The Spaceshipper 🚀

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99% space fiction (licenses) and its creation.

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2026-07-29 18:57:09 UTC

Even though the film inevitably skips over a lot of material given the scope of the subject, it was good to be reminded of important things—such as the fact that the US requested that the brave Black soldiers of the Free French Army not take part in the libération of Europe.
Libération de Paris : où étaie...

2026-07-25 22:44:19 UTC

“A damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly, a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.”
10 episodes.
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2026-06-06 08:49:16 UTC

🚨Emergency meeting!🚨
The animated “Among Us” TV show has suddenly dropped on Paramount+, with all 10 episodes now available to stream in full.
Among Us | Official Trailer | ...

2026-05-25 13:25:02 UTC

Attack of the Clones (2002): Dex's Dîner on Coruscant, from model to final shot
Reading "Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005" by @kershed.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy, I find this perfect example to show why "everything is CG in AOTC" was idiotic. These are just different, complementary tools.
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2026-05-25 13:25:02 UTC

The video rendering of what was one of the first major motion pictures to be captured digitally may have biased the impressions, I don't know. 🤷
(And I admit the battle of Geonosis left me cold)

2026-04-19 09:55:45 UTC

I demand more representations of MY vision of masculinity—where you’re strong when you care for others and weak when you try to dominate. The one where you pass on to your children—whether they’re your own or adopted—love, knowledge, and the tools they need to succeed in life.
Less guilt, more love.

2026-04-09 01:39:30 UTC

Captain Future (1978-1979)
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2026-04-08 22:12:40 UTC

Here is the monthly free update for No Man's Sky, which will soon be 10 years old. 😎
"XENO ARENA introduces turn-based creature battles! Explore the universe to assemble a team of creature companions, perfect their genetic makeup, and test their mettle at simulated combat arenas."
No Man's Sky Xeno Arena Traile...

2026-04-08 22:06:24 UTC

Alien Earth - Season 2 (2027)
"Peter Dinklage has been tapped as a new series regular on the sci-fi drama."
"Production on Season 2 is expected to begin in May at London’s Pinewood Studios, home to the original 1979 movie, Alien 3 and prequel Prometheus, after Season 1 was filmed in Thailand."
Peter Dinklage Joins FX's 'Ali...

2026-04-08 20:02:17 UTC

[Upcoming movie] Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower
"Melina Matsoukas, whose resume includes “Queen & Slim,” “Insecure” and several key collaborations with Beyoncé, will direct and produce the film adaptation of Butler’s 1993 dystopian novel and sci-fi odyssey."
Melina Matsoukas to Direct ‘Pa...

2026-04-08 18:48:43 UTC

Douglas Trumbull (1942-2022) was born 84 years ago today.
He directed Silent Running, produced The Starlost, and worked on VFX for 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner (1982, below), and many other classics.
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2026-04-08 16:25:40 UTC

"You are now in charge of developing a drilling station on a distant planet, where you’ll need to optimize space and intelligently automate production for maximum efficiency. Assign each task to qualified experts and collaborate with your competitors by sharing your resources."
Wishlist:
Space Drilling Station on Stea...

2026-04-08 15:48:48 UTC

The art direction and cinematography of Shadow Lord 🤩
While it doesn't go as far as the visual extravagance of animated stories like Spider-Verse or Arcane, there's a significant visual evolution compared to previous Lucasfilm Animation shows. The rendering has an almost impressionistic quality. 👌
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2026-04-08 15:48:48 UTC

Sometimes it looks so beautiful that it feels like I'm looking at animated SW concept art. If the story turns out to be just as good, that would be amazing.
I had the chance to follow the creation of this series a bit, and I’ll highlight this beautiful work later.
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2026-04-08 13:31:23 UTC

I don't have them, but I have the first wave. Which was really cool, and I love the booklets - it's exactly what I would have done 😁 Quality collector.
#nevent1q…949e

2026-04-08 13:22:34 UTC

Xizor probably came on Tatooine with this Micro Machines Action Fleet Virago Ship.
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2026-04-08 13:19:02 UTC

The Phantom Menace (1999)
One of my favorite filmmaking wizardry*: the spectators of the Mos Espa's pod race are actually Q-tips (and some Micro Machines, including Prince Xizor from Shadows of the empire, 1996).
That's movie magic.
(*or... Quality tips)
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2026-04-08 13:07:34 UTC

The next wave of the Star Trek Starship Library is here, and these three ships are shipping from @masterreplicas.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy warehouse today:
*U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1032
*La Sirena
*U.S.S. Shenzhou NCC-1227
*4 to 5 inches
*48-page reference book covering the ship's design, history, technology.
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2026-04-08 13:03:15 UTC

People often talk about how he survived death so many times. It's true, but his long life was also, and above all, a tragedy: he lost almost all his loved ones. Son, best friend, wife, friends, colleagues.
And now (2013) he's the last shadow of an old world.

