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Torchwood: Miracle Day by FrankC August 6, 2011 7:16 pm

I recently discovered Torchwood. I can stream it from Amazon, and I've been working through the first season. Unlike Eureka, ... by Robert 2011-08-16 09:17:34

Testing page broadcast by FrankC May 19, 2011 1:14 pm

The Tine are back by FrankC July 13, 2011 7:56 pm

Skyline (film) by FrankC July 2, 2011 7:22 pm

Honestly? It kinda sucked. There wasn't anything "realistic" about it. Does it deserve it's B classification? Yes. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-19 11:47:58
- What I meant about it being realistic is that we lose, big time, no Independence Day, and the invaders would ... by FrankC 2011-07-19 12:58:22
- Given the abundance of resources throughout the solar system, never mind other star systems, I can think of only one ... by TB 2011-07-19 11:57:30
  - If they can travel interstellar distances, then genetically engineering a slave race would be trivial for them. by Lee 2011-08-01 20:21:19
  - Unless those resources happen to be... BRAINS!!! by FrankC 2011-07-19 19:15:41
    - Alien Zombies...... Hollywood sunk to a new low the moment they wrote that script. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-22 22:32:36
It *was* kinda cool! Thanks for the tip Frank. Great ending. by mcfly 2011-07-15 07:53:33
Thanks! I'll put it on my Netflix list. by Eri 2011-07-02 21:47:56

A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin, revisited by FrankC June 15, 2011 5:27 pm

I can't decide which story to sub by Eri June 2, 2011 6:26 am

definitely Rings, It is quirky good and very well written. by FrankC 2011-06-03 12:17:47
- Thanks, Frank! by Eri 2011-06-03 16:15:52
The first one. It looks like it's going somewhere interesting. One small science note: If a species ... by TB 2011-06-02 12:42:07
- TB, I've been doing some research on vegetarianism, omnivorism and herbivorism. What I'm finding in the dictionary and in ... by Eri 2011-06-03 16:29:46
  - The terms can be applied either biologically or culturally. Humans can nicely digest either meat or most vegetables. ... by TB 2011-06-03 17:01:30
    - That's what I thought; however, you had indicated that vegetarianism meant you couldn't digest meat. by Eri 2011-06-06 16:53:34
- Thanks, TB. Actually, it's not a God or an apprentice. There are rings around the planet and my ... by Eri 2011-06-02 13:45:07
  - P.S. be careful of your science. Despite years of TV SF, it's not really possible to "float into a ... by TB 2011-06-02 13:54:01
    - Got it. Thanks! by Eri 2011-06-02 19:14:41
  - I was referring to the second piece in the "god-alien" comment, not the first one. by TB 2011-06-02 13:46:05
    - Misread. Yeah, this fella really screwed up. Wish he'd done it with someone else's planet. ;) by Eri 2011-06-02 19:17:23
THE RINGS - Removed by author by Eri 2011-06-02 06:30:02
- Well, this story seems to have a life of its own which means I'd better let it run with itself, ... by Eri 2011-06-06 04:54:21
DEATH THROES - Removed by Author by Eri 2011-06-02 06:29:19
- Nice. But you may have left a room un-explored. Gods incarnate as humans for many reasons. Many, like Zeus, did ... by podrock 2011-06-03 17:13:22
  - Interesting. It hadn't occurred to me to approach it from that direction. I'll play with this and see how ... by Eri 2011-06-03 22:03:47
Dance of Death - Removed by Author by Eri 2011-06-02 06:28:03
- Given TB's comments, what if this star was about to go nova, and that's why the protagonist was there in ... by podrock 2011-06-03 16:38:08
  - That sounds like a great possibility. I had originally envisioned his being caught in the Sun's gravity and being ... by Eri 2011-06-03 22:07:57
    - Tom is correct about the Delta V required to approach a stars surface. Unless his ship had attained the DV required, ... by FrankC 2011-06-04 12:51:31
      - Hmmm. Thanks. That will put me into a different direction on this, then. I'll have to think about ... by Eri 2011-06-04 18:51:47

The Eleventh Doctor by mcfly May 30, 2011 3:40 pm

I like Matt okay or better to say I don't hate him. I liked David Tenant but in my mind ... by FrankC 2011-05-31 14:05:25
I must confess, my favorite is still the fourth, most likely since that was the first doctor I watched, back ... by podrock 2011-05-30 16:41:54

Space: above and beyond by mcfly May 23, 2011 11:05 am

One of my all time favorites. I bought the dvd's after you mentioned them and I have watched the first ... by FrankC 2011-05-29 17:54:20
It's been a long time since I watched it, but I remember it as being pretty good for TV science ... by TB 2011-05-23 12:04:51

what is a page vs. a post by FrankC May 18, 2011 10:56 am

George RR Martin by FrankC May 10, 2011 2:15 pm

One of my all-time favs, mostly because of a collection of shorts called "A Song for Lya." Brilliant. (Eri, your ... by mcfly 2011-05-11 04:44:52
Martin is a great author, but I haven't read this series. It's supposed to be good, but very heavy ... by TB 2011-05-10 16:16:32

Game Of Thrones by FrankC May 1, 2011 9:35 pm

A little light on the subject,... by Ainz April 30, 2011 11:03 pm

LOL! by Eri 2011-05-01 01:48:41

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