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  • #triviagasm

    How To Jog Your Memory, The Science Fiction Hero Way

    The busier you get, the more stuff you forget, and navigating that mental clutter can be worse than steering through an asteroid field. Luckily, lots of intrepid galactic heroes have faced faulty memories, and created some handy techniques for remembering. More »
    12/07/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #rant

    V Is Not Doomed, And You Should Still Watch

    It's hard to have faith in ABC's remake of alien-Trojan-horse show V. Paradoxically for a show about aliens who inspire unquestioning love and loyalty, it's been questioned constantly. But there's still hope, and you should still tune in tonight. More »
    11/03/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #dreamsequences

    Why Does Science Fiction Love Dream Sequences?

    Why do we step inside the dreams of science-fiction heroes so often? We're already in the future, or on an alien world, so why take an extra leap into the world of the unreal? Here are some theories. More »
    10/27/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #xfiles

    David Duchovny Wants Another X-Files Film By 2012

    Fox Mulder is ready for the coming apocalypse in 2012 — in fact he's so excited, he thinks the occasion deserves another X-Files movies. But really, we need another X-Files to banish the stink of the last one. More »
    10/21/09
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    By Meredith Woerner
  • #rant

    Why Can't We Let Go Of Our Past?

    Looking through a copy of the comic catalog Previews recently, I realized how many canceled TV shows have been spun off into ongoing comic series: Buffy, Farscape, Jericho, even Galactica 1980... Why can't we say goodbye to things we love? More »

    Feature

    08/23/09
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    By Graeme McMillan
  • #xfiles

    X-Files Next For Reboot Treatment?

    Gillian Anderson has been talking about appearing in a third X-Files movie, but does that mean that we should expect more of I Want To Believe's Scully/Mulder love story? Possibly not, if a particular rumor turns out to be true. More »
    08/22/09
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    By Graeme McMillan
  • #top10

    Dirt-Cheap Aliens Who Still Look Awesome

    Just because science fiction has a low budget, doesn't mean its alien creatures need to look silly or ho-hum. Here are 10 low-budget alien spectaculars that blew our minds. More »
    08/20/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #triviagasm

    It Came From Beneath the Ice To Destroy the World!

    Monsters and supervillains come from a lot of places, but a perennial favorite is the frozen depths. Defrosted Big Bads have been rampaging through books and movies for almost a century, and here are fifteen of the freezingest. More »
    08/17/09
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    By Annalee Newitz
  • #triviagasm

    Science Fiction's Scariest Priests and Preachers

    Thirst's vampiric priest is hardly the first man of the cloth to fall prey to his darkest urges. We found plenty of soul-stealing, blood-sucking, eye-gouging, and just plain creepifying priests and preachers who haunt the churches of scifi and horror. More »
    07/31/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #recyclingscifi

    Syfy's New Flagships Recycle Old Favorites

    Syfy is back, now with "Y"s, vying even harder for your attention. But the network's name isn't the only thing that has been re-purposed; its new staple shows seem oddly familiar. Why is Syfy so unapologetically recycling old television? More »
    07/12/09
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    By Sarah Hope Williams
  • #triviagasm

    20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction

    When humans finally conquer space, we'll still want to keep other creatures as pets. Some science-fiction pets are among our favorite characters, but others, you just want to flush out the airlock. Here's our list of the best and worst. More »
    06/24/09
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    By Alexis
  • #triviagasm

    Virtual Resurrection: The Dead Who Went To Cyber-Heaven

    Is there life after death? Maybe, if you're wired. After all, death is just a failure of storage media. Science fiction is full of people who've died in meatspace, only to live on in cyberspace. Here's our inventory of cyber-Heaven. More »
    06/07/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #v

    Angel And X-Files Alum Takes Charge Of ABC's V Remake

    Good news for V fans: former Angel showrunner Jeffrey Bell has signed on as showrunner for the highly anticipated remake of the alien drama on ABC. So stop worrying that this is just Scott Peter's 4400 with a new skin. More »
    06/05/09
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    By Meredith Woerner
  • #doctorwho

    X-Files Star Joins Doctor Who. The Fanfic Almost Writes Itself!

    The ever-reliable British tabloids are reporting that X-Files diva Gillian Anderson is set to join the cast of Doctor Who in 2010... playing a character I really thought was gone for good. Possibly true spoilers... More »
    04/23/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #alientrespass

    Alien Trespass: The Ultimate 1950s Nostalgia Trip

    The X-Files helped revolutionize science fiction back in the 1990s. Now X-Files producer R.W. Goodwin is going back to the original source material - 1950s flying-saucer flicks - for his new movie Alien Trespass. More »
    03/03/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #fringelovetriangle

    Joshua Jackson Kills Our Peter-Olivia Love Theory

    Perhaps we've been projecting our love for Joshua Jackson onto the characters Olivia and Peter from Fringe a bit too much. At a NYCC roundtable, Joshua Jackson set us straight about love and X-Files. More »
    02/10/09
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    By Meredith Woerner
  • #obituary

    R.I.P. Kim Manners, Indispensible Supernatural/X-Files Director

    Supernatural and The X-Files would have lost a lot of their edge without the talents of director Kim Manners, who died on Sunday. More »
    01/27/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #triviagasm

    Coital Coronaries and Sexecutions [NSFW]

    Looking to do the deed with that hot alien, demon, or super-assassin, but not sure about the risks? We list scifi’s deadliest sexual encounters to ensure that your next orgasm won’t be your last. More »
    01/23/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #triviagasm

    A Very Special Scifi Holiday Collection

    The best part about the holidays, besides all the drinking and the crying, is the holiday specials, where everyone's favorite show gets jazzed up with cheer. Here are clips from some of our favorites.
    More »
    12/16/08
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    By Meredith Woerner
  • #triviagasm

    Hot Flashes: 10 Uses For Lightning That Ben Franklin Never Guessed

    11/30/08
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  • #triviagasm

    Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families

    11/25/08
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