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The Star Trek trailer will be released along with Cloverfield and will probably appear online around the same time.

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Talking about cloverfield - i just downloaded the high def trailer. Which seemed quite good. Mind you I kept getting reminded of the new war of the worlds.

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Talking of Star Trek, here is a pic of the Enterprise being built (in the film) linky

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Now downloading the pilot and i'm not using any type of torrent and its free.:D

But not in HD ATM:(

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The teaser trailer has now been leaked....

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option...ectlink&id=529

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RllSZW_YLk8

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The official release of the trailer takes place today, available in HD

http://www.paramount.com/startrek/

and a promo site is also available at;

http://www.ncc-1701.com/

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OOOhhh thanks for that :)

Grabbed a wallpaper shot from it :)

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Turbine blades in the nacelles??? WTF? :confused:

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Don't you remember them spinning in ToS?

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I could be geeky and point out that they are part of the magnetic field system that works the ships Bussard ram scoop system, which us used to gather fuel in an emergency. But I don't think I will.

You can also see the scoops bring used in next gen and on the 1701e to blow up a sonar ship, I do believe that the front of the nacelles on the e also wobble due to the presence of the "turbine blades"

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Just read the whole thread, so a few more points/posts to respond to. :disturbd:

The site still says it's supposed to be showing in 2007. I'm not sure what to think of it. The only thing that would get me to give it a chance is that it has Claudia Christian in it.

5 seasons is still better than a lot of shows manage these days. I've got season 1 on DVD, I'm hoping they'll bring out the rest.

Not sure if I have just 1 favourite. Earth: Final Conflict would be on the list, as would Voyager.

:Yes: Absolutely! :tu: If they'd made the series more like the books it might have lasted longer. Can't wait for the next 1, due out in April, IIRC.

Stupid websites removing videos! Grrr! :mad Fortunately, I found it on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UblUO0LjPUg
Not sure if that's the same version as was previously linked to, but I thought I'd post a link in case anyone hasn't seen it. It looks good. :)

I remember something spinning in ToS, but thought that was just cheesey bad effects or something.

I recall the Bussard collectors, it's just the whole concept of moving parts in a Starfleet starship engine... it just seems so... primitive.

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The Bussard ramscoop collectors are used to gather hydrogen to replenish the fuel systems. They are not only used in emergencies.

See here full info

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None of which would explain the use of moving parts in the form of what looks like turbine blades in the trailer.

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Sure it would. If it's supposedly sucking stuff in from space......

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Sucking with magnetic fields, not a turbine.

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You DO know it's make belive right?

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Ye cannae change the laws of physics. ;)

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...unless it's star trek. ;)

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Yeah, but even in Star Trek the idea of using a turbine in a vacuum is just... silly.

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I get the feeling I'm going to he thinking that about a lot of things with new new film.

But its life the universal translator making everybody speak English even down to their lips synching on a video in English too, you just give it a nod and a wink.

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Some things, maybe. The universal translator issue is probably similar to why they didn't bother inventing a new language for every alien species in Stargate: it would be too much hassle/effort. But when it comes to physically representing something that even someone with a basic knowledge of physics knows is silly, when it would be simpler & less effort to represent something more feasible [e.g. field coils], it just makes no sense.

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It's the laws of physics, pass a current through a magnetic field and you get motion, it's how motors work.
Obviously as the hydrogen atoms get pulled in, the magnetic field strips them of their electrons making them ions, which carry a charge.
Simple really.

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I know that's how motors work, but what I'm saying is that the whole concept of turbine blades in a vacuum is silly. You could draw the hydrogen atoms in without any moving parts, using energy to rotate the turbine blades would be pointless. Sure, they might hit & deflect the trajectory of the occasional atom, but otherwise they'll be just a waste of space, materials, & energy.

Think of it like this: aircraft that use propellers can only work up to a certain altitude [I don't happen to know what it is off the top of my head], because the air is just too thin. Yet even at those high altitudes the air is orders of magnitude more dense than the distribution of hydrogen atoms in space.

