Burn Notice returns June 23rd, although the movie about sidekick Sam Axe premiered last Sunday.

The Turkish city of Derinkuyu "was built in the 7th or 8th century by Christians hiding from the Roman Empire." Huh? The Emperor Constantine ended that persecution in 313 CE. The Wikipedia article on the city agrees that it was used by Christians fleeing persecution but does not give that date range. By the 7th or…

So I'll take this opportunity to talk up the Texas Freedom Network—ornery Texans angry at the way the Religious Right has hijacked our state. Especially education—& problems with Texas textbooks affect other states because of our buying power. (Although the state may be too broke to buy new books any time soon.) [ww…

According to Instantwatcher.com, all the Whedon shows and X-Files will expire from Netflix Sreaming on April 1st. [instantwatcher.com]

Comics like "The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist" by Michael Chabon? Who seems to be missing, too.

The Big Time was first published in 2 parts, in Galaxy. Later, it was published as a small book. It's a short novel, although it might qualify as a "novella" or "novelette." There is no extended form.

Kids these days!

@Sad Doctor: So they will devolve until they are "upgraded" by the BSG refugees....

@hisham: What about Alex Denisof?

@RandomMacUser: I don't think "scape goat" (sic) means what you think it means.

@PastProphet: What happened when Thor met Captain America? You can read David Brin's story of an Alternate WWII right here: [www.davidbrin.com]

@Crrash: I definitely think the new filmmakers are going after the Twilight fans. but—don't most of the currently popular vampire franchises feature sexy vampires—even if they don't sparkle? TV Buffy definitely had Angel & Spike.

@Therru: And the comments here indicate that many io9 readers can't read very well.....

@Therru: And the comments here indicate that many io9 readers can't read very well.....

@yn3russ: It obviously wasn't banned in your school district. Time magazine's series on Banned Books says its sexuality, drugs & suicide have caused problems with the worthies of many communities. A group of California parents tried to ban it in 1993.

@214w: So—His Majesty's Dragons were the original BP?

@LordOfMisrule: Watching the whole of Firefly requires far less time than watching what this article considers the "best" seasons of any of the "historically significant" SF series.

@Novasys: Japanese waters are also the main habitat for the Goblin Shark!

I'd like to mention an Old Master: Virgil Finlay. He supplied intricate, masterful B&W illustrations for the pulps & SF mags. The incomparable Cordwainer Smith inspired some of his best work: [www.cordwainer-smith.com]

@moonshadowkati: The first Boomers are in their early 60's.