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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: James Spader is developing that same aging syndrome as Christopher Walken and Jimmy Page where they begin to look like handsome elderly ladies as much... more »
    RandomFrequentFlierDent-Hogswatch!: I know the poor man has pancreatic cancer, but there is no tv incarnation of evil Steve Jobs that I don’t find hilarious. more »
    Bill-Lee: The title of this article implies that the real Steve Jobs is not evil. more »
    reddingofish: I love RR's movies, even the kiddie ones. I will even admit that I paid money to see Shark Boy and Lava Girl. I wish he was doing the remake of Barba... more »
    PVIII: Oh Spader, how far you've fallen from Crash (though that first clip wasn't too bad). more »
    zenpoet: Well, at least they are not Dystopian families. more »
    Purple Dave: Ooh, another one that got missed was the extended Shephard family from Lost. Um...make that pretty much _every_ family in Lost. Forgot about Locke's f... more »
    bookwench: It has been pointed out to me that the Fringe family unit is a bit flawed, if you count the "Daddy engineered his son" subplot they haven't overtly me... more »
    snodipous: How about the Frys? His nuclear family aside, the guy is his own grandfather. more »
    lightninglouie: Um, technically, didn't Tarkin blow up Alderaan? Vader was an accessory to genocide at best (or worst). more »
    FuryOfFirestorm: Hello..the Summers family in X-Men? Scott's father Corsair is a space pirate. His brother Alex is a living bomb. His first wife Madelyne was clone of ... more »
    Pessimippopotamus: Star Wars family would've been even more fun if we found out that Palpatine was the one who got Shmi pregnant (she was force-mindwiped afterwards), an... more »
    sega8800: about the mother in heroes, she tried to kill his husband... how can you forget about this io9? more »
    NotChoinski: I suppose Data / Dr. Soong / Dr. Juliana Tainer / Lore / B-4 / Laal / Spot / Older Dr. Soong is an example of a malfunctional family, not a dysfunctio... more »
    spacepenguin: As dysfunctional as Mulder & Scully's relationship was, emotionally distant was NEVER a problem between them. If anything, they were quite co-depe... more »
  • #shorts

    An Evil Steve Jobs Lords Over Robert Rodriguez's "Shorts"

    In seven new clips from Robert Rodriguez's family comedy Shorts, we see the chaos a wish-granting rock can bring: booger monsters, cognitively ascended infants, and super-strong miniature aliens. But they're no match for James Spader as an evil Steve Jobs. More »
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    Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families

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    Science Fiction's Most Surprising Family Ties