Archive for category sci-fi

What is sci-fi?

Earning my geek credentials, I have a bit to say on the nature of sci-fi on TV today.

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What I disliked about Battlestar Galactica

I had a whole list of loose ends and examples of shoddy writing that I was going to post about, but the writeup over at Cliqueclack sums up most of the problems I had quite nicely. The ending had moments that I liked, but the series itself really didn’t finish up as it should have. [...]

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Disturbing Image of the Day: Make your dog into Princess Leia (slave girl outfit)

You know, I’m the biggest Star Wars fan / geek / collector I know, but even I’m immensely creeped out by the photo below. I’m even more surprised that this is official Lucasfilm merchandise. If you feel compelled to dress your dog as Princess Leia in the slave outfit from Return of the Jedi, then [...]

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Sunday Night Trek

Every so often, Douglas will blog about chess and I will point at the screen and say “NERDS!”, not unlike Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds. Today, it’s my turn to be the nerd and what is more nerdy than Star Trek? When I was in college, as the carefree weekends would inevitably give way [...]

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