Rus commented on Bring Back the Old Starbuck Please, at 11:18 AM on May 9 I'm not thrilled by post-dead Starbuck's arc either, but I totally buy into the self-sabotaging, self-destruction angle of it. more »

Rus commented on Maximum Spoilers For Indiana Jones And Hancock, at 11:12 AM on May 9 @JennaW: Confession time: I saw Howard the Duck in the theaters. more »

Rus commented on Where Is The Posthuman Bertie Wooster?, at 12:20 PM on May 7 I'm not entirely certain Bertrum Wilberforce wasn't posthuman, and Jeeves his hyperintelligent alien valet. more »

Rus commented on What Genre Should Science Fiction Steal From Next?, at 2:01 PM on Apr 30 Rom-com. more »

Rus commented on What If We Met Aliens Who Had Accepted Death?, at 6:33 PM on Apr 25 I think there's a difference here between "don't care about dying" and "resigned to one's inevitable death." If you're talking about a species with absolutely no concept of their personal end, unless maybe they reproduce like rabbits on viagra and replace lost population/workers/etc. more »

Rus commented on Why Do Anti-Heroes Rule Science Fiction?, at 3:11 PM on Apr 25 @Tim Faulkner: I just re-read Red Harvest the other week, and while the Op does have his moments of charity in other stories, what makes him an anti-hero for me is that moment in RH where the fatigue finally gets to him, and he stops and realizes what it is he's orchestrated in Poisonville, and how many people he's personally getting killed. more »

Rus commented on The Slowest, Stretchiest Countdowns In Science Fiction History, at 11:19 AM on Apr 24 @92BuickLeSabre: That was back when a Dalek could be overcome by putting a blanket on the electric floor, so when they rolled over it they lost power. They upgraded quick and often, though, just like Nazi iPods. more »

Rus commented on ChooseThe Next Scifi Classic To Get The Comedy Remake Treatment, at 3:57 PM on Apr 23 @GenXCub: Actually, I considered Jeff Foxworthy for the role. more »

Rus commented on ChooseThe Next Scifi Classic To Get The Comedy Remake Treatment, at 2:49 PM on Apr 23 Owen Wilson as Rick Deckard. more »

Rus commented on The 5 Types Of Scifi Deus Ex Machinas, at 11:01 AM on Apr 22 @Charlie Jane Anders: That awesomely balls-out Space:1999 episode of yours is how they should've done it, but sadly, it actually sounds like three or four ep mashup your imagination edited together. more »

Rus commented on Secret History of Infocom's Never-Released "Restaurant at the End of the Universe" Game, at 3:36 PM on Apr 18 Truly, an interesting read. more »

Rus commented on How To Get Into Rebel Space Opera Blake's 7, at 2:07 PM on Apr 18 @Miranda Kali: It seriously had some of the best dialogue in science fiction until "Star Cops" came along... more »

Rus commented on How To Get Into Rebel Space Opera Blake's 7, at 1:52 PM on Apr 18 Great. more »

Rus commented on Recognize Everyone You've Ever Met With Smart Goggles, at 11:36 AM on Apr 18 @Charlie Jane Anders: ...and it'll map that pr0n over their real-time bodies as you idly converse about last night's Colbert Report. Teh Future > Sliced Bread. more »

Rus commented on Take That, Existential Zombie Gutter Slut!, at 8:57 PM on Apr 17 @Annalee Newitz: Are we completely sure Jenna's implants aren't really lopsided and scary regardless of how she stands these days? more »

Rus commented on How Do You Find People Who Like Science Fiction?, at 8:39 PM on Apr 17 I grow my own vat-friends, and program their personalities with Twilight Zone marathons. more »

Rus commented on The Most Badass Robot Army Dream Team, at 4:02 PM on Apr 17 I personally like me some Giant Robo (anime version). more »

Rus commented on The Real Reason Iron Man Will Crush The Hulk At The Box Office, at 11:38 AM on Apr 17 And here I thought it was because Hulk's being written by Zack (X-Men: Last Stand, Electra) Penn, while the guys behind Children of Men did the Iron Man screeplay. more »