Sentences with phrase «surprised by the fiction»

Are you surprised by the fiction announcement?

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In an unsurprising surprise, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made good on his Friday promise and debuted the first official footage of Falcon Heavy's inaugural flight, pieced together by none other than the co-creators of the science fiction show Westworld.

But when we we forsake moral authority or an objective sense of right and wrong to satisfy that fiction, we shouldn't be too surprised by the painful results.

I was watching Pulp Fiction this weekend, this reminds me of the great scene when Vincent and Jules are surprised by a guy who empties his revolver at them from 6 ft away an misses with every shot.

But what's interesting, especially about that one, and that one [is a] piece written by Larry Greenemeier, was that, you know, all the popular science fiction treatments of that kind have it [suddenly] happening and conflict between humans but through Larry's reporting it seems more likely that we will see it coming; that machine self - awareness will occur in a certain kind of stepwise fashion where they're getting better at certain tasks; [that they'll be able to do] autonomous activities, and from there that you can actually see them develop, and it shouldn't come up as a big surprise as it if finally happens.

This week, he's joined by author Andy Weir to explore the fascinating intersection of science and science fiction, delving into the biggest surprises about Mars and the Moon, and how Weir's novel, The Martian.

Very exciting, it's been 8 years since Primer (a science - fiction favourite in these parts), and while the writer / director's screenplay for «A Topiary» never got made into a film, he whipped out this surprise to many earlier this week by way of the festival announcement and a very shiny bit of key art which confirms that Carruth will star in the film along with Amy Seimetz (A Horrible Way To Die).

Who: Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander and Sonoya Mizuno What: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I.. When: April 10th Why: Writer Alex Garland has worked almost exclusively in the science fiction genre, so it comes as no surprise that his directorial debut occupies a similar space.

by Walter Chaw It's probably not at all surprising that lock - step director Gary Fleder's Don't Say a Word, based on a by - the - numbers novel by fiction hack Andrew Klavan (True Crime), has less original material than Michael Jackson.

That's why it was no surprise that the National Corvette Museum would play host over the weekend to the second Vette City Con, described in a story by The Bowling Green Daily News as «an eclectic mix of pop culture that brought comic book lovers, science fiction fans and pop art aficionados» to the NCM.

Some surprising information from Nielsen Book Scan has showed that, not only has the young adult genre grown by 24 % in the last year, but that 80 % of the market for young adult fiction is actually made up of adult readers.

I am a WW II documentary nerd and also love reading historical fiction from this time period so I wasn't surprised by the conditions.

There have been a lot of mashups and boundary - crossing novels in fiction lately, but this one took me by surprise.

For example, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale was the most read fiction book of 2017 (a fairly sad commentary on our times, but no need to go there), followed by Stephen King's IT, which comes as no surprise due to the exposure the movie remake brought.

Try side - by - side silent reading (adults: turn off the TV and model independent reading)-- you might be surprised at the quality and depth of YA fiction

And I was really surprised to see that the Kindle ebook edition of one best - seller was now priced at just $ 3.99 — The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (which Time magazine called the very best fiction book of 2012.)

We all live in age of abbreviated words, sign language, chit and chat and high speed messaging, some people have decided not to live in this world of worthlessness.This indie poet takes you on a journey through fact and fiction, real events and fantasy, carving out poetry that drips off any tongue, every dark corner holds a splendid surprise, every cobweb will leave tears in your eyes, you will be swept through mystery and greeted by ghosts, eaten up and made toast, all your friends are in here.A very refreshing collection of poetry that blasts down boundaries and steams up your dirty windows.

It is designed to inspire writers of all stages by providing arresting, surprising and elegant images and inviting writers to respond with a piece of short fiction, non-fiction or poetry.

My friend Bill surprised all of us by letting us know he had been selling these amazing training specifically created for fiction authors to his list of clients.

First Class fiction is characterized by memorable characters, unique premises, story worlds instantly real, plots that grip even when slow, gorgeous writing, and themes that surprise, challenge and change us.

The mini industry of publishing short books to profit from the KU flat rate after just a few pages were read has been hammered by the move while many other authors with longer books (mainly genre fiction) seem pleasantly surprised by the new deal.

The Long Journey Home is a Space Exploration RPG that combines the best of classic space adventures like Starflight and Star Control II with the replayability of modern roguelikes, in a procedurally generated, endlessly surprising living universe inspired by beloved modern Science Fiction shows like Farscape and Firefly.

I am surprised by the folks who are surprised that congress is calling a science fiction writer to testify and those who think that this sort of thing is peculiarly republican.