<![CDATA[io9: Battle Beyond The Stars]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Battle Beyond The Stars]]> http://io9.com/tag/battle beyond the stars http://io9.com/tag/battle beyond the stars <![CDATA[Avatar: Haven't We Seen This James Cameron Film Before?]]> While watching the spectacle that is James Cameron's Avatar, you may have found yourself with a strange déjà vu feeling. That's because Avatar is littered with Cameron references and influences, from Aliens to Terminator. We've rounded them up for you. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5429268&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Most Badass Female Space Pilots Of All Time]]> Some of the hottest hot-shot pilots in space opera are women. It's a longstanding tradition in science fiction to show women taking the controls of starships, space fighters and star-cruisers, and here are our favorite badass female cockpit jockeys. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5311916&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dumbest Space Operas Of All Time!]]> We're all hoping if Star Trek is a blockbuster, it'll bring space opera back to our screens. But space opera hasn't always hit the high notes. Here are some examples of space opera done wrong. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5246315&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Movie To Redeem Seven Samurai For SF Fans]]> News comes from the Toronto Film Festival that Fox has bought a new script by the writer of Armageddon and Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem that will reboot the classic movie The Seven Samurai and give it a science fiction spin. Is anyone else getting a Battle Beyond The Stars flashback around now? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5048477&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Most Incompetent Self-Destruct Sequence In Galactic History]]>
I don't know how we missed the dramatic conclusion of Battle Beyond The Stars in our roundup of starship suicides. After all, how many other self-destruct sequences feature a Majel Barrett Roddenberry clone who's too ditzy to count down properly? (And a hero who doesn't really care if the ship actually destructs or not.) Roger Corman's own Star Wars-Seven Samurai mashup, Battle features the universe's greatest villain, Sador. Click through to see a clip of Sador's finest moment. More »
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