The Scream Awards were an annual awards show run and broadcast by Spike TV from 2005 to 2012. The premier Awards Ceremony was known as Spike TV's Scream Awards 2006 , however, for subsequent years, the show was relabeled to simply "Scream", followed with the respective year, e.g., Scream 2009 .
111-446: These events were billed as a commemoration of "all things sci-fi , fantasy , horror and comic book " featuring "the hottest films , TV shows , comics , actors , creators, and icons who have influenced and shaped these genres". Those recognised came from across a number of entertainment platforms including movies, television and comic books. The show was created by Casey Patterson , Michael Levitt and Cindy Levitt, who served as
222-691: A SWAT team and makes it appear that Marcus is the aggressor and is holding a gun. Schenk then escapes as the SWAT team restrains Banks and shoots Marcus to death. Billy the Puppet Billy is a puppet resembling a ventriloquist's dummy , sometimes seen riding a tricycle , that has appeared throughout the films and has become a type of mascot for the series. It is used by the Jigsaw Killer to communicate with his victims by delivering televised messages or occasionally in person to describe details of
333-513: A comic book prequel to the original film released to promote Saw II . Its canonicity was later contradicted by events in Saw IV . It is, however, the first canonical appearance of Jigsaw's wife, Jill, who was later introduced into the film series in Saw III and established still-canonical elements of Jigsaw's backstory (an engineer who is dying from brain cancer). Merchandising includes Billy
444-765: A computer -like screen , computer viruses , video chat , tanning beds , home treadmills , and more. In 1963, the time travel-themed Doctor Who premiered on BBC Television. The original series ran until 1989 and was revived in 2005. It has been extremely popular worldwide and has greatly influenced later TV science fiction. Other programs in the 1960s included The Outer Limits (1963–1965), Lost in Space (1965–1968), and The Prisoner (1967). Star Trek (the original series), created by Gene Roddenberry , premiered in 1966 on NBC Television and ran for three seasons. It combined elements of space opera and Space Western . Only mildly successful at first,
555-428: A space opera , went on to become a worldwide popular culture phenomenon , and the second-highest-grossing film series of all time. Since the 1980s, science fiction films , along with fantasy , horror , and superhero films, have dominated Hollywood's big-budget productions. Science fiction films often " cross-over " with other genres, including film noir ( Blade Runner - 1982), family film ( E.T.
666-439: A " sense of wonder ". According to Isaac Asimov , "Science fiction can be defined as that branch of literature which deals with the reaction of human beings to changes in science and technology ." Robert A. Heinlein wrote that "A handy short definition of almost all science fiction might read: realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on
777-420: A Jigsaw trap; everyone then believes that Jigsaw was behind the killing. John then kidnaps Hoffman and blackmails him into becoming his apprentice in his "rehabilitation" methods. Though initially forced to help, Hoffman later becomes a willing apprentice, and helps set up most of John's tests. After beating her test, Amanda Young becomes the first publicly-known survivor of a Jigsaw game. She comes to see John as
888-413: A corpse and killed several officers to infiltrate the police station. He finds and kills Jill using the reverse bear trap. Hoffman attempts to leave town but is captured by Dr. Lawrence Gordon and his accomplices, then placed in the bathroom from the first film. John is revealed to have saved Lawrence after his game and, in return, Lawrence helped him with subsequent traps. Lawrence leaves Hoffman shackled in
999-438: A flashback from Saw III , Eric manages to escape the bathroom by breaking his foot. He confronts and beats Amanda, demanding to know where his son is. Amanda fights him off and leaves him for dead. A flashback from Saw IV shows Hoffman later dragging Eric to a prison cell, keeping him alive for a future game. The events of Saw III and Saw IV occur concurrently. Saw III begins with John, weakened and near death, confined to
1110-565: A genre that was surging at that time thanks to movies such as the Saw films and Hostel . But in subsequent years, the show widened to embrace comic books and fantasy." Geoff Boucher (Los Angeles Times), said "The Scream Awards presented a pop-culture environment where film-makers like Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan shared the same stage as comic-book writers such as Mike Mignola , creator of Hellboy . The LA times reported Mike Mignola as saying, when talking of Scream 2008 , that "in
1221-535: A great and influential film. In 1954, Godzilla , directed by Ishirō Honda , began the kaiju subgenre of science fiction film, which feature large creatures of any form, usually attacking a major city or engaging other monsters in battle . 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey , directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the work of Arthur C. Clarke , rose above the mostly B-movie offerings up to that time both in scope and quality, and influenced later science fiction films. That same year, Planet of
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#17327865914511332-408: A hero who changed her life for the better; and, on John's request, becomes his protégée and next apprentice. John shows her rehabilitation to Jill, who becomes aware of his traps and becomes somewhat of an accomplice as well. In Saw , John chains the man who diagnosed his cancer, Dr. Lawrence Gordon , in a dilapidated industrial washroom with Adam Stanheight , a photographer who has been tailing
1443-677: A journey to the Moon and how the Earth 's motion is seen from there. Kepler has been called the "father of science fiction". Following the 17th-century development of the novel as a literary form , Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein (1818) and The Last Man (1826) helped define the form of the science fiction novel. Brian Aldiss has argued that Frankenstein was the first work of science fiction. Edgar Allan Poe wrote several stories considered to be science fiction, including " The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall " (1835), which featured