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But having the moving parts create the magnetic field would probably be correct. Also the moving parts look more cool than no moving parts.

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You're thinking about it the wrong way round.
The turbines (which they aren't, and in the picture they don't even look like they move, but I'll humour you ;) ) don't spin and suck in hydrogen, they are spun by the protons (hydrogen ions) being drawn in through the magnetic field, just as a motor spins when electrons are passed through a magnetic field.

Think of an electrical circuit with a lightbulb and a motor in series.
In order for the lightbulb to turn on, current must first pass through the motor, which causes it to spin.
The motor spinning doesn't cause the light bulb to light up, it's a byproduct of the current moving through a magnetic field on the way to power the bulb.

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Interesting as this conversation is :erm: - this is not really the thread for it. :)

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http://io9.com/347806/sarah-connor-f...hronic-decline

not like the US to stop a show early is it, i wish they understood that sci-fi stuff isnt the most popular and not expect it to be #1 everyweek.

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thanks for the info i am a fan of dr who great stuff.;)

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Whats with the thanking of info thats a couple of years old already?

I certainly hope that Sarah Connor keeps going I am really enjoying it so far

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As am I, mind you I'm not getting bogged down in the 'anomalies' between this series & the films & am just enjoying what I think is a good Sci-Fi drama in its own right - I think 'Enterprise' suffered from the same problem, with people not judging it on it's merits, but endlessly comparing with the other series.

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LOL, you do realise that post is almost four years old :D

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I'm afraid I do expect research into the history of the Star Trek universe to be done and to be respected which too many of the writers of different series failed to do especially those of the Enterprise series.It's like someone coming along and changing Dr Who's history for the sake of convenience without even giving a reason as to why.It wouldn't be accepted in other forms of drama such as costume drama or soaps.

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I don't disagree, per se, but I don't think it should be a hindrance to enjoying the program - quite ironic if you think about it, that we expect a fictional world to conform to such 'tight' protocols :)

- as for Doctor Who, hasn't that debate about the Master & the Doctor & the number of re-incarnations already occurred ;)

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It's just the fact that it's deemed ok in SF and Fantasy series to do this BUT when it comes to mainstream drama it would be deemed as crass not to get basic facts straight.Trouble is I'm still fighting the 'SF is a viable literary genre' battle against a world that still regards it as poor pulp fiction.:(

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According to the SFcrowsnest the SciFi Channel has commissioned a 13 episode series of the 'Sanctuary' program, featuring Amanda Tapping, which has previously aired as a 'Web only' taster. It seems likely it will continue in the predominately CGI based genre, however, the success of Beowulf seems to suggest that may not count against it??

http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/news/arc/2008/nz12186.php

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Jericho season 2 starts 2nite.
http://io9.com/355295/jericho-season...dhs-conspiracy

lost exec-producer "We will have to condense some stories" http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...e855a2e1ad8636

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When I saw that in your post I thought you meant it was going to be on over here in the UK.

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i lied it was last night :)
sorry!

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Yeah, but it's still not on a UK channel, is it? I just checked in DigiGuide, & there's no sign of it on either Hallmark or ITV, who are the only ones with the rights to it in the UK, AFAIK.

Edit: besides, a quick check of the "usual sources" shows they're already at least 3 weeks into season 2, though only 2 weeks according to TV.com. :shrug:

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The first three episodes of season 2 were leaked a while ago, I watched them a few weeks ago and they are actually quite good. I'm waiting for Ep 4 to come along.

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Ah, that it explains it; I thought it was odd that they all had the same date [RSS feed].

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The current news on some shows now that the writers strike is over - the dates are for the US.

24
Season 7 postponed until January 2009.

30 Rock
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on April 10.

Battlestar Galactica
Returns April 4 with first half of 20-episode final season. Production on second half could start as early as March. Airdate for those TBD.

