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    Image of cylon_conspiracy cylon_conspiracy
    03:57 PM

    In reply to 20 Greatest SF Movies Of The Past Decade
    That's a lot of movies. That's almost 2 movies per year!

    Glad to see Primer on there. That was a movie I rented based on the cover and I loved how such a low-budget looking movie could be so convincingly good. I forgot what it was called, it's been a few years since I've seen it. I'd like to see that one again.

    Can't wait for Moon to be on DVD so I can see what the fuss was all about.

    And although technically it's fantasy, I think a prequel could have been put up there. Let's say ROTS, for being the most OT like SW prequel and having some legitimate drama, compared to the first two.

    And I don't care what the haters say, Transformers 2 belongs up there, and in the years to come, will be seen as the subversive mind fuck it really was, not the movie that was mistakenly taken at face value by so many elitists.

    I saw someone mention Children of Men... not sure what I think about that one. Dystopia doesn't sell me the way it used to. Still, it's a hard movie to not think about, and the subtle updating of tech was impressive, as it wasn't marketed as a film with many special effects, but they were there, in a real-world "this is exactly what it would like" type of way.

    And, Spielberg deserves a mention. Minority Report is a movie I watch maybe once a year, holds up quite well.

    I'm sure I'll think of way more movies that could have been added soon.
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    Image of cylon_conspiracy cylon_conspiracy
    04:20 PM

    @cylon_conspiracy: I found one. Someone mentioned Outlander. THAT was a freaking great movie, that no one saw.
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    02:49 PM

    In reply to The Artist Who Taught Us To Love Our Alien Menaces
    I love the fact he's recycled his own work - tell me that isn't the same woman in images 7 and 11?
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was starred Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was unstarred
    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    02:27 PM

    In reply to The Artist Who Taught Us To Love Our Alien Menaces
    1st Pic makes me want to scream "Damn YOU DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL" or mutter "Oh shit, SpaceBalls. There goes the neighborhood."
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    02:15 PM

    In reply to The Artist Who Taught Us To Love Our Alien Menaces
    What is #9 from? I recognize John Lithgow so I'm guessing Twilight Zone The Movie.
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    02:11 PM

    In reply to The Artist Who Taught Us To Love Our Alien Menaces
    I'm so picking this up. Christmas present for myself.
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    12:16 PM

    In reply to 20 Greatest SF Movies Of The Past Decade
    Thanks for including Eternal Sunshine - the best PKD adaptation that wasn't really a PKD adaptation.
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    08:10 AM

    In reply to The Greatest Nerdy Gift Books In The Galaxy
    For the deluxe editions, I would also include the leatherbound deluxe edition of The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which not only contains all 5 books, but looks awesome. I call it the bible-edition, which is even funnier considering the series and Mr. Adams.

    [search.barnesandnoble.com]
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    Edited by Platypus Man at 12/16/09 8:11 AM Platypus Man was starred Platypus Man was unstarred
    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    06:29 AM

    In reply to What's J.J. Abrams' Next Mystery Project?
    on a side note, this picture was taken right before JJ was announced as the new frontman for Aerosmith
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    Image of Dunc Dunc
    05:05 AM

    In reply to The Greatest Nerdy Gift Books In The Galaxy
    Good luck finding The Complete Vader: The book had printing issues and has been pushed back to 2011, though a few people who preordered received copies.
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    Image of Post-Nuked Post-Nuked
    12:39 AM

    In reply to 20 Greatest SF Movies Of The Past Decade
    I really loved seeing Slither in there. I think it is a really over looked film.
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    Image of Zenuflecked Zenuflecked
    12:28 AM

    In reply to The Greatest Nerdy Gift Books In The Galaxy
    I'm sort of shocked that the latest edition of this: [www.spectrumfantasticart.com] wasn't listed. I've always considered it a yearly must have for a great view of sci-fi fantasy art for the year. Of course based on the latest news from their website if you don't have your copy already, it is not a given that you can get one.
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    12/15/09

    In reply to The Greatest Nerdy Gift Books In The Galaxy
    I really like it someone bought this book for me:
    [www.taschen.com]

    :)
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/15/09

    In reply to The Greatest Nerdy Gift Books In The Galaxy
    Ooooo, shiiiiny!

    Thanks also for the non-gallery versions!
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    12/15/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: On all galleries, if you take out ".../gallery" from the URL, BAM! non-gallery shiiiiny versions. ;)
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    12/15/09

    @Ruthless, If you let me: That is true. However, sometimes if you do that, the text and the images run together weirdly. When I include the "click here for galleries" thing, that partly means that I've gone thru and added a bit of extra formatting so it'll look okay in non-gallery format. :)
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/15/09

    @Ruthless, If you let me: I've been using the "delete /gallery" trick for a while but it doesn't always work right, so I was thanking Charlie for doing the extra formatting so the text matches up correctly.
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    07:15 AM

    @Charlie Jane Anders: Huh. I'd never noticed before. I prefer the gallery view anyway. :)
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    Image of Facebones Facebones
    12/15/09

    In reply to The Greatest Nerdy Gift Books In The Galaxy
    I would add the expensive but beautiful Taschen art book "Magic; 1400-1950." Co-authored by pre-eminent magic historians Ricky Jay and Jim Steinmeyer. Not exactly SF, but I am sure there is an audience for it here.
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    Image of Pittsburghmuggle Pittsburghmuggle
    12/15/09

    In reply to The Greatest Nerdy Gift Books In The Galaxy
    I never read Pride and Prejudice. Would I enjoy the zombie mashup still?
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    Image of Facebones Facebones
    12/15/09

    @Pittsburghmuggle: Well, there are zombies. Although like any parody, your enjoyment will increase with a knowledge of the source material. My mom loved P&P&Z largely because she loves Jane Austen.
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