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    ParryLost: "We ignored gender..." So, were they completely unaware of the gender of the writers of all the books they considered? Or are they gender-blind, like... more »
    anomaly_kid: Who frakkin' cares?! It shouldn't matter whether the author is male or female or black or white or yellow or green! What matters is that the books are... more »
    queensowntalia: There is just no way to post this sort of thing without sending everyone into a tizzy. Feelings run VERY strong on matters like "best of" lists. Which... more »
    goldfarb: "We wanted the list to reflect what we thought were the top 10 books of the year with no other consideration....We ignored gender and genre and who ha... more »
    naraoia: Should "best of" lists be determined by committee? Should every "best of" list have to include x number of books by a given gender, or n number of bo... more »
    tetracycloide: i submit that literary women's books and science-fiction novels are excluded from the mainstream "best of" lists for exactly the same reason. namely ... more »
    WirtNobchop: The photograph here of "Greg Egan" is not me (the SF writer mentioned in the article), it is a professor of electrical engineering who happens to shar... more »
    Adam Coven: The thing that makes the Doctor's Daughter a "Worst Moment" is the realization that in real life he's sleeping with her...and we're not =[ more »
    spiritkittykat: I like True Blood (for it's trashiness), the Fringe scene didn't bother me, I like it actually and Torchwood is a show I really like. I would have put... more »
    Witera33it: I LOVE Jenny. I would love to see her in a "doctors daughter" show. I also really liked "Meat" and the scene in "Fringe" where Peter was playing the p... more »
    icy_one: I liked the piano scene in Fringe. If I remember it was the scene with the piano playing kid that was missing, so it wasn't like they hauled a piano i... more »
    zanyzapper: Can't really say much about the others, but I really liked Jenny. That was one of my favorite episodes in fact. Maybe I'm just easily hooked by certai... more »
    cash907: Jeez Mere... catty much? And Jenny was awesome, but I can see where you might be intimidated by an attractive and powerful female character who gets o... more »
    TheWetNoodle: Three words: moving the island. The sheer impossibility of that phrase speaks for itself. more »
    J_Frank_Parnell: Never heard of Testees. I must check it out. more »
    Alpha 5: You've obviously never seen the whole episode of Testees, freaking hilarious. more »
    Log1c: Fart jokes will always be funny. more »
    Adah: There should have been a Battlestar Galactic scene on there. If only because most of last season was really, really bad. more »
    RAHfanboy: Torchwood: Gwen's boyfriend is all up in Jack's face about something, and Jack just looks into his eyes and smiles and says, "Wow, is that homoerotic!... more »
    Kishi: While I enjoyed the closure of the scene on the beach in Doctor Who, it was nothing compared to the heartbreak of the scene where Donna realizes she c... more »
  • #io92008yearinreview

    10 Worst Moments In 2008's Science Fiction TV

    Ever seen a man give birth to a giant fart in the name of science, a deaf severed head seeking revenge, or an episode of Heroes? They're among this year's worst TV moments.
  • #io9yearinreview

    Top 20 TV Moments Of 2008

    This year the TV was jam-packed with climactic kisses, deaths and waffles. Here's our video roundup of our favorite moments, silly and serious, from 2008 TV.