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In the dock, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace stands accused. Counsel for the prosecution is Neil Smith. Counsel for the defence is Jonathan Crocker. Court is in session!The Phantom Menace has the dubious honour of being perhaps the most despised film of the last 20 years. With expectations sky-high following everyone's favourite sci-fi trilogy, Part I, for many, failed to deliver the pure thrill the Star Wars universe promised in the 70s and 80s. George Lucas must have instantly regretted the inclusion of infamous alien rasta Jar Jar Binks. With The Phantom Menace coming to cinemas in...

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (02/12/12) Monday: 9/8 -- Alcatraz -- Fox Wednesday: 10/9 -- The Prophets of SciFi -- Science Channel Friday: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (02/05/12) Monday: 9/8 -- Alcatraz -- Fox Friday: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox

“In this epic adventure thriller, a family struggles to reunite in a post-apocalyptic American landscape: a world of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters, where every single piece of technology — computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights — has mysteriously blacked out … forever.”

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (01/29/12) Monday: 9/8 -- Alcatraz -- Fox Friday: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (01/22/12) Monday: 9/8 -- Alcatraz -- Fox Friday: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (01/15/12) Monday: 7/8 -- Alcatraz -- Fox Friday: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (01/08/12) Friday: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox

As Christmas approaches, many geeks, religious or not, may find themselves at church wishing that instead they were at the theater enjoying a matinee showing of The Adventures of TinTin or home downloading a pirated version of the Doctor Who Christmas special. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (12/18/11) -- Last post of 2011 Monday: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- Fox (Season Finale) Friday: 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy Sunday (12/25/2011): 8/7 -- Dr Who Christmas Special -- BBC America Friday (12/30/2011): 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy (Season Finale) Saturday (12/31/2011): All Day -- Twilight Zone Marathon -- SyFy

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (12/11/11) Monday: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- Fox Friday: 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (12/04/11) Sunday: 9/8 -- Neverland -- SyFy Monday: 9/8 -- Neverland -- SyFy Tuesday: 8/7 -- Eureka (Christmas Special) -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 (Christmas Special) -- SyFy 10/9 -- Haven (Christmas Special) -- SyFY Friday: 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (11/27/11) Monday: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- Fox Wednesday: 8/7 -- Trek Nation -- Science Channel 9/8 -- Prophets of Science Fiction -- Science Channel Friday: 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

The Director of the Harry Potter movies is getting ready to begin filming the Movie-version of Doctor Who! Take that Trekkies!

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (11/1311) Monday: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- Fox Wednesday: 9/8 -- Prophets of Science Fiction -- Science Channel Friday: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (11/06/11) Monday: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- SyFy Wednesday: 9/8 -- Prophets of Science Fiction -- Science Channel Friday: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

Rome, Sweet Rome: Could a Single Marine Unit Destroy the Roman Empire? It was a hypothetical question that became a long online discussion and now a movie in development: Could a small group of heavily armed modern-day Marines take down the Roman Empire at its height? We talked about the debate with James Erwin, the man who scored a movie writing contract based on his online response, and ran the ideas by Roman history expert Adrian Goldsworthy. James Erwin was browsing reddit.com on his lunch break when a thread piqued his interest. A user called The_Quiet_Earth had posed the question:...

The Captains Now Available To Be Streamed Posted by T'Bonz - 31/10/11 at 02:10 pm Star Trek fans wanting to see William Shatner‘s The Captains documentary who are also Netflix customers can now stream the movie.

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (10/30/11) Monday: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- SyFy Friday: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (10/23/11) 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

A girl with hair dyed cherry red wears goggles, a tight corset, a lacy Victorian dress and black military boots. Her friend, a gent, dons a top hat, an early 1900s gas mask, fingerless leather gloves and crimson canvas trousers. He holds a pistol that looks like a fusion between the Wild West and a 1950s sci-fi flick. All of this is not some new fashion trend. It's Steampunk, and it's been around for a while.

Bryan Singer's Battlestar Galactica has taken one step closer to becoming a reality! Hollywood vet John Orloff has been signed to pen the long-in-development (and we do mean long) film adaptation, and he's psyched. Universal Pictures has hired Orloff to write the revamped screenplay for an adaptation of the 1978 TV space opera, in a move that confirms rumors that the reboot will be moving forward. After plans for Singer's film Excalibur hit the skids, the director decided to spend more time developing his vision for Battlestar. It's no secret that Singer is a huge fan of the property, but...

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (10/16/11) Mon: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- Fox Fri: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (10/09/11) Mon: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- Fox Fri: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

Today, the Occupy Wall Street protestors decided to finally list their demands. Mixed in with some generic references to items like restoring Glass-Steagall which has been called for by many on the left, are a series of unachievable and cryptic utopian demands. From forgiving all debt and eliminating the debt and credit system in general, to making wars ‘pay as you go’ and granting every person a minimum living monetary allocation so they can choose not to work, the demands seem to be a mishmash of societal changing goals. If one steps back and looks at the big picture of...

