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Fashion Loves Scifi, But Scifi Hates Fashion
It's no secret that mainstream fashion has welcomed retro scifi with open arms. So why doesn't that love get reciprocated, so we can get some style going in the biggest genre blockbusters? More » -
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Keep Khan Out Of Star Trek 12
Will J.J. Abrams really make Star Trek 2: The Rehash Of Khan? Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman told an interviewer there's "a 50/50 chance" Khan will show up in their sequel. Here's why it's a terrible idea.
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Why We Love Spoilers
When you know what's coming next in your favorite TV or movie series, does it ruin your enjoyment? Do the plot twists fall flat? We don't think so. In fact, spoilers fuel our love for thrilling science fiction stories.
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It's Buffy's Fault That Vampires Are Weak Now
This past weekend, the "Buffy vs. Edward" meme hit fever pitch, with a video mash-up joining the popular T-shirt showing the vampire slayer killing the Twilight idol. But Buffy-ites are being hypocrites: it's Joss Whedon's fault that vampires are wimpy. More »
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Comment by crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Yeah, well, I prefer the character Agent Booth over Angel any day. And that's all I have to add to... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Why Smallville Should Stay An Only Child (Kind Of)
With yet more rumors that the CW are looking at spinning a new show out of the long-running Smallville going around, it's time to finally break the truth to the troubled network: The show can't support a spin-off. Here's why.
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Comment by Kakkoister: Clark doesn't wear glasses though, so everyone's going to know he's superman!! lol.. I've always found that part of superman quite... 14 Responses | Other threads
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San Diego Comic Con: Not Really For Girls?
San Diego Comic-Con, coming next month, is one of the geek holy days, but it's not for female geeks, apparently. At least, a new Comic-Con contest was for boys only, and the L.A. Times published an insulting "guide for girls."
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Comment by ParryLost: Wow, that's pretty awful on both counts. Sites like io9 make me feel like it's an accepted fact that science... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Memo To Hollywood: Rip-Off, Don't Remake
With news of another CJ7 and Masi Oka's new Defenders coming on the heels of the (relative) failure of Terminator Salvation and (complete) failure of Land Of The Lost, we're left wondering: Are stealth reboots are the way to go?
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Comment by ManchuCandidate: I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. I have a couple of GREAT, I MEAN, FUCKING AWESOME ideas: Idea 1 It's called... 5 Responses | Other threads
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How To Reboot Star Wars
Now that both Batman and Star Trek have enjoyed cinematic reinventions, it's only a matter of time before Hollywood reboots the franchise that rebooted entertainment itself. Here's how the inevitable Star Wars reinvention could be fantastic instead of embarrassing. More »
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Comment by Belabras: Coming soon to a cinemaplex near you - Remakes of Ben-Hur, Laurence of Arabia, Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, and... 10 Responses | Other threads
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Why All The Wonder Woman Hate?
With Transformers starlet Megan Fox calling her "lame" and the most successful writer in the American comic industry joking that she's "a walking STD farm," it's time to ask: Why doesn't Wonder Woman get the respect she deserves? More »
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Comment by Calraigh: She'll never be done justice on film. Just like a All the best female action heroes get a raw deal.... 65 Responses | Other threads
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Will Transformers 2 Be The Perfect Movie?
Here's our first look at Alice, the co-ed with a secret, in Transformers 2. After a whole summer of wannabe Michael Bay films, we're finally going to get the work of Bay himself. It'll be ludicrous, fiery, splodey, car-crazy and slapsticky. In short, the perfect film. Spoilers and pics below.
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Why Joss And Buffy Don't Need Each Other
A Buffy movie without Joss Whedon? While some may be shouting that it's insane, immoral and just plain wrong, I have to admit: It sounds like a great idea to me. Here's why.
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Comment by AldoraGreel: I never quite "got" Joss Whedon's works. I've seen Buffy the movie. I've seen a few episodes of... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Terminator Salvation Made Me Miss Sarah Connor Chronicles More
Terminator Salvation and the Sarah Connor Chronicles both ended the same way: in a post-apocalyptic future, with John Connor lost and confused. But there's only one Terminator story I want to see continued, and it's not connected to McG. Here's why Salvation made me miss Sarah Connor more than ever. More » -
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Where Do Robots Come From?
The first robots were born on January 25, 1921, the day Karl Capek's play R.U.R. premiered in Prague, more than 80 years before Skynet achieved sentience and declared, "I think, therefore you're all toast."
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What Is JJ Abrams Trying To Tell Us?
