It might just be the massive nerd in me, but things just feel right when there's a Star Trek show airing.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 is in full stride now, and we've had some wild episodes already. Time travelling back to the dinosaurs, a spooky ghost story, a black-and-white noir episode, and now a bunch of muppets in space. Some people's tolerance for all these gimmicks might be wearing thin, but honestly… I love it.
Not to be outdone, Trek's old rival Star Wars is also firing on all cylinders this month with the release of Star Wars: Zero Company, the new XCOM-like strategy game set during the Clone Wars. We thoroughly enjoyed the blend of Clone Wars aesthetic with that underdog feeling of the original movies, and I personally loved getting the opportunity to miss a 95% chance-to-hit shot. That's some classic XCOM action right there.
We also got our first trailer for Blade Runner 2099 this month, and it looks incredible. Blade Runner is my favorite movie of all time, and Blade Runner 2049 is my second favorite, so I might be biased, but this is my most anticipated show by a long way. It's dropping in November, and I can not wait.
I want to believe that you'll be checking out our interview with Chris Carter — the creator of The X-Files. Our Editor Brett had a chance to chat with Chris about his new Director's Cut version of the 2008 movie 'I Want to Believe', and there are some fascinating revelations in there.
If you're feeling nostalgic this month, we've got you covered with some great retrospectives too. The Transformers: The Movie turned 40, and we celebrated its weirdly traumatic place in the canon. We also gazed back at the terraforming science behind 'Ghosts of Mars', the sci-fi B-movie from 2001 that dared to ask the question "What if we sent Jason Statham and Ice Cube to Mars?"
I love it when we get to blend science and entertainment coverage together, and our article on space salvage did that beautifully, comparing real-world space debris cleanup technologies with those seen in some of our favorite video games. We spoke to Christian Steimle, Project Manager for the European Space Agency's (ESA) ClearSpace-1 mission to see what the games get right, and what they get wrong about cosmic trash collection.
Oh, and in huge news, our regular freelance contributor Jeff Spry has signed a deal to publish his own graphic novel! It's called Killride, it's coming in 2027, and it's about a sentient killer roller coaster. 10/10 premise, no notes.
OK, that's enough yacking from me. Have a great weekend, everyone, and I'll see you out there!
Ian Stokes, Entertainment Editor, Space
P.S. Got any feedback for us? Drop us an email at community@space.com. Be nice, or we'll send you to turn you into a puppet.
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