1554-541: A kind of final send-off for the Jigsaw character, but never say never". In December, Lionsgate confirmed Saw XI on their Instagram account, with a release date of September 27, 2024. However, on April 9, 2024, the same Instagram account announced that the movie will be delayed to September 26, 2025. Producer Oren Koules has stated the upcoming film will likely be a direct sequel to Saw X . Kevin Greutert will return as
1665-680: A limited-edition 3D puppet-head box version of Billy the Puppet . A mockumentary short film, Full Disclosure Report , was released in 2005 as part of the Saw: Uncut DVD-release. The story takes place between the first and second films and features reporters trying to figure out who Jigsaw is and discussing his victims. The short film marks the first appearance of detective Eric Matthews , before his appearance in Saw II . Another mockumentary short film, The Scott Tibbs Documentary ,
1776-409: A makeshift hospital bed. Amanda has taken over his work, designing traps of her own; however, these traps are inescapable, as Amanda is convinced that John's traps have no effect and that people don't change. A kidnapped doctor is forced to keep John alive while another test is performed on Jeff Denlon , a man obsessed with vengeance against the drunk driver who killed his son. John, unwilling to allow
1887-427: A murderer to continue his legacy, designs a test for Amanda as well; she ultimately fails, resulting in the deaths of herself, John, Lynn, and Jeff. Saw IV , meanwhile, revolves around tests meant for Officer Daniel Rigg , which are overseen by Hoffman, who masquerades as a participant in the game. Rigg fails his test, resulting in the death of Eric Matthews. Rigg is left to bleed to death by Hoffman, who later discovers
1998-446: A new game involving skinheads to find a way to Jill. Meanwhile, Bobby Dagen , a fraud who has written a book about escaping a Jigsaw trap he never experienced, is captured and forced to confront people who knew that he lied about being in a trap. Three of Bobby's friends die and his test concludes with him being forced to re-enact the trap he claimed to have escaped. He fails, causing the death of his wife. Meanwhile, Hoffman has posed as
2109-641: A process of public online voting on the Spike TV website. The winners were announced at a live Scream Awards ceremony held in venues around Hollywood ( Los Angeles , California ). The inaugural 2006 ceremony was held at the Pantages Theatre . From 2007 to 2010, it was held at the Greek Theatre . The 2011 ceremony was held at the backlot of Universal Studios . On the Tuesday directly after
2220-583: A puzzle piece-shaped chunk of flesh from those who did not escape his traps. John stated that this name was given to him by the media, and that the cut piece of flesh represented that the victims were missing what he called the "survival instinct". Few of John's victims can survive his brutal mechanical traps, which are often ironically symbolic representations of problems in the victim's life and require them to undergo severe physical and/or psychological torture to escape. Jigsaw depicts one of John's first games, which never became public. The only survivor
2331-464: A short film to help pitch a potential feature film concept, after having the original script written for several years. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to receive funding in their home country of Australia , Wan and Whannell traveled to the United States , after several producers expressed interest in the project. It was ultimately successful, and, in 2004, the first installment debuted at
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#17327865914512442-464: A thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method ." American science fiction author and editor Lester del Rey wrote, "Even the devoted aficionado or fan—has a hard time trying to explain what science fiction is," and the lack of a "full satisfactory definition" is because "there are no easily delineated limits to science fiction." Another definition comes from The Literature Book by DK and is, "scenarios that are at
2553-495: A total estimated readership of at least 1 million), making it the world's most popular science fiction periodical . In 1984, William Gibson 's first novel, Neuromancer , helped popularize cyberpunk and the word " cyberspace ", a term he originally coined in his 1982 short story Burning Chrome . In 1986, Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold began her Vorkosigan Saga . 1992's Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson predicted immense social upheaval due to
2664-532: A trip to the Moon . Jules Verne was noted for his attention to detail and scientific accuracy, especially in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870). In 1887, the novel El anacronópete by Spanish author Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau introduced the first time machine . An early French/Belgian science fiction writer was J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856–1940). Rosny's masterpiece
2775-582: A very palatable form... New adventures pictured for us in the scientifiction of today are not at all impossible of realization tomorrow... Many great science stories destined to be of historical interest are still to be written... Posterity will point to them as having blazed a new trail, not only in literature and fiction, but progress as well. In 1928, E. E. "Doc" Smith 's first published work, The Skylark of Space , written in collaboration with Lee Hawkins Garby , appeared in Amazing Stories . It
2886-629: A world of harmony and conformity within a united totalitarian state . It influenced the emergence of dystopia as a literary genre . In 1926, Hugo Gernsback published the first American science fiction magazine , Amazing Stories . In its first issue he wrote: By 'scientifiction' I mean the Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and Edgar Allan Poe type of story—a charming romance intermingled with scientific fact and prophetic vision... Not only do these amazing tales make tremendously interesting reading—they are always instructive. They supply knowledge... in
