4400 Fans Send 6,000 Bags of Sunflower Seeds to USA Network

A sunflower seed company says it has shipped nearly 6,000 bags of its salty snacks to USA Network to try to save a science fiction show. And the actor whose seed-spitting character inspired the campaign is loving every minute of it.

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SciFi Will Air Two Specials Before 'Galactica' Returns

As previously reported on SyFy Portal, "Battlestar Galactica" will be returning to the SciFi Channel each Friday night at 10 beginning on April 4.According to Zap2it.com, o prepare for the show's fourth (and final) season, SciFi will air two half-hour specials on Friday, March 28, at 10 p.m. -- exactly one week prior to the season premiere.

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Get Ready for BSG Season 4 on SciFi!!

After blasting us with admittedly tantalizing commercials for weeks, SciFi Channel has finally tied themselves down to a premiere date for the popular series. New Season Four episodes will begin Friday, April 4, at 10 pm.In order to both draw in potential new viewers, and squeeze all they can...

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Bionic Sex Goddess

The show "Bionic Woman" on the sci-fi channel is a good idea. The reviews I've been reading, though, are a mixed bag. They say things like it's trying to be both action and drama as if that's a bad thing. But what's wrong with that? I don't think anything is wrong with that at all. The plot is she escapes, sorta like "Dark Angel", except this...

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Sci-Fi Weapon Tested by Navy - the Railgun

On January 31, 2008 in Dahlgren, Va., the U.S. Navy tested a supra-powerful big gun blue-printed to take over conventional weaponry aboard its ships, called the "Railgun".

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Robert Picardo Joins 'Stargate: Atlantis'

Now that Amanda Tapping has found herself in a new series for SciFi Channel, the people over at MGM found themselves tasked to find the right person to replace her on "Stargate: Atlantis." Luckily for them, a bald man appeared in the door, and said, "Please state the nature of your television series emergency."

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20 pop-cultural obsessions even geekier than Monty Python

From Star Trek to Ren Faires to Wikipedia to Rocky Horror, these are the truly geeky pursuits that obsess the truly geeky.

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Englund Won't Play Freddy Krueger in 'Nightmare' Remake

Robert Englund, who says no to a paying gig about as often as a hooker during Fleet Week, won't reprise his legendary role as the heinous Freddy Krueger in the upcoming 'Nightmare on Elm Street' remake. At this point, does that help or hurt things?

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Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden Movie Trailer

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden is a documentary on the epic action movie scale. A search for the most wanted man on the planet becomes a nice primer about the middle east and terrorists. Filled with humor and pop culture references, yet packed with insights, Osama is a must see for any voting-age American.

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Which Cartoon Character Could Be President?

If you're like me you're already tired of hearing about the presidential campaigns, and we still have 9 months to go. As for the upcoming election, I think this is the first time where there is really no candidate I want to vote for. I thought I'd have some fun with showing how well our favorite cartoon characters stack up against the candidates.

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