Rus commented on Bring Back the Old Starbuck Please

"I'm not thrilled by post-dead Starbuck's arc either, but I totally buy into the self-sabotaging, self-destruction angle of it."

Rus commented on Maximum Spoilers For Indiana Jones And Hancock

"@JennaW: Confession time: I saw Howard the Duck in the theaters."

Rus commented on Where Is The Posthuman Bertie Wooster?

"I'm not entirely certain Bertrum Wilberforce wasn't posthuman, and Jeeves his hyperintelligent alien valet."

Rus commented on What Genre Should Science Fiction Steal From Next?

"Rom-com."

Rus commented on What If We Met Aliens Who Had Accepted Death?

"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."

Rus commented on Why Do Anti-Heroes Rule Science Fiction?

"@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."

Rus commented on The Slowest, Stretchiest Countdowns In Science Fiction History

"@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."

Rus commented on ChooseThe Next Scifi Classic To Get The Comedy Remake Treatment

"@GenXCub: Actually, I considered Jeff Foxworthy for the role."

Rus commented on ChooseThe Next Scifi Classic To Get The Comedy Remake Treatment

"Owen Wilson as Rick Deckard."

Rus commented on The 5 Types Of Scifi Deus Ex Machinas

"@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."