Fans of Lost, Fringe and the new Star Trek may have noticed a couple of recurring themes running through JJ Abrams' work, making us think that he's trying to tell us something. But what?
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Why Bad Science is Good on Fringe
Though the science on Fringe is head-slappingly fake, somehow the series makes real science exciting. The show is like a pulpy 1920s serial, and its fantastic plotlines are far more appealing than hard scifi "realism." More »
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Comment by GraceButes: While I can agree that the "science" part of the show doesn't need to be real or plausible, at least... 6 Responses | Other threads
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7-Eleven Is A Joke, And Other Branding Complaints
With the release of Star Trek, last week's X-Men Origins: Wolverine is already old news. In this ever-changing fast-moving movie landscape, where can you turn for some appreciation of the now? Apparently not 7-Eleven.
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Comment by LostInMiami: I'm more pissed about the product placement in Star Trek. Nokia? Seriously, I expected branded communicators the way it... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Have War Movies Become Superhero Flicks?
War movies from Apocalypse Now to Rambo used to be where we dealt with issues like the morality of violence and the meaning of honor. Now superhero flicks like Wolverine and Watchmen are replacing them. More »
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Comment by crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Lord of War... I enjoyed that movie a LOT. I just realized that I said something positive about a Nic Cage... 23 Responses | Other threads
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"Supernatural" Is Midwestern Gothic For The Google Generation
Tonight we near the end of season four in snarky midwestern horror series Supernatural. Douchey angels will fight ethical demons, with ghostbusting brothers Sam and Dean caught in the middle. Here's why you should watch.
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Comment by MabelHamjam: Supernatural is in the 4th season, the Angel's name is Castiel, and the racism AND misogyny on this show is... 20 Responses | Other threads
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What's Wrong With Science Fiction TV?
Entertainment Weekly is asking why we don't want science fiction on our televisions, citing at-risk shows like Dollhouse, Terminator and Chuck as proof. But I can't help but wonder if they're asking the wrong question. More »
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Comment by ZanipoloLebron: Firefly failed only because it assumed the US wild west mentality would survive as a cultural trait. What they needed... 15 Responses | Other threads
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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.
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Why You Should Give Heroes A Second Chance
We can all agree that NBC's Heroes has floundered pretty badly for awhile. But as the third season ends this week, here're some reasons why you should tune in again when it returns this fall.
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Is "Sense Of Wonder" Just A Code For Returning To Childhood?
Science fiction writers and fans clamor for a return to "sense of wonder," marveling at the richness of the universe, and technology's brilliance. But is this another way of saying "returning to childhood"?
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Comment by Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: I believe to have a sense of wonder you have to be willing to accept ignorance on a subject, something... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Could Pirates Become an Army for the Stateless?
A group of pirates is holding a US ship captain hostage in East African waters after hijacking his freighter. Forget robot soldiers - the ancient pirate is the future of warfare in a post-national world.
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Comment by alphanumeric1971: the only reason ships are hijacked at sea is because seagoing vessels aren't allowed to arm themselves or their sailors.... 27 Responses | Other threads
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Nerd and Anti-Nerd
Is it time to retire the term "nerd"? It's had a good run, sure, but does anyone else feel it's not what it used to be? More »
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Comment by strider_mt2k: Vote Answer 5 It's a solution we can all live with. 43 Responses | Other threads
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The 7 Deadly Sins Of Religion In Science Fiction
Religion is a huge part of science fiction - and it makes the genre better and more fascinating, as Battlestar Galactica proved. But there are seven mistakes SF should avoid in portraying the spiritual realm. More » -
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5 Things I Won't Miss About BSG
I admit it; I was blown away by Battlestar Galactica's almost-perfect series finale. But that doesn't mean that there aren't some things that I won't miss about the show. Spoilers!
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Comment by NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: Dualla did do better, his name was Billy. And as soon as Billy wasn't with Dualla, he was killed. I... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?
