4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (410+ words) Giant Freakin Robot After the first season of Babylon 5 turned into a hit, production ramped up for Season 2, which, famously, J. Michael Straczynski had already plotted out. What JMS didn’t count on was Warner Bros. studio executives sending over the “suggestion…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (557+ words) Giant Freakin Robot Sci-fi has a habit of predicting how horrible the future will become in a few years. While it’s common for writers to envision the creative and horrible ways technology can endanger human life sometimes it’s very obvious…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (564+ words) Giant Freakin Robot The almighty algorithm is a fickle mistress because it keeps giving you more of what you engage with. The unfortunate thing for me is that I like thrillers, I have a Netflix account, and for the past…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (380+ words) giantfreakinrobot.com Virtual reality received a huge push in the 90s. It was all over television and the movies. We had VR Troopers, The Lawnmower Man, even The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest threw it in there. Fox, still chasing the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (352+ words) giantfreakinrobot.com In the world of video games, there’s a trope called “last character syndrome.” It’s exactly what it sounds like. A character is late to join your party, and they remain underdeveloped, under-leveled, and underappreciated. It happens in other…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (490+ words) Giant Freakin Robot Recently, Marvel has had plenty of major successes to celebrate. This includes Spider-Man: Brand New Day raking in over $2 billion dollars and presales for Avengers: Doomsday going through the roof. Throw in the insanely positive reception to…...