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  • Why we love Roger Ebert? Cuz he's one of us.

    Why we love Roger Ebert? Cuz he's one of us.

    In case you ever wondered why movie critic Roger Ebert is one of the kinder of the mainstream media critics toward science fiction and fantasy, wonder no more. He’s been a fan for decades, as attested to a May 4, 2008 entry in his blog:...

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  • Review: Google's Knol has intriguing possibilities

    Review: Google's Knol has intriguing possibilities

    <!– {rw_text} Billed in the tech press as Google's version of Wikipedia, Knol may offer writers of original content a whole lot more. More control of their material, more freedom and, most importantly, more credit. {/rw_text} –> As I write this, I gotta admit that I am...

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  • Editor's note: First month after Beta re-design

    Editor's note: First month after Beta re-design

    Well, we’re still in “beta” stage here at FanDominion – not yet ready for prime time. But it’s getting closer every week. In the past 30 days, we’ve accomplished quite a few things: Complete site redesign from a one-person blog to a Fan-based news zine....

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  • Fan Film: Star Trek: TAS/ 'Common People'

    Fan Film: Star Trek: TAS/ 'Common People'

    Here is a smashup of William Shatner’s cover of “Common People,” a song by the UK band, Pulp. It has been set music-video fashion to scenes from the 1970′s Star Trek: The Animated Series with very good lip sync matching by YouTube user “KirkSlashSpock.” Note...

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  • Sneak Peek: Dollhouse – new series on FOX

    Sneak Peek: Dollhouse – new series on FOX

    Joss Whedon is coming back to TV with a new science fiction series. For the handful of readers who do not know who this man is, he is the creator of dark fantasy television classics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel as well as the cult...

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  • 'Serenity' the first real blockbuster of 2005

    'Serenity' the first real blockbuster of 2005

    Serenity (2005) Having just seen Serenity, a film that will probably go down as the best science fiction film of 2005 (beating out more-hyped fare such as War of the Worlds), I feel compelled to tell folks they must see this film. This movie singlehandedly...

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  • Reaching out to the blogosphere

    Reaching out to the blogosphere

    Neville Hobson at Web Pro News has a nice article here that details how The producers of Serenity are allowing sneak peeks of the film to bloggers. He talks bout how this could be a turning point when film studios become less reliant upon mainstream...

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  • So, which 'Serenity' character are you most like?

    So, which 'Serenity' character are you most like?

    Firefly/ QuizFarm have created a personality test of sorts that asks users 40 personality questions. The end result – users are graded by their response and matched up with the Serenity character who most resembles their answera. Listed below are the results from my test,...

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  • Countdown to ‘Serenity’

    Countdown to ‘Serenity’

    Science Fiction fans are buzzing about Universal Pictures’ new film Serenity, directed by Joss Whedon, which is scheduled to open in the U.S. and Canada Friday, Sept. 30. According to Box Office Mojo, the film is scheduled to be released in more than 2,100 theatres,...

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  • 'Just Like Heaven' an old-fashioned romantic comedy

    'Just Like Heaven' an old-fashioned romantic comedy

    Just Like Heaven (2005) 15 years ago, a little fantasy film about love conquering death called Ghost, starring Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg stole audience’s imaginations an went on to become of the the biggest blockbusters of 1990. Now in 2005, DreamWorks has...

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