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• Sci-Fi Fanatics Name The Genre's Sexiest Stars1 September 2011, 1:55 am
  Summer Glau has been crowned the sexiest babe in Sci-Fi land — that’s the verdict of a new social media poll, voted for by Sci-Fi fans that have identified the genre’s most desirable boys and girls. Th......
• Sanctuary — Series 3 Exclusively On Watch (Sky 109, Virgin Media 124)13 June 2011, 12:56 am
  The second half of series three of Sci-Fi hit Sanctuary roars back exclusively onto Watch each Tuesday at 9pm (from June 7th) with more monsters and explosive action. Featuring Stargate's Amanda Tapping......
• The Silence Arrive At The Doctor Who Experience On Friday 13th May13 May 2011, 1:56 am
  This Friday 13th May Doctor Who Experience will prove monsters are real by giving you the opportunity to come face-to-face with one of Doctor Who’s most terrifying of monsters to date as The Silence arriv......
• Doctor Who Tardis Visit On Offer At Radio Cymru Children In Need Auction17 November 2010, 3:54 am
  A visit to The Doctor's Tardis is just one of the experiences and specially-donated items available at a BBC Radio Cymru auction to help raise money for BBC Children in Need. Hot new Wales football star......
• Walking Dead Snares A Million16 November 2010, 9:38 pm
  The first episode of zombie thriller The Walking Dead launches to over one million viewers on FX UK. Episode one of AMC’s critically acclaimed Zombie series launched November 5th to a consolidated audie......
• First Broadcast Of Interview With Creator Of Doctor Who Theme11 November 2010, 8:08 pm
  BBC Inside Out will feature a previously unbroadcast interview with the late Delia Derbyshire — the woman who created the iconic Doctor Who theme tune — on Monday 15 November on BBC One at 7.30pm. In......
• The Zombies Are Coming1 November 2010, 9:54 pm
  Telos Publishing has recently signed up a new collection of original horror and dark fantasy fiction from the acclaimed and award-winning author Sam Stone. Sam made an enormous impact with her trilogy of......
• Sanctuary Season 3 Comes To UKTV's Watch16 October 2010, 7:33 pm
  UKTV's Watch are to exclusively show the third series of Sanctuary from next Tuesday at 9pm. Although dismissed as monstrous figments of our imaginations and the stuff of our childhood nightmares, the w......
• Hoards Of Devoted Lost Fans Queue To Participate In The UK's First Ever Public TV Marathon For Lost The Final Season12 September 2010, 11:07 pm
  Fans of the hit TV series Lost camped out overnight at the Prince Charles Cinema in London's Leicester Square hoping to secure a place at the UK’s first ever public TV marathon. The mega fans are embark......

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• Wanna hear Stephen King read the 1st chapter of The Shining sequel?22 February 2012, 4:54 pm
  Ready for a rowdy band of psychic vampires, a middle-aged Danny Torrance and the little boy named Tony who lives in his mouth? Stephen King promoted an epidemic of insomnia this week by unveiling the initial chapter from his long-dormant Shining follow-up, Dr. Sleep. ...
• Internatio​nal Battleship trailer: Finally, some alien face time!22 February 2012, 4:01 pm
  A new international trailer for the upcoming alien invasion flick Battleship literally brings us eye to eye with one of the bad guys....
• Ethics expert argues it's about time Batman killed the Joker22 February 2012, 3:50 pm
  It's one of comics' oldest and most popular rivalries—the Dark Knight versus the Clown Prince of Crime—and it's gone on so long, in part, because Batman has a strict no-kill rule even when it comes to the most dastardly members of his rogues' gallery. But is sparing the Joker's life the right thing to do?...
• 1st official Season 7 Who pic: Say hello (and goodbye) to the Ponds22 February 2012, 3:11 pm
  Yesterday we brought you the first set pics from Doctor Who's upcoming seventh season, taken on location in Cardiff. Today, the BBC has released its first OFFICIAL pic of our beloved time-traveling trio....
• The River plummets, Alcatraz keeps falling and 20 other genre shows22 February 2012, 2:48 pm
  It seemed to be a week of low numbers across the board for the 22 shows we follow. Once Upon a Time took a leap, but Alcatraz continued to drop viewers and The River had a dismal second week on the air. ...
• Never filmed 'lost' Star Trek script uncovered after 45 years22 February 2012, 2:19 pm
  The script for an aborted episode of Star Trek: The Original Series has now resurfaced after being virtually lost to the annals of Trek history since it was scrapped in 1967....
• Shaun of the Dead director + Johnny Depp = Night Stalker reboot!22 February 2012, 1:22 pm
  Johnny Depp might be stuck in a time warp. Between Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Dark Shadows, he seems obsessed with the '70s. With his latest gig, the actor is tackling another blast from the past—The Night Stalker....
• Terminator reboot moving ahead whether lawyers want it to or not22 February 2012, 12:01 pm
  Though the rights to the Terminator franchise may have been tied up in legal limbo until they were snatched up last year, the turmoil never stopped one small development studio from trucking along with a proposed CGI-animated, 3D take on John Connor & Co. ...
• Face off with 12 gorgeous sci-fi stars made up into ghastly aliens22 February 2012, 10:34 am
  Ordinary people use makeup to look more beautiful during those important times ... such as driving through rush-hour traffic. However, as tonight's Syfy episode of Face Off will prove (at 10/9C), the art of movie makeup instead often involves making someone look hideously alien. ...

