#scifi comedy

[brooke-hart]

Humans Are Weird: If not friend, why friend shaped?

"Look! Look! Look!" The first human ran towards the group, their upper extremities outstretched, while the second human finally reached the group.

These humans were problematic. It had taken Knycus less than an hour to determine this, and how the Commander had not reached the same conclusion, he did not know. They conducted themselves as they wished despite rules, and right now, he was certain they had not learned to modify their behavior after all. 

Knycuz walked to the group to find the human holding a small, long-haired species, its strands a light blue. At least this time, they did not attack the harmless creature. 

"It's so cute!"

One of the other humans turned to Knycuz, asking their first question of the trip. "Is this a dangerous species?"

"It's a Phalsydy. They are a placid species, known for little activity. They generally lie under the sun and consume small growths." Knycuz gestured toward the green patch nearest to them. "They only attack when threatened and are pack animals."

The human holding the Phalsydy stepped forward. "So not dangerous?"

"As long as you do not create a situation that frightens it, no. There is no poison, no projectiles. It does have a thick exoskeleton under the hair and sharp teeth."

The humans all looked at its closed mouth. "Can we take it with us?"

"The collecting ground is for samples of the terrain only."

"But I want to study it."

"We have documents on the species. Come." Knycuz began walking to the carrier. "You have enough samples." Most of the humans seated themselves in the carrier, but two of them refused to move, further proving their incapability to follow simple orders.

"Bring it," Knycuz said with his eyes closed. "You can discuss with the Commander."

There was a high-pitched noise from one human, and the remaining two did as Knycuz had asked and climbed onto the traveler. 

As far as his interactions with the humans went, this was somehow the best. Which left Knycuz feeling less than enthused to interact with them again.

[rhetthammersmithhorror]

Conquistador de la luna | 1960

[filmso2]

Bugonia

2025

[spacetimesally]

I really don't get how it does *all* of that from a single image... Might as well be fuckin' magic.

Anywho, for anyone waiting on DEADLANDS: Scavengers episode 2- it should be available Wednesday (hopefully - the ai is on the fritz today). I have a couple more scenes to do and then just tidy up some editing and timing and junk.

You can watch the teaser trailer for DEADLANDS: Scavengers Episode 2 here on YouTube

Catch up with episode 1 (12.5k views with a 95% Like rating - bad taste proliferates!)

[hezzabeth]

"For the last time, that poem isn't romantic! It's insulting," Revati yelled over her shoulder as she began to pedal.

The layout of Olde Landon had been deliberately designed to keep tourists inside for as long as possible. There was only one way to access the front gates, and that involved defeating the Queen of Hearts' hedge maze. When the park was still open, tourists would be forced to spend at least an hour in the maze, stumbling upon tiny toy shops and food stands around every corner. The same thing occurred when they left, resulting in a very rich park and bankrupt guests. Now the maze was overgrown and easy enough to navigate.

Revati pedaled past the cart that once sold her heart-shaped sunglasses. Then she turned left, almost crashing into the wall of roses. The wall of roses stared back at her, their red blooms heavy and suspicious. Thanks to Bridgadeiro, she knew they were probably secretly insulting her.

The next turn consisted of an old stardust popcorn stand. Revati skidded to a stop and inspected the inside tray, where a few ancient kernels lay. Carefully, she picked up several of them and placed them in her jacket pocket. As far as she could tell, the kernels were seeds. Someone was shifting around the corner, causing the branches to shake.

"Aurora, is that you? Did you go ahead of me?" Revati yelled.

"While conferring in the labyrinth where false preachers reeked of death, the monster began to growl," a voice called from around the corner. An unfamiliar, flat female voice. Raiders. Raiders were, of course, an occupational hazard in any post-apocalyptic settlement. Normally, they never made it further than the broken glass pit at the park's gates. Sometimes Dityaa would bring one in, insisting they were "lovely," which always led to awkward dinners.

Revati slowly walked around the maze corner. There was a screeching metallic sound, and the weapon fell from Revati's hand. An android was slumped over on the ground. Once it would have been golden, but now it was rusty and covered in mud. Someone had ripped its legs off, leaving nothing but wires and tubes spitting bright blue fluid. Instead of a torso, there was a black empty hole with a concave door swinging on its bent hinges.

