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  Capt. Xerox 12:07 pm on March 2, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  10 Things Mr. Spock< Taught Us About Travel http://t.co/ymBQfr8SEl

   

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  Capt. Xerox 11:11 am on February 28, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  I'd love to see a movie version of Bester's The Stars My Destination, but fear it would be ruined by Hollywood. http://t.co/B76Qe1IMPx

   
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  Capt. Xerox 4:25 pm on February 26, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Should sci-fi fans support a bad movie like Jupiter Ascending to make sure Hollywood keeps making genre films? http://t.co/gQ6orQEkrr

   
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  Capt. Xerox 7:52 pm on February 24, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Jupiter Ascending is best described as a gender-swapped, space opera retelling of The Matrix, but with less pizazz. http://t.co/MVu5Ov41pd

   
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  Capt. Xerox 9:31 am on February 12, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  NPR asks if we should be afraid of aliens. I suspect we have other, bigger fears to confront before that one. http://t.co/QoOQsWiRHy

   
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  Capt. Xerox 4:52 pm on February 11, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Wonder what it's like to play the puppeteer for Jabba the Hutt? Wonder no more. http://t.co/QB3iSEIBkv

   
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  Capt. Xerox 1:03 pm on February 11, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Lots to argue about in this essay opining that original sci-fi movies are dead. Some good films like District 9 and Interstellar are omitted so not sure how valid some of his arguments are. http://t.co/h82hH81AVR

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:32 am on February 9, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Jupiter Ascending may not be very good, but the movie certainly looked great and it started with the concept art. http://t.co/pcvimYPde2

   
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  Capt. Xerox 11:24 am on February 6, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Singularity & Co. needs your help again to save some out-of-print sci-fi books and bring them into the digital age. http://t.co/49UlSYX9vp

   
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  Capt. Xerox 11:24 am on February 6, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  A fascinating look at how the Hugo Awares have become a political battleground. http://t.co/ddZLA9rg8v

   
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  Capt. Xerox 11:22 pm on February 5, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  This homemade radio-control Millennium Falcon is the droneyou've been looking for. http://t.co/mxYwPn80Cx

   
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  Capt. Xerox 12:35 pm on February 5, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Free legal streams of MST3K episodes? ShoutFactoryTV has them, along with all sorts of other TV shows. http://t.co/4C8lJqY0Uc

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    Lazarus 12:12 pm on February 10, 2015 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    They have quite a few MST3K episodes, but not the Time of the Apes one which I was looking for. Very limited content otherwise. Ironically if you look at their horror movies and the MST3K set, you’ll see one title that can be viewed as originally intended, and with the MST3K treatment! Ed Wood’s Bride of the Monter.

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  Capt. Xerox 11:21 am on February 5, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  I'm surprised that there was never a Doctor Who LEGO set. It looks like now there will be. http://t.co/TiB0slJ9Aj

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:53 am on February 5, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Elon Musk is an Iain M. Banks fan. SpaceX has named two of its ships with wacky Culture monikers coined by Banks. http://t.co/XOgXnycju6

   
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  Capt. Xerox 11:16 pm on February 4, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Admit it. You want to buy that 1978 GMC Custom Star Trek 'boogie' Van for sale in Vancouver. http://t.co/WrAdNpcEH4

   
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  Capt. Xerox 11:43 am on February 4, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  If you're looking for a new sci-fi book to read, consider choosing one from the 2014 Locus Recommended Reading List http://t.co/joIDKyVuDe

   
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  Capt. Xerox 9:31 am on February 2, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  From Leia’s bikini to Amidala’s wedding dress: Star Wars costumes on display in new Seattle exhibit http://t.co/3TCL87Jjxs #starwars

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    Lazarus 7:43 pm on February 12, 2015 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    Well I’ve never been to Seattle at all, much less having had to visit either the old or revamped museum so I cannot say for sure that it is now a watered down version of it’s former self. Just going on the name change. BTW, I’m assuming you did see the travelling Star Wars exhibit when it was at the old port two years ago, right? It was amazing.

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    Lazarus 12:06 pm on February 10, 2015 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    I was curious if this was being hosted at the Science Fiction Hall of Fame when I saw that it was somewhere in Seattle so I did a little digging. The good news of fans being able to see Leia’s bikini is tempered by the fact that the SF HoF is now a watered down version of its former self. Still a lot of SF and Fantasy, but no longer solely dedicated to the genre.

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      Capt. Xerox 11:05 pm on February 11, 2015 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Not sure if it’s watered down because I never saw the original museum, but the displays I saw at the EMP Museum were pretty impressive. Capt. Kirk’s chair! A real Dalek! The fantasy stuff was equally cool, like original manuscript pages from the Lord of the Rings. These Star Wars costumes would doubtless make it even more worthwhile to visit, although the display is supposedly touring for the next several years so it may end up somewhere closer to where we live.

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  Capt. Xerox 12:02 pm on January 30, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Ambient sci-fi sounds are the perfect prescription for geek relaxation. http://t.co/SEIkdef5w5

   
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  Capt. Xerox 11:17 am on January 29, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Dave's mapper offers dungeon inspiration for RPG gamemasters. http://t.co/W4DHJPDPHI

   
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  Capt. Xerox 1:57 pm on January 23, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  It was inevitable: A "Tolkien" fan edit of The Hobbit trilogy that trims it down to a single 4-hour film. http://t.co/E10L10fDUp

   
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  Capt. Xerox 9:04 am on January 21, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  For geeky parents everywhere: Goodnight Dune http://t.co/xmt4F0QQzM

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:09 am on January 20, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Cinema Blend offers a list of sci-fi movies that it believes deserved Best Picture Oscar nominations. Do yo uagree? http://t.co/xppxgKqv9h

   
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  Capt. Xerox 8:59 am on January 19, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Thunderbirds are go for a CGI come-back. I don't know. It just isn't the same without Supermarionation. http://t.co/7Ck74uwmJL

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    Jeffrey Allan Boman 12:22 pm on February 3, 2015 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    I remember when a CGI pilot for Captain Scarlet was made. In fact I downloaded it. CGI lacks the warmth needed.

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      Capt. Xerox 11:28 am on February 6, 2015 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I saw the first episode and thought it was okay, but didn’t watch any others. It actually lasted for two seasons for a total of 28 episodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gerry_Anderson%27s_New_Captain_Scarlet_episodes

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  Capt. Xerox 11:42 pm on January 17, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Awesome news that Fox is talking about an X-Files reboot that would include David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. I want to believe. http://t.co/RUAWSQHY7O

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    Lazarus 3:06 pm on January 21, 2015 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    Mixed feelings about this. We already know that Gillian is much happier with her new TV role and would probably not want to do the show, for now at least. Could they really rekindled the Mulder-Scully magic after all this time, or is it better to just leave well enough alone. Has there ever been a successful revival with an original cast? Doubt it. I think that ship has sailed.

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      Capt. Xerox 10:45 am on January 23, 2015 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      It sounds as if Mulder and Scully would be supporting characters and there would be new leads carrying the show. In essence, that’s what they tried to do in the final season with agentsJohn Doggett and Monica Reyes. It failed, but I think it’s because the show had been on for so long, but now that enough time has passed, I think there is a renewed appetite for The X-Files. I want to believe!

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  Capt. Xerox 10:40 pm on January 16, 2015 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Nice essay about why Star Trek: Voyager was so important to one fan. she doesn't care if you think it sucked. http://t.co/vpyi0c0d99