Things SF Fans Can Be Thankful For

It’s the time of year to count our many blessings and the b5 Media family is no different than your family. Well, other than many of us never having physically met each other. Now that I think about it, there are countless extended members of my own family I haven’t met (and more that claim they’ve met me that I never recognize) but that’s a whole different story. I thought I’d take the time to point out a few things SFUniverse is thankful for this year.

A Second Full Season of Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles- The days of strong women like Buffy Summers and Xena on TV have returned, at least for the first two seasons of this great show. Though ratings show it’s one of the best shows most people aren’t watching, FOX has agreed to give it a full second season to spread its wings. Perhaps a pairing with Dollhouse on FOX’s new sci-fi themed Friday lineup will be just what both those shows need. And it won’t hurt that Dollhouse features another strong lady in Buffy alum Eliza Dushku.

The Floodgates Opening For Sci Fi and Comic Book Movie Adaptations- The success of films like the X-Men series
means many more of these projects are on the way and in the works. May 2009 will bring us J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek revamp and a Wolverine solo film. Word is that Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool could get his own spinoff from that project.And yes, it’s true all these movies won’t be great. But with any luck there will be more films as great as the first Matrix, and less films like – the third Matrix.

Next Year We Will Finally Find Out Who the Final Cylon Is- Lost in the hoopla of finding an extremely scorched Earth was the question that has plagued Battlestar Galactica fans since the end of Season 3. Who is the Final Member of the Cylon Race? It’s cliffhangers like this that keep us coming to back to our favorite shows despite casting changes, new producers and the questionable things our favorite characters do sometimes.

Our Legion of Adoring Fans: Seriously, without you guys we would just be talking amongst ourselves here. While that’s a lot of fun too, that’s not the goal. It’s a blast debating what our favorite shows, actors and directors should and shouldn’t do.

We love the passion of Jericho fans that refuse to let their show go quietly into the night. We love the Smallville fans, divided between the half waiting for Lois and Clark to figure this love thing out and the half that would like Lois to die in the Doomsday conflict. We love the Supernatural fans and even their wars between the Sam and Dean faithful. We’re not just here for you, we’re here because of you. If a heated debate starts in the forest but no one is there to hear it, it doesn’t make a sound and it certainly doesn’t generate site hits. No, I did the research. Heated Debate in the Forest.com was a dismal Internet failure. I’m still weeping a little about it.

All kidding aside, we love you guys, your passion for the genre and your at times brutally honest comments. I’m talkin’ to you, Carebear. Readers, what sci-fi goodness are you thankful for this year?

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