2997-476: Is Les Navigateurs de l'Infini ( The Navigators of Infinity ) (1925) in which the word astronaut, "astronautique", was used for the first time. Many critics consider H. G. Wells one of science fiction's most important authors, or even "the Shakespeare of science fiction". His works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of
3108-429: Is Logan Nelson , the man who accidentally mislabeled John's x-rays, causing his cancer to go undiagnosed until it was too late. Believing Logan should not die over an honest mistake, John saves him before he is killed by one of the traps, and recruits him as his first apprentice . Logan helps John build several traps for future games, but for unknown reasons seemed to part ways with John by the events of Saw VI , since he
3219-704: Is a genre of speculative fiction , which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology , space exploration , time travel , parallel universes , and extraterrestrial life . It often explores human responses to changes in science and technology. Science fiction is related to fantasy , horror , and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres . Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Subgenres include hard science fiction , which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction , focusing on social sciences. Other notable subgenres are cyberpunk , which explores
3330-412: Is an American horror media franchise created by Australian filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell , which began with the eponymous 2004 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded from films into other media, including a television series, video games, comic books, music, theme park attractions, and merchandising including toys, masks, and clothing. Saw
3441-466: Is eventually killed due to his inability to follow Hoffman's rules, leaving Hoffman free to continue Jigsaw's "work". Saw VI begins with Hoffman setting up a game as per John's instructions left in a box for Jill during Saw V . This game centers on health insurance executive William Easton, who oversees a team responsible for rejecting two-thirds of all insurance claims. As William progresses through four tests, he saves as many people as he can and learns
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3552-499: Is in fourth place with $ 779.5 million. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series is in sixth with $ 459.7 million, and the Child's Play film series rounding out the list with $ 305.2 million. The box office numbers, unadjusted for inflation are as follows: On IGN 's list of the top twenty-five film franchises of all time, the Saw series ranked as 25th. Rotten Tomatoes ranked the series as
3663-410: Is in place, as he and Amanda have kidnapped the son of Detective Eric Matthews and trapped him and a group of seven convicts, previously framed by Eric, in a house that is slowly being filled with sarin gas , with Amanda among them. He will trade Daniel Matthews ' life for Eric's time, conversing with him until the game is concluded. Eric loses his patience and assaults John, forcing him to take him to
3774-514: Is investigated by Detective Zeke Banks , who eventually discovers that his new partner, Detective William Schenk , is the killer. Schenk kidnaps Banks' father Marcus , who is largely responsible for the corruption in the police department, and reveals that his own father was killed by a dirty cop and that he hopes to recruit Banks as a partner in cleansing the department of corruption. Banks is then forced to choose between killing Schenk or saving his father; he manages to rescue Marcus, but Schenk calls
3885-635: Is often called the first great space opera . The same year, Philip Francis Nowlan 's original Buck Rogers story, Armageddon 2419 , also appeared in Amazing Stories . This was followed by a Buck Rogers comic strip , the first serious science fiction comic . Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a " future history " science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon . A work of unprecedented scale in
3996-512: Is one of the most influential examples of social science fiction , feminist science fiction , and anthropological science fiction . In 1979, Science Fiction World began publication in the People's Republic of China . It dominates the Chinese science fiction magazine market , at one time claiming a circulation of 300,000 copies per issue and an estimated 3–5 readers per copy (giving it
4107-588: Is shot in the chest. Eventually, Lawrence saws off his own foot to escape, leaving Adam in the bathroom while Lawrence tries to save his family and get help for Adam. It is later seen in Saw 3D that Lawrence found a steaming hot pipe and cauterized his wound, stopping the bleeding and ultimately surviving the trap. John catches up with Lawrence and makes him his next apprentice, a fact he hides from his other accomplices. Flashbacks from Saw III show that Amanda kidnapped Adam and later returned to suffocate him as an act of "mercy killing". Saw X takes place between
4218-549: Is the fifth highest-grossing horror film franchise . The series revolves around the fictional serial killer John "Jigsaw" Kramer and his apprentices. Kramer was introduced briefly in Saw and developed in more detail in the subsequent films. Rather than killing his victims outright, he traps them in life-threatening situations that he refers to as "tests" or "games" to test their will to survive through physical or psychological torture, believing that if they survive, they will be "rehabilitated". In 2003, Wan and Whannell made
4329-469: Is the lowest of all the Saw films worldwide. It is also the lowest-grossing film in the series. Saw 3D placed first grossing $ 22.5 million its opening weekend, with 92% of tickets coming from more than 2,100 3D-equipped locations. It had the fifth-best opening weekend in the Saw series. It is the most successful film in the franchise since Saw IV . In the United States and Canada, Jigsaw
4440-402: Is the third-lowest-grossing film in the series after Jigsaw and Saw VI . At the time, it became the most profitable horror film after Scream (1996). It is the seventh-highest-grossing Halloween opening weekend. Saw II opened at number one with $ 31.7 million, and set a Lionsgate Halloween opening-weekend record and is also the third-highest-grossing Halloween opener. It became at
