Jeff Spry
Jeff Spry is an award-winning screenwriter and veteran freelance journalist covering TV, movies, video games, books, and comics. His work has appeared at SYFY Wire, Inverse, Collider, Bleeding Cool and elsewhere. Jeff lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon amid the ponderosa pines, classic muscle cars, a crypt of collector horror comics, and two loyal English Setters.
Latest articles by Jeff Spry
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'3 Body Problem:' How Netflix's sci-fi saga employs the famous Wow! SETI signal
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An explanation of the Wow! signal as used in the new Netflix sci-fi series, "3 Body Problem."
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Watch Jennifer Lopez pilot a space mech in 1st teaser for Netflix sci-fi film 'Atlas' (video)
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Netflix released a first teaser trailer for its new action sci-fi feature starring Jennifer Lopez, "Atlas."
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'The New World on Mars' offers a Red Planet settlement guide (exclusive)
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An interview with Robert Zubrin for his new book, "The New World on Mars."
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CNN explores NASA's Columbia shuttle tragedy in riveting docuseries (video)
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A first trailer for CNN Originals' new docuseries, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight."
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Watch an exclusive clip from the gorgeous new 4K release of 'The Abyss' (video)
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Space.com has an exclusive clip for the new 4K UHD home video release of director James Cameron's "The Abyss."
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Stratolaunch launches 1st rocket-powered flight of hypersonic prototype from world's largest airplane
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Stratolaunch's TA-1 hypersonic prototype vehicle launched on its first powered test flight on March 9., reaching high supersonic speeds.
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Wander into the wasteland for Prime Video's live-action 'Fallout' series (trailer)
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First trailer drops for Prime Video's new live-action "Fallout" streaming series landing in April
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'The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' examines Star Wars' sinister Imperial reign
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A preview of DK Publishing's "The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire."
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'Star Wars' salutes Women's History Month with Ahsoka Tano, Mon Mothma and more
By Jeff Spry published
Marvel Comics is publishing special "Star Wars" variant covers for Women's History Month that showcase some of the women of the galaxy far, far away.
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'3 Body Problem:' Watch final trailer for Netflix's alien invasion saga (video)
By Jeff Spry published
The final trailer for Netflix's upcoming alien invasion series "3 Body Problem" has just landed.
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'Space: The Longest Goodbye' is an intimate glimpse at how astronauts cope with isolation (review)
By Jeff Spry published
A review of director Ido Mizrahy's new documentary, "Space: The Longest Goodbye," which examines the toll that long-duration spaceflight can have on mental health.
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'Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster' updates a '90s classic from the galaxy far, far away
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Trailer for NightDive Studios' new "Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster" edition
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Paul Dano on his 'Spaceman' role voicing an ancient alien spider (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
An exclusive interview with actor Paul Dano on his voice acting role as an ancient alien arachnid in Netflix's sci-fi film "Spaceman."
![A green dragon wraps around an image of the Hubble Space Telescope](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A7T6i98RvzLiqLTBNbVuik-320-80.jpg)
NASA launches its 1st official tabletop roleplaying game campaign (video)
By Jeff Spry published
NASA's "The Lost Universe" transports sci-fi fantasy gamers to the rogue exoplanet of Exlaris to find the Hubble Space Telescope.
![a woman in an astronaut helmet looks frightened](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jByiw3NHJ5XFgZvhxwdY8Y-320-80.jpg)
'Constellation' creators on ghostly voices and piecing together a satisfying sci-fi puzzle (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
An exclusive interview with Peter Harness and Michelle MacLaren of Apple TV+'s new sci-fi series "Constellation."
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'Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection' blasts its way into our galaxy on March 14
By Jeff Spry published
A remastered "Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection" arrives on March 14, offering players the chance to take part in massive online battles in the galaxy far, far away.
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'Dune: Part Two' tries to find its pulse in a plodding sci-fi spectacle (review)
By Jeff Spry published
Director Denis Villeneuve has made a valiant attempt to penetrate the intricacies of the iconic 1965 novel's eco-politics in "Dune: Part Two."
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Watch the bittersweet trailer for 'Star Trek: Discovery's final season (video)
By Jeff Spry published
Paramount+ released a trailer for the fifth and final season of "Star Trek: Discovery."
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Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks on making Apple TV+'s twisty space thriller, 'Constellation' (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
An interview with Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks about Apple TV+'s "Constellation."
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Brash new 'Borderlands' trailer takes fans to the abandoned planet of Pandora
By Jeff Spry published
A new trailer has landed for director Eli Roth's live-action "Borderlands" feature film starring Kate Blanchett, Jack Black and Kevin Hart in this bold video game adaptation landing Aug. 9.
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'Spaceman' sees Adam Sandler shine as a cosmonaut in crisis in Netflix's somber sci-fi film (review)
By Jeff Spry published
Space.com's review of "Spaceman," Netflix's new cosmic science fiction thriller starring Adam Sandler that explores the toll of long-duration spaceflight.
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New 'Lunarcraft' game lets you build your own moon base in the Minecraft world
By Jeff Spry published
JAXA's new 'Lunarcraft' game allows Minecraft fans to create an outpost on the moon.
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Must-see astronaut thriller 'Constellation' lifts off today at Apple TV+
By Jeff Spry published
Apple TV+'s new sci-fi mystery series "Constellation" arrives starting on Wednesday, Feb. 21.