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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

I can't decide which story to sub by Eri June 2, 2011 6:26 am

definitely Rings, It is quirky good and very well written. by FrankC 2011-06-03 12:17:47
- Thanks, Frank! by Eri 2011-06-03 16:15:52
The first one. It looks like it's going somewhere interesting. One small science note: If a species ... by TB 2011-06-02 12:42:07
- TB, I've been doing some research on vegetarianism, omnivorism and herbivorism. What I'm finding in the dictionary and in ... by Eri 2011-06-03 16:29:46
  - The terms can be applied either biologically or culturally. Humans can nicely digest either meat or most vegetables. ... by TB 2011-06-03 17:01:30
    - That's what I thought; however, you had indicated that vegetarianism meant you couldn't digest meat. by Eri 2011-06-06 16:53:34
- Thanks, TB. Actually, it's not a God or an apprentice. There are rings around the planet and my ... by Eri 2011-06-02 13:45:07
  - P.S. be careful of your science. Despite years of TV SF, it's not really possible to "float into a ... by TB 2011-06-02 13:54:01
    - Got it. Thanks! by Eri 2011-06-02 19:14:41
  - I was referring to the second piece in the "god-alien" comment, not the first one. by TB 2011-06-02 13:46:05
    - Misread. Yeah, this fella really screwed up. Wish he'd done it with someone else's planet. ;) by Eri 2011-06-02 19:17:23
THE RINGS - Removed by author by Eri 2011-06-02 06:30:02
- Well, this story seems to have a life of its own which means I'd better let it run with itself, ... by Eri 2011-06-06 04:54:21
DEATH THROES - Removed by Author by Eri 2011-06-02 06:29:19
- Nice. But you may have left a room un-explored. Gods incarnate as humans for many reasons. Many, like Zeus, did ... by podrock 2011-06-03 17:13:22
  - Interesting. It hadn't occurred to me to approach it from that direction. I'll play with this and see how ... by Eri 2011-06-03 22:03:47
Dance of Death - Removed by Author by Eri 2011-06-02 06:28:03
- Given TB's comments, what if this star was about to go nova, and that's why the protagonist was there in ... by podrock 2011-06-03 16:38:08
  - That sounds like a great possibility. I had originally envisioned his being caught in the Sun's gravity and being ... by Eri 2011-06-03 22:07:57
    - Tom is correct about the Delta V required to approach a stars surface. Unless his ship had attained the DV required, ... by FrankC 2011-06-04 12:51:31
      - Hmmm. Thanks. That will put me into a different direction on this, then. I'll have to think about ... by Eri 2011-06-04 18:51:47

The Eleventh Doctor by mcfly May 30, 2011 3:40 pm

I like Matt okay or better to say I don't hate him. I liked David Tenant but in my mind ... by FrankC 2011-05-31 14:05:25
I must confess, my favorite is still the fourth, most likely since that was the first doctor I watched, back ... by podrock 2011-05-30 16:41:54

Space: above and beyond by mcfly May 23, 2011 11:05 am

One of my all time favorites. I bought the dvd's after you mentioned them and I have watched the first ... by FrankC 2011-05-29 17:54:20
It's been a long time since I watched it, but I remember it as being pretty good for TV science ... by TB 2011-05-23 12:04:51

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