4551-473: The 2008 Scream Awards , “There’s a feeling that film and comic books and all these genres that didn’t used to get respect are having this truly dynamic moment right now.” Of those traditionally unrecognised genres, commentators saw the Scream Awards' recognition of the comic book genre as especially significant. In 2008, Casey Patterson said "the event began three years ago with an emphasis on horror,
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4662-785: The Advisory Board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders . Over the 6 years the awards were run, this board was varyingly made up of respected and well-known members of the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book worlds, including Wes Craven , Tim Burton , John Carpenter , Roland Emmerich , Neil Gaiman , Guillermo del Toro , David S. Goyer , Geoff Johns , R. Eric Lieb , Stephen King , Tim Kring , Damon Lindelof , Stephenie Meyer , Frank Miller , Brian Pulido , Eli Roth , Robert Rodriguez , George A. Romero , Zack Snyder , Quentin Tarantino , Judd Winick , Joss Whedon , Jonathan Woods, and Rob Zombie etc. The winners were chosen each year by
4773-482: The Russian writer and paleontologist Ivan Yefremov presented a view of a future interstellar communist civilization and is considered one of the most important Soviet science fiction novels. In 1959, Robert A. Heinlein 's Starship Troopers marked a departure from his earlier juvenile stories and novels. It is one of the first and most influential examples of military science fiction , and introduced
4884-517: The Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically that October by Lionsgate . After its immensely successful opening weekend, the first of many sequels was immediately green-lit . Five directors have worked on the series: James Wan , Darren Lynn Bousman , David Hackl , Kevin Greutert and The Spierig Brothers ; while Whannell, Bousman, Patrick Melton , Marcus Dunstan , Josh Stolberg , and Peter Goldfinger have written
4995-451: The information revolution . In 2007, Liu Cixin 's novel, The Three-Body Problem , was published in China. It was translated into English by Ken Liu and published by Tor Books in 2014, and won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel , making Liu the first Asian writer to win the award. Emerging themes in late 20th and early 21st century science fiction include environmental issues ,
5106-421: The 13th , Halloween , Scream , and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre —and adjusting for 2023 inflation, is the fifth highest grossing series with $ 688.3 million. Halloween is the highest-grossing horror series in the United States at approximately $ 1.09 billion, with Friday the 13th in second at $ 908.4 million, The Nightmare on Elm Street series is in third with $ 793.5 million. The Scream film series
5217-533: The 18-34 male demo, the awards drew a 0.7 rating for the first telecast. In 2010, the initial Tuesday broadcast of the Scream Awards drew only 800,000 viewers for the 9 p.m. premier and 471,000 for the 11 p.m. telecast. In 2011, the Scream Awards notably underpreformed drawing only 698,000 viewers over the week. This placed it 15th in a Horror Society rating ranking of horror content for that week, just below Scare Tactics on 793,000 viewers, compared to
5328-507: The 7th-best horror franchise of all time. Japanese video game company Konami currently owns the rights to the Saw interactive video game property. Konami stated in mid-2009 that they wanted to make Saw a series of video games to supplement the films. They also wish to make Saw their next big survival horror franchise next to their other property, Silent Hill . They stated that because Saw focuses on visual intensity and Silent Hill focuses on psychological terror, both could exist in
5439-559: The Apes (the original), directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des Singes by Pierre Boulle , was released to popular and critical acclaim, its vivid depiction of a post-apocalyptic world in which intelligent apes dominate humans . In 1977, George Lucas began the Star Wars film series with the film now identified as " Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope . " The series, often called
5550-536: The Awards Ceremony, the event was aired on Spike TV , close to Halloween . Different live rock acts were included in each year's ceremony, including:- The 2009 and 2011 ceremonies were the only ones not have any musical performances. The Advisory Board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders advised on the composition of the categories each year. The categories featured during the 6 years of these awards included:- Special tributes were given in some year for
5661-583: The Extra-Terrestrial - 1983), war ( Enemy Mine - 1985), comedy ( Spaceballs - 1987, Galaxy Quest - 1999), animation ( WALL-E – 2008, Big Hero 6 – 2014), Western ( Serenity – 2005), action ( Edge of Tomorrow – 2014, The Matrix – 1999), adventure ( Jupiter Ascending – 2015, Interstellar – 2014), mystery ( Minority Report – 2002), thriller ( Ex Machina – 2014), drama ( Melancholia – 2011, Predestination – 2014), and romance ( Eternal Sunshine of
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#17327865914515772-464: The Spotless Mind – 2004, Her – 2013). Science fiction and television have consistently been in a close relationship. Television or television-like technologies frequently appeared in science fiction long before television itself became widely available in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The first known science fiction television program was a thirty-five-minute adapted excerpt of
5883-559: The States and Empires of the Moon (1657) and The States and Empires of the Sun (1662), Margaret Cavendish 's " The Blazing World " (1666), Jonathan Swift 's Gulliver's Travels (1726), Ludvig Holberg 's Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum (1741) and Voltaire 's Micromégas (1752). Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan considered Somnium the first science fiction story; it depicts
5994-521: The Worlds (1898). His science fiction imagined alien invasion , biological engineering , invisibility , and time travel . In his non-fiction futurologist works he predicted the advent of airplanes , military tanks , nuclear weapons , satellite television , space travel , and something resembling the World Wide Web . Edgar Rice Burroughs 's A Princess of Mars , published in 1912,
