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My Last Post For A While and BattleStar, The Big Finish

Second things first. I have resisted writing about the ending of BattleStar Galactica for a variety of reasons; first and foremost, I have viewed it 3 times now, and finally feel ready to give it some justice. So, here goes. It has been a good long time since any series had been so well planned […]

Good and Bad Robots, Watchmen and Television updates

Good Robot News: Japan, defacto world leader in robotics has come out with a new model, Saya2. It is being field tested in classrooms in Japan as well as nursing homes. The robot is capable of 6 basic vocal and facial emotions, surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness and sadness, but still requires a human interface […]

DVR’s-R-Us and The New Way of Viewing….Oh, and ST-TNG Reunion (of sorts)

It used to be that you watched a show. You sat down when it was on and FRICKIN WATCHED IT. Well, those days are long gone, so when Nielson Ratings come back, YOU KNEW who watched, the demographic breakdown and just where in the grand scheme of things you sat in relation to any other […]

Science Fiction – Science Fact: The God Particle?

Particle Physics is not my cup of tea by any stretch of the imagination, but just what is the “God Particle” why they are trying to find it and what its implications are for life as we know it are fascinating reading and so far into the realm of hard science that it rivals the […]

Friday Night Report Card – What I Expected and What I Actually Saw

Hey kids! Time to take a look back at last Fridays Sci-Fi Bowl-A-Rama and see if it lived up to the hype. I was sitting, rapt with full attention, a 6 of Miller and Guacamole, Mango Salsa, intent on 3 hours of goodness.

Friday – America’s New Sci-Fi Night

For years Friday nights for Network TV has been the Seventh Circle of Hell, where shows g to die. As much as I thought I would never say it, thanks to Fox and SciFi networks, Friday is now destination television. 3 hours of fun, excitement and adventure, for a few weeks at least.

Bare With Me On This

OK folks, I am seriously not making any statement in jest or mocking anyone here, so lets get that right out of the way first. This post defies any current category we have here on the site and probably belongs on the Science Fiction-Science Fact area (not built yet but  coming soon). But, to be […]

Why is Doctor Who Pissing Me Off?

Right off the bat, let me make one thing clear, I love this show. Its latest incarnations have been nothing short of fantastic. The scripts have been tight, the acting has been wonderful but best of all, this show has been like fine caviar, absolutely delicious in small doses, leaving you always wanting more. Far […]

The Doctor Who 2008 Christmas Special

You know, Kids, It’s that time of year when we get presents we really don’t want, pretend to be happy around people we don’t really like, eating far too much food that’s not good for us and drinking things better left in their pretty little bottles. The good folks at the BBC have sent us […]

Merry Happy, You’ve Been Cancelled

It’s the most wonderful l time of the year, and networks are killing off shows left and right in what is called the “Get Thee To Unemployment” time of the year.  Let’s take a quick look at what the networks think are expendable for this season.

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