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"One of the great film nerd Twitter accounts" - Vanity Fair 99% space fiction (licenses) and its creation. Here are all my accounts: http://linktr.ee/thespaceshipper

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · Sep 24

[Thread of threads]

I'd forgotten I'd made threads as soon as I got here. It wasn't very practical, but I couldn't help myself. 😅

Until I have a system for grouping them on my profile, like on the other network, I'll gather them here. 🖖

1/ George Lucas and the three-second rule:

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 21h

[SHIP THREAD] It's worth making a short dive into the story of the Racing starfighter Fireball 🔥

A design created for Resistance (2018-2020) by a Star Wars and ILM legend, inspired by a well-known aircraft, and who will take part in the final live-action battle against Palpatine. 1/15

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 3m

My thing 👌

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 2h

"...personality disorders, and Dusk clearly has a personality disorder – it’s all personal for him. A switch has been flipped, and that’s a bad person to have in charge of a weapon like that."

‘Foundation’ Creator David S. Goyer on Those Season 3 Finale Twists and Why He’s Leaving the Show

Foundation showrunner David S. Goyer breaks down the Season 3 finale twists with Demerzel and the Moon and explains why he's leaving the show.

www.thewrap.com

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 2h

Foundation Season 3 (2025)

Showrunner David S. Goyer on Brother Dusk: "I think it’s truly a guy who, the center obviously cannot hold and he knows he can’t fix things, but he can burn everything down. And I would argue that there are people like that operating in power on Earth today that have..."

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 2h

Happy birthday, Sci-fi Queen Sigourney.

And she's far from finished with sci-fi, as she'll be appearing in Avatar: Fire and Ash (Dec. 2025) and The Mandalorian & Grogu (May 2026).

Sigourney Weaver in The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026)

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 2h

Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica): “I don’t have a big part in this one, [she’s] just barely in the book. I’m not sure I was supposed to be in it and Denis had a little idea,” she said. “The script is phenomenal. It’s really hard to create a film, it’s such a dense book. There’s so much to tell.”

Kathryn Bigelow’s Riveting Nuclear Thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’ Scared Star Rebecca Ferguson, Too

INTERVIEW: The actress tells IndieWire about her meticulous work as an officer in White House Situation Room and working with her favorite directors.

www.indiewire.com

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 2h

Ezra Bridger actor Eman Esfandi: “Prayed that season 2 would go smoothly, be an epic adventure, and take everything to a new level. Locked in to make sure I was in the best head space I could be in to serve a story much larger than any one person. That’s what I wanted, and I’m certain I got it.”

Ezra Bridger Actor Gives Ahsoka Season 2 Update After Wrapping Scenes

Another star of Lucasfilm and Dave Filoni's Ahsoka show has confirmed they have finished filming their scenes for Season 2.

www.comingsoon.net

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 2h

It's a shame because they did a great job on Vader Immortal and Tales from the Galaxy's Edge, and I've been waiting for a VR podracer game for a long time.

But it feels more like a tech demo.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 2h

"Piloting a podracer at wild speeds through a Holotable that only becomes as large as your arms can stretch is a deeply flawed idea. I can’t see far enough ahead to plan turns, and it's never as thrilling as actually sitting in the cockpit."

That's what I feared from the first look.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 3h

System Shock 2 (1999) will be delisted from PC platforms on October 10, 2025.

"Existing owners of System Shock 2 (1999) will still be able to re-download and play it from their library, but new users will no longer be able to purchase System Shock 2 (1999) as a standalone product."

System Shock® 2 (1999) - System Shock 2 (1999) Delisting Notice - Steam News

System Shock 2 (1999) will be delisted from PC platforms on October 10, 2025.

store.steampowered.com

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 3h

It's really a struggle to preserve reality.

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · Jun 18

I mean, everyone who conducts any kind of research or cultural heritage preservation is forced to do the same thing. Even me.

There is a before and after 2022. And we will have to protect humanity's archives at all costs, each in their own specialty or expertise.

