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What's The Most Overrated Classic Scifi TV Show?

We've all had the experience of looking back at a movie or TV show that rocked our worlds a few decades ago, and going, "Oh." Suddenly, the awesome classic of the 1970s or 1980s looks kind of cheesy and silly. The robot pets, the speechifying, the Klingons in cowboy hats. You expect the special effects not to be that special or effective, but you're not prepared for the dialog or the acting. Which "classic" scifi show deserves to be kicked out of the canon? More »

1:14 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
12,308 views, 137 comments

Latest by n/a: @Garrison Dean, King Awesome: @Annalee Newitz: Yeah, or like saying that Seinfeld isn't funny because observational humor is overdone more »

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Harlan Ellison Doc "Dreams With Sharp Teeth" Is All Bark, No Bite

We watched the documentary Dreams With Sharp Teeth about Harlan Ellison at the South by Southwest Film Festival last night, and some of it was impressive, like watching the sharp-penned writer work in a bookstore window in 1994, spending five hours typing a short story so people could see that it's an actual job. However, the film disappointed by refusing to delve into any of the controversy surrounding Ellison at all, turning it into a big fluff piece that basically fails to explain his cranky, world-hating genius. More »

4:30 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,974 views, 33 comments

Latest by etho: I encountered his personality before i encountered his work, which bothers me. I really dislike his personality, and I really dislike his writing, but I always wonder if I would have felt differently about his writing if I hadn't known more »