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Madeline Ashby's new book vN is inevitably going to be compared to Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and its movie adaptation, Blade Runner. There's even a cheeky section where the robot heroine goes to work at a robot-themed restaurant called the Electric Sheep, where a lot of the menu items have names like "Tears in Rain." (It's a cocktail.) More »
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It's been seven years since Star Trek went off television, but the Star Trek alumni still own your television screens. If there's a television show rocking your world or challenging your preconceptions, chances are there's a former Trek producer in the mix somewhere. Or someone who learned from a Trek producer. More »
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One of the wonderful things about our television obsessions is, they keep us guessing. But sometimes, when someone asks a straight question and doesn't get a straight answer, it can get a bit annoying. Mysterious non-answers are a staple of television science fiction and fantasy — and sometimes it feels like people are just bending over backwards to avoid saying what they know. More »
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Over the past few years, retro video game enthusiast Doctor Octoroc has designed nifty 8-bit versions of such science fiction shows as Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who, which he unveiled yesterday. To make matters even groovier, Octoroc has released MP3s of all his chiptune scifi soundtracks on his website. Here's a veritable jukebox of free bleep-bloop music. Just follow the below links to the corresponding zip files. More »
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LEGO enthusiasts Garry King has a simple mission — to build the spacecraft of Battlestar Galactica out of thousands upon thousands of tiny plastic bricks. So far, he's constructed a sizable fleet of Colonial and Cylon craft. More »
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You've seen the slick-as-hell trailer for Battlestar Galactica's Cylon War prequel Blood and Chrome. But even though the trailer has revived the world's fervor for frakking toasters, it didn't change Syfy's postion on demoting Blood And Chrome to the status of webseries. But there's a silver lining! More »
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For the 2012 Maker Faire, five high-school students from the Bay Area have embarked upon an awesomely ambitious project: to construct a homemade flight simulator depicting the cockpit of a Viper from Battlestar Galactica. After launching a successful Kickstarter campaign, the team produced this video showing off their progress: More »
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Check out the amazing trailer for the new Battlestar Galactica prequel, Blood and Chrome. Following a young William Adama fighting in the first Cylon War. Last we heard, this pilot was going to be demoted to a webseries, instead of being aired as a TV movie. But this trailer is too amazing to be relegated to the internet — put this pilot on TV now, Syfy! More »
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Filming on the third Riddick movie is proceeding apace — and Vin Diesel went ahead and posted a few new pictures to his Facebook page. Including our first look at Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff as an alien bounty hunter who's hunting our favorite Furyan. Plus an alien monster. More »
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Well, maybe a few of you lucky bastards did. But the rest of us can only imagine a bygone discotheque with Giorgio Moroder on full blast, Muffit II blowing rails in the ladies' water closet, and the spectral outlines of Gaius Baltar and Caprica Six getting drunk in a corner somewhere. More »
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Are there just too many strong female characters in Hollywood? Are we erasing women's identities by trying to turn them into action heroes, and stoic badasses? More »
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It's a sad day for the concept art world. Ralph McQuarrie, the artist who created concept designs for the first Star Wars trilogy, the original Battlestar Galactica television show, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., and other science fiction classics, has passed away at age 82. He set our minds on fire and made so many of us fall in love with science fiction. He'll be missed. [Tor] More »
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Everybody talks about the fact that there's no more space opera on television, and only the occasional movie. What's easy to forget, though, is that just a decade ago we appeared to be on the verge of a brilliant new era of space adventure. More »
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With Star Wars Episode I hitting theaters all over again, there's been a whole new wave of interest in George Lucas' biggest letdown. And we've been remembering some of the other prequels that have tried to fill in backstory over the years. More »
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Mass Effect is epic. It's the product of the best parts of Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and more with a protagonist who could be the love-child of Picard, Skywalker, and Starbuck. It's one of the most important pieces of science fiction narrative of our generation. Mass Effect goes so far beyond other fictional universes in ways that you may not have yet realized. It is cosmic in scope and scale. More »
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Where would we be without drugs? Half the great musical performances of the 20th century wouldn't exist. There would be no Mork and Mindy. Walter Bishop would have nothing to inspire his research. More »
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Are you Team Stark or Team Targaryen? Do you pledge your loyalty to the Browncoats or the Time Lords? Root for your favorite fictional group with these custom hockey jerseys. More »
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Rockin' a cappella group Novis mixed together a fantastic medley of various science fiction tunes and theme songs. There's something for every nerd in this music mix. More »
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When you think about science fiction theme tunes, chances are there are a few that are especially stirring and heroic. Star Wars. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Star Trek: The Next Generation. Superman: The Movie. And all of these theme tunes have something in common: they rely on the same basic intervals. More »
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This week brings the most awaited episode in store for season four of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a brief analysis of the Brony phenomenon along with a Bronified take on Watchmen, and the finale of Marvel Anime: X-Men! We've got a lot of ground to cover – minor spoilers ahead! More »
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Did you miss out on Battlestar Galactica? Do you dream of watching all of the show's drama, thrills, and frustrating scenes condensed into a four-minute piss take on 16-bit roleplaying games? More »
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You may remember Joe "Joebot" Spiotto's mod remake of the Firefly gang as a group of children's troubadours. Since then, he's been busy giving other science fiction and fantasy icons their own (vinyl) record deals. You can find prints of these at Joebot's Etsy store.

