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So you've landed in an evil boarding school. Chances are your parents thought they were doing the right thing: giving you a great education, sending you to the top disciplinarians who will set you on the proper path in life. But there's something wicked going on behind the cute uniforms and impressive alumni list, and you might not survive until graduation. So what's a life-loving student to do? We look to the best in evil boarding school survivalism. More »
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Famous movie spaceships can have a rough time once the camera stops rolling. For instance, the Nostromo from Alien was discovered with a dead possum inside. The eponymous spaceship from Serenity had been consigned to a similarly undistinguished fate...until recently.

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Remember when that Wisconsin professor put a Firefly poster on his door? And the college authorities freaked out and threatened him with criminal charges? More »
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When you call for a doctor in the 31st century, you have a wide choice of physicians. Hell, you can call up multiple versions of Neil Patrick Harris depending on whether you need a high school MD or a PhD in horribleness. Hopefully, you just want them for their minds. More »
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You may have noticed yesterday that Nathan Fillion tweeted a very dapper portrait of himself as Mal Reynolds from Firefly. This artwork is by Dan Dos Santos, who immortalized the Browncoat for Dark Horse's upcoming Serenity comic for Free Comic Book Day. Dan took io9 through the process of drawing the most charming captain in the 'verse. More »
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You sort of expect to see Firefly's Mal Reynolds or Jayne Cobb on a Wanted poster — but did you ever expect to see them being enshrined as exemplars of art nouveau loveliness? And yet, it sort of fits, once you see the gorgeous final result. More »
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We were all a bit heartbroken that the "Big Damn Replica" of Mal Reynolds' awesome ship, Serenity, turned out to cost around $2,500 from Quantum Mechanix. You can't put a pricetag on happiness, but that's still a bit steep for many of us. 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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The great thing about science fiction and fantasy is that they're full of surprises — you just never know what the universe will have in store. Like, sometimes, a totally random, surprising, shocking death. More »
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Alan Tudyk is obviously deeply attached to the character of Firefly's late, great Hoban "Wash" Washburne. He spent a lot of time coming up with his own Wash story ideas — including the big reveal that Wash has tons of tattoos from the Alliance's toughest prisons. In a terrific new interview with SFX, Tudyk talks about how much of himself Joss Whedon put into Wash, and how much Tudyk wanted to tell the stories of what Wash did in the war, and other stuff. More »
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Is this for real? University of Wisconsin-Stout theater professor James Miller put a poster on his office door, showing the likeness of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, and one of Mal's many fine quotes from Joss Whedon's Firefly. And this poster, with its reference killing, caused such a stir, the campus police were called in to tear it down. And Miller was warned that any further such posters would be deemed "disorderly conduct" and there might be criminal charges. (He responded with a poster about fascism, which was also torn down, earning him another reprimand.) 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 all act like being mind-wiped and reprogrammed is such a bad thing — but is it always? Sometimes having your personality or identity scrubbed away like so much grout scum is just a great way to make room for new stuff. Like killer ninja skills. Or superpowers. 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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The Victorian Age has long since declared victory over the brains of many science fiction lovers. An alternate history, in which the British Empire was accompanied by fantastical steam-powered technology has captured people's imaginations. Steampunk rules, just as Britannia once did. Just look at the profusion of steampunk costumes at any science fiction convention. More »
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Joss Whedon's Firefly only spawned a dozen or so episodes plus a movie, but it's populated our imaginations ever since. Mal Reynolds and his valiant crew have taken on titanic proportions in the minds of countless fans. More »
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Life aboard a Firefly is exciting, dangerous, and occasionally heroic — but nobody would call it glamorous. Leastwise, not until they looked upon these gorgeous Art Nouveau prints celebrating Joss Whedon's beloved space Western, on sale today from Quantum Mechanix. More »
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Recently, hardware hacker Phil Torrone from Adafruit started learning Chinese. And of course the first thing he did with his newfound knowledge was try to translate the characters he'd seen on computer screens in Firefly and Serenity. Writes Torrone: More »