6105-465: The actors ( Scott Patterson , as Peter Strahm ) had to keep his head submerged as long as possible. Another element of the traps is that Hackl desired a specific look of rust and menace, but he also wanted them to have a type of beauty about them. Saw grossed $ 18.2 million its opening weekend and had become Lionsgate 's second-best opening, after Fahrenheit 9/11 's $ 23.9 million (2004). Saw went on to gross $ 103 million worldwide, and
6216-414: The bathroom to die. The present-day portion of Jigsaw takes place roughly ten years after John's death in Saw III . When a new Jigsaw game leaves several people dead, the police come to believe that either John has been resurrected, or a Jigsaw copycat is involved. It is eventually revealed that Logan Nelson is the new Jigsaw Killer, and that he recreated the game he was once part of using new victims. At
6327-526: The bodies of John and Amanda. When an autopsy is performed on John, a cassette tape coated in wax is found in his stomach ; the tape informs Hoffman that he is wrong to think that it is all over just because John is dead, and he should not expect to go untested. The events of Saw V show Hoffman's first solo test: Five people connected to a disastrous fire that killed several others are put into four interconnected tests of teamwork, killing off one person in each trap. The two remaining test subjects realize at
6438-446: The box office but marking the second lowest debut of the franchise. In its second weekend the film dropped 61% to $ 6.56 million, finishing third behind newcomers Thor: Ragnarok and A Bad Moms Christmas . In its third weekend, the film dropped another 47% and made $ 3.43 million, finishing fifth. The Saw series, when compared to the other top-grossing American horror series— A Nightmare on Elm Street , Child's Play , Friday
6549-442: The changing situations and characters. The music was used in every Saw ending, usually during the revealing of plot revelations and twists which Saw films often use and it serves as the main theme tune for the whole films. Traps An important component of each film is the variety of (usually mechanical in form) traps Jigsaw and his apprentices use on their captives to communicate his message. According to David Hackl , all of
6660-413: The concept of powered armor exoskeletons . The German space opera series Perry Rhodan , written by various authors, started in 1961 with an account of the first Moon landing and has since expanded in space to multiple universes , and in time by billions of years. It has become the most popular science fiction book series of all time. In the 1960s and 1970s, New Wave science fiction
6771-512: The conclusion of long-running shows, i.e. 2010 and 2011. There was a consensus that these awards recognised works of genres that were normally unrecognised. Casey Patterson said of the Scream Awards that it "aims to do for superhero, horror and fantasy films what the MTV Movie Awards did for teen comedies by honoring genres usually overlooked by high-brow Academy Award voters ... This event has been long overdue". Zack Snyder said, at
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#17327865914516882-506: The creation of microrobots and micromachinery , nanotechnology , smartdust , virtual reality , and artificial intelligence (including swarm intelligence ), as well as developing the ideas of "necroevolution" and the creation of artificial worlds. In 1965, Dune by Frank Herbert featured a much more complex and detailed imagined future society than had previously in most science fiction. In 1967 Anne McCaffrey began her Dragonriders of Pern science fantasy series. Two of
6993-482: The director for this film. Saw , often referred to as Saw 0.5 , is a 2003 short film that served as a promotional tool in pitching a feature-length version to Lionsgate . It is included on the second disc of the uncut DVD release of Saw . It has also been released alone, and on the Saw Trilogy DVD containing Saw Uncut Edition, Saw II Special Edition, and Saw III Director's Cut, packaged with
7104-470: The doctor, believing he is cheating on his wife. Lawrence has instructions to kill Adam by six o'clock or his wife and daughter will be killed. Flashbacks show Detectives David Tapp and Steven Sing , who suspect Lawrence of being Jigsaw, following a trail of clues from other Jigsaw traps. Steven's death from a shotgun trap after saving a victim causes David to obsess over catching Jigsaw. Later, he chases Zep Hindle , who monitors Adam and Lawrence's tests, and
7215-488: The downloadable Saw Chapter for the video game Dead by Daylight . Billy The Puppet has appeared in games: Call of Duty: Warzone , Call of Duty: Modern Warfare , Call of Duty: Mobile , Rocket League and Fortnite . In October 2021, Twisted Productions co-founders Burg and Koules confirmed a third Saw video game was in development for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X . Saw: Rebirth ,
7326-445: The end of the film, Logan abducts corrupt detective Brad Halloran and kills him as revenge for him being indirectly responsible for the death of Logan's wife. Having successfully framed Halloran as the killer, Logan escapes and is free to continue Jigsaw's work. Spiral takes place an unknown amount of time after John's death, as another Jigsaw copycat creates their own games to punish corrupt police officers and detectives. The case
7437-439: The episodes, ran from 1959 to 1964. It featured fantasy , suspense , and horror as well as science fiction, with each episode being a complete story. Critics have ranked it as one of the best TV programs of any genre . The animated series The Jetsons , while intended as comedy and only running for one season (1962–1963), predicted many inventions now in common use: flat-screen televisions , newspapers on
7548-543: The error of his ways, which inherently "kill" the rejected. His last test is a test of forgiveness by the family of Harold Abbott , whom William refused a claim. Harold's son ultimately chooses to kill William with hydrofluoric acid . Meanwhile, Agent Erickson and the previously thought-dead Agent Lindsey Perez search for Agent Strahm with Hoffman's assistance. Finding irregularities in previous murder scenes, Perez and Erickson discover Hoffman's identity, but he kills them before they can go public with it. Hoffman travels back to
