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    GodivaHizanyous: Are you kidding me? Kanye West a sci fi mover and shaker? That AHole and I mean AHole, (Look into his character more) simply samples other peoples mus... more »
    Unknown2U: Take Will Smith & Kanye West off this list. They suck. Will Smith plays the same character in every movie, and you're giving credit to Kanye when ... more »
    RAHfanboy: Kanye West? Wow. My first thought would get me banned, so just, like, WOW. Swap Kanye out and Russel in, and you're gold. Remember that RTD still h... more »
    DeadliestSin: I was quite pleased to see Stephenie Meyer's "The Host" getting a positive review after all the "Twilight" bashing Gawker was dishing out earlier this... more »
    Purple Dave: WETA is not and never has been the go-to place for sci-fi SFX. They did a mostly good job with LotR (Gollum wasn't any better than Jar-Jar, though, an... more »
    TheBrucolac: Living up to my handle...what about China Mieville? Not a power player in terms of moving product or getting projects greenlit, but he does have the a... more »
    Torley: I heart Fringe oodles. Including Walter Bishop's eccentricities. I love how it's shining in its own light; all those "X-Files knockoff" blahs were ann... more »
    BOBORCI: Damon should be at the top of that list with us, as co-creator of Lost and Producer of Trek. more »
    SundaySunday: Excellent write-up, Charlie Jane. Looking at all these people, you can easily say 2008 was a strong year for the genre. If I were to add anyone else t... more »
    JohnnyZito: Not sure I agree on your assessment of Marvel comics. more »
    hofmann: I can't agree with any list that doesn't have Ron Moore on it. more »
    ursulahitler: I'm a little surprised by some of the seemingly obvious names left out... No, Spielberg, Lucas or Whedon? Say what you like about their output, but al... more »
    delRock: Please don't give Kanye West credit for anything, his ego is already bloated beyond hope. more »
    goldfarb: it should be noted that Weta isn't just Weta....it's two distict companies - Weta Digital and Weta Workshop Weta Digital does, um, digital and the wor... more »
    Belabras: Will Smith has got to start picking better movies to be in. more »
  • #2008powerlist

    The Power List: 20 Movers And Shakers In Science Fiction

    Science fiction didn't conquer the media world in 2008 all on its own: A host of creative people helped power the mighty battlecruiser. Here's our list of the 20 biggest science fiction movers-and-shakers of 2008. More »