New rumors are suggesting that many old faces will be appearing in David Tennant's Doctor Who finale. Ironically for a time traveler, it's beginning to look like the show has become stuck in the past. More »
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Comment by Charax: Davies is always pulling this kind of fanwanky BS Millions of Daleks! Daleks Vs Cybermen! The Master taking over Earth!... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Why Setting An End Date For Heroes Would Be A Bad Idea
Would Heroes be better if it was working towards a specific ending? That's the question asked by Entertainment Weekly recently, leading them to wonder if all SF TV shows should have an endpoint in sight. More »
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Comment by Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: Enough about Heroes, SOMEONE WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT DOLLHOUSE AND TERMINATOR ALREADY. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Please, No More Dark Superhero Movies
The Dark Knight was a massive hit, and Watchmen got great buzz (if not great reviews). But when Fox floats the idea of a "dark" reboot for the Fantastic Four, it's gone too far. More »
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Comment by ManchuCandidate: Fox should do "Black Bears Attacking a Black Forest Campground At Midnight." 5 Responses | Other threads
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The Men Who Make Battlestar Galactica Feminist
A recent article in Slate calls Battlestar Galactica a safe haven for "chauvinist pigs." But all you have to do is look at representations of men in this show to see its feminist side. (NSFW) More »
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Comment by Dr Emilio Lizardo: Excellent post Annalee. I like Slate. I usually find it to be much more reasonable and less hysterical than most of... 14 Responses | Other threads
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Where Are The Sci-Fi Movie Love Stories?
With this summer's movies offering giant robots, franchise reboots and X-Men Origins, we can't help but wonder, today of all days: Where's the love? Why aren't there any sci-fi romances in our cinematic future? More »
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Comment by Lassus: I think the simplest explanation is that the sci-fi aspect turns away the mainstream male audience and the romance aspect... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Robert Rodriguez Spearheads Predator Reboot: But Can It Be Done?
Fox is prepping a Predator reboot, with Robert "Grindhouse" Rodriguez in the mix. But can a new version possibly capture the original's commando-squad awesomeness? We have our doubts. More »
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Comment by Belabras: You know, nobody ever talks about doing a reboot of Citizen Kane. Leave the classics the fuck alone Hollywood. 23 Responses | Other threads
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Is Battlestar Galactica Relevant in the Obama Era?
Major plot points from Battlestar Galactica were also front page headlines over the past few years: terrorism, secret tribunals, prisoner abuse, war. Will the show continue to feel relevant with Obama running America?
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Comment by Duneknight: BSG sucks, its terrible. a show shouldnt try so hard to be relevant, it should come naturally. and yes i... 15 Responses | Other threads
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In (Uncertain) Praise Of Spoilers
So now we know the identity of the Final Cylon, but while it was a surprise, it was also a somewhat anti-climactic reveal that I feel weirdly ambivalent about. I kinda wish I'd been spoiled. More »
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Comment by spoogy: First of all, to the doubters, it's Ellen. Ron Moore has made that perfectly clear: [tinyurl.com] And I think it... 7 Responses | Other threads
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fully functional
Why Are Vampires So Damn Sexy?
Recent scary-lovely Swedish flick Let the Right One In is proof that Twilight can't drain all the magnetism out of vampires. And it adheres to a basic vampire principle by breaking sexual taboos beautifully. More »
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Comment by QimatPower: I just wanted to make this clear: vampires are not interesting. (I felt this way before Twilight, 30 Days of Night,... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Is "Otaku Week" on MTV2 All About Dissing the Nerds?
A few bloggers say MTV's "otaku week," featuring anime convention videos, does nerdkind a disservice. But actually it's a surprisingly non-judgmental look at a misunderstood bunch. More »
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Comment by corpore-metal: What I don't understand is how it's acceptable for a middle-aged fat guy to strip to the waist, paint himself... 17 Responses | Other threads
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How We Imagine the Future in Dark Times
I have a feature in the Washington Post "Outlook" section today about how people have imagined the future during difficult periods in history (including our own). Check it out!
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Comment by Dr Emilio Lizardo: I respect Annalee's opinions and I'm sure she's researched this more than I have. Furthermore, I didn't RTFA so I... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Why This Doctor Disappoints
Now that the dust has started to settle on the news that Matt Smith will be the new Doctor Who, I have to ask: Am I the only one who feels a little... well, cheated?
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Comment by Aaron Roberts: "It's not an age thing". No. Quite evidently, the issue here is not ageism. It's racism. Racism is judgment... 53 Responses | Other threads
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Is There Any Reason Not To Boycott Fox Next Year?
Now that it's clear Fox wants to delay — or derail — the Watchmen movie, fans are talking boycott. There's only one problem: you can't boycott something unless you actually want to see it.
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Comment by rjupiter: one of the most stupid, meandering and ridiculous "articles" I have read all day. Thanks for wasting my time. 9 Responses | Other threads
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2008: The Year Science Fiction Became Science Culture
This year, the top twenty movies in the US grossed 3.7 billion dollars. Science fiction movies accounted for 2.5 billion of that. In 2008, scifi rocketed out of the basement to become scicult. More »
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Comment by corpore-metal: I don't think I can be as hopeful as Annalee is. If science has truly become a part of mainstream... 28 Responses | Other threads
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