Author Archives: Carma Spence

Podcast Episode 32: Fighting with Yourself in a Video Game

By Carma Spence1. Science Fiction, PodcastArnold Schwarzenegger, Back to the Future, Eastwick, Eddie Cibrian, Eliza Dushku, Fred Krueger, Glenn Moreshower, Jada Pinkett Smith, Johnny Depp, LaMonica Garrett, Lucy Lawless, Michael Bay, Queen Latifah, Rebecca Romijn, Robert Englund, Star Trek, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Transformers, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Tron, Ving Rhames, Voltron Force

Actor/model LaMonica Garrett joins us to chat about his role in the upcoming third Transformer film, working with characters that aren’t there in the real world, favorite science fiction shows, the overlap of westerns and science fiction, his genre connections, working with Rebecca Romijn, working on Fight Night: Champion, playing a video game in which […]

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Podcast Episode 31: Genre Hollywood Stories

By Carma Spence1. Science Fiction, PodcastBela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, DeForest Kelley, Gene Roddenberry, Jim Carrey, Kirk Alyn, Laurence Olivier, Leonard Nimoy, Marlene Dietrich, Marlon Brando, Mary Pickford, Ricardo Montalbán, William Shatner

Hollywood tour guide Stephen Schochet shares anecdotes from his new book, Hollywood Stories: Short, Entertaining Anecdotes About the Stars and Legends of the Movies! Listen in as he tells us about some behind-the-scenes antics and fun stories of Marlene Dietrich, Jim Carrey, Marlon Brando, Kirk Alyn, William Shatner, Gene Roddenberry, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Boris […]

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Genre Sequels and Prequels Coming This Year

By Carma Spence1. Science Fiction, 2. Fantasy, 3. Horror, NewsFinal Destination, Geoffrey Rush, harry potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ian McKellen, James Franco, James McAvoy, Jeremy Piven, Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp, Michael Fassbender, Neve Campbell, Paranormal Activity, Patrick Stewart, Professor Moriarty, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Rodriguez, Scream, Sherlock Holmes, Spy Kids, The Twilight Saga, Transformers, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

While tooling around IMBD, I noticed a list of forthcoming sequels and prequels. What was interesting about the list was how it was dominated by genre titles. Here’s a short summary of those coming out this year. Currently in theaters: The fourth entry in the Scream franchise, which was first released in December of 1996, […]

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Podcast Episode 30: Exploring Options in Science Fiction with Robert J. Sawyer

By Carma Spence1. Science Fiction, Podcastartificial intelligence, Far-Seer, Flashforward, memes, Robert J. Sawyer, uncanny valley

Robert J. Sawyer, award-winning science fiction author, chats with The Genre Traveler about his new series of science fiction thrillers focused on a self-aware Internet. In addition, we chat about common themes in artificial intelligence stories, how the history of the World Wide Web has diverged from the early dystopic literary visions of cyberpunk, what […]

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Podcast Episode 29: Jeremy/Angela — Who Is S/He?

By Carma Spence1. Science Fiction, PodcastAngela Spencer, Jeremy Zimmerman, The Red Hand Society

This week I chat with Jeremy Zimmerman a former game writer and current short story writer. We chat about writing for interactive role playing games, the politics of a hell mouth, The Wily Writers, gender biases for authors, writing under a pseudonym, writing under the guise of another gender, so many books … not enough […]

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