"And in the forgotten twists, footsteps quicken, hearts beat, and teeth are bared," the android chirped, its voice still distorted and far away. The android's face was a beautiful mask. Still-carved eyes. Unmoving sweet lips.

Revati powered up her solar gun and slowly walked forward, aiming it at the android. The android's metal eyes scraped in their sockets, turning towards her.

“Is that you? My darling Perdita?” The android’s voice whispered, the lips unmoving. The whispering voice had a posh lilt to its accent. Revati refused to answer. It was best to never engage with AI.

“Perdita, I clawed my way in! They know about you; the spider knows,” the android whispered before collapsing completely.

Revati slowly walked forward, still holding her weapon. With one foot, she kicked the android. It didn’t move. Its power had definitely died.

“Spider? Is that some sort of gang?” Revati whispered to herself. Gangs were always given stupid names.

“The spider is us; the spider is legion,” a flat robotic voice called out, and Revati spun around.

Queen Victoria was standing behind her, scorch marks all over her dress. A faint blue glow was erupting from beneath the skin of Queen Victoria’s chest.

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Okay, hear me out on my Zathura reboot pitch:

Same idea as the Jumanji reboot movies. Zathura has changed itself into a multiplayer game that forces people to take on avatars.

The set-up is that a group of army buddies and their families have gathered together to watch the big game (football, basketball, you pick your favorite). The main characters are -

* Josh, the big, intimidating veteran who saved his buddies multiple times (played by Jon Bernthal)

* Chris, the sentimental veteran who feels disillusioned with the world after leaving the army (played by Pedro Pascal)

* Nora, Josh’s wife who is always trying to get people to invest in her candle business (played by Krysten Ritter)

* Mabel, Chris’s goth daughter who is estranged from him due to his divorce (played by Jenna Ortega)

* Tyson, the short-tempered pizza delivery guy who won’t leave their house until he gets his tip (played by Caleb McLaughlin)

* Marvel, Mabel’s Labrador retriever

Before the party began, Mabel had found the Zathura game at an antique store and brought it with her since she planned on being by herself. When Mabel plugged the game in, Marvel joined her since he’s her dog, Chris entered the room since he wants to connect with her, Josh and Nora showed up since they want everyone in the living room to watch the game, and Tyson barged his way in since he’s still angry about his tip.

And then when Mabel starts the game…you know what happens next.

As for the avatars, they are obviously different since this is not Jumanji anymore. The avatars for Zathura are -

1) Lucas Roddenberry (played by Simu Liu), a roguish, handsome spacefarer who seems to always get the ladies. This is Mabel’s avatar, so it’s Simu Liu playing Jenna Ortega.

2) Princess Jupiter Neutron (played by Emma Myers), the daughter of the king of Zathura and heir to the throne. This is Josh’s avatar, so it’s Emma Myers playing Jon Bernthal.

3) D-4067 aka “Deefor” (played by Bill Hader), a former Zorgon infiltrator unit that was reprogrammed to serve the Zathurans. This is Chris’s avatar, so it’s Bill Hader playing Pedro Pascal.

4) Xenya Xado Xhixian (played by Adria Arjona), a purple-skinned alien bounty hunter who is on the run from the Zorgon Empire. This is Nora’s avatar, so it’s Adria Arjona playing Krysten Ritter.

5) Mol’dago Varrtok (played by Jason Momoa), a red-skinned alien from a warrior race whose homeworld was destroyed by the Zorgons. This is Marvel’s avatar, so it’s Jason Momoa playing a Labrador retriever.

6) Galactica Starstruck (played by Katee Sackhoff), the top gun pilot of the Zathuran resistance against the Zorgon empire. This is Tyson’s avatar, so it’s Katee Sackhoff playing Caleb McLaughlin.

[jumpleadsscifi]

First episode, second season… third wheel? The Jump Leads season 2 premiere, "Herman", is now live! Listen in your favorite podcasting app.

[morezelenka]

The movie Time Helmet doesn't seem to be out to the public yet, but here are some gifs, screenshots and a clip of a scene with David Nykl.