TheBORG.me » Science Fiction http://theborg.me Resistance is futile. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:05:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Did You Know – BATMAN http://theborg.me/2011/02/22/did-you-know-batman/ http://theborg.me/2011/02/22/did-you-know-batman/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:00:20 +0000 The_BORG http://theborg.me/?p=1918 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Batman

Batman

  1. Batman only met Hitler once.
  2. Robin was originally planned to appear in one issue, and then possibly disappear forever.
  3. Some of Batman’s biggest villains were originally more animalistic.
  4. Batman used to kill criminals all the time.
  5. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller got horrible reviews.
  6. A lot of key elements of the Bat-mythos weren’t introduced until the 1940s.
  7. The crappiest Batman costume ever sold was part of the carton of Batman (TM) chocolate milk.
  8. Gotham City was almost located in California.
  9. Barbara Gordon only became Batgirl because the television show demanded it.
  10. Batman fought Dr. Doom before the Fantastic Four ever did.

Get the details at io9.com – 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Batman

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Batman using a lightsaber to kill a shark

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The Doctor Explains How Time Works

]]> http://theborg.me/2010/11/09/how-time-works/feed/ 0 Doctor Who Hits The US http://theborg.me/2010/10/11/doctor-who-hits-the-us/ http://theborg.me/2010/10/11/doctor-who-hits-the-us/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:06:06 +0000 The_BORG http://theborg.me/?p=1725 If you haven’t heard yet, the BBC’s Doctor Who will be doing some filming in the United States for season 6 (in 2011). Below is the teaser video for it.

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Who Is Your Savior?

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System 47 Preview

2 fans, Bilal & Godzfire, have worked hard to get working updates out for the Mac (not sure if they’ve done a Windows update), but unfortunately they’re only way to get word out is via the user comments section of the official System 47 website. The original creator of System 47 has been unreachable by all attempts made. Bilal & Godzfire are working on taken ownership of System 47 on MacUpdate and maybe Version Tracker soon. Right now, you can grab the Fan Updated Mac version of the System 47 screensaver here.

Hopefully Bilal & Godzfire will let me know when they have some updated info to share. Great work so far guys!

]]> http://theborg.me/2010/08/14/system-47-fan-update/feed/ 1 The Pocket Essential Dr Who http://theborg.me/2009/12/18/the-pocket-essential-dr-who/ http://theborg.me/2009/12/18/the-pocket-essential-dr-who/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:55:32 +0000 The_BORG http://theborg.me/?p=834 David Tennant’s reign as the current Doctor Who is about to end and Matt Smith’s Doctor will take his place. By coincidence or not, there’s a new iPhone app called Dr Who which is the ebook of The Pocket Essential Dr Who by Mark Campbell. You can pick it up at the App Store for $3.99.

Dr Who

Who is Who? A Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey with two hearts and 13 lives? A folk hero who entertained and enthralled through dark winter evenings in front of the TV? A rebellious iconoclast who toppled corrupt dictatorships and freed the oppressed? Or a bumbling weirdo who for 26 years fought rubber monsters and homicidal dustbins? The answer: all of the above and a lot more besides. The essential companion to every era of Who, packed with facts, figures, opinion, cross-referencing, essays and, of course, lunatic time-travellers in silly scarves.

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]]> http://theborg.me/2009/11/18/v-the-prisoner-podcast/feed/ 0 Doctor Who: Dreamland http://theborg.me/2009/11/03/doctor-who-dreamland/ http://theborg.me/2009/11/03/doctor-who-dreamland/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:37:09 +0000 The_BORG http://theborg.me/?p=484 Thanks to my friends at Sci-Fi Party Line for posting this on Twitter and bringing to my attention. It’s the first look at the new Doctor Who animated set of episodes called “Dreamland” with David Tennant playing The Doctor. He’s my favorite and I’ll be sad when he goes. Not sure if I’ll like Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor.

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