Han Solo P.I.

Ever noticed the similarity between Han Solo and Thomas Magnum…or Harrison Ford and Tom Selleck for that matter? Neither did I, till now. As an interesting co-inky-dink sidenote, Tom Selleck was originally cast for the role of Indiana Jones, but his commitment to Magnum P.I. kept him from taking this role, which as we all [...]

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Today’s surprising movie trailer set in Johannesburg

I’m betting you won’t even see the end of this trailer coming… District 9 is a movie by Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp coming out “Summer 2009″. Have movie studios not figured out that the concept of “Summer” is just a teensy weensy tiny winy itsy bitsy sqeemy weemy tiny little bit subjective depending on [...]

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More Doctor Who news: New Doctor NOT Paterson Joesph, John Simm or James Sesbitt

Sci-fi blog io9.com has an article that details the reasons behind Tennant’s departure from this brilliant series: So was David Tennant’s leaving the show all down to his need to move on? A now or never thing? Not quite. He had been in negotiations with the BBC for a fifth, even a sixth full series, [...]

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Today’s insanity: faster than light travel

The concept of faster than light (FTL) travel has been proposed since the dawn of sci-fi, but one scientist, Professor Robert Haymes, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy, believes that he has a solution. The intro to the article, from another author, says a lot: Presented below is a concept of how it might be [...]

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Is this the new face of Doctor Who?

David Tennant, who plays the current 10th Doctor in the brilliant series, Doctor Who, may be replaced come 2011 by Paterson Joseph. What makes this interesting is that he’ll be playing the first non-white Doctor. Mind you, at this point it’s still rumour (remember to keep your pinches of salt handy, people!), but I’ll definitely [...]

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The latest Battlestar Galactica: Things get weird

SPOILER WARNING!! So last week’s Battlestar Galactica got interesting as Starbuck got a little crazy at being told that they were going back to the main fleet. What I don’t understand is how she cooled down so quickly as soon as Gaeta got shot. Bit contrived, but ok. Is it just me, or is anyone [...]

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Insanely silly sci-fi plot twists

Io9.com has a blog post collecting some of the silliest sci-fi plot twists that they’ve ever come across, and I must say that the list is quite amusing. I agree with most of the plot twist silliness. Many writers tend to resort to silliness when inspiration fails. One of the worst I’ve seen (in the [...]

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Insanity for Hitchhiker’s Guide fans…Beeblebears!

   Any fan of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy should have one of these! They’re teddy bears created with the paradigm of Zaphod Bebblebrox in mind! Yes…they’re two-headed teddy bears! ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha fanclub, via BoingBoing 

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Battlestar season four starts Friday 4 April

One of the best sci-fi shows to ever grace our screens returns for its final season this Friday. Questions abound about what will happen in the closing season, and of course everyone’s wondering if all will finally be explained. The big issue is what happened to Starbuck? How can she have been to Earth? What [...]

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