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Going Halfsies With the Best SciFi Half Breeds

Human-alien hybrids are everywhere in scifi. Whether they come from interplanetary love or mutant genes quietly sneaking into our DNA, we're all about hooking up the Human factor with anything else out there. Just ask Captain Kirk, who tried to dock with every alien woman he encountered. Check out our list below of some of the best science fiction halfsies. Hybrid vigor! More »

3:30 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,939 views, 47 comments

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Back, Back, Back To Life With The Best of the Worst Scifi Resurrections

Anyone who reads comic books knows that no one is ever really dead. Every character from Superman to Green Lantern has returned to life from the whereverafter they went to when sales figures dropped. Plus every zombie movie ever made brings your loved one back from the beyond, although they are never quite the same. Insta-reanimation doesn't happen as much in science fiction, where you have devices like nanobots and cellular regenerators that should make returning from the state of deadness quite easy. Of course when we do get a scifi resurrection, it's often so lame that you wish the character had stayed dead. Read on for our picks of the best bad returns from the grave. More »

1:00 PM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Kevin Kelly
5,612 views, 34 comments

Latest by Lizfu: Doctor Who: They should go "The Curse of Fatal Death" route, if they want to break the 12 regenerations cycle rule - 13th regeneration is a woman. No, Doctor, those aren't Dalek bumps. Alas, it will never happen. more »