Ryan Britt
Ryan Britt is the entertainment editor at Fatherly and a contributing writer for Inverse.
He is also the author of three non-fiction books: "Luke Skywalker Can’t Read and Other Geeky Truths," (2015), “Phasers On Stun! How the Making and Remaking of Star Trek Changed the World” (2022), and the forthcoming book “The Spice Must Flow: The Journey of Dune,” (Fall 2023); all from Plume Books (Penguin Random House.) His other writing has been published with the New York Times, Den of Geek, SyFy Wire, VICE, StarTrek.com and elsewhere.
Ryan is represented by the Fischer-Harbage Literary Agency and lives in Portland, Maine with his wife and daughter.
35 years ago, one last-minute script rewrite changed Star Trek forever
The debut of The Next Generation almost didn’t include the one thing that made the whole story work.
Andor Episode 4 Easter egg solves a classic early Star Wars mystery
Which Rebel sect is which?
Star Wars just rebooted itself with a classic Blade Runner trick
The galaxy far, far away has never looked or felt quite like this.
40 years ago, an iconic sci-fi show had a bizarre beginning
Knight Rider is mostly about a guy and a sentient car. But it began way weirder.
5 years ago, the most pivotal sci-fi franchise ever made a crucial comeback
When Star Trek: Discovery arrived in 2017 the early buzz was all over the place. But, five years later, Disco proved all the haters wrong.
Andor brings back a brilliant concept from 1970s Star Wars canon
The Empire is everywhere, except they’re not. Here’s how the Preox-Morlana Corporate Zone fits into the Star Wars galaxy.
26 years ago, Star Wars fans invented their own calendar system — Andor finally makes it canon
Andor’s BBY reference goes deeper than just fan service.
20 years ago one sci-fi failure (almost) changed everything
It's tempting to say Firefly was a game-changer. But was it really?
The Rogue Squadron movie is dead — here’s why that’s a good thing
Maybe Rogue Squadron was never meant to be a movie at all.
Star Trek finally solves a huge mystery about starship technology
They don't call it the main deflector dish for nothing.
40 years ago, Star Wars murdered the most promising sci-fi show of all time
58 years ago, Star Trek created its worst trope — now, one character is fixing it
Noël Wells reflects on three seasons of being an Orion in Star Trek: Lower Decks, and addresses the long-standing green elephant in the room.
20 years later, Star Wars will finally fix its most one-dimensional villain
What's the deal with Darth Tyranus? Looks like the mystery of Dooku will finally be revealed.
Mandalorian Season 3 will finally fix the show’s biggest canon problem
The Mandalorians in the rest of Star Wars are nothing like Mando himself, but why?
5 years ago, one misunderstood sci-fi show took a huge risk
Five years after The Orville debuted, its reputation isn’t remotely what anyone could have predicted.
Strange New Worlds Season 2 casting creates a new Star Trek canon mystery
The Enterprise will never be the same. But what else is new?
40 years later, Star Trek will finally solve a classic Khan mystery
What happened on Ceti Alpha V after the Enterprise left?
'Star Trek: Picard' Season 3 trailer reveals 2023 release date, plot, and a surprising setting
Wait, which ship is the crew on this time?
56 years ago, Star Trek established a canon rule — then immediately broke it
Remember when phasers made you talk in slow motion?
A mysterious new Babylon 5 project is coming sooner than you think
J. Michael Straczynski has revealed exactly when we’re getting new Babylon 5 content.
