About Alison "Boom" Baumgartner
Boom believes the truth is out there, and that there is no such thing as a final frontier. She isn’t, however, entirely convinced that a towel is that useful for all situations.
As a science fiction nerd, she has written her Masters dissertation on spatial philosophy in Star Trek, hosts a science fiction podcast called Loving the Alien, and has accidentally ended up on convention panels about Star Wars.
The things she likes outside of Science Fiction include British panel shows, writing young adult stories, reciting the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in an attempt to be ironically cool, and sketch comedies.
Favorites: David Bowie
Location: Denver, Colorado
Alison "Boom" Baumgartner
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Damon Lindelof Admits To Gratuity In ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
I have made mention before that I didn’t appreciate the blatant use of sex in order to add depth to female characters who should have enough depth to them before. It was in reference to a J.J. Abrams’ quote in Playboy about how Star Trek should be sexy, and the fact... -
Star Trek Into Darkness: A Trekkie’s Review
I was very sorely tempted to write my review thusly: Dear ScienceFiction.com readers, Star Trek Into Darkness was awesome. Go see it. Love, Boom But as I drove home from the theater, congratulating myself on a review that was succinct, and to the point, I started fully digesting... -
The Campaign for Enterprise Season 5
Everyone has their lists of shows they want to bring back, especially now that Arrested Development has been given a second chance on Netflix, and this is despite the CEO of Netflix, Sarandos, writing off most science-fiction/fantasy shows off as not having a big enough fanbase,... -
Bing Adds Klingon To Their List Of Translated Languages
If you’ve been watching television, you know that it’s not really anything new to see companies cashing in on the new Star Trek franchise. The famously mediocre Acer computers and esurance.com being at the top of that list. And now, we have a new one to add! If you’re... -
‘Defiance: The Serpent’s Egg’ – Review
I’ve been mulling this episode for a while, not really sure what I want to say. I know that this episode brought in elements I’ve been waiting for, such as something that more seamlessly brings in our contemporary music, and that’s Alak being a DJ from the... -
‘Doctor Who’ in Real Life: The Fifth Doctor, Richard Feynman
Do you ever wonder what if the Doctor exists, and walks among us? That ‘Torchwood’ is real and the television show ‘Doctor Who’ is just an elaborate cover up? If the answer to any of those questions is yes, ever wonder who he might be? Well, in the grand tradition of... -
Who Will Be the Next Star Trek Captain?
A recent interview with Bryan Fuller, who only thinks about a new Star Trek series in a wishful-thinking sort of way, revealed who he would like to cast as the captain. He put forth names like Angela Bassett, who he initially mixes up with Angela Lansbury, and Rosario Dawson... -
The Strangest Introductions to Motherhood in Science Fiction
It’s that time of year again, and we here at ScienceFiction.com are all about celebrating our mothers, and the mothers in science fiction if you happen to be unfortunate enough to be one of those. Even so, I say “Happy Mother’s Day!” that to all mothers,... -
‘Touch’ Will Not Return for a Third Season
I think what surprises people more than the fact Touch has been cancelled is why Fox didn’t pull it off the air sooner. Far better shows have gotten a far worse fate than Touch did yesterday, yet, here we are, the series finale which will be the last air tonight,... -
78,000 People Can’t Wait to Leave Earth And Head To Mars
On April 22nd a science fiction dream took the next step to becoming a reality. Mars One, a nonprofit seeking to find the crew of the first Red Planet colony started accepting applications April 22nd, and as of May 7th, the number of applicants has reached 78,000. That is 78,000... -
Why Netflix Needs to Reconsider Firefly
Netflix has become the last ditch hope of fans for shows that got cancelled before their time. Some of them for shows that will never see a second season, like Terra Nova, The River, or Surface (okay, this one may just be me), and others that have a huge cult status like Arrested... -
‘Defiance: A Well Respected Man’ – Review
Remember that potential I’ve been talking about in the past few reviews? Well, I think ‘Defiance’ is finally starting to cash in on it. Gone is the sort of random Human-and-Irathians-now-get-along plot, and here are the plots that the first three episodes... -
10 “Useless” Degrees that Get You Ahead in Science Fiction
Graduations are coming, and some of you may be walking down that long aisle at your university basketball court to get a piece of paper that proclaims you a graduate of the College of Liberal Arts. You’ve grinned and bore it when people made fun of your degree in the philosophy... -
‘Defiance: The Devil In The Dark’ – Review
If you were hoping that this episode would continue any of the plot threads started in the last two episodes, you were expecting too much. Unfortunately, for what I can only assume relates to the story arc of the season, the writers needed to get the Irathians back into Defiance,... -
The Sexiest Thing In ‘Star Trek’ Is Progress
I often find myself in the minority when I’m with my Star Trek friends when I say I think that the first reboot was amazing. The typical rebuke I get is that movie is a great scifi/action film, but it is emphatically not a Star Trek movie. Naturally, I disagreed, seeing...
Recent Comments
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mrgrimme: Boom, great review. Two things though... the timeline diverged at Kirks birth, with the ...
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mrgrimme: This was not a Wrath of Khan remake. In this new timeine, Khans ship, the Botany Bay wa...
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Charles: Does anyone know where the photos of the suits from VIII to XLII cam from?...
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Peter Cohen: I think it's lame that her character didn't have much depth at all. Maybe it was the actor...
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bsilverio20: Maybe my college dorm was the odd one out, but girls were definitely in their underwear as...
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Anonymous: Why is a man walking around in his underwear normal, and a woman scandalous, in today's wo...
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JasonMBowles: Well, after how quickly DC canned this series, I doubt that would work. Someone else sugg...
