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Farscape

Star Trek Continues continues with E06: “Come Not Between the Dragons”

Sat, May 28, 2016
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This one features Farscape’s Gigi Edgley in a significant guest role, for that extra geek kick.

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Doctor Who blogging: “The Rings of Akhaten”

Wed, Apr 10, 2013
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I’m so relieved to discover that I really like this episode.

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question of the day: What are your favorite examples of amazing actors’ chemistry?

Wed, Aug 15, 2012
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I’m not talking necessarily about onscreen romantic chemistry, though sometimes that’s certainly part of it. It’s about that instant zing of that ineffable magic that sometimes happens when two actors simply mesh really, really well…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: Ben Browder to guest-star in Series 7

Fri, Mar 09, 2012
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That is all. Please try to remain calm and go about your business as normal.

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Friday night fortune cookie: Pa’u Zotoh Zhaan says…

Fri, Oct 22, 2010
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“Where there is risk there is also hope.”

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question of the day: What’s your best tip for being cool at Comic Con?

Wed, Jul 22, 2009
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Newsweek has a piece up today offering “Seven Ways to Be Cool at Comic Con” — and its definition of cool is definitely… bizarre. This is what Newsweek thinks you’ll be competing with: Today, the cheerleading squad has gatecrashed the cafeteria’s geek corner: Gwyneth Paltrow goes to Comic Con, for Spock’s sake. And Jessica Alba, … more…

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question of the day: What Comic Con programming will you kick yourself for missing?

Fri, Jul 17, 2009
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If you’re not going to San Diego Comic Con next week, you’ll miss the whole con, of course. But even if you are planning to be at the con, you’ll still miss a lot of it — there’s just too much of it to see. But we can drool over the schedule, and sigh over … more…

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