Thaddeus Howze is an award-winning writer, editor, podcaster and activist creating speculative fiction, scientific, political and cultural commentary from his office in Hayward, California.
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Brand Necromancy | It’s Not Hero Fatigue
Thaddeus Howze | May 21, 2025
Media makers everywhere are blaming "hero fatigue" for flagging interest in their products.
Heroes are fine.
Your product need a refresh: new writers, new ideas, new blood.
SCIFI.RADIO: The highly anticipated Creature Commandos animated series is nearly here! Produced by DC Studios, it brings together a black-ops team of monstrous antiheroes under Amanda Waller’s command.
With characters like Erick Frankenstein, The Bride, and G.I. Robot, it’s set to deliver monster-filled action!
Series premieres on Max Dec. 5, 2024.
Read more here:
https://scifi.radio/2024/10/21/creature-commandos-debuts-gunns-new-dc-universe/
Disney’s ‘The Acolyte’ will not be renewed for a second season. Quality control and toxic fandom led the way in its unfortunate demise.
Thaddeus Howze. “OP-ED: The End of the Acolyte Is Undesirable but Deserved.” SCIFI.radio, 22 Aug. 2024
https://scifi.radio/2024/08/22/op-ed-the-end-of-the-acolyte-is-undesirable-but-deserved/
Amazon MGM Studios and Blur Studios (of Love, Death and Robots fame) collaborate on an animated, video game-themed anthology: Secret Level.
As Prime Video continues its foray into speculative fiction, their latest installment will feature familiar videogame characters and their associated worlds in fifteen animated features.
MEGALOPOLIS | TRAILER AND CONTROVERSY
by David Raiklen | @scifi4wifi
Hurray and ouch: the magnificent trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s new sci-fi alternate history film, Megalopolis is marred by fake reviews, but no one knows who's responsible for providing them. Liongate recalls its trailers.
David Raiklen, “Megalopolis | Trailer and Controversy.” SCIFI.radio, 22 Aug. 2024,
https://scifi.radio/2024/08/22/megalopolis-trailer-and-controversy/
GAMING: FROSTY FIGHT CLUB CREATES A NEW RETRO-GAMING COMMUNITY
by James G. Kennedy | @scifi4wifi
The Frosty Fight Club is a inclusive, yet primarily retro, gaming community that loves old games being played in new ways using social media.
We host weekly Discord events: ‘Tatsu’ and ‘Tetraminos’ (our Fighting and Puzzle game weekly) and ‘Friday Night Friendlies’ where we play random games of all kinds, live.
https://scifi.radio/2024/08/21/frosty-fight-club-creates-a-new-retro-gaming-community/
Retro Revivals: An Interview with Ren, Creator of Arkadyzja
by James G. Kennedy | @scifi4wifi
Arkadyzja is a launcher for the Duckstation and Flycast Dojo, emulators for the PlayStation and Dreamcast game console systems respectively. We recently sat down for an interview with Ren, its creator.
https://scifi.radio/2024/08/21/retro-revivals-an-interview-with-ren-creator-of-arkadyzja/
#retrogaming #programming #Arkadyzja #Duckstation #FlycastDojo
The LSST is the Largest Digital Camera Ever
by David Raiklen | @scifi4wifi
The Legacy Survey of Space and Time camera is bigger than an SUV, has more pixels than 300 iPhones and will map the entire visible Universe.
The camera was built at DOE's (Department of Energy) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California. After two decades of work, its completion was announced in April.
https://scifi.radio/2024/08/19/the-lsst-is-the-largest-digital-camera-ever/
KIM KAHANA — CELEBRATED VETERAN
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Legendary #stuntman, Kim Kahana has died at 94.
He served his country during the Korean War before transforming the stunt industry during the Classic Age of television in the 70s and 80s.
https://scifi.radio/2024/08/16/kim-kahana-legendary-stuntman-war-hero-dead-at-94/
REVIEW — ALIEN: ROMULUS
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The Answer-Man declares: Romulus is a visually-appealing addition which apes the previous films, but fails to expand the venerable franchise significantly or hire many American film industry workers.
https://scifi.radio/2024/08/17/alien-romulus-a-beautiful-but-uninspired-addition-to-the-franchise/