7659-448: The events of Saw and Saw II , and sees John traveling to Mexico in hopes that a Norwegian cancer treatment will cure him. However, when the operation is proven to be a scam, John, with the help of Amanda and Hoffman, kidnaps those responsible and subjects them to his traps, ultimately ending with the death of all but Dr. Cecilia Pederson. Saw II begins with the police tracking a severely weakened John to his lair. However, another test
7770-527: The field came to associate the term with low-budget, low-tech " B-movies " and with low-quality pulp science fiction . By the 1970s, critics within the field, such as Damon Knight and Terry Carr , were using "sci fi" to distinguish hack-work from serious science fiction. Peter Nicholls writes that "SF" (or "sf") is "the preferred abbreviation within the community of sf writers and readers." Robert Heinlein found even "science fiction" insufficient for certain types of works in this genre, and suggested
7881-400: The final trap that each previous trap was meant to be completed by each of the five people doing a small part, rather than killing one person per trap. With this knowledge, they work together and barely manage to escape. They are found alive by Special Agent Dan Erickson . Meanwhile, Hoffman has set up FBI Agent Peter Strahm to appear to be Jigsaw's accomplice, while Strahm pursues Hoffman and
7992-502: The first film in the franchise to do so. An eleventh film is in development and is expected to be released in September 2025. In September 2023, producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules stated there are tentative plans for future installments in the Saw film series, dependent on the reception and success of Saw X . Later that month, Stolberg announced that there are active plans for an eleventh installment. Both Burg and Koules stated that
8103-762: The first science fiction novel . Some of the stories from The Arabian Nights , along with the 10th-century The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and Ibn al-Nafis 's 13th-century Theologus Autodidactus , are also argued to contain elements of science fiction. Written during the Scientific Revolution and later the Age of Enlightenment are considered true science-fantasy books. Francis Bacon 's New Atlantis (1627), Johannes Kepler 's Somnium (1634), Athanasius Kircher 's Itinerarium extaticum (1656), Cyrano de Bergerac 's Comical History of
8214-646: The first true science fiction novel . Jules Verne and H.G. Wells are pivotal figures in the genre's development. In the 20th century, expanded with the introduction of space operas , dystopian literature, pulp magazines , and the Golden Age of Science Fiction . Science fiction has been called the "literature of ideas ", and continues to evolve, incorporating diverse voices and themes, influencing not just literature but film, TV, and culture at large. Besides providing entertainment it can also criticize present-day society and explore alternatives, and inspiration
8325-486: The genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years. In 1937, John W. Campbell became editor of Astounding Science Fiction , an event that is sometimes considered the beginning of the Golden Age of Science Fiction , which was characterized by stories celebrating scientific achievement and progress . The "Golden Age" is often said to have ended in 1946, but sometimes
8436-506: The highest-grossing weekend in the series and also Lionsgate's fifth-highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. Saw IV premiered at number one with $ 32.1 million making it the second-best Halloween weekend opener. In Saw V ' s opening weekend it placed second, being beat by High School Musical 3: Senior Year , and made $ 30.1 million. It is Lionsgate's tenth-highest-grossing film. Saw VI opened in second place behind Paranormal Activity to $ 14.1 million, which
8547-502: The house, only to discover that the video feed from inside the house had been pre-recorded; the events in it actually took place much earlier. Eric's son was locked in a safe in John's warehouse and kept alive with an oxygen tank. Eric is knocked unconscious by a masked figure and wakes up imprisoned in the bathroom from Saw , which is part of the house's foundation. Amanda reveals herself to Eric as John's protégée before leaving him to die. In
8658-424: The idea that the only way for someone to change is for them to change themselves. Then, in Saw IV flashbacks, he designed the first trap and test for Cecil, and decided to use the rest of his existence to design more of these "tests" or "games" as a form of "instant rehabilitation" that would change the world "one person at a time". John was soon given the nickname "The Jigsaw Killer" (or "Jigsaw"), because he removed
8769-477: The implications of the Internet and the expanding information universe, questions about biotechnology , nanotechnology , and post-scarcity societies . Recent trends and subgenres include steampunk , biopunk , and mundane science fiction . The first, or at least one of the first, recorded science fiction film is 1902's A Trip to the Moon , directed by French filmmaker Georges Méliès . It
8880-405: The interface between technology and society, and climate fiction , addressing environmental issues. Precedents for science fiction are argued to exist as far back as antiquity, but the modern genre primarily arose in the 19th and early 20th centuries when popular writers began looking to technological progress and speculation. Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein , written in 1818, is often credited as
8991-532: The intersection of other more concrete subgenres. Damon Knight summed up the difficulty, saying "Science fiction is what we point to when we say it." Forrest J Ackerman has been credited with first using the term "sci-fi" (analogous to the then-trendy " hi-fi ") in about 1954. The first known use in print was a description of Donovan's Brain by movie critic Jesse Zunser in January 1954. As science fiction entered popular culture , writers and fans active in
9102-418: The irises painted in for the eyes, but in later films more sophisticated construction included waterjet-cut foam for the body and remote-controlled animatronics . The endurance and popularity of the franchise has resulted in the production of Billy merchandise, as well as references in other media and its use in promotions for the films. "Hello Zepp" "Hello Zepp" is a piece of instrumental music that
