Sci-Fi

The top 5 episodes of the original Quantum Leap — according to IMDB

The top 5 episodes of the original Quantum Leap — according to IMDB

By Nicholas Yanes A few months ago, the Quantum Leap revival was renewed for a second season. With fans waiting for the continuation of the reboot to return, it’s a perfect time to look at the original series — focusing on its top five episodes. For those new to this...

Stranger Things season 5 predictions based on 80s movies

Stranger Things season 5 predictions based on 80s movies

The fifth and final season of Netflix’s uber-hit, Stranger Things, is filming. Naturally, that leads us to wonder what will happen next. Will Eleven get back to her waffle-eating ways? Does Will finally get a new haircut? And what about Enzo’s? What about Surfer Boy Pizza? WHAT HAPPENS...

6 underrated old-school movies on Disney+ nerds should watch right now

6 underrated old-school movies on Disney+ nerds should watch right now

When it comes to movies, I’ve always been plagued with FOMO. I remember being in awe at the sheer plethora of choices as I perused the video rental store. And the stakes were high — you could only pick one, and you had to hand over actual cash before they’...

Andor proves why Rian Johnson deserves another chance at Star Wars

Andor proves why Rian Johnson deserves another chance at Star Wars

I remember the crossed arms, the tense faces, the utter look of confusion, and maybe a tinge of fear. As my friends shuffled into the bar after watching The Last Jedi, I have to admit that I was a bit surprised. You see, I’m one of “those people,” the...

The top retro-future movies from the 1970s

The top retro-future movies from the 1970s

The 1970s were all like: But also: You get the point: It was pretty much hell on Earth. But it was also a time when science fiction movies often invoked a vision of the future where apparently everything was different except for the hairstyles and clothing. "Hey, we're in deep...

5 retro movies to celebrate AI (probably not) becoming conscious

5 retro movies to celebrate AI (probably not) becoming conscious

Here at Classic Nerd, the news that a Google engineer thinks the AI chatbot he’s been working on has become sentient wasn’t shocking or scary. That’s because we’ve been preparing for this moment for decades. Whether or not it actually is (almost certainly not really) sentient,...

5 of the weirdest 80s sci-fi music videos

5 of the weirdest 80s sci-fi music videos

The 1980s were a golden decade for sci-fi — one that lived out its dystopian Cold War-laced paranoia vicariously through futuristic David vs. Goliath stories on the silver screen. It all added up to some of the best sci-fi cinema ever made, in my humble opinion. Empire Strikes Back, Flash Gordon,...