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Posts tagged ‘sci-fi’

Mech Warrior - alpha

January 24th, 2008

What red-blooded, 20th (or 21st) century male hasn’t wanted to build his own giant fighting robot? These guys give us all hope. As the caption says, "Screw NASA and DARPA - turn them over to rednecks plus Burt Rutan and we’ll have a Mars colony and Robotech in 10 years." I couldn’t agree more.
 

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Terminator Ruminations

January 23rd, 2008

I’ve had The Terminator on the brain lately. And why not? With the new TV series underway, this is a great time to reflect upon the "Terminator mythos". I’ve only watched the pilot and first episode, but the Sarah Connor Chronicles has reawakened new appreciation for the original movies. That’s not to say that the [...]

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So a couple days ago I was bitching about Bionic Woman. I actually finished the first episode, so I’ve set a benchmark for my stamina. However, Ultraviolet came in the mail from Netflix and it made Bionic Woman look like frickin’ Macbeth. Wow. Okay, note to self. Anime can be cool, but it doesn’t translate [...]

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Bionic Snooze

January 8th, 2008

Owning a Tivo has completely changed the way I watch tv (in that I actually watch some tv these days). One side effect is that I can capture half a season (or this year, a whole season) of a show before I bother to start watching it. This has turned out to be quite a [...]

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The Aliens Are Back

August 21st, 2007

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Those wacky aliens, mentioned last week, are at it again. I wish I could believe.
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