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Everybody knows that actual scientific advances have started out as science fiction, including Radar and geostationary satellites. Your tablet computer is basically right out of Star Trek. But that doesn't mean that every scientific idea expressed in science fiction is automatically true. More »
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Remember when you first got hooked on the Battlestar Galactica reboot? That heady feeling of discovery, together with the addictive rush of plot twist after revelation after character-driven moment. No matter how you feel about BSG now, we can all remember the excitement of getting immersed in this revolutionary show. More »
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Cute robots have been a fixture in the pop culture landscape, ever since C-3PO and R2D2 crashed on Tatooine in the original Star Wars — but there have been cute robots in pop culture for way longer. The history of cute robots is a proud and totally cuddly one, full of beeping, blooping noises. More »
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If Battlestar Galactica had attempted to capitalize on the Saturday morning cartoon demographic, chances are the show would've resembled Otis Frampton's stylized gang of survivors and toasters. And after every episode, there would be a stern anti-youth ambrosia consumption PSA from Salty Uncle Tigh! You can find more of Frampton's artwork at his DeviantArt page, which features decidedly animated takes on the Firefly crew and World War II superheroes.

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Now that it's conquered the zombie genre niche, AMC is taking on UFO space dramas. AMC has picked up the hour-long UFO drama Thunderstruck from David Eick of Battlestar Galactica. If The Walking Dead is any indication, you should brace yourself for some seriously depressing alien creatures. More »
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Without further ado, here's the ever-rad Bear McCreary scoring "Prelude to War" entirely with accordion. He even uses it for percussion. If Battlestar was a turn-of-the-century silent-film serial, this would be the unofficial soundtrack. Also, it would be called Battlenought Galacticrantz, star Laurel and Hardy as "Those Rollicking Adama Brothers," and showcase Alpha the Robot's nefarious plot to steal your girlfriend. More »
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Ronald D. Moore had a huge cult following long before he relaunched Battlestar Galactica. His work on Star Trek was notably awesome, and his very public departure from Voyager, complete with spot-on critiques of the show's failings, was legendary. Whenever Moore joined the staff of a show like Carnivàle or Roswell, you knew you were in for something special. More »
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Television shows are like sports teams: Sometimes they just have an off season. (And sometimes they just dive down a terrible hole and get trapped forever.) When a science fiction or fantasy show has a terrible no-good year, it's especially noticeable, because the fantastical plot devices get dumber and the world-building gets sloppier. More »
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Some crucial details are revealed about the monsters in Doctor Who's latest Christmas special. Check out a five-minute sneak peak for the steampunky Three Musketeers. Prepare for Peter's return on Fringe. Plus more videos for Supernatural, Chuck, and more! More »
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Manga and anime have had a huge impact on western art in general — but they've especially helped to shape fan art. These cool Japanese art styles have helped us to see our favorite Western science fiction and fantasy icons in a whole new way. More »
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Doctor Who's River Song has got a tough time ahead of her — she's joining the biggest science fiction team of them all: the Legion of Formerly Mysterious Characters. Along with Darth Vader, the Man in Black and the Cigarette-Smoking Man, she'll dwell in a place where almost everybody knows all about her. More »
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We are, most people would agree, in the midst of a Golden Age of Television. Since the late-1990s, the programming that's been pumped into our homes has been as good as it's ever been — and, in many respects, better than the movies that have long sat atop the Pop Cultural Quality Pile. But why aren't we also in a Golden Age of Genre TV? More »
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We've seen loads of incredible geeky weddings, but the wedding of Dorian and Lynn really outshines them all. Check out this amazing wedding that took place at the base of a dinosaur fight. Oh, and Boba Fett was there. More »
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There are many actors who help make science fiction and fantasy awesome, but there are some faces you see again and again. And some actors just automatically brighten the screen whenever they appear. No matter what movie or TV show they're in, they make it better. More »
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The fall TV season is beginning, and that means one thing — you're finally going to get to see the TV pilots that the networks have been sweating over for a year. Most of them will totally suck — even if the shows they launch wind up being good. But a few of them will be amazing, full of killer action and interesting characters. More »
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We expect a lot from Syfy, because it's the only cable channel devoted to science fiction. So it's inevitable that the network formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel will disappoint us occasionally. And sometimes people blame Syfy unfairly — like when Syfy pulls the plug on a low-rated show. More »
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Welcome to the first io9 music smackdown! We're putting together the ultimate science fiction (and fantasy) playlist — all the music that everyone should have on his or her iPod. More »
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The greatest tacticians in space don't just use high-energy beams and force shields, they use psychology. And the best interstellar smack-downs start with the trash talking before a single shot is fired. More »
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