Wednesday, January 30, 2008

An asteroid named for Adm. Adama — sort of

The latest sci-fi star to get an asteroid named for him is none other than Adm. William Adama, Edward James Olmos.

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Frak Off! We've Got the Best Swear Words from Sci-Fi

They say that swearing is the tool of the unintelligent, but swearing in an alien language? That has to make you cool, especially since it'll perplex the hell out of most people. If you want to win that hard-to-get geek street cred, we've got just the thing: A list of the best scifi cusses in the frakkin galaxy. Check it out, you floops.

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Farscape Released On iTunes

"The Jim Henson Company announced that it has made its TV programming and feature film library available for download on Apple's iTunes store. Beginning Jan. 28, fans will be able to purchase episodes from the first season of the cult SF series Farscape, as well as the classic children's series Fraggle Rock"

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The 10 Worst Spaceships of All Time

U.S.S. Cygnus from The Black Hole, The B-Wing fighter from Star Wars, this is a collection of the absolute worst spaceships in sci-fi history.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Battlestar Galactica: Cylon STD theory

An amusing theory that who is a Cylon depends on who slept with Cylons (or slept with those who slept with Cylons.) Contains spoilers for season 3 of Battlestar Galactica.

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Women In Sci-Fi

Martin looks back on 70 years of female characters in science-fiction movies, from the spunky but ultimately submissive Dale Arden right up to the new Starbuck and Jaime Somers, via Ripley and Sarah Connor...

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Saturday, January 26, 2008

Which Scifi Franchise Cries Out For A Re-Imagining?

Everybody's re-imagining old science fiction franchises, from Battlestar and Bionic Woman to Star Trek and Terminator. But some of the greatest classics are still waiting for their extreme makeovers. It's time to give Hollywood a little push! Click through to vote for the best fixer-upper.

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The (Fully Illustrated) Sexy Sci-Fi Costumes List

Science-fiction is a useful means for the prescient minds in modern culture to warn society about where it might be heading. But it’s also been, historically, a good excuse for getting hot women into skin-tight lycra. Here's a comprehensive list of very slight costumes indeed...

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14 Science Fiction Shows That Left Us Hanging

If you enjoy science fiction, you no doubt are fed up with the networks that bring the new shows, and abruptly cancel them. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that network and studio executives are not big scifi fans, if at all. Here are 14 science fiction television shows that were cut short in their infancy.


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Friday, January 25, 2008

Caprica [rumor]

A Battlestar Galactica spinoff is rumored to be in development. If Caprica doesn't happen, expect someone to get royally frakked up.

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