What If Doctor Who Had Beaten Buffy To Doing A Musical Episode?

If Doctor Who had done a musical episode back in the early 1980s, it might have looked a bit like this. Producer John Nathan-Turner made the cast perform a yearly Cinderella pantomime, and here's one of the numbers. More »

02/09/10

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12 Successful SF Authors Who've Written Racy Fanfic

There's no love like the non-canonical love between two characters in a media science-fiction franchise. And there's no love like the love of writers for these pairings. A surprising number of established authors have dabbled in romantic or steamy fanfic. More »

02/09/10

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Nanobubbles: A New Weapon In The Fight Against Cancer?

Scientists may be able to explode individual cancer cells — by implanting nanoparticles into the cells and then hitting them with lasers to create "nanobubbles," which can grow until they burst the cells. More »

02/09/10

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Samuel Delany's 70-Year Romance Novel Coming This Fall

You think your love affair is long lasting? Your romance is but an eyeblink compared to that of the characters in Samuel R. Delany's new novel — which is finally coming out this fall. More »

02/09/10

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Heroes' Season Finale Beats Jay Leno's Ratings... Barely.

Heroes "failed to see a bounce" for its story's climax, says Variety. The show got 4.4 million viewers, barely beating the 4.3 million who tuned into Jay Leno's almost-final 10 PM show. But Heroes still might get a fifth season. More »

02/09/10

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#zoomorphism

Do Alien Creatures Based On Earth Animals Get Your Goat?

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Major Villain Hints For Ghostbusters 3 And Transformers 3!

Sources may have uncovered the main villain of Ghostbusters 3. Meanwhile, a Transformers villain may be coming back. Lost's Evangeline Lilly reveals the "main man" in Kate's life. Christopher Lloyd comes to Chuck! Plus The Wolfman and Fringe spoilers! More »

02/09/10

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The Most Beautiful Pulp Magazine Cover Art We've Ever Seen

Robot uprisings, demon armies, women fighting dragons and men striding the cosmos have never looked cooler, or lovelier, than in the pulp magazine cover art going on display at the University of Connecticut. Beware: Some of it is quite spicy. More »

02/08/10

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SyFy Rebranding Makes Time Magazine's Top 10 Worst Corporate Name Changes

02/08/10

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50 Science Fiction Webseries, Distilled Into 46 seconds

02/08/10

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Connie Willis' Next Story: A Robot Who Wants To Be A Rockette

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There Are No Successful Self-Published SF Authors, According To Robert J. Sawyer

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The Glory And Terror Of Doctor Who's Concept Art

The new Cybermen could have looked much more chilling in David Tennant's first season of Doctor Who, judging from new released concept art by artist Peter McKinstry. He's shared the early concepts behind space stations, Supreme Daleks, and Paradox Machines. More »

02/08/10

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Crazy Rumors And Speculation For Lost, Doctor Who And Caprica. Plus Di Caprio Talks Inception!

Leonardo Di Caprio explains why Nolan's Inception confused him. There are tons of Doctor Who and Lost spoilers. Plus clips from Crazies, Supernatural, Repo Men, Smallville and Percy Jackson. Also: Real Steel casting call! And Heroes, FlashForward and V spoilers. More »