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If you could purchase only one November DVD or Blu Ray release, which would it be?

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

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Star Trek

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season One

Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut

Farscape: The Complete Series

Angels and Demons

Other (Please Specify in Comments)

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Do you want to see a new “Star Wars” trilogy?

Yes

Maybe

No

As long as they don’t let Lucas direct, I’m there

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Choose Your Pick for BEST Kid’s Fantasy Film (non-animated)

Bridge to Terabithia

Escape to Witch Mountain

Mary Poppins

Matilda

The Neverending Story

Nim’s Island

The Secret Garden

Spy Kids

Where the Wild Things Are

Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

The Wizard of Oz

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The first two episodes of “Stargate: Universe” have aired and a lot of Slice of SciFi readers are firmly divided on the series.
What did you think of the premiere? You can tell us below in our poll and add your thoughts on the comments section (please, keep it PG-13 and respect that others may [...]

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Which SciFi Score Is Your Favorite

Star Wars: A New Hope (John Williams)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (James Horner)

Blade Runner (Vangelis)

Star Trek the Motion Picture (Jerry Goldsmith)

Flash Gordon (Queen)

2001: A Space Odyssey (Richard and Johann Strauss, György Ligeti)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (Bernard Herrmann)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (John Williams)

Aliens (James Horner)

Transformers [...]

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Grade the debut of ABC’s “Flash Forward”

A — Great new series. I’m hooked

B — Interesting premiere. Cautiously optimistic

C — It was OK, but not great

D — Needs some work

F — I don’t get all the hype

I haven’t seen it yet.

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Which genre series are you most looking forward to this fall?

Heroes

Vampire Diaries

Supernatural

Smallville

Dollhouse

Stargate: Universe

Flash Forward

I’m Not Looking Forward To Any of Them

Bring Back Chuck Now!

Sanctuary

V

Fringe

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Will You See A “Resident Evil” Movie Without Actress Milla Jovovich?

Yes. I love the universe and think a reboot without her will work.

No. Jovovich is the franchise and without her, I have no interest in the movie.

I have no plans to see a reboot with our without Jovovich

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How does it make you feel that the Peabody Award winning series Battlestar Galactica did not get an Emmy nod for its final season?

Very upset. It was one of the best dramatic years of the entire series.

Upset, but understand why the academy left it off the list.

Great sci-fi will never be recognized by the [...]

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Even though Warner Bros. & DC Comics are denying the rumor that Megan Fox will be the new Catwoman in the next Batman film…could you picture her in that role?

Yes

No

Only if they couldn’t get someone else for the role.

I really don’t care because if Catwoman shows up in the next film then the franchise under [...]

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Which of These Genre-related Film Releases Do You Consider the Best for Summer 2009?

Aliens in the Attic

Angels & Demons

Battle for Terra

District 9

Drag Me To Hell

The Final Destination

G-Force

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Halloween II

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Land of the Lost

Moon

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Shorts

Star Trek

Terminator: Salvation

The [...]

It’s finally in theaters–the highly anticipated and critically acclaimed “District 9.”  Our poll this week is asking you what you thought of the movie.
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What did you think of “District 9″?

A great movie. One of the best of the summer.

It was good. I really enjoyed it.

It was OK, but not an instant classic.

I didn’t care [...]

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Total SciFi listed their top 100 science-fiction films of all-time last week. Of the top ten, which one gets your vote?

Blade Runner

2001: A Space Odyssey

Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope

Alien

Metropolis (1927)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Terminator

Planet of the Apes (1968)

E.T.

Solaris (1982)

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Summit Entertainment has made up their mind, but as a fan of the Twilight Saga, which of these two actress would you like see portray Victoria in film #3?

Rachelle Lefevre

Bryce Dallas Howard

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Now that it’s aired in the UK and the US (and much of the rest of the world,) we want to know your grade for “Torchwood: Children of Earth.”

A+

A

B+

B

C+

C

D+

D

F

Didn’t See It

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“Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince” broke “Spiderman 3’s” box-office grip this weekend with approx. $160 million in ticket sales in North America and a staggering $397 million worldwide. Of all the Potter movies, which would you rate the best so far?

Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry [...]

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The series finale for Eli Stone finally aired this past week. Did you think it was a fitting end to what was a critically acclaimed show?

Yes, if it had to end, then they gave it a good send off.

It was just OK.

No. The ending did little to highlight how fantastic this show was.

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Rumors of a big-screen version of “Doctor Who” continue to pick up steam. The latest buzz says the full-length feature will be announced at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. If the Doctor comes to movies, who would you like to see play the Doctor?

David Tennant

Matthew Smith

Tom Baker

Someone else in the lead role

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It had a huge opening weekend and shows no signs of stopping. Despite critics pulverizing it, audiences didn’t stay away from “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” So, what did you think of the sequel?
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What did you think of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?”

Loved it. A perfect summer popcorn movie

It was OK

I enjoyed [...]

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If ITV Won’t Continue “Primeval” Should an American Network Like SyFy Pick It Up for a 4th Season?

Yes

No

Undecided

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British television writer Jonathan Wright says that genre television’s current fascination with “mytharc” storytelling is ruining the genre.  And he blames “Babylon Five” and its creator J. Michael Stracynski as the biggest culprits behind the decline.
In his latest column, Wright says:
“Back in the early 1990s, Straczynski, or JMS as fans know him, created Babylon 5. [...]

Want to pick a fight with a geek?    If so, the Wired blog Digital Dad has a list of ten things that are sure to make a geek see red and begin arguing.
Among the highlights are:
4. “The Ewoks were the best thing about the original Star Wars trilogy.” / “Greedo shot first!”
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2.  “Joss Whedon [...]

As Hollywood gears up to recognize the best of the previous television season with the Emmy nominations, we want to know which genre series you think deserves an Emmy nomination.  As history shows us, it’s hard for genre shows to get recognition at times.  So, pick from the shows below on the which one you [...]

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Which summer TV series are you most looking forward to?

Eureka

Warehouse 13

Merlin

True Blood

Torchwood: Children of Earth

Being Human

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After months of worrying, campaigning and hoping, “Chuck” got a renewal notice last week. However, several other genre shows weren’t picked up. Which one will you miss the most?

Knight Rider

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Reaper

Pushing Daisies

Eli Stone

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As May sweeps come to a close, a lot of our favorite series (both old and new) have aired their season finales.  This week’s poll is simple–pick your favorite season finale from the list provided below.
If you saw one that isn’t listed here, please tell us what it is in the comments field.
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Lots of season [...]

If the box office receipts (just after Friday it already had nearly $32 million) are any indication Paramount has successfully revitalized their most successful franchise in the TV and filmmaking studio’s history. Could Star Trek continue to live long and prosper for another 40 years? Tell us what you thought about the new [...]

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What did you think of “Wolverine?”

I loved it. I can’t wait to see it again!

It was pretty good.

I didn’t see it yet, but I plan to see it soon in theaters.

I may see it on DVD or Blu-Ray

I have no interest in seeing it.

Wolverine?!? Who cares! Bring on “Star Trek!”

I already saw [...]

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The summer movie season kicks off Friday and May is packed with a lot of genre movie choices. If you could only see ONE of the movies opening in May, which one would it be?

X-Men: Origins: Wolverine

Star Trek

Terminator: Salvation

Battle for Terra

Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian

Drag Me To Hell

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On this week’s episode of Slice of SciFi, we talk about 20th Century Fox’s desire to have distributors pick up the cost of the new 3-D glasses for 3-D feature films. Who do you think should pick up the cost for the 3-D glasses?

The company distributing the film

Theater owners

Cost of the glasses added to [...]