Science Fiction

‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 2: Infinity’ (2007) (Comic book review)

While not exactly a failure, the “Terminator 3” franchise petered out fairly quickly compared to other “Terminator” multimedia campaigns, with the last novel coming out

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Terminator Hunt’ (2004) (Book review)

Although not as good as “Terminator Dreams,” “Terminator 3: Terminator Hunt” (2004) is another strong novel where Aaron Allston brings his character-writing skills to bear. (more…)

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Terminator Dreams’ (2003) (Book review)

After six novels that had good points worth picking out but weren’t consistently great, Aaron Allston delivers the first rock-solid page-turner of the franchise with “Terminator

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 2: Hour of the Wolf’ (2004) (Book review)

Mark W. Tiedemann’s “Hour of the Wolf” (2004) is an oddball novel: It was released in the wake of “Terminator 3” but is part of the “Terminator

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First episode impressions: ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ (TV review)

For five seasons, “The Walking Dead” has revealed the flaws of societal structure through a world struggling to rebuild that structure. But we never saw

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3’ Beckett series (2003) (Comic book reviews)

After a three-year hiatus (which, oddly, was packed with novels), the “Terminator” franchise returned to comics in 2003 with a six-issue series tying in with

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘T2: The New John Connor Chronicles Book Three: Times of Trouble’ (2003) (Book review)

Russell Blackford’s young-adult “New John Connor Chronicles” trilogy continues to be redundant and overwritten in the final book, “Times of Trouble” (2003). The previous book ends with

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ movie and novelization (2003) (Review)

Considering that it lacks James Cameron, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong and Brad Fiedel, I find “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (2003) to be a pretty darn

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘T2: The New John Connor Chronicles Book Two: An Evil Hour’ (2003) (Book review)

“An Evil Hour” (2003), the second book of Russell Blackford’s “New John Connor Chronicles” young-adult trilogy, is even more overwritten than the first novel. A remarkable

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‘Terminator Genisys’ is a smart sequel and fresh start for the saga (Movie review)

In a line from a parody of the “Terminator Genisys” trailer, Sarah Connor says in a voiceover: “John keeps sending Terminators. He’s lost his mind.” And judging

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