviews the Science Advisor of 'Fringe'

Fringe images ©2008 FOX Broadcasting Corporation, all rights reserved. ScriptPhD.com’s coverage of Comic-Con 2009 included an interesting panel entitled Mad Science: The Science Behind Science Fiction,...

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Discovering LIFE on Planet Earth—Editor's Selection

LIFE logo ©2010 Discovery Channel/BBC, all rights reserved. In 2006, The Discovery Channel, in partnership with the BBC, premiered the 11-part Planet Earth, the most expensive natural history...

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ScriptPhD Roundtable: Naturally Obsessed—The Making of a Scientist

Graduate student Rob Townley mixes solution in a beaker in a scene from documentary "Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist." Film images ©ParnassusWorks Films, all rights reserved. Society’s...

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INTERVIEW: Breaking Bad Creator/Executive Producer Vince Gilligan

Breaking Bad images and logo ©AMC Television and Sony Pictures, all rights reserved. Last year around this time, ScriptPhD.com posted Breaking Bad, Chemistry Good, an in-depth article about AMC’s...

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: Powering The Future (Podcast)

Wind turbines collecting energy that will eventually be converted into electricity and other fuel sources. This technology is widely discussed in the new Discovery Channel special "Powering The...

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Comic-Con 2010: Day 3

Street signs adorning the City of San Diego for Comic-Con 2010 Day 3 was Star Wars Day at San Diego Comic-Con International and we have something shocking to report, ladies and gentlemen. We did not...

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REVIEW: ‘The Science of Battlestar Galactica’

"The Science of Battlestar Galactica" ©Wiley Books and NBC Universal, all rights reserved. Battlestar Galactica is one of the defining, genre-changing science fiction shows of its, or perhaps any,...

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REVIEW: Wide ‘Awake’: New Sci-Fi Series Takes on Sleep Science

Awake, and all images and screenshots, ©2012 NBC Universal, all rights reserved As far back as last summer, when pilots for the current television season were floating around, a quirky sci-fi show for...

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ScriptPhD Roundtable: Naturally Obsessed—The Making of a Scientist

Graduate student Rob Townley mixes solution in a beaker in a scene from documentary "Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist." Film images ©ParnassusWorks Films, all rights reserved. Society’s...

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INTERVIEW: Breaking Bad Creator/Executive Producer Vince Gilligan

Breaking Bad images and logo ©AMC Television and Sony Pictures, all rights reserved. Last year around this time, ScriptPhD.com posted Breaking Bad, Chemistry Good, an in-depth article about AMC’s...

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: Powering The Future

Wind turbines collecting energy that will eventually be converted into electricity and other fuel sources. This technology is widely discussed in the new Discovery Channel special "Powering The...

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Comic-Con 2010: Day 3

Street signs adorning the City of San Diego for Comic-Con 2010 Day 3 was Star Wars Day at San Diego Comic-Con International and we have something shocking to report, ladies and gentlemen. We did not...

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REVIEW: ‘The Science of Battlestar Galactica’

"The Science of Battlestar Galactica" ©Wiley Books and NBC Universal, all rights reserved. Battlestar Galactica is one of the defining, genre-changing science fiction shows of its, or perhaps any,...

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REVIEW: Wide ‘Awake’: New Sci-Fi Series Takes on Sleep Science

Awake, and all images and screenshots, ©2012 NBC Universal, all rights reserved As far back as last summer, when pilots for the current television season were floating around, a quirky sci-fi show for...

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REVIEW: SyFy Channel takes off with “Ascension”

As part of an ongoing recommitment to its sci-fi genre roots, SyFy Channel is unveiling the original scripted drama Ascension, for now a six hour mini-series, and possible launch for a future series....

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Editor’s Selection: Robots Invade Summer Television

Image ©MIT, all rights reserved. From a sci-fi and entertainment perspective, 2015 may undoubtedly be nicknamed “The Year of The Robot.” Several cinematic releases have already explored various angles...

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Guest Post: Ray Bradbury Still Alive Through “The Whispers”

Ray Bradbury in front of an array of his books. Ray Bradbury, one of the most influential and prolific science fiction writers of all time, has had a lasting impact on a broad array of entertainment...

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Profile: ‘ER’ TV Writer/Advisor Channels Storytelling Towards Social Activism

Television writer, producer, activist and practicing pediatrician Neal Baer, MD. It has become compulsory for modern medical (or scientifically-relevant) shows to rely on a team of advisors and experts...

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