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (10/02/11) Mon: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- Fox 8/9 - Warehouse 13 Fri: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (09/25/11) Mon: 8/7 -- Terra Nova -- Fox 10/9 - Alphas Fri: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy Sat: 9/8 - Dr Who -- BBC America

Entering its fourth season on FOX, Fringe continues to reign as one of the most innovative, impressive and ingenious shows on television – and rightfully so. The character relationships, science stories and carefully woven mythology have made the show not just a hit among fans, but among critics as well.In anticipation of the season premiere tonight, here is a compiled brief summary of what may be important for you to know – and remember – from last season.THE MACHINE…AND PETER   We were always aware that due to Peter’s connection with the Doomsday device, there would be a consequence –...

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (09/18/11) Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 10/9 - Alphas Fri: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy Sat: 9/8 - Dr Who -- BBC America

Stephen Spielberg has remade "Jurrasic Park" for TV. It starts in September. It is described as a tree-hugger version of a time-travel story (Earth's atmosphere becomes so polluted that people have to flee back in time 85 million years.) An updated Robinson family (per "Lost in Space") is described as the main characters. The trailers look like outtakes from "Jurrasic Park." My question: does this thing have a chance at "something over $4M" per episode?

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (09/11/11) Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 10/9 - Alphas Fri: 9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy Sat: 9/8 - Dr Who -- BBC America

A 15-year-old boy allegedly pulled a gun on a Temple University student early Monday, but got a startling response: The 21-year-old pulled his own legal-to-carry gun and the two shot each other, police say.

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (09/04/11) Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz Sat: 9/8 - Dr Who -- BBC America

A good science-fiction writer will stay away from focusing on the 'shiny technology', and instead focus on how the technology would affect people. Humankind is the one constant in most science-fictin stories, and it is the one constant we can identify with. Whether carrying a sword, a flintlock, a Glock, or a proton-blaster, a human is a human, replete with human emotions, motivations, and behaviors.Larry Niven was one of the better science-fiction writers, because he would introduce a technology, then focus on how it changed society. One story becomes particularly relevant today: The Last Days of the Permanent Floating Riot...

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (8/28/11) Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 -- SyFy 10/9 -- Alphas -- SyFy Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz Sat: 9/8 - Dr Who -- BBC America

The soundtrack to the 1979 Disney space epic has been remastered, expanded, and now available from Disney and Intrada records. The music was composed by the late English movie music master John Barry, who is widely known for his work on the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987. Here is a suite of the OST on youtube

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (8/21/11) Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 -- SyFy 10/9 -- Alphas -- SyFy Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz Sat: 9/8 - Dr Who -- BBC America

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (814/11) Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 -- SyFy 10/9 -- Alphas -- SyFy Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz

More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. The winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles...

More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. The winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles. A quick word about what's here, and what's not: Our panel of experts reviewed hundreds of the most popular nominations and tossed out those that didn't fit the survey's criteria (after — we assure you — much passionate, thoughtful, gleefully nerdy discussion). You'll notice there are no young adult or horror books on this list, but sit tight, dear reader, we're saving those...

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (8/07/11) Sun: 10/9 -- Falling Skies -- TNT (Season Finale) Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 -- SyFy 10/9 -- Alphas -- SyFy Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz

Dan Simmons’s “Flashback” is an abundantly entertaining, often outrageous right-wing fantasy about a weak, broken United States 20-odd years from now. The country is ruled over by the Japanese, lives in fear of the Islamic Global Caliphate, and its citizens mostly spend their time stoned on a drug called flashback that lets them escape to a better past. Some of the events that have occurred between now and the early 2030s can be summed up thusly: U.S. Goes Bankrupt Israel Destroyed by Nuclear Attack Mexican Army Invades California Sharia Law Rules Europe, Canada Giant Mosque Built at Ground Zero U.S....

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (7/31/11) Sun: 10/9 -- Falling Skies -- TNT Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 -- SyFy 10/9 -- Alphas -- SyFy Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz Sat: 9/8 -- Outcasts -- BBC America -- Series Finale

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (7/24/11) Sun: 10/9 -- Falling Skies -- TNT Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 -- SyFy 10/9 -- Alphas -- SyFy Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz Sat: 9/8 -- Outcasts -- BBC America

Release Date: 14 October 2011 At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson. While Dr. Halvorson keeps to his research, Kate partners with Sam Carter, a helicopter pilot, to pursue the alien life form. Written by IMDb Editors Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting creature, accidentally unleashed at this...

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (7/17/11) Sun: 10/9 -- Falling Skies -- TNT Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 -- SyFy 10/9 -- Alphas -- SyFy Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Haven -- SyFy 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz Sat: 9/8 -- Outcasts -- BBC America

The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law, they were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else; nobody was better looking than anybody else; nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General.

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (7/10/11) Sun: 10/9 -- Falling Skies -- TNT Mon: 8/7 -- Eureka -- SyFy 9/8 -- Warehouse 13 -- SyFy 10/9 -- Alphas -- SyFy Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Haven -- 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz Sat: 9/8 -- Outcasts -- BBC America

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (7/03/11) Sun: 10/9 -- Falling Skies -- TNT Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Fri: 10/9 -- Torchwood Miracle Day -- Starz Sat: 9/8 -- Outcasts -- BBC America

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (6/26/11) Sun: 9/8 -- Falling Skies -- TNT Thurs: 10/9 -- Futurama -- Comedy Central Sat: 9/8 -- Outcasts -- BBC America