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  Capt. Xerox 11:58 am on July 15, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Time to add another doctor to the Doctor Who canon – the Japanese Doctor Who – complete with sonic screw-sword! http://t.co/FfNq04Oqm3

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    Lazarus 3:04 pm on July 17, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    A kick-ass Kung Fu fighting Dr. Who fighting a garbage can Dalek where the ‘suit’ only cover to upper body. Now I’ve seen everything.

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  Capt. Xerox 1:33 pm on July 14, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Nice to see that the CBC is adding an original sci-fi show to its fall line-up. Can we expect more of these once Hockey Night in Canada is gone?http://t.co/kba7LwiTXV

   
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  Capt. Xerox 11:51 am on July 14, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  If you like scif-fi ebooks and charities, take a chance on the Humble Sci-Fi eBook Bundle. It's for a good cause. http://t.co/4SPIRFEz36

   
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  Capt. Xerox 11:51 am on July 14, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Intrigued to learn that Bill Murray's lost sci-fi cult comedy, Nothing Lasts Forever, has surfaced online. http://t.co/1Mhj0abFvu

   
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  Capt. Xerox 9:09 am on June 25, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Authors I've never heard of tell USA Today their favourite sci-fi TV shows. http://t.co/ecwHLxCfyR

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:39 pm on June 24, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  There as a time that SyFy's aka SciFi was an outpost of scifi on TV. What do they do now that scifi is everywhere? http://t.co/d7Y69Q4PiU

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    Jeffrey Allan Boman 3:06 pm on June 29, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    Aww… I feel so bad for them: they killed the Stargate franchise, distanced themselves from our genre, now OTHER networks are beating them with it? That’s justice!

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  Capt. Xerox 12:53 pm on June 19, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Just read that Daniel Keyes, author of scifi classic "Flowers For Algernon" has died. Classic one-hit wonder. http://t.co/FHz4pioDFW

  

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    Lazarus 8:50 am on June 26, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    I remember being assigned to read it as part of a college English class. Took me a moment to realize “This is Charlie!”. Great classic.

    As it so happens, my CBIP is from another Keyes (no relation, but the possibility came to mind):
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm by Greg Keyes. It’s a novel bridging Rise and Dawn.

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  Capt. Xerox 3:37 pm on June 17, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  There was a time that scifi wasn't mainstream. This author pays hommage to those wacky books of yore. http://t.co/HvYIQrYiat

   
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  Capt. Xerox 3:05 pm on June 17, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  If you're a scifi fan with $35 million to spare and happen to be shopping for a mansion in Florida, then this is for you. http://t.co/1j38HH0qPa

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:24 pm on June 10, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  No Doctor Who World Tour appearances in Canada? Some thanks for the CBC helping fund your revival. http://t.co/icM6V5KAyb

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    Jeffrey Allan Boman 2:56 pm on June 24, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    Harper has been gutting the CBC for years, including trying to cut our ties to Doctor Who. They may have had Canadian dates turn ed down.

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  Capt. Xerox 11:38 am on June 10, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Robert Charles Wilson's Spin was a great book, but I wonder how it will translate as a TV series. http://t.co/Hbka5sFzLj

  

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    Lazarus 9:00 am on June 13, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    I think some aspects could translate well to film but I have my doubts it. These days I just wait for the reviews (and IMDB ratings) to settle and THEN decide if I want to watch it. Too many other things to watch already. Just got all but season 3 of Galactica the other day and I’v only completed the first season of Lost. Mostly watching movies these days. Been buying hundreds of DVDs from someone at work ($1.5 apiece!)

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  Capt. Xerox 11:38 am on June 10, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Amazingly, Star Trek V didn't kill the franchise. It only made it stronger. http://t.co/VD7ZHA103O

   
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  Capt. Xerox 3:18 pm on June 5, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  HBO will adapt Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy for the small screen. That may be sci-fi TV worth watching. http://t.co/5Vi29G3JkJ

   
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  Capt. Xerox 12:25 pm on June 5, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  For some fans, stabilizing those shaky scenes from Star Trek explosions and collisions is a continuing mission. http://t.co/iOkrx9ZNTX

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    Lazarus 12:44 pm on June 6, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    I don’t get it. What’s the big deal about some shaky scenes? I do like their website that has it’s own shaky effect for the first few seconds. Now that’s cool!

