“‘Fear’ is a four-letter word, ladies! You wanna go pee pee in your big-boy slacks, keep it to yourself!” This is how we meet Sgt. Calhoun, the leader of the cybug-killing squadron of Hero’s Duty, the fictional first person shooter game in Disney’s arcade fantasy, Wreck-It Ralph. During a time when actual video...
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In this week’s Legion of Leia profile of women in Sci-Fi we talk to producer M. Elizabeth Hughes. She worked on two of the best web series out there; The Guild, starring Felicia Day and Jane Espenson and Brad Bell’s Husbands, which just aired its third season on the CW Seed. She has credits on the award-winning Short Term 12, Joss...
“God damn it, that’s not all! Because if one of those things gets down here then that will be all! Then all this… this bullshit that you think is so important? You can just kiss all that goodbye!” These are the words of a person who has faced terrifying danger. This is someone who has witnessed unimaginable horrors, made...
In this week’s Legion of Leia Women in Sci-Fi profile, we talk with McKenzie Westmore who hosts Face Off on Syfy. The makeup competition show is one of my favorites and highlights the incredible talent behind-the-scenes. Westmore has a long family history in the makeup business, all the way back to her great grandfather and has appeared as...
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:...
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...