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Why did the BBC’s tribute to books ignore genre fiction? [Books]

Britain’s BBC 2 had a whole evening of book-related programming in celebration of World Book Night, including the promisingly titled The Books We Really Read: A Culture Show Special. So why did the featured books not include genre fiction?
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Handy timeline breaks down the history of the Battlestar Galactica universe [InfoPorn]

Need to know the exact whens and wheres of the Battlestar universe? This diagram by Billy Ray Stephens Jr. breaks down the chronology of all things BSG. Doesn’t matter if you’re human or skinjob, you’ll find it helpful.
Thanks for the tip, Jim!

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The original Battlestar Galactica series bible is Ron Moore’s rebuke to Star Trek [Battlestar Galactica]

Ron Moore’s original series bible for Battlestar Galactica is online, and it’s full of critiques of “bumpy-headed aliens,” “techno-double-talk” and other Star Trek mainstays. The most important thing to remember about the Cylons? “They are not the Borg… Continue reading

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The Power List: 20 people who rocked science fiction and fantasy in 2010 [Power List]

It takes many galaxies’ worth of amazing people to make science fiction and fantasy rock our world… but every year, there are some people who stand out as especially influential. Here’s this year’s list of the genre’s movers and shakers.
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Bender’s Delivery Service: If Hayao Miyazaki reimagined Futurama [Miyazaki]

What if the animated show Futurama came from the brilliant brain of anime director Hayao Miyazaki? It might look a little something like this. We love an earthy Bender! But is his “body matching his brain?” [Bouletcorp via /Film]

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Futurama leads Comedy Central to its best Thursday night ever [Good News, Everybody]

Comedy Central gambled on bringing back Futurama, and it’s already paid off, big time. Thursday was the channel’s best night of the year, and its best Thursday evening ever. Futurama got 2.9 million viewers and ruled among key demographics.

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