I am looking for a sci-fi short story that was assigned to my class in middle school (around 2005), but was presumably written in the latter half of the 20th century. I am not sure if it was completely age appropriate. The plot revolves around a brother (max age 12) and his sister (max age 8), w...

This was a short novel from the 80s/90s (or possibly earlier). I never read the whole thing, but it starts out with an adult “normal” character drives his car to a remote house where multiple children and teenagers with mental powers (telekinesis, etc) live. As far as I can recall, there are no a...

In episode 1 of The Mandalorian we see inside Dyn Jarren’s ship and he’s carrying at least four bounty marks/targets who are frozen in carbonite as pictured below: In fact we see an unnamed Mythrol — which Dyn just captured — get flash frozen on the spot. But this is a bit confusing consideri...

At about an hour and seven minutes into the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald the Gryffindor Quidditch team is seen flying in formation towards the Quidditch stadium in the background. As far as I can tell from the books, Quidditch practice always takes place on the Quidditch p...

We know that Oliver survived on Lian Yu for atleast a year or two while knowing slade, In that time what food would he have survived on, Boar is shown and so is a possible poussin, What food do you think he would have survived on? I know that fish is another possibility.

The first TV that I remember seeing was Project U.F.O Here in Australia why was it called Project Bluebook? There wasn't any similar show to need a differentiation, as in Australia renaming Prisoner as Cell Block H for overseas audiences.

After Obi-Wan Kenobi defeated Darth Vader and left him for dead by the lava river on a volcanic world, Sidious rescued him and put him into the familiar full-body black suit. Has Darth Vader ever worn a different suit? (Not just another suit that looked like his typical one, but one that looke...

One of the main reasons I got to thinking about this is due to what happens in the gift shop fight. First off, she seems to jump slightly when Cyclops orders her and Storm to back up so he can blast down the massive steel door separating them from Wolverine. Next, she not only shows herself to b...

Normally when you think of the future, you think of artificial super intelligence, robots, awesome tech, flying space ships, etc.. I'm interested in the other possible future. If a global nuclear war were to happen, much of our tech would be wiped out and the aftermath 30, 40, 50+ years in the ...

Greetings and salutations all. Could someone please help me identify an alien doomsday movie. What I know is that there are two kids and two aliens, one good and one bad. I believe the " good alien is Dwayne Johnson or Vin Diesel. The "bad" alien is of size and shape of the ones in the beginning...

It is a short story, which I read in the 60’s but might be older. This story is neither “Big Game” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Game_(short_story) nor “Day of the Hunters” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Hunters . It might still be by Asimov, but I doubt it. Two stories on the sam...

I was wondering mainly because ive got two harry potter videogames one based on deathly hallows part 2 and one based on Half blood prince and in deathly hallows game you can protego the spell But in half blood prince game petrificus totalus cant be blocked by protego So i was wonder...

I was thinking to start The Mandalorian but not sure How much Star Wars I should watch before it to prepare. There so any sequels, prequels, midquels and series etc.

Why would the wizards be so terrified of a spectre of a dog? Spectres are fairly common in the wizrading world, so why does the Grim terrify them so? Why is it special? Is the Grim alike the mythical Barghest, or is it a real, existing threat in the wizarding world? "My dear," Professor Tre...

Can "dahshee basara" mean "terrifying eye" in Arabic? (Since "dahsha" means amazement).

In the Lyra's universe people have a daemon, an animal version of themselves. However do they also have normal animal pets (Cats, dogs etc) or does the deamon fill this role?

In Session #10 of Cowboy Bebop, "Ganymede Elegy", we see Jet's old Ganymede watch. Its face is divided in 15 intervals, instead of the usual 12 hours. What are those 15 intervals supposed to measure? Ganymede is in tidal lock with Jupiter. It shows its same side to Jupiter at all times. I'v...

I'm looking for a book I read when I was young, which told the story of some gentlemen stranded on an island "Crusoe style". If I remember correctly, it was placed in the early XX or late XIX century. The castaways were able to build quite advanced technology out of nothing, with the most memor...

Deep under the Stonefang Tunels, past the hall of the Firelurker, the Dragon God awaits in a deep cave for someone to face the fury of their fists.... or to turn them in a dragon kebab using the two nearby balista. Jokes aside, the Dragon God boss in Demon Soul is fought in the depths of an unde...

Why wasn't David Levinson's wife in Independence Day: Resurgence? Did I miss a bit of exposition about her absence?

This answer showed me something I didn't know; that Luke's lightsaber was blue in the first trailer for Return of the Jedi. As we know, Luke used a green lightsaber in the film. That same answer mentions it was to make the blade stand out better against Tattooin...

At 36:18 in the movie their is a shot of a helicopter in the background with a symbol that looks like the trifoce without the triangles. The real triforce: Obviously, minor details exist. Is there any audio commentary or interview that confirms the director was inspired by the LoZ triforce ...

It is well known that X-wings Starfighters are driven by 4 fusial thrust engines mounted on each wing but in an early 1975-76 Star Wars concept art by Joe Johnston and an original painting by Ira Gilford for Cinefantastique Magazine - Star Wars Special Issue #24 (Vol6 No.4 / Vol7 No.1) it can be ...

I am trying to identify a story I read about 15+ years ago. The main premise of the story is that a super strain of the Aids Virus has become prevalent and possibly air born, or at least very easily transmitted, and is lethal far quicker as a result anyone that has caught it, or is at risk, are ...

I noticed that Joker (2019) does not appear on Wikipedia's list of films belonging to the DC Extended Universe. Is Joker part of the DC Extended Universe?

If I had purchased the original Star Wars IV, V, & VI DVD's that came out when they were released in the late 70's and early 80's, what major differences would I see compared to the current Disney versions available today? (i.e. Disney Plus versions) There is some information in this wiki articl...

The opening crawl of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace says Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all ...

Did Darth Vader ever operate a button on the devices on his belt or his chest? If Darth Vader has equipment like the one on the belt with him at all times, it has to be important somehow. But I don't remember him ever using any of those buttons.

How is possible, that Leo Bonhart an "ordinary" human was able to kill 3 witchers ? Was he so well trained, or did the magic helped him as well ?

The story revolves around a man walking along the sea shore picking up stones and looking at them intensely and them putting them down. At the end of the story I remember that we found out that he was a space traveler and, to save his world from some disaster, they shrank the world and he was to...

Before "The Mandalorian" I had not heard usage of the Mon-Calamari currency known as the Flan. I am curious if there is any information that this may be an easter egg from Favreau. As Calamari is Fish and Flan is Pudding/Custard. I wonder if this is some vague homage to Doctor Who's "Fish Finge...

This is a relatively recent (last 10 years or so) movie/spy thriller. The main character is a high-ranked official serving in another country (maybe an ambassador?). He has an accident of some sort and when he wakes up he believes he has amnesia and that's why he doesn't remember his wife or an...

Re: Did Darth Vader ever operate a button on the devices on his belt or his chest? The question is tagged star-wars and darth-vader. It does not state that answers must come from any particular level or range of canon. While I would expect the original poster to favour answers from high-level...

If you had to give the Giver an alternate ending with not very specific qustions how would you do it.Knowing that the Giver has such an open ending. How would you write the ending? Is there a certain way to do it. At the end of the book it says “Jonas was aware with certainty and joy that below, ...

I’m looking for something that postulates a future/sci fi tech every week or month. People tell me the sci fi magazine Omni did that. •Is this true and does an archive of available past issues exist online •Is Omni still being published. I heard it was cancelled but perhaps it was rejuvenated.