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• Day 22 – Pinewood Derby22 February 2012, 7:49 pm
  Let's pretend that Day 21 of +Monthly PAD Challenge didn't exist (because in my case it sort of didn't). Here's day 22 and I have several photos from Jamie and Iain's attempt at the Pinewood Derby. It was far from ideal photography circumstances. Indoors. Fluorescent lighting. I wasn't using a flash. And of course hordes [...]...
• High Resolution Avengers Photos22 February 2012, 7:34 pm
  What's that you say? You want to see some large hi-res images of the avengers looking very very serious? Well it just so happens… Embedded Link THE AVENGERS – New Images in Hi-Res Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell. Related posts: Amazing High Resolution Images from The Dark Knight Rises [...]...
• Lost Star Trek Script By Doomsday Machine Author22 February 2012, 1:49 pm
  The Doomsday Machine is actually one of my favorite episodes of the original Star Trek and probably the one I have the clearest memories of watching as a child. But is this lost story worth $9 of my money? Embedded Link Read a lost Star Trek script by the writer of "The Doomsday Machine" Prolific [...]...
• Yay More Cosplay22 February 2012, 1:45 pm
  Supergirl suns herself; 60's Batman is camp; Zatanna is hot and Joker Dog is creepy! Embedded Link Funny, Sexy, And Awesome Cosplay Of The Week It's that time of the week where we post a mixed bag of intriguing costumes we spotted recently. Some of it's new; some of it isn't; all of it is [...]...
• Choose Your Tea Dunking Biscuit Wisely22 February 2012, 11:29 am
  This excellent visual guide shows you what are the best biscuits to dunk in your tea. If you don't recognize the brand names on here, it's because you're not British. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. There's no cure for that one. Embedded Link Tea & Biscuit Guide | Visual.ly This biscuit infographic is based on [...]...
• Sexy Darth Vader Almost As Good As Slave Leia22 February 2012, 10:06 am
  Just saying +Jenn Irving Google+: Reshared 1 times Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell. No related posts....
• Hellmo T-Shirt22 February 2012, 8:38 am
  Oh sweet! Elmo meets HellBoy. Damn… spent my t-shirt money for the month. Embedded Link Hellmo t-shirt by midgerock TeeFury.com sells one new limited-edition t-shirt every 24 hours for only $10. Come check out some of the best $10 tees on the internet! Google+: Reshared 2 times Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by [...]...
• Hellmo T-Shirt22 February 2012, 8:38 am
  Oh sweet! Elmo meets HellBoy. Damn… spent my t-shirt money for the month. Embedded Link Hellmo t-shirt by midgerock TeeFury.com sells one new limited-edition t-shirt every 24 hours for only $10. Come check out some of the best $10 tees on the internet! Google+: Reshared 2 times Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by [...]...
• Anyone else seeing this weird notifications bug where you can see all but the most…22 February 2012, 7:39 am
  Anyone else seeing this weird notifications bug where you can see all but the most recent +1 of your comment? It tells me someone has plussed a comment, but when I click to see who, nothing is there. Unless I've had more than one plus, in which case it shows me all but the last [...]...

