+1!

OK, I can understand the point about mythological vs. realistic . However, although it is the most widely-accepted theory, I still have problems with the idea that any normal person could mistake one of these for a humanoid woman. Maybe it could occur if one were afflicted by scurvy or tropical diseases that could…

Actually, in all likelihood mermaids were always manatees (or sea-cows) that humans mistook for aquatic humanoids. Probably a whole lot of grog was involved in these type of sightings.

I'm mainly replying to promote this comment, but you make a very good point. From some of the illustrations in the gallery, it appears that some of artists do believe that mermaids give birth to live young. Therefore, if this interpretation is correct, the breasts would presumably be functional in feeding the young.…

"A Day In The Death"? I sort like Zombie Owen, I found he was less annoying after he died.

Series 1 was the worst, Series 2 is much improved, and Series 3 is one of the best SF Mini-Series ever filmed IMO.

It is a spin-off of Doctor Who, and is most like Doctor Who crossed with CSI.

How about hopeful? I think this will be more like Children of the Earth than a typical series. I also think it will be much better funded due to it being a joint BBC/Starz endeavor.

Saberhagen's Empire of the East also falls into this somewhere I'd say.

That's a good example! I loved Changeling, the sword that had a gate into interstellar space in its blade.

Richard Branson's Thor - Sponsored by Virgin Galactic! ;-)

Not to mention that modern power plants have pretty good emission reduction technology. It's still better to derive the electricity from renewable sources, but use of fossil fuels in power plants is better than in thousands of vehicles that may not have as effective emission control systems, and that's even assuming…

That's a good point, +1 for non-sparkly non-emo vamps.

Annalee: I won't eat cuttlefish or octopi for the same reasons as you. However, the squid we normally eat are simply fierce and remorseless predators themselves. They aren't nearly as intelligent nor cute as other cephalopods. They also breed faster than other cephalopds and produce offspring in much larger…

Charlie Jane, you make a good point about Lieutenant M'Ress, the cat woman, she was cool. That reminds me of something I really liked about Star Trek: The Animated Series, it was able to portray "alien" aliens, and settings. Another example was mentioned by a previous commenter, the Kzinti, in the episode "The Soft…

That's a good point, and there are only a few living TOS actors that aren't retired from the business.

Isaac Asimov once said he didn't often write women characters when he was younger, because he didn't understand them that well. It wasn't till he was older and more socially experienced that he began to write women characters that were more realistic. Some of his earlier characters like some of the Susan Calvin I…

Either that or Ke$ha's stated habit of brushing her teeth with Jack Daniels sometimes effects her ability to speak clearly.

Soon I hope, as this has caught my interest.

That's awesome, I love some of Poe's lesser know works. My favorite of all is his short-short story "Silence a Fable" which can be read here: