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Can Sci-Fi Fans Face the Future?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-not-over-firefly dept.

khendron writes "The Toronto Star has an article about sci-fi fans and their ongoing habit of protesting the cancellation of their beloved TV shows. From mailing bras to starting malicious Internet rumours, devoted viewers try all sorts of things to protect what they love. That's not always good news."

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  1. Sophisticated Language... by ParadoxicalPostulate · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    "A former fan herself (her favourite character as a kid was, not surprisingly, Mr. Spock), the actress, despite her vested interest, has never been shy about dissing her own show."

    I'm inclined to stop reading the article right about there. Even a Klingon could express himself in more sophisticated terms than that.

    I was under the impression that a mutual agreement was reached long ago among all the respectable peoples of the world that the aforementioned phrase was not to be used, on pain of death.