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A Timeline of recent Dr. Who series
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Are you confused by the travels and adventures of the recent series of Dr. Who? When River met the Doctor in her life, his life, their companion’s life, and so on? Thankfully, Nathanthenerd has been kind (and anal) enough to …
All the Doctors in 6 minutes
Dr. Who airs the new season starting Sunday! And to warm us up (and get new viewers up to speed) here is a basic summary of each Doctor’s run—all 11 doctors. It’s quite fun, and worth watching. BTW, for the …
Star Wars Characters according to John Scalzi
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I figure a fair amount of Star Wars fans read my Ramblings, so I wanted to point out a rather well-reasoned blog by John Scalzi over at FilmCritic.com. His latest article, Star Wars Characters—Who Got Better? Who Got Worse, addresses …
Posted in John Scalzi, science fantasy, science fiction, Star Wars
Tagged FIlmCritic.com, JohnScalzi, StarWars
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Star Wars blu-rays to be available by the trilogy!
If you’re like me, Star Wars (A New Hope; 1977) was more than a film. It was a seminal moment in the development of your imagination. I’ve owned that trilogy on VHS and on DVD. I’ve also seen the three …
Posted in movies, science fantasy, science fiction, Star Wars
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Retro Star Wars Travel Posters!
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Steve Thomas does a lot of retro and propaganda style posters. His travel posters cover planets, science fiction, and fantasy themes, and are a heaping plate of awesome, slathered in awesome sauce. He has a selection of eight Star Wars …
Posted in art, Awesomeness, science fantasy, science fiction, Star Wars
Tagged poster art, star wars
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The case against Steampunk
Or really, the case against turning an enjoyable aesthetic into a fad. Beyond some cool objects and the odd costume, I think Steampunk, in sci-fi/fantasy literature and websites, is being overdone to hell. I think nobody explains it better than …
Posted in Charles Stross, fads, fantasy, science fantasy, science fiction, steampunk
Tagged Charles Stross, fads, steampunk
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The Doctor is in—forever
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Well, maybe not forever, but certainly as long as he can get funding, scripts, and talent. Warning, Doctor Who geekery forthcoming: The only way a show like Doctor Who can be around as long as it has is if the …
Posted in Doctor Who, Russell T. Davies, science fantasy, science fiction
Tagged Doctor Who, regeneration, Russell T. Davies
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Transmetropolitan
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A while ago, I finished reading all sixty issues of one of the weirdest, most intelligent, craziest science-fiction comics ever created: Transmetropolian. Written by one of the best writers of modern comic stories, Warren Ellis, and drawn (for it’s entire …
Posted in Awesomeness, comics, science fantasy, science fiction, Transmetropolitan, Warren Ellis
Tagged Transmetropolitan, Warren Ellis
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Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
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We now resume our regularly scheduled blogging with my ramblings about Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, the latest DC Universe animated movie. I’ve already mentioned how much we’ve been enjoying these; I think we’ve seen a total of seven now, and we’ve purchased …
Posted in Batman, comics, science fantasy, Superman, Wonder Woman
Tagged animated movie, batman, superman
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Jabba the robber baron
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Over at the LA Weekly blog, there is a series of 19th century Victorian style paintings of Star Wars characters. If you like Star Wars and steampunk, you’ll be in heaven. Actually, if you just like fun art, you’ll be …
Posted in geekery, science fantasy, science fiction, Star Wars, steampunk, Victorian
Tagged star wars, steampunk, victorian
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