So I answered a question and shortly after the question was closed because it was opinion-based. Should I remove my answer? I answered the question neatly and precisely, and I can't find anything wrong with my answer. But should I delete it anyway? I've even gotten votes to delete my answer and I...

What is the chronological order of the Star Wars films?

In the world of His dark material it is known that uncountable angels exists, if the alethimeter/the cave can talk to these beings, then which one of them "picks up the call". Is it even shown in the books which one of them replies to lyra and Mary Malone?

Tor.com article Scientist, Hugo Award winner, and prolific science fiction author and editor Ben Bova passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the age of 88, Tor.com is able to confirm. The author of more than one hundred books, Bova also edited some of the genre’s best-known publications and...

It really confuses me that a man like Tom Riddle who goes on becoming one of the most feared Dark wizards around would ever be interested in teaching a bunch of young children how to fight the Dark arts. Why did Voldemort want to teach the Dark arts so much? If Dumbledore gave the job to him, wou...

I know those who want time to go faster are probably suffering problems from that desire.

Trying to recall a MechWarrior novel probably from the 80s or 90s. Young hotshot MechWarrior is in training to be come a Mech Pilot to fight with his Clan. (I think he was from a prestigious family and wanted to "prove" he was the best). If I recall correctly he was already doing very well certai...

Everyone knows what a dungeon is: it's a dank, bleak underground jail where medieval prisoners get locked up. Unless you're in a fantasy story, of course! In that case it's an area, generally underground, that's full of monsters guarding treasure, a great place to go adventuring, and hardly ever ...

In the Halo universe, we know that: How did the ONI control them and keep them in line when first abducted? At that age the kids would royally freak out when realizing where they were later, no longer being home or with family. Cooperation would be a logistical nightmare to obtain.

Palpatine wants to put Senator Padme under protection: Senator Bail: Do you really think that's a wise decision under these stressful times? Padme: Chancellor, if I may comment, I do not believe... Palpatine: The situation is that serious? No, but I do, Senator. I realise all too well that addit...

If you watch MST3K, scifi/horror films predominate. Perhaps the reason is that post ww2 there were a lot of scifi movies made or maybe since science fiction often relies on monsters, etc. plot and good acting are secondary.

https://www.scripts.com/script/blade_runner_2049_4232 Plan on taking me in? And,... take a look inside. Mr. Morton, if taking you in is an option... I would much prefer that to the alternative. I'm sure you knew, it would be someone, in time. I'm sorry it had to be me. Good as any. If taking you ...

Is the lamp ray de bant in disenchantment in any way related to the creature in the futurama movies? Disenchantment season 1 episode 6 -14:30

In the Chamber Of Secrets film once Draco realizes that Harry (disguised as Goyle) is wearing glasses the following goes: "Why are you wearing glasses?" "Um, reading." "Reading?" "Hm." "I didn't know you could read." When Draco says "I didn't know you could read." he makes a certain face right ...

Would it be possible to create an andalite using gene editing or evolution? An andalite has the following features: -A horse-sized deer-like body -A muscular tail with a blade at the end. This bladed tail is long enough to reach well in front of the Andalite to strike deep blows in an opponent. D...

Picture book short-story where father and son travel to an alien planet where the son is accosted by a series of increasingly strange creatures. The twist that all are robots. The planet is a hunting reserve where people use stun guns to stun the robots and simulate hunting. Book is 90s or older....

I read this book as a child in the 80s or early 90s. It spans quite a bit of time, more than a generation, possibly many. Biological androids are common, but they are treated as subhuman or at least in a pretty racist way. (They aren't robots at all, more like a re-creation or variety of humans. ...

I think it was a part of a chapter where Harry was angry at draco for some reason and pins him against the wall in the great hall in front of many students who stop to see what the commotion is about. And Draco trying hard not to get turned on in front of everyone but everyone notices es especial...

Since the lore exists to justify a the near constant state of war in the Battletech universe, nationalism seems to be quite common among the factions of the Inner Sphere. But how prevalent is racism in the setting? I was especially thinking about holdover prejudices from real world history among...

Chapter 8 of Deathly Hallows ends with the following line: "The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming." A few lines in to the next chapter, we're told this: Guests were sprinting in all directions; many were Disapparating; the protective enchantments around the Burrow had br...

I wondered if this creature was possible: In their natural state, Yeerks resemble large slugs, and live in lakes of sludge known as Yeerk pools. Yeerks have the ability to enter another being's body through the ear canal and take over all brain functions, including basic motor and speech control,...

In the movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Rey fights the Dark Side version of herself inside the wreckage of the Death Star. This fight is similar to how Luke Skywalker fought the Dark Side version of himself inside the cave on the planet Dagobah in the movie Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Ba...

In the first book of Harry Potter, it is revealed that Snape was not trying to curse Harry's broom; he was trying to save him. But we also learn that Professor Quirrell was behind it the whole time, with Voldemort living behind his turban. Voldemort probably knew everything happening around Quirr...

According to Wikipedia, George Lucas banned David Prowse in 2010 from attending official Star Wars fan conventions. He reportedly gave no reason why other than Prowse "burnt too many bridges". Prowse was on the outs with Lucas well before 2010. A stuntman was chosen for the scene where Darth Vade...

I was surfing channels in the early 2000s and happened across the last few minutes of this strange SF program, so I'm not sure just what the plot was. It was definitely made for TV and I am pretty sure it was an episode of an anthology series, although it might have been a TV movie. There was a l...

The novel is a short story about a girl living on an oceanic ice planet. On the said planet there were some primitive human settlements (stone age - medieval tech level). After some introduction, the girl meets a space ship traveler, who claims(? not sure if he tells this immediately) that he is ...

When Hermione erases her parents memories with the Memory Charm "Obliviate" she doesn't store them in a bottle for safe keeping. To my knowledge Obliviate erases memories instead of hiding them or removing them for storage. So how could she have returned what was no longer there to return?

In Larry Niven's collection N-Space, he says this regarding his novel World of Ptavvs: Alexei Panshin wrote a savage review of PTAVVS. I wish I had a copy, but I tore the fanzine up in a rage, and I don't remember the name or even the editor. I was fool enough to write an answer to that review! ...

WARNING MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE 2ND SERIES OF THE MANDOLORIAN While thinking about the recent inclusion of Ahsoka Tano into the latest series of the mandalorian, I noticed that her “head tails” were significantly shorter than her animated version. I know that this was likely due technical re...