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    Battlestar Galactica didn't make the term "mitochondrial eve" popular; it was already popularly known. The whole criticism was that the writers fell back on such a hackneyed and cliche plot trope: the Shaggy Dog.

    No. Batman is one of the few characters that survived across multiple generations, altered to fit each new generation. Well yes, if there are several decades of bad righting in a row, there is the *possibility* that Batman might fade, but it is not inherent and unavoidable. He rages against the dying of the light.

    Well, the kids have to learn about TekWar sooner or later

    While the movie as a whole was poorly executed, Kirk's death in Generations made sense and I was happy with it (on paper at least).

    These are some of the worst Oscar nominations in recent memory, and that's saying something. Hugo deserved its nods, but otherwise...

    Those are blatantly ripoffs of the Evangelion plugsuits.

    Oh, FBI: I'd be *lying* if I said that downloading movies from Megaupload *wasn't* commiting a crime...

    Oh, FBI: I'd be *lying* if I said that downloading media files from Megaupload was a crime...

    time cannot exist without matter! They're linked space-time.

    Hellsing is a bit more complex than that:

    Wraith vs Replicators (nanobots)

    THE DESTRUCTION! OF TIME! ITSELF!!!!!

    ...they did make a Men in Black cartoon show...in the 1990's. They rerun it on "Hub" a lot these days. It fit the tone of the movies pretty well and told interesting stories. I didn't mind that it was a cartoon, given that the special effects would have to be enormous for a live-action show and a cartoon could

    Harlan Ellison lawsuit in 5...4...3...

    "the Scifi Channel", 10 years ago. That was a long, long time ago.

    It makes one want to wear a mask.

    The first step is finding people who actually want to run a "science fiction" channel, yet can balance it with general audiences; "what, Jurassic Park and Men In Black weren't scifi enough?"