2026-04-08 12:59:24 UTC

I love Ed Baldwin.
A flawed character, a hero, a selfish man who would do anything for his loved ones, but also ready to use them for his own ends; a man of his time who nevertheless managed to improve in certain areas. Grumpy, cantankerous, warm, and compassionate: a terribly human character. 👌
a man in a tan vest sits at a ...
#nevent1q…dv8p

2026-04-08 12:35:44 UTC

I love how an old grey plastic thing can evoke so much nostalgia, and a whole world of adventures.
#nevent1q…d9yt
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2026-04-08 11:08:23 UTC

Btw we already met online years ago, I was @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy on Twitter 👋

2026-04-08 11:04:47 UTC

I mean, 1% of my followers subscribe to my Patreon, so it doesn't take that much for me to get back to a level where I can spend the majority of my time researching and writing about the creation of sci-fi.
I just need to buy time 🤭
a man is holding a can of soda...

2026-04-07 23:10:58 UTC

I had missed the thrill of looking forward to a new episode of For All Mankind every week.
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2026-04-07 22:02:50 UTC

By June, this account will have already regained half of the followers I had when I left Twitter 15 months ago (but this bsky account is almost 3). Following growth is solid even without algo based on hit tweets. Great engagement. Most people behave like humans. Bsky works fine for me 🫡

2026-04-07 21:58:46 UTC

Welcome to new followers! 🖖
This account is dedicated to the past, present, and future of sci-fi (mostly space-themed) and the creation of movies, TV shows, and video games from all eras. I share concept art and interviews for those interested in behind-the-scenes content.
And lots of spaceships.😎
#nevent1q…dfx0
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2026-04-07 20:49:53 UTC

🫡
Starship Troopers: Would you l...

2026-04-07 20:49:12 UTC

Starship Troopers (1997): Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, art by Jim Martin
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2026-04-07 17:06:21 UTC

"Now, Insider Gaming has shared a new report suggesting Star Wars Eclipse might still be a long way away. Sources close to development are reported to have stated: "The game, at this stage, is still looking to be years off from completion."
Quantic Dream's cinematic Star...

2026-04-07 17:03:40 UTC

Mass Effect 3 (2012): The Citadel, art by Mikko Kinnunen
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2026-04-07 16:00:46 UTC

Good old OG Razor Crest.
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2026-04-07 15:15:38 UTC

Still waiting for the first teaser and release date for Riddick 4: Furya.
#nevent1q…mhre

2026-04-07 15:07:58 UTC

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (Tigon Studios/Starbreeze Studios/Atari Interactive) was released 17 years ago today.
The awesome Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) was included.
It was the last Riddick video game. 🤷‍♂️
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2026-04-07 12:47:02 UTC

Space Academy (TV, 1977)
The adventures of the students of an outer space school, built on an asteroid, in 3732.
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2026-04-07 12:04:25 UTC

I'm sorry for the ugly AI picture. 🤷 (A shame when you have fantastic scenes to show in the serial)

2026-04-07 12:03:05 UTC

Working hard.
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2026-04-07 11:53:17 UTC

Flash Gordon (the first serial, with Buster Crabbe) started 90 years ago this week!!
"Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Alexis Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth."
Flash Gordon (1936) | Space So...

2026-04-07 01:29:37 UTC

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to preserve those childhood memories.
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2026-04-07 01:25:54 UTC

The only souvenir I would bring back from the moon. 🥰
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2026-04-06 23:52:57 UTC

Huge respect for all the people who calculate the trajectories and thrusts so that Orion can be pulled in by the gravity of another celestial body to make it back. It’s still magic to me. 👌
Maybe because I was already drawing little TIE Fighters during math class. 🤷‍♂️🤫
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2026-04-06 23:52:57 UTC

Thank you (and congrats!) to all the scientists, engineers, astronauts, and everyone involved in these space programs. It feels so good to see people working together and using their skills and expertise to... simply see what we can do. 🤗
a bald man is smiling with the...

2026-04-06 23:38:36 UTC

And yet, it seems they want to elect the same thing 🤷

2026-04-06 23:28:45 UTC

Hello there!
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2026-04-06 23:17:08 UTC

Shapes.

2026-04-06 23:00:07 UTC

The moon has been such a source of inspiration, in so many different ways.
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2026-04-06 22:48:15 UTC

Five minutes later...
The moon is a lie!
a black and white image of a r...

