“In really bad times, the hungriest would gather… vying for the chance to earn a few coins to feed their families by selling their bodies. Had I been older when my father died, I might have been among them. Instead I learned to hunt.” In the dystopian world of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games the society of Panem is broken into 12...
Archive - May 2014
Jessica Chobot is a multi-hyphenate. She’s got all sides of the geek world covered, from hosting to video game writing to acting in a brand new web series. We talked to her about working at Nerdist.com, how it all got started, what it means to be a part of this amazing group of women in Sci-Fi and her new web series for Syfy. Legion of Leia:...
“So I say we change the rule. I say my power… should be our power.“ ―Buffy when she chooses to share her power with the Potentials. Buffy Summers affected the lives of an entire generation who watched her journey from reluctant teenager to one of the greatest fictional heroines of modern time. In the 90’s to early...
Writer/producer Jane Espenson is responsible for most of your favorite TV shows. We feel pretty confident in saying that. Jane has written for and produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Once Upon a Time and more. She’s written episodes of Firefly and Game of Thrones. She’s also, along with Brad Bell...
By Sabina-Lissette Ibarra “How are you supposed to know? Fucking men like you built the hydrogen bomb. Men like you thought it up. You think you’re so creative. You don’t know what it’s like to really create something; to create a life; to feel it growing inside you. All you know how to create is death…” Sarah Connor, her...
Today we begin our Legion of Leia profiles of amazing women in all aspects of sci-fi. We begin with Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Ashley also started Her Universe, a company that sells sci-fi clothing for women and girls. We’re so proud to feature this awesome lady and her work! Legion of Leia: What...