• more about #twinpeaks
    korybing: Meh to everybody who says these look meh. I think they're clever as hell. It's really hard to get an entire show across using such limitations, and I ... more »
    ZaxxonQ.com: Is it just me or are all of these kinda "meh"? :-\ more »
    Daveinva: I agree with the herd-- the Knight Rider and MacGyver ones are the only ones that really work (points for the True Blood one, although it'd have worke... more »
    felixbrinker: @geekgrrl: that's not just an x, but the X mulder used to tape onto his window to arrange a meeting with the mysterious informant named "X" in season ... more »
    joetato: #8 Heroes is BRILLIANT! I want to start hula-hooping my way into fighting crime now! ;-P #2 Lost made me want to put on my brakes (Stop sign), and ... more »
    mekki: Some these really work (Flashforward) and some of these don't (X-Files). They should have gone with the outline of the space ship from the "I want to ... more »
    geekgrrl: there is such a thing as too much minimalism. Knight Rider and MacGyver are the only truly clever ones. seriously, just an "X" for the X-Files? not... more »
    Arken: The BSG one totally missed the mark. It should have been the cylon 'eye'. For Lost, I would have done the outline of a palm tree. The Dharma thing loo... more »
    Annalee Newitz: Some of these are too plain, but the Knight Rider cover is sheer genius. more »
    You Cannot Untoast: These just aren't as good as the other ones. I just feel disappointed. more »
    Kitradu: I like these, but they're awfully simple and obvious...in the vein of "I could do that!" and someone argues, "well, you didn't" and we devolve into th... more »
    jbq: I don't know. This minimalist hipster flash-like stuff is really not my thing, apparently. That Olly Moss-stuff was pretty wicked, but this stuff was ... more »
    Platypus Man: The way I see it, sometimes, in SF, the writer wants to inject some of the related genre of Fantasy, but can't because the audience doesn't want Fanta... more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: So basically it boils down to either the lazy writing/plot device or screw with the audience. #startrek more »
    simplyscott: oddly enough, you didn't mention one reason for dream sequences, although perhaps it wasn't in the top 10. the reason i include dream sequences is to... more »
    Jeremy Tapsell: Like comics0026 said, the Dream gives us a view on the characters state of mind. It lets us into her subconcious, exposing taboos and biases the audi... more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: If recognizing that torso from the front page thumbnail is wrong, I don't wanna be right. #startrek more »
    comics0026: The best use of dream sequences and such are used to get inside the character's head, to get a better idea of the character's POV, where their head sp... more »
    octaslash: For me, the best one was definitely Buffy's "Restless". Dawn's arrival was actually foreshadowed at the end of season 3, but it's teased even further ... more »
    ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: I wear the cheese. The cheese does not wear me. #startrek more »
  • #graphicdesign

    Graphic Designers Reinvent Science Fiction Television

    Graphic designers are facing off as they re-envision pop culture. Something Awful turned some of our favorite video games into graphic book covers. Olly Moss did the same with more games. Now another artist has turned to television for inspiration. More »
  • #dreamsequences

    Why Does Science Fiction Love Dream Sequences?

    Why do we step inside the dreams of science-fiction heroes so often? We're already in the future, or on an alien world, so why take an extra leap into the world of the unreal? Here are some theories. More »
  • #recyclingscifi

    Syfy's New Flagships Recycle Old Favorites

    Syfy is back, now with "Y"s, vying even harder for your attention. But the network's name isn't the only thing that has been re-purposed; its new staple shows seem oddly familiar. Why is Syfy so unapologetically recycling old television? More »
  • #rant

    Zombie Feminism

    In a new indie horror flick called Deadgirl, two high school guys find a naked zombie chick tied up in the basement of an abandoned insane asylum, so they invite their pals along to gang rape her. Hailed by critics as one of the best horror movies of the year, Deadgirl generated tons of buzz at the Toronto Film Festival for its unflinching look at male bonding run amok. Along with other recent indie horror fare like Zombie Strippers, Deadgirl turns zombies into figures for militant social outcasts — preyed-upon women who return to wreak vengeance. Call it zombie feminism. It's a subgenre that goes back to the 1980s, and every time it dies, it just comes back stronger than ever. More »