2026-04-06 22:42:12 UTC

Incredible 🤩
A crescent Earth sets over the moon...
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2026-04-06 22:40:38 UTC

@mathieubablet.bsky.social This trailer that brings your drawings to life is really well done.
Now I want to see faithful animated adaptations of Shangri-La and C&S. 😅

2026-04-06 22:37:29 UTC

"A haunting journey through a world on the brink, SILENT JENNY is Mathieu Bablet's most intimate and visually arresting graphic novel to date, a meditation on loneliness, resilience, and the fragile threads that bind us to one another in the face of survival."
Recommended!
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2026-04-06 22:37:29 UTC

“I’m thrilled that after Shangri-La and Carbon & Silicon, the American public will finally discover the end of my science fiction trilogy,” Bablet shared. “I hope you enjoy this plunge into the underworld, exploring the wastelands, and traveling aboard the monads!”
Exclusive: First trailer revea...

2026-04-06 22:30:12 UTC

Here we are, eating Easter eggs in our underwear while watching a live stream of people orbiting the moon 252,000 miles away.

2026-04-06 22:23:54 UTC

No, I'm not overreacting.
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2026-04-06 22:07:35 UTC

But my first real lunar bases dissolved like tears in the ocean. rip
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2026-04-06 22:04:12 UTC

I'm not sure if ↙️Moonbase Alpha (Space 1999) or ↘️Clavius Base (2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968) was my first lunar base, as a child. 🤔
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2026-04-06 21:57:11 UTC

At the rate I'm posting my articles on the art and design of The Expanse, we should have covered the design of this lunar colony by the end of the year. 🤞
#nevent1q…4pu7

2026-04-06 21:47:50 UTC

Just four lunar colonies in sci-fi (among many others):
↖️Jamestown (For All Mankind, 2019-2027)
↗️Sarang (Moon, 2009)
↙️SpaceCom (Ad Astra, 2019)
↘️Moonbase Alpha (Space: 1999, 1975-1977)
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2026-04-06 21:32:13 UTC

Don't worry about the Orion crew; they won't try to go through any portals. 😬
At least, I don't think so.

2026-04-06 21:29:50 UTC

Here comes the slingshot racer!
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2026-04-06 21:29:50 UTC

Time to drift, fast and furiously.
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2026-04-06 21:26:46 UTC

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars was released 73 years ago today.
Fun fact: in France, it was titled "Deux Nigauds chez Vénus" (Two simpletons at Venus).
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2026-04-06 20:04:55 UTC

At least no one will be having a pointless debate about the cultural footprint of Project Hail Mary.
a woman in a yellow shirt is l...

2026-04-06 20:01:31 UTC

How I imagined the far side of the moon in the 1980s. 😂
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2026-04-06 18:37:27 UTC

(and for now 😁 The expanse continues in 2028).

2026-04-06 18:33:38 UTC

I hope everyone can watch—it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. (if you're under 54 😁)
NASA's Artemis II Live Mission...

2026-04-06 18:24:46 UTC

Oh, it works, nice.
two men are sitting next to ea...

2026-04-06 18:24:07 UTC

I think I broke Bsky. 😬

2026-04-06 17:31:11 UTC

And Hiroyuki Sanada isn't even in the photo. 🫢
a close up of a man looking at...

2026-04-06 17:30:10 UTC

Danny Boyle's Sunshine was released 19 years ago today.
KANEDA, WHAT DO YOU SEE?!
What a spaceship crew, what a cast.
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2026-04-06 15:44:23 UTC

"... they are now. They wanted it to be the original show. But I’ve learned so much about the show and the franchise, let alone how much importance it has been in individuals’ lives."
Star Trek: The Next Generation...

2026-04-06 15:44:23 UTC

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher): "In the beginning I was actually really scared of fans and conventions. I didn’t know what was expected of me. And also in the beginning, the fans were not as complementary as..."
a woman in a blue coat stands ...

2026-04-06 13:08:32 UTC

In five hours’ time, no human will ever have traveled so far from us. 🤯
We're expanding our reach. It's literally the expanse.
Still waiting for the Laconia arc btw.
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2026-04-06 12:38:16 UTC

It's funny, back in 1999, the duel with Maul was super impressive, but I wasn't interested in the character (any more than I was in Boba Fett).
TCW and Rebels have made him one of the most interesting and tragic characters in Star Wars. I can't wait to see this new show. (Even if we know the end.)
a picture of darth maul from s...

2026-04-06 12:32:08 UTC

I'm not saying you have to watch the end of TCW, it's not mandatory, it's not homework, you can watch the new stand-alone series without being lost, but it's MY recommendation. 😁
Because we get the mindset of Maul at the start of Shadow Lord, and above all: it's one of the finest SWs. 👌
ahsoka tano from star wars is ...

