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I count myself a non-Trekkie but general sci-fi fan. I think DS9 is the best series, although since I haven't seen any of the newer...

Star Trek Deep Space Nine (DS9). It had 7 seasons and told a lot of stories. However, the pilot and ending line up perfectly and every...

Pretty much the only Trek show that wasn't a bit meh early on. Casual non trekking sci fi fans seem to somewhat like it as well.

Most Korean dramas do this pretty well because they’re planned as one season stories and the writers are very clear about the premise...

I would say both Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra have nicely satisfying endings. Yes, both shows continued...

Yeap, I liked Poker Face but it was getting repetitive and running out of road sounds about right. A fun ride while it lasted. I’d sign...

That is sad, but honestly I think the show was running out of road (as subtly implied in the last episode) and I think I’d like to see...

Gotta second Widdershins, it’s fantastic.

Some of my favorite webcomics: https://cosmosdex.com/fortuna/p/0 Tragedy of Fortuna, a comic that started out on MSPA's forum but set...

@Jfdlsjfd -- as a data professional with several decades of experience in this area, here are some suggestions on how to make your...

That’s true - better than some kind of space elf, I guess. But the DM seems to have houseruled that a +7 to psychic power is more...

Yeah, that’s all fair. The idea that humans are more talented at powers is, of course, highlighted in the Pliocene saga in the first...

I really dislike the speed of the transition, and the way humans turn out to be so damn special. Being human myself, I don’t mind if we...

During my lifetime, no, it has not. Real wages have remained basically flat for most of the American population since about 1979...

The first two episodes of Vince Gilligan's (Breaking Bad) new show dropped on Friday. Given that he once wrote for The X-Files, it's...