io9.com - 12/19/2008
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M. Night Shyamalan's movie version Avatar: The Last Airbender is apparently in danger already, as fans of the original animated series protest seemingly racist casting decisions. Is there nothing the director can do right anymore? There's no way of getting around it; the announcement last week ...
io9.com - 12/12/2008
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Science fiction didn't conquer the media world in
2008 all on its own: A host of creative
people helped power the mighty battlecruiser. Here's our list of the 20 biggest science fiction movers-and-shakers of 2008. 1. J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and ...
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The Power List: 20 Movers And Shakers In Science Fiction ...
latimes.com - 12/23/2008
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'Avatar' might be too cool The buzz surrounding
James Cameron's big-budget return to science fiction has been
nothing short of awe-inspiring. The film, a mix of CGI and live action using new techniques Cameron himself helped to develop, was shot with ...
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blogs.amctv.com - 12/26/2008
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Hey, did you know it's Christmas? I know!
It's like it happens every year or something. It's
also one of the days of Hanukkah as well, so today's schedule is just plain packed . I don't know how many of you will be reading this on December 25th, ...
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All John Scalzi Wants for Xmas Is Original SciFi
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... were announced last week. The problem? Well, Avatar is set in an Asian-inspired world, with a multiethnic cartoon cast, and the live-action choices thus far are entirely caucasian. Naturally, fans are pissed. ...
SciFi Power Ranking - December 22, 2008
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... from his Robocop remake; M Night Shyamalan is being accused of racism over the casting of Avatar: The Last Airbender; Fringe has ...
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... So, as an enlightened (but not warm and fuzzy multi-culturalist) straight white male writer, I got to thinking…well, what exactly am I supposed to be thinking? I’m not an intentional racist, and I hope I’m not an accidental racist. Racial “strangeness” in the media (like the all-white casting for the film version of the heavily Asian-inspired show ...
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