• more about #spacebattles
    dirtybacon: Would Sunshine be space opera? more »
    gorehound: The lensmen novels would make the most awesome R rated movies or TV show series that unfortunately we will never see.glad i own all of them in their o... more »
    BadUncle: Totally agree, Charlie Jane. As for me, fuck Trek and BSG. You just know that networks suits are looking at Iain Banks' books, and are thinking "Say,... more »
    Sproing: The Spow series started weakly and peaked with Spow II: Blam's Vendetta." I've learned to avoid odd-numbered sequels, and as for Spow V the less said ... more »
    Grey_Area: Is fandom to blame for this possible trend? With our bitchy whining about how this character should alway be played like a certain actor did, or how t... more »
    Rasselas: "Captain Cocky Z. Valiant" is Zapp Brannigan's Internet commenter handle. more »
    twDarkflame: Id prefer Homeworld:The series please. But only after BSG has died enough people wont try to compare. I'm all for more space-based adventures and more... more »
    NefariousNewt: I have been waiting for the day the "Lensmen" series could be adapted intelligently into a movie franchise. They don't write them like they used to! more »
    Grey_Area: What a horrifying vision of the future. "That can't be a science fiction movie, the starship isn't named Enterprise. Audiences will get confused." Did... more »
  • #rant

    Maybe Star Trek And Caprica Shouldn't Be Franchises

    It's the curse of Hollywood: We can't get new space opera movies unless they're the resurrection of 1960s workhorse Star Trek. And we can't explore artificial intelligence intelligently unless it's a Battlestar Galactica adjunct. More »