Ryan Britt
Ryan Britt is the senior entertainment editor at Fatherly and a contributing writer for Inverse. He writes about TV, film, and books, with emphases on science fiction, Star Trek, Dune, Star Wars, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Doctor Who, ‘80s pop culture, ‘90s music, kids’ media, and more.
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/Dutton Books (Penguin Random House.) His other writing has been published with the New York Times, Esquire, 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.
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Why The Lost World is better than all the other Jurassic Park sequels combined
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Sometimes a good movie comes out at a bad time.
Foundation Season 2 could fix the worst thing about the Isaac Asimov books
Does the new trailer tease the coming of the Mule?
The most interesting Star Wars show is wasting its own potential
The Bad Batch is secretly a great sci-fi series. Is Star Wars canon messing it up?
Tim Blake Nelson's Dune 2 casting can only mean two things
Tim Blake Nelson is almost certainly playing Count Fenring. Or is he?
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Or is it?
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In 1970, "Spearhead from Space," created a new standard for Who. Here's how it impacts the rest of the canon, in reverse.
The Bad Batch Season 2 bends Star Wars canon to the breaking point
The more we learn about Stormtroopers and Clones, the less clear Star Wars history seems to be.
Five essential Babylon 5 episodes to watch ASAP
The classic ‘90s sci-fi epic is leaving HBO Max soon. Here's the ultimate cheat sheet.
Star Trek's riskiest finale of 2022 messed with starship canon — and got away with it
Star Trek: Prodigy’s showrunners on the fate of the Defiant and what’s next for Season 2.
The ‘80s produced countless fantasy movies, but only one is truly timeless
Swordfighting, romance, and Queen make a potent cocktail.
Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials bring the show back to Christmas
Let’s untangle these timey wimey details.
