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    AmishJohn: The only problem with Bouncers is that they eventually grow up. #robertaheinlein more »
    TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle: All right. A couple of nitpicks. 1) it's Boudicca not Budeka. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica 2) From the comfort of what time machine did y... more »
    Dave Bee: teddy and gir?? noooooooo! more »
    grkpektis: How can you mention lockjaw and not mention lockheed the dragon from the x-men comics. He is a better pet than all 20 of them combined. more »
    outuendo: Oh come on! You drop a Divx mention and who gets the shaft? THE CHEAT! Strong Bad's #1 little buddy! more »
    ShravantiActaeon: I think Spider Jerusalem's cat from Transmetropolitan should be on here. It had two faces, chain-smoked, and ate geckos and mutant pigeons. Then the... more »
    UniComp: I totally disagree with your inclusions of Slimer and Selacious Crumb. You're just wrong. Plain wrong. more »
    Anthony Clark: Came to thread expecting Fizzgig from Dark Crystal and Nimitz the Sphinxian Treecat from Honor Harrington novels. Left disappointed :( Although it cou... more »
    BadUncle: FWIW, I'd put in Raul, talking cat sidekick to Ruben Flagg, Plexus Ranger. Why he's awesome? He's a talking cat. And also a cross-species lothario. more »
    Lampbane: Boudicca, not Budeka. Plus, season 3 sucked, Amish kid and all. more »
    Emmanuel_Goldstein: Clearly I'm too old and took geeky--what the hell? What about the stupid monkey pet from "Lost in Space"? What about the beach ball pet from "Dark S... more »
    Hamslicer: I nominate BIT from Tron. YES,YES,YES more »
    Slovenly Muse: If you're including book characters (unless you mean the movie versions of certain Discworld books), I'd add Mouse, the kickass temple dog who's attac... more »
    Cory Noll: I have to onject. If anything, Gir was a poet. "I'm gonna sing the Doom Song. Doom Doom doom Doom Doooom........" more »
    Soundandfury: I have to nominate Frisket and Glitch from Reboot. If you have never seen this show, I highly recommend seeking it out. more »
  • #triviagasm

    20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction

    When humans finally conquer space, we'll still want to keep other creatures as pets. Some science-fiction pets are among our favorite characters, but others, you just want to flush out the airlock. Here's our list of the best and worst. More »
  • #mars

    Say it Ain't So: Mars' Ancient Seas Were Dead?

  • #triviagasm

    The Triumphant Journeys of Martian Robots

  • #marsmovies

    What Killed The Mars Movie Fad?

    People have been making movies about Mars for decades, but the real boom in semi-realistic Mars movies started about a decade ago — and ended pretty soon afterward. A spate of movies about Mars, some of which aimed to show the first human exploration of the planet, started around 1999 and stopped in 2002... just before NASA started launching a ton of Mars probes and President Bush talked about sending humans to Mars. What killed the Mars movie? More »
  • #scifashion

    US vs. Russia on "World's Next Top Spacesuit"