I'm sure quite a few of us have kicked off projects that started with modest expectations, yet ended up as something radically different than originally intended.
If you’ve ever seen someone decked out in what looked a Victorian era blacksmith outift combined with a futuristic apocalyptic personality, you may have just run into a steampunk.
All the world's a stage, and all men and women merely players. They have their exits and entrances - and some even wear cool Steampunk costumes and carry a bunch of retro-futuristic weapons.
Riese: Kingdom Falling is a Hulu exclusive steampunk web-series produced by Syfy. It's very dark, and very steampunk. Unfortunately, that's about all it is.
"Goths" have long since been defined as a group wearing dark clothes and makeup that worship the punk rock scene and gothic traditions of the 19th century. But watch out goths, there's a new kid in town: the steampunk.
If you thought a raygun shootout was only possible in Hollywood studios, then you're dead wrong. Not only are rayguns "real," but there is also a competition designed to test one's raygun prowess.
Like peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, or Ike and Tina, Steampunk is another classic combination of Victorian era Britain and elements of futuristic science fiction.
