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    September

    The io9 Guide To 2009's Fall DVD Releases

    When We Crush The Aliens, What Type Of Oppressor Will You Be?

    Is This The Year We Have To Kill Cute Aliens?

    Which Underdog Movie Will Be The Summer's Biggest Sleeper Hit?

    A Space Battle That Tears Through A Planet's Rings

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    Image of Alessar Alessar
    09/15/09

    In reply to The io9 Guide To 2009's Fall DVD Releases
    Props for featuring Ultraman. I rented the entire original series from Netflix (old DVD set) and I was surprised how much fun I had. I actually had watched the English dub on TV as a wee tot, and for the DVDs I watched with Japanese audio and subtitles. Since the dub was a pretty faithful translation, the stories were familiar. And as an adult I know that in the episode where Ultraman fights what looks like Godzilla, it actually IS the Godzilla suit (so ... I guess it's a cameo? :)
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    Image of Allen_Richards Allen_Richards
    09/13/09

    In reply to The io9 Guide To 2009's Fall DVD Releases
    I've mentioned on here a few weeks ago that I'd be willing to add more straight sci-fi to my Netflix Horror, Exploit, and Cult cinema new release lists if you guys were going to use them, but never go an answer. I'll throw the idea out there again just in case.

    As it stands, I've carried those list out to Nov. As titles are added to the NF database, I'll add them. just click to see what's doin': [www.netflix.com]
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    Image of HomicidalUnicorns HomicidalUnicorns
    09/13/09

    In reply to September
    Even if Fox changes their mind about Sarah Connor Chronicles, it can't be made.

    Summer Glau is doing Dollhouse, and Lena Headey has been cast for the HBO adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire (as Cersei Lannister, HELL YES).
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    Image of HomicidalUnicorns HomicidalUnicorns
    09/13/09

    @HomicidalUnicorns: though I dearly, dearly wish a third season of it could be made.
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    Image of MrTim MrTim
    09/13/09

    In reply to September
    It's not so much that I try to block out Insurrection as I just . . . forget about it. First Contact was a blast, Nemesis was a train wreck, Insurrection was 103 minutes.
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    Image of collex collex
    09/13/09

    @MrTim: I don't even remember the story of Insurrection or Nemesis, apart from the fact that they were both boring and that the vilain in Nemesis was a lame clone of Picard. I already have Khan, Voyage Home, Search for Spock and First Contact. I don,t need any other Trek movie except maybe for the first one.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    09/13/09

    @collex: I've only watched each of them once, but I maintain that Insurrection is nowhere near the frnachise-destroying abomination that Nemesis was. Insurrection wasn't that that good, mind you, but it actually had some humanity and decent writing and direction.

    Nemesis was criminally awful on all levels.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    09/13/09

    @MrTim: I just need to chime in to say how much I love First Contact. I have fun every time I watch it. You're entirely correct in saying it's a blast.
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    Image of disatess disatess
    09/13/09

    In reply to The io9 Guide To 2009's Fall DVD Releases
    wheres Ultra -seven dvd set .
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    09/13/09

    In reply to September
    "Hardware" was awesome, so I'm excited to see this DVD that no one else cares about.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    09/13/09

    In reply to The io9 Guide To 2009's Fall DVD Releases
    Hah.... UltraMan... I used to watch that when I was a kid.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    09/14/09

    @Roklimber: Try "INFRA-MAN", the movie that all berserk robot/kung-fu action films were influenced by.
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    09/02/09

    In reply to When We Crush The Aliens, What Type Of Oppressor Will You Be?
    Meh, sometimes they oppress us in the stories, instead.
    -Kle.
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    Image of Pegritz Pegritz
    09/01/09

    In reply to When We Crush The Aliens, What Type Of Oppressor Will You Be?
    I have no interested in oppressing fictional alien species when I have an entire planet of idiots all around me just waiting to feel the impact of my iron-clad fist.
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    Image of Kamigoroshi Kamigoroshi
    09/01/09

    In reply to When We Crush The Aliens, What Type Of Oppressor Will You Be?
    Where is the manipulate option? Trick them into having you be the overlord and saviour of them all.

    Fear can do the job, but having them love you is so much better for a tyrant because you know they aren't going to try and kill you in your sleep.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/01/09

    @Kamigoroshi: Oooh, good point. If they think you're their savior, you can do anything you want to them and they'll just be all "It's the will of Great Kamigoroshi, we'll do it."
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    Image of PostMarque PostMarque
    09/01/09

    In reply to When We Crush The Aliens, What Type Of Oppressor Will You Be?
    Isn't this how we choose Felicia Day to represent us?
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    09/01/09

    In reply to When We Crush The Aliens, What Type Of Oppressor Will You Be?
    Oh, will you people stop sucking Summer Glau's cock already?
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    09/01/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.:Did someone mention Summer Glau?
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    Image of Paul_Is_Drunk Paul_Is_Drunk
    09/01/09

    @OW-Holmes--Upset with Polling: Check the options in the poll.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    09/01/09

    In reply to When We Crush The Aliens, What Type Of Oppressor Will You Be?
    Why do I get the feeling that "The clear-cutter. I'm going to chop down all their beautiful alien forests and turn one whole continent of their planet into the galaxy's biggest , like Summer Glau" would have won if it were written that way?
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    09/01/09

    @Dirk Anger: Huh. Let's see what happens.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/01/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: Not working. Apparently the Glau-ites are done voting and have gone home to watch their videos. Still, it's an awesome idea for the next poll.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    09/02/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: next poll should be:
    What is your favorite drink?
    *Beer
    *Wine
    *Soda
    *Yellow snow, like Summer Glau

    I think that should be pretty definitive
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/01/09

    In reply to When We Crush The Aliens, What Type Of Oppressor Will You Be?
    To summarize some of the below: The Sinner. I'm guessing I will at least be able to do one of the following: Eat them (gluttony); use their technology to make my life easier (sloth, greed); have sex with them or watch porn that includes them (lust); or at the very least look down on them insecurely (envy, pride).

    (I'm not really much of a wrathful person; plus that one is covered in the poll choices.)
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    Image of Anekanta - Space Hippy! Anekanta - Space Hippy!
    09/01/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: Aw, hell, I'm a fan of all seven...
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    09/01/09

    @Anekanta: it's like a smörgåsbord of fantastic. perhaps they could be combined in some way...
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/01/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: You keep the lust and I'll do the wrath and we'll split the others.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/01/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Deal.
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    Image of Anekanta - Space Hippy! Anekanta - Space Hippy!
    09/01/09

    In reply to When We Crush The Aliens, What Type Of Oppressor Will You Be?
    How about: Go "native" and fight with the aliens? At least, assuming they're more honest and pure of heart than we are. Nothing to do with Summer Glau, just an honesty thing.
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    Image of Anekanta - Space Hippy! Anekanta - Space Hippy!
    09/01/09

    @Anekanta: I mean, fight along side the aliens...
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    09/01/09

    @Anekanta: Like in Dances with Avatars?
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