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      Capt. Xerox 1:18 pm on June 6, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      The gimmick is they are stablizing the scenes so you don’t see the camera shaking and are left shots of actors jumping around and falling down.

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        Lazarus 4:27 pm on June 7, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        I understand it. I just don’t get the allure of seeing ‘unshaken’ footage.

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  Capt. Xerox 12:22 pm on June 3, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Life imitates art as Thailand bans the three-finger salute from the Hunger Games. http://t.co/pIEjWnwMzM

   
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  Capt. Xerox 5:50 pm on June 2, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  For some reason, publishers want to release an unfinished draft of Douglas Adams' Life, The Universe and Everything. http://t.co/kYoiBamX4h

   
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  Capt. Xerox 3:12 pm on June 2, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  In this article, sci-fi authors remember the first genre books they read. Can you remember yours? I can't. http://t.co/SFLHG6ck5k

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    Lazarus 9:32 am on June 3, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein.

    Now who are these sci-fi authors listing their first reads? All strangers to me.

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      Lazarus 9:32 am on June 3, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      PS: It was also the first ‘real’ book I bought.

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        Capt. Xerox 11:48 am on June 3, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        I had a similar thought. I couldn’t recognize many of the names in the list.

        As for my first sci-fi books, I remember reading a Scholastic title in the 70s called Stranger from the Depths about some kind of amphibious alien that some kids find so that could be my first official science fiction book that I read.

        Around that time, I remember my parents’ friend giving me a stack of SF books, the only titles of which I remember are M33 in Andromeda, an A.E. Van Vogt collection, and Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot.

        The first books I can remember buying were cheap, Airmont editions of The Rim of Space by A. Bertram Chandler, Invaders from Rigel by Fletcher Pratt and Tower of Zanid by L. Sprague de Camp.

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          Lazarus 3:29 pm on June 3, 2014 Permalink

          I also bought and read Stranger from the Depths!
          This one, right?
          http://www.rotatingcorpse.com/by_the_book/stranger-from-the-depths/8790.html

          I just checked my database to see if I still had it, but it appears I got rid of it at some point. Can’t remember anything about the story though. It would have been almost at the same time I bought that Heinlein book.

          I also got a Battle for the Planet of the Apes book from Scholastic. (The one where they use a photo from Conquest on the cover. Doh!)

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        Capt. Xerox 9:09 pm on June 5, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        That’s the one and it had that exact cover. I only have vague memories of some kids with an aquatic being, possibly alien, who helped them do something. Vague, but I was maybe 10 or 11 when I read it and that’s a long time ago.

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  Capt. Xerox 6:00 pm on May 30, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Is the Singularity a #scifi religion? http://t.co/GM6exfTCbg

   
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  Capt. Xerox 2:49 pm on May 30, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Scientists predicted robots would pave the way to Mars 35 years ago and they're sticking to their predictions. http://t.co/lSvO4XTEgG

   
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  Capt. Xerox 2:34 pm on May 30, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  The WSJ examines the new era of lo-fi sci-fi films. http://t.co/G9an5rXJ0T If you like that sort of thing, try http://t.co/VYiMjGWcd0

   
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  Capt. Xerox 12:20 pm on May 30, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Is Doctor Who sexist? The study conveniently ignores the original series as part of its analysis. http://t.co/ku1EkOBOu5

   
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  Capt. Xerox 12:20 pm on May 28, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  >For a mere $15,000, you could own a signed first-edition of Frank Herbert's Dune. Best of all, shipping is under $20. http://t.co/tK5PESADjZ

   
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  Capt. Xerox 5:57 pm on May 27, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  The writers look back 20 years later on how Star Trek: TNG's incredibly satisfying All Good Things finale was made. http://t.co/z0cMOri9gE

   
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  Capt. Xerox 3:19 pm on May 27, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Neat story about how NASA has teamed p with the Kerbal Space Program. At least that's one way to get to the moon. http://t.co/hNYIpF54Ir

   
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  Capt. Xerox 1:37 pm on May 27, 2014 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  How will we ever communicate with aliens? Don't worry, NASA's got it covered and there's even an ebook to show how. http://t.co/iWx2Rv2vBD