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Book review–These are the Voyages, exhaustive, compelling reading for Star...
Review by C.J. Bunce Literally hundreds of books and journal articles have been written on the three seasons of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek. What more can be said about the making of this series?...
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Elysium: The Art of the Film spotlights work of Weta creators
Art designers or aspiring art design students will want to pick up Mark Salisbury’s new look at creating sets, costumes and props for a world of the future in Elysium: The Art of the Film....
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Dark Horse releases new edition of exhaustive look at Conan the Barbarian
Review by C.J. Bunce This month Dark Horse Comics is re-releasing the 2007 guide to the history of Conan the Barbarian, Conan The Phenomenon: The Legacy of Robert E. Howard’s Fantasy Icon. Not in...
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Preview–Last day to pre-order CW’s Arrow Season One on Blu-ray and DVD
Review by C.J. Bunce When Arrow’s pilot was previewed at San Diego Comic-Con back in 2012 we had our first indication that the series would be a big hit. The pilot remains one of the best first...
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Review–Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
PBS is airing a new documentary series tonight and re-broadcast October 22 focusing on the impact of comic book superheroes on America and American culture, in Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle....
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A Halloween interview with horror author Kim Newman
Happy Halloween! Readers of borg.com will be familiar with Kim Newman. For years he has been a favorite horror and fantasy writer of millions of readers across the globe. I have reviewed two of his...
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Preview–Lucas selects his best artistry in monumental “Star Wars: Frames”
Review by C.J. Bunce After the completion of the Star Wars prequels, George Lucas sat down and went frame by frame through all six Star Wars movies, examining literally hundreds of thousands of images...
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Shelley’s original handwritten manuscripts to Frankenstein now accessible by all
The earliest modern source for what it means to be “borg” is no doubt Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, perhaps the most famous and widely reproduced work of fiction–and certainly the most adapted over the...
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Disney casting call–You could star in Star Wars Episode VII
Disney has issued a casting call for November 14, 2013–this Thursday–for a 17-18 year old female and a 19-23 year old male to star in Star Wars Episode VII, to commence filming at London’s Pinewood...
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Auction offers screen-used and production-made props and costumes from The...
It could go down as the best auction of The Lord of the Rings props and costumes ever sold at auction simply from four of its offerings. Called “The Trilogy Collection–Props and Costumes from...
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New Syfy Channel body painting series surprises with skill and collaboration
Reality TV is going back to the basics with the fall Syfy Channel series Naked Vegas, and creating something fresh and novel in the process. The tantalizing title might bring viewers to give the show...
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Doctor Who Takeover Week counts down to 50th anniversary
BBC America is providing 50 years of Doctor Who fans with an unprecedented volume of new content this week as well as marathon runs of episodes as we gear up for an epic 50th anniversary worldwide...
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Catching up with… Dark Horse Comics’ alternate world The Star Wars
If you really want to see the best of popular comic book publishing titles in 2013, you need look no further than Dark Horse Comics’ series The Star Wars. You have a great independent publishing...
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borg.com’s Best of 2013
Well it’s been one long year, with plenty to do and see, plenty of good and not-so-good to read and watch, and we’re certain we read more and reviewed more content this year than ever before. And...
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borg.com’s Best of 2013, Part 2
We tried on for size almost every new book that was released from comic book publishers like Dynamite Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Archaia/BOOM!, and Image. We tried to sample the best...
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Coming to Blu-ray–Riddick, sci-fi with an eye-popping fantasy edge
Review by C.J. Bunce Many times when a movie is heavy with CGI and matte paintings, the overall look can suffer. Not so with Riddick, coming to Blu-ray and DVD on January 14. In his third...
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William Shatner joins Next Generation cast for Planet Comicon 2014
Planet Comicon announced that Captain James T. Kirk himself, William Shatner, will be a featured guest at Planet Comicon 2014. He will join seven members of the previously announced cast of Star...
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Review–New Weta book highlights concept art behind The Hobbit: The Desolation...
The latest installment in Weta Workshop’s hardcover series focusing on the art and design of The Hobbit movies provides the most-in-depth look yet at the developmental stages of bringing J.R.R....
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TREKtacular ticket alert! Shatner to host once-in-a-lifetime Midwest event...
An awesome way to wrap up three days of convention activities, TREKtacular is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fanboys and fangirls to see some of the biggest Star Trek names all in one place in a...
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Vikings Season Two begins tonight–A conversation with Travis Fimmel and...
Expect more Viking intrigue and action, more Viking drama, and a realistic historical look at Viking life in Season Two of Vikings, premiering tonight at 9 p.m. Central/10 p.m. Eastern on the History...
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