Bionic Woman
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Bones
Four pre-strike episodes are scheduled to begin airing April 14. Expected to shoot 2 to 6 additional episodes. Airdate for those is TBD.

Chuck
No new episodes until autumn.

Cold Case
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on March 30.

Grey's Anatomy
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to air in April/May

Heroes
No new episodes expected until autumn.

How I Met Your Mother
Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.

Jericho
Seven episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Journeyman
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Lost
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Medium
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 7 additional episodes for this season.

Moonlight
Expected to shoot 4 new episodes to begin airing on April 25.

Numbers
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 4.

Prison Break
Its season has wrapped. Not yet renewed for autumn.

Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until autumn.

Reaper
Three pre-strike episodes remain, the last of which airs on March 27. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to begin airing on April 22.

Smallville
Three remaining pre-strike episodes will air March 13, 20 and 27. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to begin airing on April 17.

Supernatural
Final pre-strike episode airs Feb. 21. Expected to shoot 4 additional episodes to begin airing on April 24.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBC.

Ugly Betty
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to air in April/May.

The Unit
No additional episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBC.

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Crivvens, that reminds me of the ITV strike in the late 70s. The Tomorrow People was permanently canned as a result of that. :erm: :D

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the tomorrow people 'complete' series on DVD is now available in the amazon sale ....

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That's not off topic, it's a perfectly valid sci-fi snippet. :)

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I was worried it was a bit spammy ;)

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If you were an employee of Amazon making your first post, it might have been. :p:

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Johnny Rico's back

Starship Troopers 3: Maurader

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I hope it's better than number 2..... Mind you watching paint dry would be better thatn number 2

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The fact that number one entirely managed to bypass RAH's points and just went for the guts and gore kinda put me off altogether.I'm no Heinlein fan but I do object when even his visions are subverted and purposely misunderstood.

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The first Starship Troopers was excellent, & more than just guts & gore.

Second... crap.

Third... most likely crap.

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It doesn't matter - it just Isn't Starship Troopers without proper powerd armour.

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The satire.

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So what did you think of Heinlein's idea that to be a citizen with the right to vote one should HAVE to serve in the armed forces before achieving citizenship and those that didn't should have no right to vote.

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I think he was proposing that people should value the right to vote, and not take it for granted (I don't agree with him, as I support Churchill's view on democracy).

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I don't agree with it.

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My point is that nothing was ever really said or made of this point in the film and yet it was the entire point of the story.

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But it was mentioned in the movie, more than once...



I've never read the novel, but I know the movie is meant to be very different.

The movie, to me, came across as more than simply guts & gore, & had very interesting satire (also like Paul Verhoeven & Ed Neumeier's earlier RoboCop).

The Citizen/Civilian thing, the fascist military regime running the Federation, the rather Nazi-esque uniforms, the war itself, the MI itself...

Just checking Wikipedia...

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Unfortunately I think perhaps the message was just too subtle for most and went over a lot of heads.I would imagine it was never even considered in number 2 at all.

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Starship Troopers was a comic masterpiece. I watched it with the missus and her dad, we rolled about laughing. But, as you say, probably too subtle for many. :erm:

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Terminator salvation to be released may '09 (first part in a new trilogy)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02..._release_date/

HHHmmm I don't look forward to it.

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Some of the comments there are priceless...:rofl:

And that was one of the more polite comments.

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Why not ?

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Because number 3 was dire and I can't see it gettting any better.

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"McG-helmed film" - guarantees crapness in my book.

"reinvent the cyborg saga" - it doesn't need reinventing!

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I was under the impression that the Bionic woman wasn't cancelled, just that the righters strike stop it.

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The Bionic Woman is dead, no more are planned to be made.

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The Sci-Fi channel have picked up the mini web series Sanctuary for a full 13 episode season.

As a result of Amanda Tapping doing the above, Carter will not be in charge for season 5 of Atlantis - instead, Woolsey will become the expedition leader. Also, Daniel Jackson will make several guest appearances, and Carson Beckett will be in five episodes. Elizabeth Weir is not expected to make any appearances.