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• Picture of the Day: Feb. 22, 2012 [Picture Of The Day]22 February 2012, 7:30 pm
  Shanghai, 2112 Future architecture, from a Concept Art Forums "Environment of the Week" Challenge | By Benjamin Schupp More » ...
• Xtro: Quite Possibly the Weirdest Thing to Come Out of Alien's Success [Video]22 February 2012, 7:00 pm
  The release and subsequent success of Alien (1979) seemingly opened the door to mind-altering tales of horrific space invaders. These films rejected the notions of friendly aliens that directors such as Spielberg had put in place with films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — and it seemed apparent that audiences were eager to face the ugly side of space. More » ...
• Scientists determine the best way to win at Rugby [Sports]22 February 2012, 6:30 pm
  What does it take to be a world champion at a sport? Some might say that it's years of dedication and training, but according to a new scientific paper, sheer physical mass might have a lot to do with it — especially in the bruise-laden sport of Rugby. More » ...
• NASA discovers enough carbon mega-molecules to fill 10,000 Mount Everests [Astronomy]22 February 2012, 5:58 pm
  They might be microscopic, but as far as molecules go, buckyballs are absolutely gigantic. These soccer ball shaped molecules are made of 60 carbon molecules each, and new data from the Spitzer Telescope suggest they are everywhere in the universe. More » ...
• Fox News accuses The Lorax and Arrietty of brainwashing your children [Video]22 February 2012, 5:39 pm
  Fox News' Lou Dobbs is taking aim at The Lorax and The Secret World of Arrietty for brainwashing our kids with their anti-industrialism agenda, and for foisting Obama's rhetoric about "sharing" onto children. Because sharing is evil. More » ...
• What does science fiction tell us about the future of reproductive rights? [Video]22 February 2012, 5:05 pm
  If everything from technology to politics will be different in the future, then so will human reproduction. That's why so much science fiction deals with the question of how humans make babies — or don't make them — in alternate worlds that are often quite close to our own. It's also why reproduction is a political issue. After all, a political campaign represents the promise of a new kind of future. More » ...
• Read the first chapter of The Massive, Brian Wood's new environmental apocalypse comic! [The Massive]22 February 2012, 4:50 pm
  We've been psyched for DMZ author Brian Wood's next big end-of-the-world project The Massive for a spell now. And even though The Massive ongoing series kicks off in June, Dark Horse Comics has allowed io9 to republish the entire first chapter of Wood's story from January's issue of Dark Horse Presents #8. More » ...
• Faster than light neutrinos may have just been disproven [Debunkery]22 February 2012, 4:26 pm
  This could be it, folks. Last September, physicists watching neutrinos travel from the CERN laboratory in Switzerland to Italy's Gran Sasso laboratory announced that they had detected the subatomic particles making the trip 60 nanoseconds faster than the speed of light dictates is possible. Now, rumors are flying that faster than light neutrinos may not be so fast, after all. More » ...
• The secret story behind Admiral Ackbar's "It's a trap!" line [Video]22 February 2012, 3:50 pm
  Thirty odd years ago, radio dramatist Erik Bauersfeld recorded the voices of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna for Return of the Jedi, saw the movie, and promptly forgot about the whole experience. More » ...

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• Are We Alone? explores extraterrestrial encounters22 February 2012, 4:27 pm
  Science, Ted, and SETI ask the question Are We Alone? with an initiative to bring citizen scientists into the search for extraterrestrial intelligence... ...
• Analog's May 2012 Issue22 February 2012, 3:47 pm
  The May 2012 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact will feature fiction by Tracy Canfield, Daniel Hatch, Robert J. Sawyer, Eric James Stone, and H.G. Stratmann... ...
• Asimov's April/May 2012 Issue22 February 2012, 3:23 pm
  The April/May 2012 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction will feature fiction by David Ira Cleary, Ian Creasey, Carol Emshwiller, James Patrick Kelly, Sandra McDonald, Tom Purdom, Gray Rinehart, Josh Roseman, and Rick Wilber... ...
• Norman Spinrad offers his original screenplay for Bug Jack Barron, briefly for free22 February 2012, 11:54 am
  After many years in production limbo, novelist Norman Spinrad is offering his adapted screenplay of Bug Jack Barron to the public. It will be a free Amazon download for three days... ...
• Computer Scientist Signs Two-Book Deal with Angry Robot22 February 2012, 10:21 am
  Computer scientist Ramez Naam, who was part of the develop team for Internet Explorer, Outlook, and Bing, has sold his first two novels to Angry Robot... ...
• Arc Magazine debuts21 February 2012, 8:12 pm
  The debut issue of New Scientist's fiction magazine Arc has contributions from Margaret Atwood, Stephen Baxter, M. John Harrison, Simon Ings, China Mieville, JHannu Rajaniemi, Alastair Reynolds, Bruce Sterling... ...
• Elaine Isaak Kickstarting An Author's Grimoire21 February 2012, 6:49 pm
  Elaine Isaak's Kickstarter campaign will fund a writer's manual designed specifically for fantasy writers... ...
• Hudson Horror Show V presents a day of horror films in the Hudson Valley21 February 2012, 6:14 pm
  Poughkeepsie's Hudson Horror Show V will showcase five feature films, plus shorts, trailers, and more on May 19... ...
• Edward Willett's Magebane shortlisted for Regina Book Award20 February 2012, 8:37 pm
  Edward Willett's Magebane (under his pseudonym Lee Arthur Chane), is a finalist for the Regina Book Award, an award he won in 2002... ...

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