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It’s that time again… The 2016 Annual Borg Hall of Fame Inductees
Masters of the Universe. Red Dwarf. Mortal Kombat. And we revisit Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek. Let’s start this year’s borg.com Hall of Fame ceremony by talking a little about who is NOT in...
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Retro fix–The greatest comedy of all time returns to theaters this weekend
1959. A gallon of gas cost a quarter. Movie tickets were a dollar and color was replacing black and white film. You could buy a new car for $2,000. In technology the Soviets beat the United States...
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Sci-fi icon–Original screen-used Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet to hit...
Robby the Robot. He’s probably the only robot who has his own “Actor” page in the Internet Movie Database. In the history of robots he is probably the most significant and the most game-changing...
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$5,375,000 sale–Original Robby the Robot and his futuristic car set prop...
Back in September here at borg.com we predicted the November Bonhams auction of Robby the Robot and his “space chariot” from the 1956 science fiction classic Forbidden Planet would hit the $1 million...
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Missed it in the theater? A Quiet Place arrives on multiple home viewing...
Review by C.J. Bunce Last year’s winner for most surprising film to be discussing at the water cooler was A Quiet Place, a uniquely quiet but suspenseful horror thriller that held back the true nature...
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The Vast of Night–The year’s best science fiction movie creeps in via Amazon
Review by C.J. Bunce So often big budget dramas dressed in sci-fi dress rise up the box office rankings, you might miss the best films, the ones that don’t need the big budgets or major stars, the...
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Alice in Borderland–Netflix adaptation of popular manga is a thrilling new...
Review by C.J. Bunce Two episodes in, and you’ll probably get drawn into at least three of the characters in the story. Four episodes in, you’re thinking about who is going to to make it to the...
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Star Trek Voyager: A Celebration–Excellent chronicle of the seven-year series...
Review by C.J. Bunce For a fan like me, Star Trek: Voyager was the definitive Star Trek series, the crew that most fully embraced Gene Roddenberry’s vision beyond the television series he created in...
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WandaVision–What’s going on here?
Review by C.J. Bunce A year ago here at borg we previewed the first look at Marvel Studios’ new series WandaVision, and based on the unusual trailer we asked the question: What audience is...
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Black Star–Two astronauts battle for survival in sci-fi graphic novel
Review by C.J. Bunce A new sci-fi graphic novel arrives from Megascope this week called Black Star, a new spin on the stranded space traveler trope. In Eric Anthony Glover’s debut story with artist...
View ArticleReview–Syfy Channel book chronicles 100 years of sci-fi movies and TV
Review by C.J. Bunce If you think you’ve watched all the science fiction movies worth watching, odds are there’s something out there you’ve missed. You’ve probably seen the modern blockbusters from...
View ArticleJonathan Winters brought color to TV and humor to the world
With the passing Thursday and public announcement yesterday of classic movie and TV comedian Jonathan Winters, we thought we’d post a few clips of some our favorite bits of his unique humor. In...
View ArticleOn video–Willis & Gordon-Levitt sci-fi time trip “Looper” worth a second look
If you happened to miss last year’s theatrical release of the sci-fi crime thriller Looper, you might give it a shot now on DVD or Blu-Ray. Although it has some bits and pieces that don’t quite come...
View ArticleFirst look–Fishburne and Paxton in icy post-apocalyptic “The Colony”
The Thing from Another World (often referred to as The Thing before its 1982 remake), is a 1951 science fiction film based on the 1938 novella “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell. The story is about...
View ArticleComic-Con 2013 begins–Dynamite reveals big news with several major genre...
As part of its opening day reveal of San Diego Comic-Con International 2013 news, Dynamite Comics issued an unprecedented barrage of announcements. These include a new monthly continuing the NBC...
View ArticleNew one-shot “Station to Station” conjures The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits
Readers of the anthology series Dark Horse Presents will have already read it in serial form, but those who haven’t will be in for a sci-fi TV inspired treat with this week’s release of the one-shot...
View ArticleComing soon–Escape from Tomorrow does the unimaginable
Something peculiar lurks in the shadows behind the critically acclaimed 2013 Sundance release Escape from Tomorrow. You can even make out the shape of two giant ears and a large white gloved hand...
