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Does Lost Have The Biggest Ensemble Cast Of All Time?

When Lost returns next month, you'll be seeing lots of familiar faces turning up... including a few you might have forgotten. But does Lost have the biggest cast of recurring characters of any science-fiction show? The answer might surprise you. More »

01/12/10

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By Charlie Jane Anders

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Science Fiction's Predictions for the Year 2010

As we prepare to bid farewell to 2009, it's only natural to wonder what 2010 will hold. Will we see amazing technologies? Discover evidence of alien life? Or begin a slide into dystopia? We look at scifi's predictions for 2010. More »

12/31/09

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By Lauren Davis

#whattowatch

Holiday Chills From Rerun Vampires And New Doctors On This Week's TV

The holiday slowdown is in full swing, with almost all regular shows off-air or in reruns, but don't think that gets you out of your television duties: There are Vampire Diaries and Doctor Whos to catch up on! More »

12/14/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#morningspoilers

More Exclusive Green Hornet Set Pics, Whedon Spills On Dollhouse's Final Episodes, And Fringe's Observers Revealed

Today, we have exclusive set photos showing the aftermath of a Green Hornet battle. Joss Whedon reveals what we can expect from Dollhouse's remaining episodes. Plus, we get a peek at Fringe's Observers, andem>Supernatural, The Wolfman, Avatar, and SGU spoilers. More »

11/13/09

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By Lauren Davis

#rant

God Is Our Space Pilot: Does Every SF Show Need Jesus Now?

Science fiction TV shows used to be about scientists playing God — now our intrepid heroes meet God, instead. The overt religious discussions on Battlestar Galactica stood out as unusual, but now every SF show brandishes a bible. What happened? More »

09/30/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#robobodies

10 Best Robot Bodies To Load Your Brain Into

You can't be beautiful and immortal until you abandon your meatsack! Surrogates, opening Friday, shows a culture that's gone over to robot avatars. But here are ten other universes where you could abandon your flesh for a shiny, perfect robo-body. More »

09/23/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

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32 Heroes Who Must Play A Deadly Game — Or Die!

Everybody loves playing games — except when you're forced to by aliens, or your futuristic prison warden, or superpowerful beings. This Friday, Gerard Butler's forced to play and/or die in Gamer. But here are 32 other deadly-game stories, with clips. More »

09/01/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#gallery

The Evolution Of Space Cruiser Design: A Gallery

The Romulan mining vessel Narada undulates as it prepares to claim another defenseless planet. Spaceship design has come a long way since the 1960s. Here's a gallery of five different eras in starships, battlecruisers and planet-destroyers, with 150+ images. More »

06/19/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

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The Dumbest Holodeck Episodes Of All Time

It's a terrible cliche — the television episode where our intrepid hero goes inside the cyber-world and things start going terribly wrong. Star Trek owns the holographic disaster story, with its litany of holodeck mishaps, but plenty other shows have gone there. Here are the 10 worst holodeck stories. Ever. More »

06/02/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#drinkinggames

A Dozen Science-Fiction Drinking Games

Everyone probably occasionally (or often) thinks, You know what would make this Battlestar episode better? A lot of alcohol. So here, for your drinking — and viewing — pleasure, are a dozen science-fiction drinking games. More »

04/29/09

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By Alyssa Johnson

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Back from the Dead: Eleven Scifi Resurrections

The number of times you can say "I thought you were dead!" in science fiction is probably only rivaled by characters in soap operas. In honor of Easter, here are eleven of the best resurrections.
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04/12/09

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By Alyssa Johnson

#stargate

The Third Stargate Movie Is A Go-Go

04/09/09

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#thinkingoutloud

Why Does Scifi TV Get A Seven Year Itch?

I had a thought while avoiding this week's three-hour series finale of medical drama er; why don't science fiction shows last fifteen seasons? Does all SF TV (Doctor Who aside) have a seven year limit? More »

04/04/09

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By Graeme McMillan

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What's Up, Doc? (Twenty of the Best Physicians in Science Fiction)

03/29/09

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Digging Deep: 24 Science Fiction Archaeologists

What's the best part about living in the distant future? There's so much more past for you to explore! We take a look at some of science fiction's most illustrious antiquarians. More »

03/14/09

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By Alasdair Wilkins

#actors

Actors Who Get Fandom

01/10/09

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#stargatecontinuum

See Stargate SG-1's Beginnings In A Shiny New Light Plus New Stargate Movie In The Works

07/25/08

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How Does Your Hero Measure Up On Our Wish-Fulfillment Checklist?

Sometimes you just want to escape into a heroic universe of wish fulfillment, with just the right kind of angst. And let's face it, some heroes do a better job of hitting your escapism sweet spots than others. We've put together a chart comparing the great action heroes, and seeing which ones hit most of the sweet spots of escapism. More »

07/25/08

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#dondavis

Don Davis, Stargate's Beloved General, RIP

07/01/08

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Stargate: Continuum Brings Together Evil System Lords Of Past

New stills from the direct-to-DVD Stargate: Continuum give us more Vala cleavage and Teal'c bad assery. Click through to see a gallery of new Stargate: Continuum pictures from the movie that brings together the whole evil system of the past, with some spoilers. More »

06/27/08

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By Meredith Woerner

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