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And now for the *very first* DU3 SF topic ....IO9's new format sucks 2 friendly_iconoclast May 2011 Dec 2011 0 3643

" StarTrek is antifascist and always has been." 3 Stargleamer Jun 2025 Jun 2025 19 1835

"Captain, I suspect there's an object at the heart of that cloud." 1 BootinUp Jan 31 Jan 31 4 511

"FKA USA" by Reed King ... (FKA 'formerly known as') 0 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2820

"For All Mankind" anyone? 4 wyldwolf Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 2858

"It Came From Cruden Farm" (sci fi with a political twist) 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2020 Jun 2020 1 5468

"Nomad" needed a solar eclipse, so they flew to Chile to use a real one 0 krispos42 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 3128

"Our opponent is an alien starship loaded with atomic bombs." 1 Fumesucker Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2863

"Silo" books and TV series 11 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2024 Aug 2024 3 4455

"The best sci-fi and fantasy books of 2020 to catch up with" 2 left-of-center2012 Jan 2021 Jan 2021 10 10364

"The Orville" renewed for Season 3 5 krispos42 May 2019 Aug 2019 4 3710

#truth 4 wyldwolf Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2725

"Racism and Science Fiction" by Samuel R. Delany 1 Babel_17 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 3 5946

"Star Wars vs. Star Trek: An Objective Analysys" 17 krispos42 Dec 2011 Feb 2012 5 9707

''One of the best and most influential pieces of British television drama ever made. 2 Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 3546

'Star Trek' Writer D.C. Fontana Dies at 80 2 Eugene Dec 2019 Oct 2021 12 5184

1973 Nebula winner: Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death 0 Fumesucker Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2403

2011 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced 3 Dr. Strange Feb 2012 Mar 2012 1 3219

2016 Hugo Awards Nominees 0 sweetloukillbot Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 2533

2312 by KSR 8 YankeyMCC Sep 2012 Oct 2012 1 4870

25 of the greatest science fiction books ever written 21 Dr. Strange Apr 2014 May 2015 0 7716

36 Years Later, Darkman reboot! 0 Intractable Jan 28 Jan 28 1 271

4 SciFi movies I've come to see differently in the last decade 4 WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 Jul 2012 1 3607

44 Years ago, Alien was released... (epic Twitter thread) 8 Pluvious May 2023 Nov 2023 11 5996

50 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Works Every Socialist Should Read 4 Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 Feb 2016 2 3318

501st Legion as honor guard at Star Wars model maker's funeral 0 krispos42 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 7 7579

8 Minutes, 15 Seconds (by Levi Jacobs) 0 petronius Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2610

A brief review of He Walked Among Us 1 salvorhardin Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 5289

A friend requested help identifying a book 4 Orrex Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2793

A link to 6000 science fiction sites. 1 Swede Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2944

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A New Robert A. Heinlein Book to be Published. 10 MicaelS Mar 2019 Oct 2019 3 6260

A People's Future of the United States 0 hunter May 2019 May 2019 3 2470

A post in another Group reminded me of this story (Bob Shaw - Light of Other Days): 0 petronius Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2271

A rant here because I can't rant anywhere else. Regarding the Star Wars Series "Ahsoka". 10 Aristus Aug 2023 Sep 2023 1 6871

A review of the first 9 minutes of ST: Into Darkness 0 wyldwolf Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2108

A Short History of Stargate SG-1 [Full Documentary] 43:19 3 eShirl Feb 2025 Apr 2025 4 2171

a short, short story by Pat Murphy 3 ensho Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 3593

A Tank Only Fears Four Things (by Seth Dickinson) 0 petronius Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 2527

A UPN Exec Wanted Boy Bands To Sing On The Enterprise Every Week 0 wyldwolf Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2456

A wonderful science fiction anthology. 2 PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 Mar 2024 10 2712

About re-read a book by a favorite author I don't remember the later portions of.... 12 electric_blue68 Sep 2025 Jan 16 2 1463

About to start Stephen King's Dark Tower/Gunslinger series.... 5 electric_blue68 Jan 27 Jan 27 3 481

Al Jazeera: Do billionaires even understand the sci-fi they're inspired by? The Listening Post 1 AStern Sep 2025 Jan 20 0 2028

Aliette de Bodard: Butterfly, Falling at Dawn 1 petronius Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2510

All the sci-fi (and fantasy) televisions and movies coming up next year 7 Richard D Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 4340

Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan 2 Babel_17 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3655

alternative 3 1977....On youtube........... British mockumentary 0 Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 2471

Anaea Lay: Hiding on the Red Sands of Mars 0 petronius May 2013 May 2013 1 2284

And the director of Star Wars Episode VII is... 2 wyldwolf Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2589

Andre norton, H. Beam piper 7 Riftaxe Mar 2013 Apr 2013 0 3913

Andy Weir issues a new chapter for THE MARTIAN 0 brooklynite Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 2438

Any Star Wars canon books you like so far? 0 Capt. America Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1976

Anybody besides me looking forward to the new Judge Dredd movie? 2 WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 May 2012 0 2595

Anyone catching 'Childhood's end'' on syfi? 5 Ichingcarpenter Dec 2015 Jan 2016 0 3720

Anyone going to AwesomeCon in DC? 2 OrwellwasRight Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4239

Anyone liking "The Expanse" 12 Richard D Jan 2016 Aug 2019 1 6328

Anyone read "Soft Apocalypse" 2 NickB79 Jul 2012 Aug 2012 0 2707

Anyone seen any rumblings from the Sad and Rabid Puppies this year? 1 sweetloukillbot Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2327

Anyone watch the movie LUCY yet? 3 Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 2979

Apocalypses in literature: quiz 2 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 2822

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Apocalyptic vision: the unsettling beauty of lockdown is pure sci-fi 1 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2020 May 2020 3 3752

are there any Kim Stanley Robinson fans here? 27 JitterbugPerfume May 2012 Aug 2012 2 13869

Are you a fan of "Sharknado"? 5 krispos42 Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 2578

Aside from the theme song, why is Star Trek:Enterprise the best Trek series? 3 Buttoneer Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 2608

Asimov on 2019 0 LunaSea Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2516

Asimov Unknowingly Pioneered Modern Prompt Engineering 4 Pluvious May 2023 May 2023 3 4593

Asimov's, Analog and F&SF purchased by new owner 8 highplainsdem Feb 2025 Oct 2025 5 2705

Asking for help from Philip K. Dick fans 15 Onceuponalife Jan 2012 Mar 2014 0 8468

At Long Last, Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy Is Becoming a TV Show 1 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 2504

At SF event, Harrison Ford begs voters to 'stop electing leaders who don't believe in science' 3 eppur_se_muova Sep 2018 Sep 2018 15 3113

At the thrift store, the way the future was.. 11 Fumesucker Dec 2011 Mar 2012 0 5156

Author, D'Norgia Taylor-Price will be at Rain or Shine Coffee House, Portland Oregon 11/21/13 0 me b zola Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2258

Babylon 5 demonstrated how a guy like Putin thinks 5 Babel_17 Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 3887

Babylon 5 Interview Books 2 kentauros May 2013 May 2013 0 2811

Babylon 5: The Road Home official trailer (August 2023 release) 3 eShirl Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 4719

Brandon Routh Will Play Superman Again for This Year's Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover 10 wyldwolf Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 4264

Brenda Cooper: My Father's Singularity 1 petronius Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2893

Bruce Sterling Closing Remarks - SXSW Interactive 2013 0 n2doc Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2347

BSG: Blood and Chrome 0 Dr. Strange Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2074

Bubonicon 44. 9 SheilaT Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 4206

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