48 reasons to love Doctor Who
Doctor Who is the longest-running sci-fi show of all time—and no wonder. With an ever-changing cast of characters, run by producers who are as big fans as we are, it’s been kept new and exciting every year. We love Doctor for all sorts of reasons. So for today, its 48-year anniversary (excluding the few years it was off the air post-1989), we’re giving you 48 reasons why we love this show. 1. The opening theme song. 2. The TARDIS. The Doctor loves his time machine so much, he’s practically married to it. 3. It’s a gateway drug to British television. In fact, it’s some of the first British TV that many fans ever get to see. We hope fans continue to explore more Brit sci-fi, like the classic Blake’s 7 and Thunderbirds, and the...
11 humorous horror movies
Horror movies can be damned horrific, what with all the entrails and the screaming. Sometimes we need a good laugh to take the edge off. That's where humorous horror movies come in. Blood, gore and suspense are awesome. But after watching these movies, we've decided that we like our horror best when it's laugh-out-loud funny. It's as if humor and horror are better together than they are apart. Kind of like chocolate and peanut butter.
12 types of bad tech names
Life is too short to want to punch a website in the face, but there I was, staring at Apple.com, feeling the rage. I was struck for the nth time by the sheer badness of the name iPad when I realized there were worse names of tech companies, products, and services. In fact, there are entire categories of bad.
6 reasons UK version of Planet of the Apes trailer OWNS the US one
The U.K. trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes has just been released, and when we looked at the British and American versions side by side, we were struck by the differences between the two. The U.K. trailer looks like something we'd want to watch. The U.S. one ... not so much.
The 12 most egregious lies in sci-fi
Sci-fi movies and TV are FILLED with lies—and we don't just mean the ones that Kirk told to get some of those green-skinned women into bed. No, we mean the kind of lies with devastating results and entire worlds at stake. (Sci-fi is epic that way.) Here are some of the biggest whoppers told on-screen, plus a few more subtle ones.
The 12 greatest Spock moments
Today is April 5, four days too late for April Fools' and 13 days before U.S. taxes are due. But April 5 is just as important as those two dates, because it's the anniversary of First Contact, the day that Vulcans came to planet Earth in 2063 and gave us their high-five. And in honor of the occasion, we're highlighting our favorite Vulcan, Mr. Spock.
8 reasons why we fall for Summer Glau
When most people hear the word "summer," they think "vacation" or "hot weather." When we hear the word "summer," we think, "Run!" That's because whenever Summer Glau appears on TV, she's either threatening to kill with her brain or using her ballerina-trained legs to back-kick her opponents in the face.
13 kick-ass sci-fi princesses
Leia Organa, who graced the Star Wars universe with a no-nonsense attitude and a killer set of hair buns, is the most famous sci-fi princess in history. While Luke was shooting womp rats, Leia was busy learning to braid hair ... and to plot a rebellion. All in the life of a princess, right?
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