2026-04-06 10:48:59 UTC

Most of my friends think Solo takes place before TPM because Maul appears. 🤗
Besides, if the series goes on for a while, we'll probably find out what Maul was doing at the time of this holocommunication. It's just a tiny decade 😁
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2026-04-06 09:50:45 UTC

The first two episodes of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord are now available on Disney+.
☝️We recommend watching the final four episodes of The Clone Wars (The Final Season, 2020), which serve as an introduction to the new show. (And those four episodes together make up one of my fav SW movies, too.)
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord ...

2026-04-06 01:06:53 UTC

The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Ralph McQuarrie working on a matte painting for Hoth
Or maybe it's a detective investigating a piece of evidence 🤔
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2026-04-06 00:46:08 UTC

"Almost there."
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2026-04-05 21:28:26 UTC

And I like the idea that 2-1B was behind the camera for the first shot of TLJ.
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2026-04-05 21:25:03 UTC

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) was released 4 years ago today.
I'm a softie—some silly jokes always make me laugh.
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2026-04-05 16:55:17 UTC

"...between my interpretation and the production team's vision based on what they knew about some of the experiences in the thematic moments they wanted to hit.
"The final design looks a bit different but I'm so proud of getting to add my problem solving approach and imagination to this project."
Project Hail Mary - Rocky's Sh...

2026-04-05 16:55:17 UTC

Project Hail Mary (2026): Rocky's Ship, art by Ian Galvin
"I was contacted (...) in early 2020 to help visualize the look of Rocky's ship (...) It was quite a challenge to design an alien ship, it inherently does not look like anything we have seen before (...) there was a lot of back and forth..."
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2026-04-05 16:33:58 UTC

In case you missed them, here are the "news" from the For All Mankind timeline between 2004 and 2012 (between seasons 4 and 5).
For All Mankind - The Next Gia...

2026-04-05 14:57:11 UTC

Happy Easter! So, just a reminder that I once did a long, in-depth look at Easter eggs in sci-fi. 🚀
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to update that piece for four years due to a Patreon bug, so this year I plan to start over with a much more comprehensive series of articles.
A galaxy of easter eggs | The ...

2026-04-05 14:57:11 UTC

The only good Bug is a dead Bug!

2026-04-05 13:15:00 UTC

I just found out that I have access to this channel, so I can watch the remastered version. 😍
I summon the strobe lights!! 🔥
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2026-04-05 13:15:00 UTC

Then:
#nevent1q…puuq
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2026-04-05 13:15:00 UTC

But that will be my reward after posting two nearly finished articles on my Patreon.
In the meantime:
#nevent1q…zvdu

2026-04-05 13:05:40 UTC

Enfin, un détecteur sur 2 pour le même texte 🤭

2026-04-05 12:56:05 UTC

Best Easter ever 😎
Ulysses 31 deserved a remaster. It's a classic. I hope the remaster is good! (Keep me informed if you watch it).
a group of cartoon characters ...

2026-04-05 12:47:00 UTC

What do you want—for us to stop using punctuation just because we let billionaires do whatever they please?

2026-04-05 12:41:22 UTC

There:
Quand les tirets trahissent l’...

2026-04-05 11:43:57 UTC

Happy First Contact Day!
In 37 years, Vulcans will set foot on Earth. More importantly, the Phoenix will be the first human ship to reach Warp 1!
Incidentally, it's also the birthday of the son of Ronald D. Moore, co-writer of Star Trek: First Contact (1996). Happy birthday, Jonathan.
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2026-04-04 23:40:05 UTC

It was already a neat space game years ago.
#nevent1q…fddq

2026-04-04 23:39:00 UTC

After six years in Early access, Space Haven has a 1.0 Full Release date set for May 13!
"We hope that somewhere along the way, the game becomes more than just systems and mechanics for you, our players. A colony sim you enjoy to discover and play, a goal we've had in mind since the beginning."
Space Haven - 1.0 Full Release...

2026-04-04 22:42:15 UTC

"He saw a girl".
Now that I think about it, back in 1980, when this movie came out—I was just a baby at the time—I think there was only one woman who had ever been to space: Valentina Tereshkova.
One.

2026-04-04 22:27:49 UTC

That scene used to scare me so much when I was a kid. That's why I never went to the moon—it was too traumatic.

2026-04-04 22:24:44 UTC

(Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo, which easily explains the coincidence.)

2026-04-04 22:24:44 UTC

lol I forgot 😁
But Artemis II has already been to the moon—and even landed there! It was in late 1980. ☝️
"He saw a girl".
Superman II 1980 | General Zod...
#nevent1q…xqhn

2026-04-04 22:06:06 UTC

I hope you'll tell me someday which characters you've written, because I've known you for years but I still have no idea. 😁
(And did you use the link I sent you?)

2026-04-04 21:58:31 UTC

"We're making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars in therapy."
Bambi is CANCELED now, sorry I don't make the rules here. 😁
a cartoon deer is standing nex...