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Nine Human-Alien Love Children
Maybe it’s true that love knows no bounds. And when we’re exploring space and discovering new alien life-forms, it just makes sense that we’re going to have their babies. Here’s our nine favorite half-human hybrids. Spock (Star Trek) Let’s start with the really obvious here. Spock’s father is a Vulcan ambassador named Sarek and his … Continued
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Great Unsung Slash Fiction Heroes
When it comes to slash fiction – fans’ illicit writings about same-sex hook-ups – people always talk Kirk/Spock. Or Snape/Everyone. But here are some valiant science-fiction heroes who secretly rule the world of slash fiction. Oh, and this post is probably work-safe, unless your coworkers are looking over your shoulders at the words on your … Continued
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What’s Up, Doc? (Twenty of the Best Physicians in Science Fiction)
Some of these upstanding members of the medical profession are the epitome of the Hippocratic oath, while others have found less … traditional… methods of drawing blood. Dr. Leonard McCoy (“Bones”) (Star Trek) Kind of the obvious place to start, right? It’s kind of hard to think of something to say about McCoy that hasn’t … Continued
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What Really Wiped Out The Dinosaurs?
In the wake of our asteroid near-miss, people keep claiming that an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. But we all know it was the Cybermen. Or time-traveling hunters. Here are science fiction’s best dinosaur-extinction theories. Time travelers hunted them to extinction: “Big game hunters from the future may have wiped out the dinosaurs,” suggests Arthur … Continued
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Robert Picardo Tells io9 About Replacing Trek’s Data And Stargate’s Tapping
We were lucky enough to catch up with Robert Picardo, who’s joined the cast of Stargate Atlantis full-time as the obnoxious Richard Woolsey. He told us what it’s like to take over command from Amanda Tapping’s Samantha Carter. We also talked to Picardo about working with notorious comedian Andy Dick on Star Trek: Voyager, plus … Continued
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I Love It When A Plan Totally Doesn’t Come Together
Click to viewIt happens to the best dashing science fiction hero: You come up with a preternaturally clever plan to stop the bad guys, involving a totally cunning bit of MacGyvering or hustle… and it totally fails. Your super-gadget blows up. Or your allies flake. The bad guys turn out not to be total idiots. … Continued
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7 Totally AWESOME Theories Of Evolution From Scifi
If Ben Stein really wants to convince us all that evolution is a crock, he doesn’t need to make a documentary and play semantic games with Richard Dawkins. He just has to sit us down and make us watch this episode of Star Trek: Voyager, where traveling at super-warp speed causes Janeway and Paris to … Continued
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Must See: Star Trek Voyager
Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. By Sherilyn Connelly. Title: Star Trek Voyager Date: 1995-2001 Vitals: In the fourth Star Trek series, a starship is tossed to the far side of the … Continued
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Tech News
Trekkie Apartment Up for Sale
Remember that Star Trek-inspired apartment we showed you not too long ago? Well, Tony Alleyne (the man behind the apartment) is putting his 1 bedroom home up for sale asking for $967,000. The apartment is located in Hinckley, Leics, UK and comes with all the bells and whistles we showed you before, but unless there’s … Continued
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Tech News
Trekkie Recreates Awesome Set of Star Trek: Voyager in a Studio Apartment
You’d never guess by looking at that mild-mannered apartment building pictured above that inside would be a convincing replica of the set of Star Trek: Voyager. But that’s just what Trekkie Tony Alleyne has done to his studio apartment north of London, creating a bachelor pad where he’ll probably never, ever get laid. Not only … Continued