The new Star Trek Movie, which was due at Xmas this year has now been postponed to May 2009.

The Sarah Jane Adventures has been renewed for a 12 episode season 2.

Pushing Daisies will return in the Autumn with a 13 episode Season 2

Heroes will return in the Autumn for Season 3, expected to be 22 episodes.

Battlestar Season 4 is likely to be split into two 10 episode blocks - the first 10 in April and the final 10 in the Autumn or Early 2009.

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Primeval has been renewed for a 10 episode Season 3

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Have you seen any of the Sanctuary web episodes? Any good? I had a look at the wikipedia entry yesterday & it sounds quite interesting.

No Weir in SGA... agh, so what are they going to do about the whole "Weir in charge of an Aurora class Replicator ship" thing, seen midway through season 4.


Excellent :)

Agh, stupid over-long hiatus :(

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Yes, Ive watched all eight of the mini eps, and they were quite good. I'll be tuning in for the series.

No idea what they'll do about the replicator ship.

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Hmm, I'll give it a watch, then.


Hopefully SGA will deal with the Weir plot somehow, rather than leaving it unresolved.

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They seem to have set her up with a classic 'returning guest star' role. I don't think we've seen the last of her.

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so what do you all think of Flash after the first two episodes?

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Having seen the whole series, I tried so hard to like it but it just wasn't that great really.

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How come you have seen it all? I have enjoyed it so far, I think Flash Gordons looks help !!

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Its erm... been out in the USA for a while now :)

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Well, that's they thing. It looks like we have :(

They *had* said she'd be returning in season 5.... for an important on-going arc, carrying on things from halfway through season 4 when she made that last & brief surprise appearance.

However the actress, Torri Higginson, then turned down the chance to return to SGA, & is now not going to be in season 5.

http://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/0...son_five.shtml


Maybe they'll manage to get her for season 6, who knows.

But from reading that story, it sounds like she may not have been too happy about her drastically reduced role in season 4 (after having previously signed a 6 year deal & relocated to Vancouver at the start, had 3 years as a main cast member, only to then be relegated to "recurring" with only 4 episodes in a whole season).

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It starts off average for the first half of the season, the last six or seven episodes are much better (there are 21 episodes).

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last seasons new shows pretty much all disapoint.
looking foward to later this year when we learn about the next load of pilots.
oh i lied i kinda liked moonlight! i like the 60's detective talking style and of course vampires rock!

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The thing on Living that looks like an Angel rip-off?


[Hmm, Vampire private detective, who's good, & in love with a mortal woman...]

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Actually its quite good.

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Bit like Blood Ties.

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Characters from Watchmen film.
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2008/03/33.jpg

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Arthur C Clarke - R.I.P.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7304004.stm

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Quote:

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has won a second season, sources are claiming

http://io9.com/369331/shell-be-back-terminator-renewed

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R.I.P. Arthur, you almost made it to 2010.

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Excellent news if true :)

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http://www.joyoftech.com/joyoftech/index.html :(

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'Jericho' axed for second time
Jericho has been axed again, broadcast network CBS has confirmed.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a92...cond-time.html

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Agh! :mad:

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Reaper has restarted again. There are 3 new episodes since the break, and there are some more coming April 22nd. And its still really good :)

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Shame about Jericho, I watched the final two eps last night. The second season was vey good.

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There is a faint glimmer of hope

Linky

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New V movie and mini series?

http://io9.com/378520/closer-than-ev...and-new-series

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Two minutes of Iron Man goodness

Linky

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X files movie.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24161023/_


Wondering if this will stand the test of too much time having passed.:erm:

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Hmmmmmm....

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no aliens? - no ufos? - isn't that what the xfiles was about (excluding the monster of the week stories...)

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It's going to be the Jersey Devil, it's always the bloomin' Jersey Devil when I catch an old one...