Science Fiction Shows

Beth Harmon playing chess in a tournament while onlookers watch in The Queen's Gambit

What Is A Limited Series?

By Rick Stevenson

Limited series? Anthology series? Mini-series? We're breaking down what the difference is between these styles of TV shows.

Michael Dorn as Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation

Michael Dorn's Most Challenging Storyline As Worf On Star Trek: The Next Generation

By Danielle Ryan

While Worf (Michael Dorn) went through a lot in Star Trek: The Next Generation, he only really had one storyline that Dorn struggled with.

The crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos in a shuttlebay. Bender from Futurama stands in the foreground.

One Star Trek: Lower Decks Star Hopes The Series Will Pull A Futurama And Return

By Witney Seibold

Star Trek: Lower Decks has ended after five seasons, but could the hit animated series follow the path of Futurama and be resurrected elsewhere?

Transformers: Prime Decepticons turned into vampire Terrorcons

One Of The Best Transformers Episodes Parodied A Zombie Movie Classic

By Devin Meenan

Transformers: Prime broke all the rules with its zombie robots, in an homage to horror comedy The Return of the Living Dead.

A closeup of Worf in the transporter room on Star Trek

Michael Dorn Had Two Goals As Worf On Star Trek: The Next Generation

By Witney Seibold

Michael Dorn's Worf is one of the most iconic to come out of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and it's because Dorn truly made the character his own.

Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard revisits Christmas in the Nexus in Star Trek Generations

Does Star Trek Have Christmas Episodes?

By Jeremy Smith

While Christmas episodes are a staple of long-running TV franchises like Star Trek, the sci-fi property has its own way of embodying the holiday's ideals.

Chase Masterson as Leeta and Max Grodénchik as Rom on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Chase Masterson's Favorite Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode

By Danielle Ryan

Chase Masterson's favorite episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a rare moment of pure joy during the end of the Dominion War on the show.

Osgood Perkins and the Twilight Zone episode To Serve Man

Longlegs Director Oz Perkins Helmed A Sequel To One Of The Best Twilight Zone Episodes

By Debopriyaa Dutta

Before he directed Longlegs, Oz Perkins helmed a sequel to one of the original Twilight Zone's best episodes for Jordan Peele's revival.

Stephen King looking pensative at the horizon while Johnny Smith from The Dead Zone stares in awe

Why The Stephen King Series The Dead Zone Was Canceled

By Rafael Motamayor

USA's Stephen King TV series The Dead Zone helped put the network on the map. Here's why the show was unexpectedly canceled after six seasons.

Neel, Wim, Fern, and KB arrive at a luxury resort wearing robes and necklaces in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Skeleton Crew Episode 5 Proves One Thing About Vacation Spots In Star Wars

By Rafael Motamayor

Skeleton Crew is the latest Star Wars project to have some pointed things to say about vacation spots in a galaxy far, far away.

Neel, KB, Wim, and Fern in the treasure room in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Skeleton Crew Episode 5 Pokes Fun At A Popular Star Wars Lightsaber Meme

By Rafael Motamayor

The latest episode of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew recalls a popular lightsaber meme that Mark Hamill would prefer for you to forget about.

Jod Na Nawood and kids exiting a spaceship on Skeleton Crew

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Episode 5 Secretly Pays Homage To An '80s Classic

By Kieran Fisher

Fans have been calling Skeleton Crew 'The Goonies but Star Wars' since the trailers dropped, but episode 5 doubled down on the idea with a touching homage.

KB, Fern, Neel, and Wim in Skeleton Crew

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Episode 5 Is A Perfect Tribute To A Beloved Steven Spielberg Franchise

By Bryan Young

Star Wars fans keep talking about Skeleton Crew paying inspiration to The Goonies, but this week proves it's also inspired by Indiana Jones.

Qui-Gon talking to a young Anakin in The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Episode 5 Has A Sneaky Callback To Qui-Gon Jinn

By Debopriyaa Dutta

Episode 5 of Skeleton Crew featured a quote from Qui-Gon Jinn. Could this be a key to the past and true identity of Jod Na Nawood?

Wim, Fern, Neel, and KB talking to Jod in Skeleton Crew

Skeleton Crew Episode 5 Features A Cameo From A Notorious Star Wars Crime-Lord Clan

By Debopriyaa Dutta

Skeleton Crew is proving itself to be a vital piece of the Star Wars canon, with this week's cameo featuring one of the best baddies in the galaxy.

Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor bringing room service on Doctor Who

The Best Part Of The 2024 Doctor Who Christmas Special Has Nothing To Do With The Plot

By Michael Boyle

The 2024 Doctor Who Christmas Special makes a bold decision midway through the plot that elevates it to one of writer Steven Moffat's career bests.

Spock stands in front of a panel of Vulcan elders in the 2009 film Star Trek.

Akiva Goldsman Had Two Cameos In Star Trek Before He Started Writing Episodes

By Witney Seibold

Before Akiva Goldsman starting producing and writing Star Trek television, he got a couple cameos in both of the movies J.J. Abrams directed.

Commander Riker from the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Gene Roddenberry Had To Fight For Jonathan Frakes' Star Trek Casting

By Witney Seibold

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry put up a fight to get Jonathan Frakes cast as Star Trek: The Next Generation's Commander Riker.

The Star Trek Character That Jason Alexander Tried To Mimic In Real Life

By Witney Seibold

Seinfeld star Jason Alexander has played two characters in Star Trek, and used to imitate a certain Enterprise captain in his early acting auditions.

Sheppard standing and listening to his crew in Stargate Atlantis

The Stargate Atlantis Scene That Cemented Joe Flanigan's Sci-Fi Role

By Debopriyaa Dutta

One of the longest scenes Joe Flanigan endured on Stargate Atlantis was also one that gave him the chance to fully understand the sci-fi world he had entered.

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven standing in a meadow of flowers and dead grass in Stranger Things season 4

Where Was Netflix's Stranger Things Filmed? Every Major Location, Explained

By Valerie Ettenhofer

Stranger Things is set in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, but it's shot elsewhere. Here are the Netflix show's real filming locations.

How Gene Roddenberry Would React To Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, According To His Son

By Witney Seibold

Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has a feeling he knows exactly how his father would've felt about Strange New Worlds.

Jonathan Frakes as William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek Almost Cast These Actors As William T. Riker Instead Of Jonathan Frakes

By Danielle Ryan

Hard as it may be to picture anyone other than Jonathan Frakes playing Riker in the Star Trek franchise, several other actors nearly nabbed the role.

What NCC Really Means In The Star Trek Franchise

By Witney Seibold

The NCC designation on spaceships in Star Trek serves an important purpose when it comes to the franchise's world-building. Here's what it stands for.

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in the cockpit of a ship in Andor season 2

The Most Expensive Star Wars Project Of All Time, According To Disney

By Ryan Scott

According to Disney, Andor is the single most expensive Star Wars project it has ever made. Here's why that investment is worth it for the studio.

A hologram of Dr. Leah Brahms on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The Star Trek Guest Actor Who Almost Played Captain Janeway Before Kate Mulgrew

By Witney Seibold

Before Kate Mulgrew landed the role of Captain Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager, a Deep Space Nine guest star was almost cast in the role.

Christopher Lloyd looking angry as Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

The Real-Life Genius Who Helped Create Star Trek's Klingon Language

By Danielle Ryan

While a professional linguist was brought in to help create the Klingon language in Star Trek, it was one of the actors who actually laid the foundation for it.