NERDS!

John Hodgman and Patton Oswalt enter into a sci-fi knowledge smackdown. Courtesy of WFMU.


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The Vat-Grown Meat Revolution

I know it sounds like a post-modern novel, but this article raises some interesting points about how this new food will change our lives. To Summarize:

1) More Healthy
2) Cheaper
3) More Humane
4) Better for the environment

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Robots invade vintage postcards

this gave me a chuckle...

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District 9

I've seen bits and pieces of a realistic sci-fi scenario involving alien refugees for years now. This clip is from 2006...


It seems there's finally a movie getting made.

Futurama mashups

In the "Bender's Game" DVD extras, there is a DNA combiner of various characters. Pretty much anything that you mix with Zoidberg, Hypnotoad, Bender, or Farnsworth is gold.

Space 1999

I have very fuzzy memories of this show, but one thing I do remember was that the design was pretty cool...sort of like the design for "2001". I stumbled on this huge cache of screen grabs of every episode. Sweet.
LINK to Season 1 images
LINK to Season 2 images

Erin Gray

I don't know how it happened but two of my boyhood fantasies have collided. Sheena Easton sings to a montage of Erin Gray (from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century). This guy won't let me embed...click the link.





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Cosplayers in repose

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B-movie reviews

Serious timewaster.