It is a duty, now.

November 2024:
I have 2 archives. One post and pré 2022. 😂
But mostly because I'm not sure what could be AI post 2022.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 3h

Altering archive photos is a falsification of history. It's extremely important not to do that.

It's bad enough that I have to put up with retouched behind-the-scenes images (green screen replaced by gray...), but if on top of that they modify details from the past...

VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 22h

I thought something seemed off about the the image posted below: it's a photo that's been edited and colorized by AI. Please don't do that.

Black and white photo showing people around a Darius cabinet at the October 1986 AM Show.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 14h

Way too expensive :)

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 14h

That's exactly why I've made an oral history 👌
All this work is fantastic.

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 15h

Just in a promo stunt.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 15h

STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions (2026): Gameplay Reveal

"Exploring deep space on the ESS Starseeker, you will need to work together with the entire crew of the space station to complete planet-wide objectives across a multitude of star systems wielding future tech." @starseekergame.systemera.net

STARSEEKER Direct – Gameplay Reveal

YouTube video by System Era

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 15h

Alien Isolation writer Dion Lay: “The Alien really evolved as we were making it,” Lay explains. “By the time it was perfect, it was like, ‘Oh, wow, everything takes a lot longer!’ So, it would be really nice to pair it down to its core, make it a lot shorter. At the time, it didn’t seem that long."

Alien Isolation writer says the horror game is too long because its clever Xenomorph was dumber in development - "in a perfect world, I'd shrink it down a bit"

Alien Isolation writer Dion Lay reveals the game's long story is due to the game's Xenomorph AI which was much dumber in early development.

frvr.com

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 15h

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Mel Miniatures @melminiatures.bsky.social · 16h

Happy 7th anniversary to Star Wars Resistance

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 16h

Et encore, ce qu'on sait maintenant est pire.

Qu'un tiers de nos concitoyens veulent mettre ça au pouvoir est un crève-coeur absolu.

Les Jours @lesjours.fr · 3d

Avez-vous trouvé votre député dans le trombinoscope interactif des casseroles des députés RN ?

Une appli à retrouver sur notre site ➡️ lesjours.fr/obsessio...

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 1d

Alien Isolation was released 11 years ago today!
And so it has been a year since a sequel was announced.

So it's a good day to make this oral history of the making of Alien: Isolation available to everyone. 🖖

In the shadow of Alien: Isolation | The Spaceshipper

www.patreon.com

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 16h

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a man in a suit and tie is making a thank you gesture .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a thank you gesture .

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 18h

Oui mais attention, des gens différents parmi nous ☝️😱

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 18h

“The American dream these days is feeling more and more like a fantasy. (...) What better way to tell it, but from the point of view of people who aren’t necessary able to partake in the greatness of that world but participate in it…through the immigrant experience?”

Animated Sci-Fi Dramedy ‘Ancient China of Mars’ Rockets to Rome’s MIA Market With Offbeat Space Comedy About Immigrant Dream (EXCLUSIVE)

The series is created by Andrew Leung, the concept artist behind Disney’s “Mulan” and Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

variety.com

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 18h

"...will never let them flourish, they blast off with hopes of pursuing their dreams on the Red Planet — only to find themselves stuck in purgatory on a space station that serves as a holding pen for stateless immigrants who are neither Earthling nor Martian."

It was first a webtoon:

ANCIENT CHINA OF MARS | A Webtoon Graphic Novel

Explore the webtoon 'Ancient China of Mars,' a story blending Chinese heritage with space adventure, featuring Agnes's journey on a Mars space station. Sign up for updates.

www.ancientchinaofmars.com

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 18h

[Animated series in development] Ancient China of Mars

"Created by concept artist Andrew Leung (Skeleton Crew), the series follows an Earthling Chinese family, the Lees, who are forced to escape to Mars. Leaving behind a climate change-stricken planet and a socioeconomic caste system that..."

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