Pentagon Project Aims to be RoboCop Reality

The Pentagon's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is seeking contractors to make robots that can hunt down noncooperative humans. Scott Thill reports on these developments for Alternet, gets comments from the ACLU and various University professors."Are Pentagon...

Torchwood Meat S02E04 (BBC)

Torchwood is a science fiction drama television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles. It deals with the machinations and activities of the Cardiff branch of the fictional Torchwood Institute, who deal with supernatural occurrences....

Primeval S02E05 (ITV)

Primeval is a British science fiction drama television program produced by Impossible Pictures for ITV. The first episode was broadcast on 10th February 2007, and was renewed for a second series by ITV, which started on 12th January 2008. The series follows a team of...

Crusty Old Men now in Video Games

Hurrah! Now there are wrinkles on the faces of video game characters.  I'm still not seeing split ends, lost eyelashes, or hairs gone horribly awry though. One leap at a time I guess."Most game designers...

Flash Gordon S01E04 (Scifi)

Painkiller Jane wasn’t that bad. I was able to watch a few episodes before I stopped watching. Flash Gordon lasted only three episodes. I still have a few to watch. I might watch them just to see how pathetic they are. Flash Gordon could have been fun with better scripts...

Eureka S02E13 (Scifi)

This is the second part of the season finale of Eureka. Pretty much everything is explained, except the true nature of the strange artifact. Henry surprises everyone with his way of dealing with things. Allison is most definitely a lot closer to Stark than previously. I...

Eureka S02E12 (Scifi)

This is the first part of the season finale. This story has been building since the beginning of the season. It involves the artifact and Allison’s son Kevin. In some way, Kevin bonded with the artifact. There is some technical mumbo jumbo about this, but what it means...

Bionic Woman S01E03 (NBC)

For some reason, Jaime Sommers is drawn to Sarah Corvus. As the first bionic woman, Sarah knows a lot more about the bionics. The people at Berkut aren’t as willing to share that much information. In this episode, Jaime learns how to hack herself and turn off...

Chuck S01E02 (NBC)

Chuck is a series about an ordinary guy, who got kicked out of Stanford thanks to his pal Bryce, who is pushed into extraordinary circumstances. Chuck’s life is at a standstill. He works at a giant mart called BuyMore and is an assistant manager. Most of the time, he hangs...

Bionic Woman S01E02 (NBC)

Bionic Woman is a re-imagining of the original show which aired during the late seventies. With the advances in technology, the premise of this show is becoming more and more real. Sommers is trying to come to terms with the death of her boyfriend, who recently became her...

Journeyman S01E01 (NBC)

This show is produced by Fox studios for NBC and will premiere on the 24th of September, right after Heroes. This so-called science-fiction show stars Kevin McKidd, a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of...

Bionic Woman Pilot (NBC)

This pilot was leaked on the 25th of July. This series will premiere on the 26th of September, following Deal or no Deal on NBC. The series is a re-imagining of the original series called The Bionic Woman from 1976-78.

Why 'Sci-Fi' doesn't fly

The following is an excerpt from Jason Silverman's excellent piece about the label "Science-Fiction" and why the big wigs behind TV, film and books don't want the label applied to their work. His point is...

Undersea Mystery: What in the world is It? (Image)

From Norway's Aftenposten: A mysterious gelatinous ball has puzzled and fascinated researchers after undersea photographer Rudolf Svensen spotted it while diving at the mouth of the Matre fjord in Hordaland,...

Aspen Mystery

"So why are Colorado's Aspen stands dying off? No one seems to know. A combination of factors seems to be at play here. Ranching, urban development, and finally local drought. Add to that opportunistic insects and disease and you have the perfect mix for a wipe out of Aspen...

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