The Martian, by Andy Weir: In this debut novel by the creator of the webcomic Casey And Andy, potty mouthed astronaut Mark Watney finds himself the only living soul on Mars (aside from some fortuitous potatoes), after a chain of events force the rest of his landing team to abandon him for dead when a massive dust storm interrupts their mission.

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I'm trying to remember the title of an anime movie that was shown several times on the Sci-Fi Channel back when they had a Saturday Morning Anime line up. The premise was one of those "only in Japan" things, where a highly robotized hospital bed was caring for a very elderly man, and through the actions of a candy striper and some retired computer ( Read more... )

Summary: In this affectionate parody of Kamen Rider and his spinoffs, Japan is menaced by the evil DNA stealing Dr. Akunomiya, aided by his evil minion Miss Borg, and the only one who can stop him is Secret Policeman Daimon and his karate kicking robot motorcycle Zaboragar!

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Behold, the trailer for the live-action Ruroni Kenshin movie! Courtesy of slyeagle

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But make him a blond? Seriously?

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Makes a note to keep an eye on Georgia's ear wax...