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George Takei's Greatest and Weirdest Moments

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:00 PST

It's official: George Takei owns the internet. This is the year that Takei's domination over our assorted cyberwebs became official and final. He's become our greatest meme generator and his mellifluous voice turned out to be perfect for summing up the state of the world circa 2011. More »

Why Nickelodeon's Kid-Friendly Space Opera Space Cases Deserves More Love

Mary Staggs - Panels on Pages — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:30:00 PDT

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If you were a kid in 1996 and a fan of science fiction, chances are that you watched Space Cases at some point. Space Cases was the Nickelodeon network's mid-‘90s attempt to break into the science fiction market. Do you remember it? More »

Science Fiction TV Classics You're Not Allowed To Own On DVD

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:53:28 PDT

Sometimes it seems like every little dreg of geek culture from your youth is out on DVD — but it's not true! Weirdly, there are huge gaps in the archives of science fiction TV shows that Hollywood is willing to sell you. Think about this the next time you invite over that hottie from work and fail to get laid, entirely because you don't have a DVD of Automan or M.A.N.T.I.S. on your shelf to impress that person. Here's our list of essential SF TV that you can't own on DVD, because Hollywood hates you. More »

Beware The Wrath Of Warlord Shank!

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:30:17 PDT

This clip shows off everything that was great about Space Cases, the kids-in-space show that ran on Nickelodeon for two seasons. It has George Takei chewing not just the scenery, but the actual walls, as the evil neck-gyrating Warlord Shank, whose ship has been hit with a computer virus by a demented computer. And then it has the super-smart Suzee, easily the best character on the show, projecting herself telepathically into that computer. Warlord Shank is a master of space smack talk! More »

Which Sci-Fi Show Would You Kill For On DVD?

charliejane — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:30:17 PST

Rabid Jake 2.0 fans are sending this postcard to Paramount demanding a DVD boxset of the canceled show. In an era when even Jason of Star Command has DVDs, it seems hard to believe you can't buy your favorite obscure show yet. What sci-fi show are you dying to see on DVD? More »