space entertainment

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/serenity

A rag-tag crew of space-smugglers becomes embroiled in a plot to capture one of its crew which expands into them going up against the whole of the multiplanetary alliance.

One of the best movies I've seen. It's concise, extraordinarily well-acted, looks great, and has a phenomenal story. I don't know that I'd recommend this for people who haven't seen Firefly - (2002 show), but for those who have seen and liked the series this film becomes mandatory viewing, though only after a long while after watching the series.

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Magellan - (2017 movie)

2024-11-29

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5361488/
(Kickstarter project)

Artificial signals are detected in our solar system, and a single astronaut is sent to investigate.

A humble but successful movie; worth a watch.

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See also Ferdinand Magellan

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Entertainment > Television >

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25375256/

A mysterious message is detected by an astronaut, who learns its senders are on their way to Earth.

Fair, and moody, but it feels like there should be more content.

Original title: Das Signal

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Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19395018/
on tv.apple.com

A astronaut has an accident in space and comes back crazy.

It's like a sort of brooding bubblegum show; light on the science, heavy on the fiction, and with some horror mixed in.

I can't remember what movie this reminds me of. I think Another Earth - (2011 movie)

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Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9820556/

Survivors of a ruined Earth cast away to a new Earth, aptly called "New Earth", but some people are stupid and prefer extinction (for that ship).

It had some potential, but it slid way way downhill.

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Europa Report - (2013 movie)

2023-11-28

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2051879/
http://www.magnetreleasing.com/europareport/

The found footage of the travel to, and exploration of, one of the moons of Jupiter in the search for extraterrestrial life.

It's slow and focused, with a consistent and weighty tone. If you like it within the first fifteen minutes, you'll like the rest of it.

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Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
(on Steam)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/922/stargunner/
was https://3drealms.com/catalog/stargunner_45/

A side-scrolling ship-shooter with upgrades.

While pretty neat, it's unforgiving and a bit annoying.

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Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/
https://tv.apple.com/show/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3

In future with a colonized galaxy, a mad scientist develops an evolving quantum computer which he believes proves determinism and prediction of the collapse of civilization.

It started interesting, but dove into too many plotlines, timelines, and characters, and then space-wizards. I find it predictable and tedious, and I'm constantly nagged at there being zero good looking women, just passable persons of pigment hired for The Message.