Thomas Hopp's Blog

Matthew Lillard, best known as Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo movies, has made his directorial debut with a thoughtful and touching tale of misfit teens, Fat Kid Rules The World. My recommendation? See it. Better yet, help fund it. Continue reading →

Someday when astronauts begin terraforming Mars to make it habitable for people, they won't be troubled by dust so much as by mud. Continue reading →

In my own way, I hope to increase public interest in space exploration by adding the exotic spices of mystery, murder, questing after power and wealth, and the attendant conflicts that characterize human societies wherever they may be. Read on! Continue reading →

There are a few things you ought to know about me and my life experience before you judge my fitness to tell tales of war. Continue reading →

Now that real science has caught up to my fiction writing, I think the time is right for a new Hollywood screen image of the dinosaur. Sorry Jurassic Park, but your T rex is obsolete. Continue reading →

As time has progressed, fictional dinosaurs have gotten less slimy, less scaly, less cold blooded, and more feathery, more intelligent, and more dangerous in turn, up to and including wielding world-destroying power. Continue reading →

Never in any film until now, have I felt myself getting a little dewy eyed during a battle scene -- but this movie got that reaction. Continue reading →

At my company, CGT, we're developing a vaccine that can block the function of a cancer hormone, giving patients a better fighting chance to resist and destroy the tumors that are trying to destroy them. Continue reading →