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Terra Nova by RobVG October 4, 2011 6:00 pm

test by RobVG 2011-11-19 12:54:09
Remember "Newt" from "Aliens"? by RobVG 2011-10-23 11:33:53
Well, I missed it. Didn't know there was a NW SF brewing. Don't these people advertise? Jeez. by Eri 2011-10-05 15:16:57
I like it. The 2hr pilot included a taste of life on Earth depleted. Hard to say how a major NW ... by FrankC 2011-10-04 19:25:13
- I'm watching the premier now. I like so far. This one will tank just like Firefly because the ... by Eri 2011-10-05 17:26:45
  - You kidding? Ads were all over the web! by VelociraptorBlade 2011-10-05 19:53:16
    - For TV programs, I don't know about them unless they're advertised on TV. by Eri 2011-10-05 20:58:13
The premier was meatier. by Robert 2011-10-04 18:33:37

Apollo 18, what a stinker by RobVG September 5, 2011 9:38 pm

I was afraid that one was going to be a bomb. I hardly ever do theaters any more but I am ... by FrankC 2011-09-05 22:34:01
I won't waste my time ordering it from Netflix then. by Eri 2011-09-05 22:28:43

Torchwood miracle day by FrankC August 19, 2011 11:24 pm

A few more episodes... by Robert 2011-08-22 11:24:09
- Am I getting close? Sort of. My problem with the gay sexuality is twofold. My first objection is the way he has ... by FrankC 2011-09-05 14:12:32
  - Sounds like I'd be happier remembering him from Dr. Who and the early Torchwood series. by TB 2011-09-05 15:04:47
    - Yeah, when I first saw Captain Jack on that crossover Dr. Who episode, he seemed like a jolly nice fellow, ... by Robert 2011-09-05 22:05:38
  - Immortality is no doubt one factor. by Robert 2011-09-05 15:03:35
    - To me it's worth it but I am so addicted to SF almost anything is "worth it". A comparison is probably ... by FrankC 2011-09-05 15:29:07
      - Thanks, ranking is helpful. Also frustrating, since the two series I subscribed to are Eureka and Dr. Who. But I'm ... by Robert 2011-09-05 21:59:24
        
        I loved Lexx. It got better each season and wound up almost epic good :) by FrankC 2011-09-05 22:21:30
        
        Just watched the first episode, which was a treat, because I started watching the series in the middle back circa ... by Robert 2011-09-06 22:14:02
I'm totally lost, having not gotten to "Miracle Day" yet. by Robert 2011-08-20 09:46:14
- The Brits have always been ahead of us. When I lived there in '67-70, they had on TV, their ... by Eri 2011-08-20 12:54:54
- Surprises upcoming... Just to give you an idea, that lingering kiss did not faze me much, if at all. by FrankC 2011-08-20 11:21:40
  - I was being facetious about the liberal open-mindedness, anyway. It wasn't criticism. And you've calibrated the scale a bit with ... by Robert 2011-08-20 18:25:37

Eureka fans by FrankC August 15, 2011 8:05 pm

As does Felicia Day from "The Guild". The Guild is a web series based around a group of MMORPG ... by Lee 2011-08-17 18:43:22
Damn, I've missed it again! Crap. I had to watch them all on computer last season. For ... by Eri 2011-08-16 23:47:10
- Hey, it's the Syffy channel, a wholy-owned subsidiary of NBC, now a subsidiary of KableTown. They're doing well to just ... by Robert 2011-08-17 09:45:13
  - Are you using netflix? For 8 bucks you get a ton of streamed movies and TV series. I think it is ... by FrankC 2011-08-17 16:31:39
    - Can't use Netflix on a Linux computer. by Robert 2011-08-17 20:16:45
      - A netflix alternative to bypass the OS problem. If you buy a blueray player with online capability you can join netflix ... by FrankC 2011-08-17 20:51:15
        
        I've seriously considered that option. by Robert 2011-08-19 10:15:31
Yes I did. by Robert 2011-08-16 09:13:15

The Diva... by Jody August 14, 2011 5:36 pm

so, how many of top 100 SF/Fantasy books have YOU read? by Eri August 12, 2011 3:05 pm

61, counting the various series as one book. by TB 2011-08-13 08:33:10
Omissions - I'm sure everyone will have a list but considering the general tone of the list, the first that ... by FrankC 2011-08-12 18:46:40
- No Varley by podrock 2011-08-12 20:57:16
- I''ve read the first four of the Dune series, twice. The first one maybe three or four times. Where I've ... by podrock 2011-08-12 19:08:17
  - Wow, I struggled through the first and started the next but for some reason, I bogged down. I hate when that ... by FrankC 2011-08-12 19:42:39
    - Each person has his/her own taste. Just because you aren't drawn to something many consider a classic simply means ... by Eri 2011-08-14 07:03:24
      - I am a lazy reader. I scan the book...never fully engaging. I like alternative history theories. Sci-fi has never been ... by Jody 2011-08-14 08:17:31
        
        If you are interested in alternative history, you should look at Harry Turtledove's books. He is probably the most prolific ... by FrankC 2011-08-14 16:43:49
7 of the top ten 48 of the 100. Lots of people better read than me, but few have read more ... by FrankC 2011-08-12 18:08:33
37 by podrock 2011-08-12 17:08:51
- But LOTR is #1 on this list and Simirillion is #46. Fox was tickled with the list, though, and bookmarked it, ... by Eri 2011-08-12 18:42:06

Falling Skies Season Cliffhanger by Eri August 8, 2011 8:07 am

Torchwood: Miracle Day by FrankC August 6, 2011 7:16 pm

I recently discovered Torchwood. I can stream it from Amazon, and I've been working through the first season. Unlike Eureka, ... by Robert 2011-08-16 09:17:34

Testing page broadcast by FrankC May 19, 2011 1:14 pm

The Tine are back by FrankC July 13, 2011 7:56 pm

Skyline (film) by FrankC July 2, 2011 7:22 pm

Honestly? It kinda sucked. There wasn't anything "realistic" about it. Does it deserve it's B classification? Yes. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-19 11:47:58
- What I meant about it being realistic is that we lose, big time, no Independence Day, and the invaders would ... by FrankC 2011-07-19 12:58:22
- Given the abundance of resources throughout the solar system, never mind other star systems, I can think of only one ... by TB 2011-07-19 11:57:30
  - If they can travel interstellar distances, then genetically engineering a slave race would be trivial for them. by Lee 2011-08-01 20:21:19
  - Unless those resources happen to be... BRAINS!!! by FrankC 2011-07-19 19:15:41
    - Alien Zombies...... Hollywood sunk to a new low the moment they wrote that script. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-22 22:32:36
It *was* kinda cool! Thanks for the tip Frank. Great ending. by mcfly 2011-07-15 07:53:33
Thanks! I'll put it on my Netflix list. by Eri 2011-07-02 21:47:56

A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin, revisited by FrankC June 15, 2011 5:27 pm

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