Gideon

I read story about a planet where no one actually touches each other, but view everything through screens. There was a murder on this planet and Earth sent a medical examiner to solve the crime, but people were freaked out because he actually wanted to meet in person. Any ideas?.. I read this lon...

In-universe, why would The King Beyond The Wall only bring barely a thousand men with him? Out of universe, probably so that Stannis could defeat him and start his war in the north. Stannis and his army should've been slaughtered that day by 100,000 wildlings. Is it a plot-hole?

In A New Hope, Luke sounds surprised to learn that Obi-Wan fought in the Clone Wars. I haven't watched it recently, but I think he even said, "but that was so long ago!?". But according to the prequels, the Clone Wars lasted at least until Luke's birth. So we're talking about 20 years - not a l...

I'd like to know who wrote this old short story and its name. I read it 30 years ago or so and I'd love to read that book again. As far as I can remember, it told how the world ends because there were no more jokes. Jokes have been an alien experiment conducted on Earth and, for a reason I don't...

Does any one know the reason Storntroopers always wear helmets everywhere they go, they even wear them in their ships. I'd also like to know if they are worn when they go to sleep.

Dr. Carol Marcus was one of Star Trek Into Darkness's main supporting characters. At the end of the film she's shown to have joined the Enterprise crew and presumably will be setting off with them on their 5-year voyage into the unknown, to seek out new life, to boldy blah de blah blah. So wh...