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The new Muppets movie might be spaceship-free, but artist James Hance, imagines an all-Muppet rendition of Firefly, aptly titled FireFrog. What do you think of his casting choices? More »
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If you've been feeling deprived of the sight of Nathan Fillion aboard a space buggy, then here's an awesome picture of Captain Tightpants showing off the prototype of a new three-wheeled electric car. More »
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Megan Lara enshrines science fiction heroines in Art Nouveau illustrations, transforming them from pop culture queens into goddesses and archetypal spirits of adventure. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5801853&view=rss&microfeed=true Joss Whedon is busy filming The Avengers, but he's going to take an evening out of his busy schedule to help avenge women and girls who face discrimination and violence. (Well, maybe not quite "avenge." Possibly "support" might be better.) More »
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Bounty hunters are the ultimate anti-heroes. They're tough as titanium and hard to kill, and they can find anyone, no matter how much you try and hide. Their only loyalty is to whoever can afford their services. More »
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For her husband's birthday, pastry sculptor Vivian made him cupcakes depicting the entire crew of Firefly. The little details — like Jayne's hat and Wash's dinosaur — make all the difference here. You can see close-ups at her blog. More »
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In the first half of the final four, The Empire Strikes Back absolutely clobbered the original Star Wars. Now it's Replicants vs. Browncoats as Blade Runner takes on Serenity. Are we headed for an all Harrison Ford championship? Vote now! More »
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We've discussed the ultimate relationship deal breaker scenario before. But this musician wrote an entire song about how he dumped his girlfriend for disliking Firefly. True or false, we feel your pain — even if we don't fully support it. More »
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It seems to be semi-official that The Cape has been dry-cleaned and folded for the last time. And we've heard people talking about a "Summer Glau Curse," in which no power in the 'verse can keep her on the air. More »
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Morena Baccarin was our favorite Companion on Firefly, and now she's an inscrutable lizard queen on V. How does she manage to play a character who ostensibly has no human emotion, but grapples with tons of family drama? More »
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Here's the largest version of Mal Reynolds' famous ship Serenity ever: a 48" long reusable wall sticker from Quantum Mechanix, the folks who brought you the Serenity schematics and many other fine pieces of Firefly shwag. More »
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A couple days ago Nathan Fillion made this statement: "If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to Firefly, make it own my own, and distribute it on the Internet." And with those words, the movement was started. Already the internet is rallying a crowd-funded movement to get Fillion his ship back. More »
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Miss the world's greatest space Western the first time it aired? Don't worry — you're getting a second chance to watch the entire series, on television! Tell your friends. More »
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We scoured the aisle, and got on our hands and knees, to play with all the best toys from the 2011 Toy Fair. You've seen the strangest, and the biggest movie spoiler toy — this is our collection of the best of the best. More »
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Space epics almost always play fast and loose with science, treating the laws of physics like suggestions. But some movies dismember Newton and Einstein with way more gusto than others. Here's our report card for bad science in 18 movies. More »
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Perhaps if there had been a Christmas episode of Firefly, Kaylee would have made a gingerbreadish version of her home, the starship Serenity, out of some ghastly protein substance. But this gingerbread Serenity looks plenty good enough to eat. More »
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Unsure what to buy that Firefly fan, Trekkie, or Tron aficionado in your life? Don't worry — we've got you covered. Here's our gift guide for ten kinds of science fiction fan. More »
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Science fiction takes place in a world beyond our own reality, but sometimes you need to go just a bit further — into the realm of the crazy, surreal dream sequence. Here are 40 or so of our absolute favorites. More »
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"Baby Doll" Riley was a stunt-double in Watchmen, Serenity and Catwoman. ActionFlickChick interviews her about skimpy superhero-outfits and the head-injury she sustained as River Tam. Saddest bit: her memory's bad because "I've been hit in the head quite a bit." More »
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Derrial Book was one of the most enigmatic characters on Firefly, and almost a decade after the show premiered, we're finally getting some answers in the good Shepherd's very own graphic novel. More »
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