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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are brilliantly out of their depth as UFO tourists who meet a totally obscene alien, in this full-length trailer for the comedy Paul. Other treats include Evil Sigourney Weaver and some sick E.T. jokes. [Apple] More »
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As the fall TV season starts up, shows are resolving their agonizing summer cliffhangers — but for some unlucky shows, that resolution never arrived. Here are the most frustrating "cancel-hangers," cliffhanger endings for shows that got cancelled too soon. More »
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As you're sitting down with your family for Thanksgiving dinner and trying not to say anything to piss off your uncle, just be grateful there are no vengeful ghosts or evil aliens crashing the party. Allow us to demonstrate. More »
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When humans finally conquer space, we'll still want to keep other creatures as pets. Some science-fiction pets are among our favorite characters, but others, you just want to flush out the airlock. Here's our list of the best and worst. More »
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CBS' Two and a Half Men, with 14,073,000 viewers last week, crushed Heroes (which reeled in only 8,198,000 viewers). Plus Heroes' lead-in, the dorkcom The Big Bang Theory, also destroyed the 112-character Tim Kring serial. When television ratings decline, the incentive to invest in hour-long series with multiple locations generally goes with it. That's why it's time to make our dream of a SF sitcom in high definition come true. We've got all the details, plus a bonus Alf retrospective. More »
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With every passing election year, the statistical likelihood increases that we'll elect a U.S. president who's really a robot, or an alien. Or maybe a charismatic plant, grown in some kind of tank. How will you recognize a non-human candidate for president when one comes along? And more importantly, which non-human would be the best pres? Maybe our handy guide can help. Plus, vote for your inhuman presidential leader-tron in our awesome poll. More »
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With the news that Battlestar Galactica and Bionic Woman producer David Eick will be revamping yet another NBC/Universal property as part of his new deal with the peacock network comes the expected flurry of expectation. Just what old TV show will be the next to feel the grim and gritty grip of Eick's clammy reimagining mind? We've come up with what we feel are the top five candidates, below. More »
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