Yearly Archives: 2008

Destinies to cover Star Wars, the blues, and more

Destinies, the science fiction radio program broadcasting from SUNY Stony Brook, will celebrate the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars, feature some music, two author interview/readings... Read more [...]

The Science Fiction Research Association’s 39th annual conference

Jason W. Ellis recaps the SFRA annual conference—"Creating, Reading, and Teaching Science Fiction"—recently held in conjunction with the Campbell Conference... Read more [...]

Musician/Actor Isaac Hayes Dies

Musician Isaac Hayes (1942-2008) was the first black composer to win an Oscar for Best Original Song, but later generations also know him as South Park's "Chef"... Read more [...]

Comedian Bernie Mac Dies

Comedian Bernie Mac (1957-2008) died of pneumonia. His comedy brought him to the movies and an eponymous television show... Read more [...]

Film/tv producer/manager Bernie Brillstein dies

Film and television producer and manager Benie Brillstein (1931-2008) played major roles in the birth and growth of Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live... Read more [...]

Win a copy of the Masters of Science Fiction DVD

SFScope is still giving away copies of the new Masters of Science Fiction DVD, which contains all six episodes (includes the two which never aired)... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: First Week of August

The Dark Knight holds on to the #1 spot for a remarkable fourth straight week, but several genre pictures finally drop out of the top 10. Still, 15 of the top 25 films are science fiction, fantasy, or horror... Read more [...]

Most Popular Articles: 3-9 August 2008

The most popular SFScope articles during the last week... Read more [...]

Updates to Previously Published Articles (3-9 August 2008)

This is a list of previously published articles that were updated between 3 and 9 August 2008. Read more [...]

WorldCon: the Wrap-up. How was it, and how will next year’s be?

The curtain rings down this year's WorldCon. The Hugo winners were announced last night, and we're discussing the con (and next year's) in the comments... Read more [...]

2008 Hugo Award Winners

The winners of the 2008 Hugo Awards were announced tonight in Denver. Some interesting results... Read more [...]

Sidewise Award Winners

The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were given out yesterday at WorldCon. The winners are... Read more [...]

WorldCon Day Four: Hugos Tonight, Experiences Here

The fourth day of the WorldCon will feature the Hugo Awards. Recapping yesterday's Masquerade in comments, and anticipating the rest of the con... Read more [...]

The Deadbooks Project to be film/book/series/something on the web

Hasso Wuerslin's internet story will be a hybrid of a book, television series, music, and who knows what... Read more [...]

NYRSF turns 20

The New York Review of Science Fiction recently celebrated its 20th anniversary... Read more [...]