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Seven Dubious Methods of Avoiding Pregnancy in Science Fiction

In a universe stocked with sentient robots and faster than light travel, you'd hope that science would have mastered something as mundane as the human reproductive system, yet the fictive cosmos are littered with unplanned pregnancies, bastard children, and all manner of unpleasant critters bursting from one's internal organs. Is any form of contraception safe in world of science fiction? We looked at seven tried and true methods and started to worry that the future we’ve envisioned is one in which we’re all paying child support. More »

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Sci Fi Channel Buys The Next Generation, Sells Out

As if to prove the truth behind that whole "one step forward, two steps back" thing, the Sci Fi Channel announced a new deal with CBS Television that not only gives them the cable rights to Star Trek: The Next Generation and Mork and Mindy, but also Charmed and... well, The Ghost Whisperer and Friday the 13th: The Series. If you're wondering what those last three have to do with science fiction, the official press release is happy to tell you that that's not what the Sci Fi Channel is all about these days. More »

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No Movie Future For Galactica

If you're hoping for a movie spin-off to follow the final season of Battlestar Galactica, you may be waiting for a long time, according to show-runner Ronald D. Moore. But the long-discussed Caprica prequel? Expect that onscreen next season. More on the lack of future, but definite past, of Sci Fi Channel's best show under the jump. More »