Notably missing from the list are William Shatner and Patrick Stewart.

And there was much rejoicing.

This was actually great, because since the draft I’ve been trying to figure out why the name Vincent Valentine sounded so familiar, and you finally gave me the context to pin it down.

Surely you mean Nick Valentine (unless you’re talking about the Final Fantasy vampire or the defensive tackle the Patriots just drafted).

without having to swallow nearly all of his contract

The omission of “racquetball” is shocking. An absolutely damning indictment of this list.

For what it’s worth, I grew up watching Star Trek: TNG reruns on TNN/Spike, so it’s not unheard-of for them to go after that demographic.

Elder Maxson’s desire to destroy all synths becomes a lot more understandable when you consider that he looks like the evil twin of Oscar Isaac from Ex Machina.

One of the few shows to ever figure out how to gracefully swap main characters in and out (except for Jonas, who was the worst):

I actually just started The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis, per io9’s suggestion, interestingly enough.

Worth noting that if you have a Discover card, you can sign up for 5% cash back from Amazon this quarter.

This is particularly noteworthy because Blandino emphatically denied it in January.

I know they’re technically YA books, but I still look back extremely fondly on the incredible richness and depth of the universe Garth Nix created. I’d definitely be excited to watch it.

Hoop kid’s afraid to leave his hoop! Hoop kid’s afraid to leave his hoop!

Illyris Mopatio

It's not scifi, but MAN does The Shield throw you into things quick.

Honestly, who in their right mind thinks, "I better make something up, no one will ever believe that people from the St. Louis area are intolerant!"

14. Getting hit by a car.

"And this steelbook is where I'd put my copy of Wolfenstein."