View ArticleTorchwood: Miracle Day finally makes its way to basic cable
After a long wait the Starz 10-episode mini-series Torchwood: Miracle Day has been picked up by BBC America beginning with the first episode last Saturday, September 14, 2013. Originally airing on...
View ArticleAct fast–Get your Mego-inspired Six Million Dollar Man retro fix today
Today at Entertainment Earth the retro-styled Six Million Dollar Man action figure pairings are on sale for up to fifty percent off. You can choose either the 8-inch Bionic Man with 9 5/8-inch Bigfoot...
View ArticleThe cure for your post-Twilight Zone Marathon withdrawal
Review by C.J. Bunce If you spent any part of the 72 hours this week getting caught up on the best of The Twilight Zone, courtesy of the Syfy Channel’s annual marathon pilgrimage to the land of Rod...
View ArticleFunko releases Alien second wave of Kenner-inspired ReAction figures
Entertainment Earth is now shipping pretty much all of its gigantic, multi-franchise line of action figures inspired by the Kenner line of Star Wars action figures from the 1970s. Many aren’t aware...
View ArticleRetro fix–New wave of The Twilight Zone figures features “Eye of the...
Two classic episodes of The Twilight Zone that consistently get rated in the top ten by fans will be featured in new action figures coming this year. Toymaker Bif Bang Pow! has released new images...
View ArticleFirst look–The Twilight Zone meets Twin Peaks in Fox’s new series Wayward Pines
“We gotta get out of this place, if it’s the last thing we ever do.” —The Animals Claustrophobic? Then maybe the new Fox series Wayward Pines is not for you. But the previews for the new series make...
View ArticleNow streaming–Ex Machina, a study in science fiction storytelling
Jurassic Park was not only Michael Crichton’s most popular novel, it finally allowed him to synthesize all the elements he had worked out over the course of his career into a perfect story. Crichton...
View ArticleSDCC 2016 exclusive action figures–Shatner and Nimoy in The Twilight Zone and...
Toymaker Bif Bang Pow! has revealed the fourth series of its Kenner style action figure line for The Twilight Zone. The new series will be sold as San Diego Comic-Con exclusives. Partnering with...
View ArticleRetro watch–Television channels go retro for classic TV fun
More than fifty years ago Newton Minow, the first FCC commissioner, called television a vast wasteland. The prospect of 500 channels available and nothing to watch was forecast back in the 1970s and...
View ArticleThe Next Time I Die–Hard Case Crime goes sci-fi in new crime story
Review by C.J. Bunce It’s fun to both know what you’re getting and to get some surprises, too. That’s the case with Hard Case Crime’s latest novel, Jason Starr’s The Next Time I Die. It’s billed as a...
View ArticleThe Art of Love Death+Robots chronicles a mash-up of animation genres and styles
Review by C.J. Bunce Director/producer Tim Miller’s dark genre anthology showcase Love Death+Robots has netted 11 Emmy Awards so far. The series plucks short stories from science fiction, fantasy, and...
View ArticleFirst look–Top Netflix series Alice in Borderland returns for second season...
It ticked several boxes for us last year: Best Horror/Thriller TV Series, Best Limited TV Series, Best API/AAPI TV Series, Top 40 TV Series of the Decade (#26!), and it introduced three of last year’s...
View ArticleGuillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities–Netflix anthology series begins...
Fantasy-horror director Guillermo del Toro, known for writing the screenplays for movie series including the The Hobbit, Hellboy, and Mimic and writing and directing major hit films The Shape of Water,...
View ArticleAlice in Borderland returns for second season on Netflix with a bang
Review by C.J. Bunce We named it #26 in the best TV series of the past decade, and last year’s Best Horror/Thriller TV Series, Best Limited TV Series, and Best API/AAPI TV Series. It’s Shinsuke Sato’s...
View ArticleDonnie Darko meets Life on Mars in second epic season of Alice in Borderland
Review by C.J. Bunce Last month I previewed the first episode of the new second season of Alice in Borderland and loved it, but I had no idea how stunning the second season was going to be. Shinsuke...
View ArticleThrilling Alice in Borderland manga gets English translation
Review by C.J. Bunce When we reviewed the first season of Netflix’s adaptation of Haro Aso’s popular manga series Alice in Borderland here at borg back in 2020, there was no English edition of the...
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