For the past week and a half, I’ve taken you through five decades of science fiction TV romances in honor of the Valentine’s Day season. Now that the day is here, I’m going to give you a musical recap. 1960s: Star Trek Love Our tour Read More …
Month: February 2018
Science Fiction Romances, Part 5: Star-Crossed Teens in the New Millennium
The early 2000s were an age of star-crossed teens and some pretty unearthly adult couples as well (The Firefly crew, for example). Roswell (1999-2003) introduced us to three super-powered extraterrestrial teens and the friends who got involved in their story. Max, Isabel, and Michael were Read More …
Science Fiction Romances, Part 4: Workplace Romances and Comedy in the 1990s
The 1990s was a great decade for science fiction and similarly fantastic genres. When it came to Star Trek shows, it was an embarrassment of riches. Parts of three different Star Trek series, Babylon 5, SeaQuest, and Poltergeist: The Legacy were all 1990s shows. Quantum Read More …
Science Fiction Romances: Katherine and Vincent
This week I’ve been working my way through five decades of tragic but unforgettable science fiction TV romances. I’m not sure if The Beauty and the Beast with Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton exactly qualifies as science fiction per se, but it was certainly tragic Read More …
Science Fiction Romances: A Bionic Love Story
One of the science fiction romances that really haunted my late childhood was the relationship between Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers. Steve Austin was one of the television heroes of the 1970s. He was a test pilot/astronaut who survived a devastating plane crash and was Read More …
Science Fiction Romances, Part 1: Star Trek
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d write a few posts about science fiction romances. Pretty much every book I write has at least a little bit of a romance element to it, and I thought it might be fun to write about some Read More …