9213-415: The late 1940s and the 1950s are included. In 1942, Isaac Asimov started his Foundation series , which chronicles the rise and fall of galactic empires and introduced psychohistory . The series was later awarded a one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series". Theodore Sturgeon 's More Than Human (1953) explored possible future human evolution . In 1957, Andromeda: A Space-Age Tale by
9324-401: The lives of others and became even more depressed as he saw them squandering the gift of life that he had just been denied. He approached an insurance executive named William Easton , asking for coverage for an experimental cancer treatment, but was denied. Flashbacks from Saw II show that, after surviving a suicide attempt where he drove his car off a cliff, John was "reborn", and nurtured
9435-435: The mid-credits scene of Saw X is intended to set up a future film which will again include the character Mark Hoffman . The character Cecilia was intentionally left alive for a possible sequel to expand her character upon. The following month, Greutert told The Hollywood Reporter that, "there are so many directions we could go, but for me, there's no obvious one coming out of this film. I really wanted it to feel like
9546-512: The network has fulfilled its mission to provide action-themed comfort food for its male viewership. Juliet Corsinita, the media editor of Taco Bell (one of the Scream Awards sponsors for its entire 6-year run), said that with respect to the Scream Awards, Taco Bell, whose core customers were "young men who eat fast food", has "a presenting sponsorship which over-delivered on its audience by 76%". Captain Morgan's initial Scream Awards sponsorship
9657-410: The night that he unwittingly caused Gideon's death, unbeknownst to John or Jill. Grieving the loss of his child, John distanced himself from his friends and wife. John and Jill eventually drifted apart and divorced. John found himself trapped by his own complacency until he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer . Extremely bitter over his squandered life and the loss of his unborn son, he began observing
9768-478: The novellas included in the first novel, Dragonflight , made McCaffrey the first woman to win a Hugo or Nebula Award . In 1968, Philip K. Dick 's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was published. It is the literary source of the Blade Runner movie franchise . In 1969, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin was set on a planet in which the inhabitants have no fixed gender . It
9879-711: The old days Hollywood would strip-mine comics and scoff at the creators. Now, they walk on the same red carpet, which on Saturday night had giant posters of the Green Lantern and Spider-Man above it. The male-centric nature of this awards ceremony's target audience was recognised. Ray Richmond, from the Hollywood Reporter , said "In hitching its wagon to Ultimate Fighting Championship , Star Wars marathons, and no fewer than three awards programs — Guys' Choice Awards (established 2007), Scream Awards (established 2006) and Video Game Awards (established 2003),
9990-614: The play RUR , written by the Czech playwright Karel Čapek , broadcast live from the BBC's Alexandra Palace studios on 11 February 1938. The first popular science fiction program on American television was the children's adventure serial Captain Video and His Video Rangers , which ran from June 1949 to April 1955. The Twilight Zone (the original series), produced and narrated by Rod Serling , who also wrote or co-wrote most of
10101-412: The sadistic traps and the means by which the victims could survive. Viewers have sometimes incorrectly identified the puppet itself as Jigsaw, because of its presence and connection to the killer. Age and use of the puppet over the course of the films necessitated its reconstruction. According to James Wan , the original puppet's face for Saw involved clay, papier-mâché , and black ping-pong balls with
10212-422: The screenplays. Both creators remain with the franchise as executive producers . The film series has been a box office success, grossing more than $ 1 billion from box office and retail sales. The first, second, third, sixth, and ninth films received mixed reviews, while the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth films received negative reviews. The tenth film received generally positive reviews from critics, becoming
10323-585: The series gained popularity through syndication and extraordinary fan interest . It became a very popular and influential franchise with many films , television shows , novels , and other works and products. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994) led to six additional live action Star Trek shows: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999), Voyager (1995–2001) , Enterprise (2001–2005), Discovery (2017–2024), Picard (2020–2023), and Strange New Worlds (2022–present), with more in some form of development. Saw (franchise) Saw
10434-498: The series. The series takes place primarily in an unnamed city in the United States. Flashbacks from Saw IV reveal the roots of the series, presenting John Kramer as a successful civil engineer and devoted husband to his wife Jill Tuck , who opened a rehab clinic for drug addicts. Jill lost her unborn baby, Gideon, due to the unwitting actions of a drug addict named Cecil , who fled the scene. Saw VI later showed that another drug addict, Amanda Young , had been with Cecil on
10545-487: The shows executive producers for its six year run. Casey Patterson, who was also the executive vice president of event production, talent development and studio relations for Spike TV, described these awards as "a show for the most passionate fans on earth and beyond ... This is their night to celebrate the magical, mind-bending and super heroic year in movies and the TV shows that they love." The Scream 2009 nominees were chosen by
10656-403: The site of Easton's tests, where Jill attacks him to obey John's final request. She leaves him in a new trap John has left behind and does not leave a key for him to free himself. He is able to manipulate the trap and escapes wounded. Saw 3D picks up with Jill and Hoffman battling for control of John's legacy. As Jill enters protective custody and makes Hoffman's identity public, Hoffman sets up
