I read a book probably in the mid-2000s that involved some aliens that had historical influence on human society. The story itself was set in the present, or possibly the future, but it had a reference back to some of the aliens' "glory days" on Earth when they had significantly more influence, a...

I've noted an interesting trend in Netflix, specially on Sci-Fi and hero series. The worlds often have these aesthetic characteristics: - Computers are rare, very big or non existing - Phones, but not mobile or smart phones - Cars are old fashioned - Colors are often diverse, but the world ...

In Science fiction A Quiet Place (2018), Regan checks on her younger brother, Beau, who is drawing a picture of a rocket on the floor. He signs to Regan, "Rocket. That's how we'll get away." then she looked worried. Why did she look worried when Beau signed to her about Rocket?

This may seem like a duplicate of this and this question, but information from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part seems to provide a different take. In the Lego Batman Movie, there are a couple references to the events of the Lego Movie, notably the fact that Batman is a master builder and that t...

Manga is about a boy in outer space and a weird robot. The kid gets beaten close to death and the robot decides to merge with the boy to save his life they become a new being (Cyborg) and for some reason the new body is of an adult man

My point is, if wizards don't use regular pens, they souldn't have access neither to cello tape, do they?

I know few of the instances: Spock was resurrected in Star Trek: Search For Spock movie. Kirk was resurrected in Star Trek Into Darkness movie. Most recently, Dr. Culber was resurrected in S02E05 of Star Trek: Discovery TV series. How many people have been resurrected from complete death in the ...

I'm looking for a short story I read as a teen. In the near future, people have machines at home that evaluate their mental health. If it goes bad, they are known to be arrested and taken somewhere and never seen again. The story hero happens to get badly evaluated and is ultimately caught and ta...

The Culture is a post-scarcity society where most people "work" at creative or beneficial activities because they enjoy it and/or it brings status. But in Excession we see references to a "fabulously expensive" troop of erotic performers. Likewise there must be resources that are in limited suppl...

Jay is able to distract the Bug by throwing things at him, jumping on him, and stepping on cockroaches From the wiki page: meninblack.fandom.com/wiki/Edgar_the_Bug Near the end of the 1997 movie Men in Black, the villain known as Edgar nearly made his escape ignoring Agent Jay's attem...

In Science fiction A Quiet Place (2018), Evelyn pulls out the tray with cooked fish from the floor. How did she cook the food from the floor?

I believe there was a YA book of ironic stories that I read between 1979-1983, though it may have been published earlier. Story I’m looking for: A teenage boy discovers a mermaid living in a pond at the bottom of a quarry. She never breaks the surface of the water, but looks beautiful underneath...

In some episodes of The Big Bang Theory we can see, that Sheldon is a big fan of Doctor Who. We can also notice, that one of his greatest dream is transfering his mind into the cybernetic body. On the other hand in Doctor Who we see, that Doctor is the greatest enemy of Daleks and Cybermen - th...

This is a repost with additional info of an older question that was never answered. I have stumbled upon this old question while also trying to find the name of the book series myself, as I dearly wish to read it again but for the life of me, I can't remember the name of it. This is a long s...

I am looking for a short story, as far as I remember only a few pages long. (From around the 1980s). The story is set in the distant future, where humans have spread throughout the solar system (at least). A hostile alien race attacks the humans, who have no matter to defend themselves. Except a...

This novel took place on a lost or abandoned colony. It was written in the 1980s (I think). There was an island where a man was hiding with debt notes from friends who didn't want to be paid off with fiat currency (it came with slow agonizing death from killer plants). One character's name was I...

When Harry and Lupin had a chat in Lupin's office on the first Hogsmeade trip in the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry asked why did Lupin didn't let him have a turn with the boggart that they had done a few days ago. Lupin's reply was that he was afraid that it might have turn to Voldemort. This surpri...

From Chapter Seven of Deathly Hallows: "Because Snitches have flesh memories," she said. "What?" said Harry and Ron together; both considered Hermione's Quidditch knowledge negligible. "Correct," said Scrimgeour. "A Snitch is not touched by bare skin before it is released, not even ...

I'm looking for a book or series, don't know which it is, that my kid picked off the shelf randomly at the library a few years ago but doesn't remember the title. Magic and science both exist. I think aliens were invading and Merlin was instrumental in stopping them? (Unsure on that part) I dis...

I have been attempting to dig deeper into the symbolism in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Specifically regarding Majora itself. To aid in this process, I have tried to check the English version of Majora's various names with the original Japanese. However, I haven't quite been able to under...

People have monitors that measure stress levels. If they interact with someone who causes them stress, money is transferred to compensate. Visual indicators allow others to know if they are causing stress and avoid doing so. Main character works at a returns department and has learned to manip...

This seems bizarre to me. All the Kree we've seen thus far (MCU based) were blue skinned... Ronan the Accuser being the most famous What do Kree people look like? Is there anything concrete with their appearance? It seems odd that Danvers (Cpt Marvel) and Jude Law's character (Yon-Rog?) and t...

Looking for a short story that takes place after the apocalypse/societal breakdown? Can’t remember much else about it except for the final scene. The protagonists find that the statues in the park/square? have had their heads removed and replaced with the carved heads of insects. I think they are...

In the TV series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis we see both the Ancients and Asgard using both holographic projection and beaming technology. Which race, Asgard or Ancients invented the holographic projection tech and the beaming tech? Given that the Ancients were a much older race did the A...

Throughout the Harry Potter series, several new topics, and ideas are introduced in each new book. For example, in the third year, J.K. Rowling reveals several new pieces of information, who Sirius Black is, and the Hogsmeade visits. Third years are allowed to visit the village of Hogsmeade ...