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Are the Sci-Fi screening TV networks making it hard on themselves? Creating a self-fulfilling belief that sci-fi is a hard sell?

They move science fiction shows around to different time slots, different days, different networks, or cancel them half way through a season.

I don’t want to invest my time in starting to watch something and then get dicked around.

Case in point, I waited till the last episode of the last season of Battlestar Galactica, made sure it got good reviews, made sure the season actually had an end and didn’t get "Firefly-'ed" half way through - Then went out and bought it on DVD. Well actually told someone I wanted it for my birthday. :-)

I am nearly through season one of Battlestar Galactica and loving it.

Last night was episode 2 of the new science fiction series, Flash Forward in Australia

I watched the first episode of Flash Forward last week - and it was good. But here is the dilemma - do I take the risk in starting to watch it?

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My little Pony has reached Sci-fi Art Awesomeness proportions...

I never thought a lame toy pony could look this good.  Add a splash of science fiction and some amazing artistic tallent to a My Little Pony and wow!

All images can be enlarged to see the fine artistic effort and detail put into these My Little Pony Sci-fi classics

 Click through to check out the amazing Art work!

Earth is constantly leaking our 'electromagnetic radiation' signals into space - Which Aliens are listening? What are they watching?

The opening scene of the Sci-Fi movie "Contact" written by Carl Sagan, staring Jodie Foster illustrates how the radio signals and noise from our planet leak into space.  The further out you travel, the older the signal is, the further you go back in time.

So if our Alien neighbours have a SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) program, and are looking in our direction, watching our TV shows, what are they watching? What is their opinion of us?

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In the fight between Mother Nature and Man, who will win?

Director Ransom Riggs has produced yet another amazing short. It brings to mind the quote from the sci-fi classic movie War Games  when Joshua said: 

"A strange game.  The only winning move is not to play.  How about a nice game of chess?"

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 I have noticed that the Sci-Fi Channel / Network has had less and less science fiction over the years. - ie: Showing wrestling and the like.

What the hell?

So you could call them the "Sci-Fi Less" channel

But now they have yet again changed the logo artwork and the spelling as well. It is now spelt SyFy which would have to be be pronounced like this:   (Click through to full article to listen)

So I guess with even less Sci-Fi, that makes them now truly the syfy-less channel. ...which would be pronounced like this:   (Click through to full article to listen)

Hmmm... syphilis     nice one...

I think the executives that came up with that one really have captured the contribution that they have given to the Sci-Fi community...

Yes, I have registered www.syencefyction.com  and pointed it here - at least now THAT can have some real science fiction, not just Syence Fyction. What the hell is Syence Fyction anyway??

Click through to see the evolution of their Sci-Fi channel logo...

NASA is looking to name Node 3 of the International Space Station, and is looking for you to help.

With less than a month to go, it looks like Joss Whedon's Sci-Fi TV series Firefly is a sure bet, with the sexy sculptured ship from the show "Serenity" a sure thing with 86% of the vote.

For your reference, here are the two craft for comparison:

If you would like to stake your claim in prosperity, click through to the voting link and have your say!

Sci-Fi Classics from Space 1999, Battlestar Galactica, Dr Who, Logan's Run, Six Million Dollar Man, UFO, Buck Rogers...

How many can you name?

This poster art has everything I held dear as a kid growing up with a sci-fi sparkle in my eyes. The artwork and attention to detail on this is amazing.

It has taken Sci-fi Artist Dusty Abell quite a while to do this, so make sure you click through to see the bigger version, in all its artistic science fiction splendour!