10767-515: The term speculative fiction to be used instead for those that are more "serious" or "thoughtful". Some scholars assert that science fiction had its beginnings in ancient times , when the line between myth and fact was blurred. Written in the 2nd century CE by the satirist Lucian , A True Story contains many themes and tropes characteristic of modern science fiction, including travel to other worlds, extraterrestrial lifeforms , interplanetary warfare, and artificial life . Some consider it
10878-470: The time of writing technologically impossible, extrapolating from present-day science...[,]...or that deal with some form of speculative science-based conceit, such as a society (on Earth or another planet) that has developed in wholly different ways from our own." There is a tendency among science fiction enthusiasts as their own arbiter in deciding what exactly constitutes science fiction. David Seed says it may be more useful to talk about science fiction as
10989-482: The time, the widest release in Lionsgate history and one of the best opening weekends for a horror sequel. It is Lionsgate's fourth-highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. Saw III placed first by grossing $ 33.6 million its opening weekend, making it the biggest Halloween debut ever and at the time, Lionsgate's highest-opening weekend. It is the highest-grossing film in the series worldwide. It has
11100-507: The transformation of John Kramer into Jigsaw. Later, it was released as a short film in the form of a motion comic on the original Saw II website. In April 2021, Lionsgate Television chairman Kevin Beggs announced in an interview with Deadline Hollywood that Lionsgate TV is in early talks on a television series adaptation/continuation of the film Spiral . This section includes characters who have appeared in more than two films in
11211-420: The traps are real objects, and not CGI . They were designed to look horrific but ultimately be safe for the actors in them. Writer Marcus Dunstan said: "It's built to function there on the day", and added: "It works. So if there's a scalping chair—there really was a chair with working gears to grind and pull your scalp back." The most potentially dangerous item was a "water box" used in Saw V , in which one of
11322-457: The two highest rating shows broadcast in that week of Terra Nova on 7,970,000 and The Walking Dead on 7,300,000 viewers. The Scream Awards ceremonies were discontinued in 2011, a move attributed to the dwindling popularity of the event and Spike TV's re-formatting (including even a change of their name to Paramount ). There were a total of 8 Scream Awards. Science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi )
11433-492: The video game industry without directly competing against each other. The first game in the series, Saw , set between the first and second film in the series, was initially released on October 6, 2009, with a sequel Saw II: Flesh & Blood , released on October 19, 2010, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, ten days before the release of the seventh film, Saw 3D . David Tapp and Amanda Young were released as part of
11544-404: Was influential on later filmmakers , bringing a different kind of creativity and fantasy . Méliès's innovative editing and special effects techniques were widely imitated and became important elements of the cinematic medium . 1927's Metropolis , directed by Fritz Lang , is the first feature-length science fiction film. Though not well received in its time, it is now considered
11655-484: Was known for its embrace of a high degree of experimentation, both in form and in content, and a highbrow and self-consciously " literary " or " artistic " sensibility . In 1961, Solaris by Stanisław Lem was published in Poland . The novel dealt with the theme of human limitations as its characters attempted to study a seemingly intelligent ocean on a newly discovered planet . Lem's work anticipated
11766-443: Was not mentioned in John's will or seen in any capacity. In Saw V , police lieutenant Mark Hoffman 's ties with John are revealed in a series of flashbacks. During John's first years of activity, Hoffman's sister was murdered by her boyfriend, Seth Baxter . Seth is sentenced to life imprisonment ; however, a technicality allows him to go free after only five years. Hoffman then kills him in an inescapable trap designed to resemble
11877-518: Was originally composed by Charlie Clouser for the first film in the series. In Saw , the implied villain, Zep Hindle , is revealed to actually be a victim of the Jigsaw Killer. (The character's name in the script is spelled "Zep", whereas the music titles are spelled "Zepp" as a reference to the popular '80s band Zapp .) As the series continued, the piece was reused in every film as a leitmotif , often being renamed and remixed to accommodate
11988-416: Was part of it push for its product "to be to Halloween what Guinness is to St. Patrick's Day ." Arthur Shapiro, Alcohol industry consultant, said "No one has locked up Halloween yet. The Captain has the horsepower to do it." With the exception of Taco Bell, the sponsors for each year's awards ceremony varied: - In 2009, the Scream Awards drew a total of 9.9 million viewers over its four telecasts. In
12099-410: Was released alongside Thank You for Your Service and Suburbicon , and is projected to gross around $ 20 million from 2,941 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $ 1.6 million from Thursday night previews at 2,400 theaters, just below the $ 1.7 million Saw 3D made from midnight screenings seven years prior, and $ 7.2 million on its first day. It went on to open to $ 16.64 million, finishing first at
12210-552: Was released in 2006 as part of the Saw II: Unrated Special Edition DVD-release. The story takes place between the second and third films, where Adam Stanheight's friend Scott Tibbs, leader of the rock band "Wrath of the God", is filming a documentary about Jigsaw and his victims. Saw: Rebirth is originally a comic book released by IDW in 2005 and tells the story of the events that spurred
12321-408: Was the first of his three- decade -long planetary romance series of Barsoom novels , which were set on Mars and featured John Carter as the hero . These novels were predecessors to YA novels , and drew inspiration from European science fiction and American Western novels . In 1924, We by Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin , one of the first dystopian novels, was published. It describes
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