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Why Science Fiction Still Hates Itself [Rant]
io9.com - 10/22/2008
Why Science Fiction Still Hates Itself [Rant]
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If geek stuff is so hip, then why are two of the season's biggest scifi hits — CBS show Eleventh Hour and bestselling Neal Stephenson novel Anathem — adamantly classified as Not Scifi? Because nerd culture will never be pop culture. That's why Borders slashed its scifi section . ...
Review: Anathem by Neal Stephenson
telegraph.co.uk - 10/19/2008
Review: Anathem by Neal Stephenson
— telegraph.co.uk — Andrew McKie commends the challenge presented by a vast and ambitious novel I think this novel is... wonderful. So I don't want to put you off. But let's be clear: there is plenty to put you off. There is a strong case for thinking this book utterly ... (more) Review: Anathem by Neal Stephenson

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Eleventh Hour - 1.06 - Frozen - Promotional Photos
spoilertv.blogspot.com - 10/30/2008
Eleventh Hour - 1.06 - Frozen - Promotional Photos
— spoilertv.blogspot.com — "Frozen" -- When a woman's body is discovered on the beach on the hottest day of the... year - frozen solid with no signs of thawing - Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell, right) and his FBI handler, Rachel Young (Marley Shelton, left), are called in to ... (more) Eleventh Hour - 1.06 - Frozen - Promotional Photos

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Eleventh Hour Episode 2 Preview # 2 (video)
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youtube.com - 10/16/2008
Eleventh Hour Episode 2 Preview # 2 (video)
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SF Signal:  Fear and Self Loathing in Science Fiction

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Fear and Self Loathing in Science Fiction
SF Signal — ... The other day, IO9 posted a rant called Why Science Fiction Still Hates Itself. The premise being that because Eleventh Hour and Anathem are hiding their science fiction-ness and because the new Star Trek movie is being made for "fans of movies" instead of Trek fan, this means that science fiction has to 'hate' itself enough to hide its SF geek and stealthily make its way into the mainstream. ...

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