Word: fi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...transports him to different parallel universes every week. Elsewhere, Showtime has just launched a revival of the 1960s anthology series The Outer Limits (Sundays, 10 p.m. est), which will prey on fears of everything from alien organisms to virtual reality. These shows are joining a sizable armada of sci-fi programming already on the air, ranging from nbc's SeaQuest DSV and Earth 2 to the syndicated Star Trek sequels, as well as the fare offered on cable's Sci-Fi Channel, now seen in over 18 million homes...
...black Iranian chadors. Ahmad has also phased out dour Iranian movies in favor of more popular Egyptian and Western fare: last week's schedule featured Under California Stars, a 1948 Roy Rogers western (Trigger is captured by horse thieves) and The Day of the Triffids, a 1963 British sci-fi film about man-eating plants. Not that Lighthouse TV will ever be confused with hbo; scenes enlivened by Hollywood staples like sex and alcohol are deleted, and voice-over commentaries interrupt American movies to criticize U.S. "oppression" of blacks or to point out that "in the real world, Americans...
...episodes alter, though she is known as a "Founding Member." She graduated last year, but she still comes to weekly meeting and gets together often with HRSFA members to watch movies. She is planning to line up at 3:00 a.m. this coming weekend for 24-hour sci-fi movie marathon in Brookline. When she invites any other members to join her, a couple replies that they would come just to see how much she'll pay for coffee...
...That's what I really like about sci-fi: it's a fantasy. I don't know where I am; It's just fun," says Hernandez. Is he talking about the way I feel at this meeting...
...jokingly tell Mastoianni about imagining laser beams and alien skin beneath the long trenchcoats and felt hats of the HRSFA members, Mastroianni responds, "Oh, I love all the cheesy sci-fi about gadgets and laser guns, but in my favorite sci-fi the gadgets should be integrated and not the focus. When I first read A Wrinkle in Time in fourth grade, amid all the magic, I could constantly ask the question 'What...