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12/19/04 - 12/25/04
The film adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials wants to take religion, the Big Bad of the books, out of the equation. Do you agree?
Final Results:
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Yes! No sense angering people. |
| 7% |
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No! Stay true to the anti-church message. |
| 72% |
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Can't we all just get along? |
| 21% |
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Votes Cast: 7063
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12/12/04 - 12/18/04
The following SF&F; movies (and one non-SF documentary) are the nominees for the People's Choice Award for best movie of 2004. Which is your choice?
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
| 12% |
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Fahrenheit 9/11 |
| 12% |
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The Incredibles |
| 22% |
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Shrek 2 |
| 11% |
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Spider-Man 2 |
| 43% |
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Votes Cast: 10454
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12/05/04 - 12/11/04
Oscar-winner Charlize Theron has taken on the title role in a live-action SF movie based on MTV's animated series Aeon Flux. Do you think she's right for the role?
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Yes, as long as Aeon is zaftig and blonde. |
| 12% |
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Yes, as long as Aeon is skinny and brunette. |
| 44% |
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No, she's too wholesome. |
| 12% |
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What's Aeon Flux? |
| 33% |
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Votes Cast: 6405
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11/28/04 - 12/04/04
Each week, ABC's hit SF series Lost deepens the mystery of its castaways and their island. What do you think is behind the mystery?
Final Results:
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They're all dead and in purgatory. |
| 40% |
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They're trapped in a virtual world. |
| 6% |
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They've stumbled onto a top-secret military experiment. |
| 22% |
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It's a cross between Forbidden Planet and Star Trek's "Shore Leave." |
| 23% |
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They're on the Island of Dr. Moreau. |
| 10% |
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Votes Cast: 8036
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11/21/04 - 11/27/04
Tom Hanks is reportedly in talks to play Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon in the upcoming movie version of The Da Vinci Code. Do you like Hanks, or want one of these other rumored candidates for the role?
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Hanks |
| 37% |
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Russell Crowe |
| 17% |
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George Clooney |
| 16% |
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Hugh Jackman |
| 30% |
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Votes Cast: 6201
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11/14/04 - 11/20/04
Several films qualified for nominations for the Oscar for best animated film of 2004. Which of these animated movies do you think deserves the trophy?
Final Results:
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The Incredibles |
| 49% |
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Shark Tale |
| 1% |
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Shrek 2 |
| 25% |
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SpongeBob SquarePants Movie |
| 3% |
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence |
| 14% |
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The Polar Express |
| 8% |
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Votes Cast: 7575
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11/07/04 - 11/13/04
Alias creator J.J. Abrams said ABC may change the spy series' timeslot from its current 9 p.m. ET/PT Sundays when the show comes back for a fourth season in January. When would you prefer to see Alias?
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The current Sunday timeslot. |
| 23% |
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Wednesdays at 9 p.m., after Abrams' Lost. |
| 46% |
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Any other night but Sundays or Wednesdays. |
| 7% |
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What's Alias? |
| 24% |
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Votes Cast: 6853
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10/31/04 - 11/06/04
Yet another writer has been hired to redraft a fourth Indiana Jones movie, but production wouldn't begin for a while, as Steven Spielber, George Lucas and Harrison Ford have other projects in the works. Has the time for Indy passed?
Final Results:
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Yes! Ford's too old. |
| 26% |
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No! We'll wait until Judgment Day. |
| 59% |
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Not if they can find a younger Indy. |
| 15% |
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Votes Cast: 9901
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10/24/04 - 10/31/04
Buffy creator Joss Whedon and some cast members hosted fan parties to support presidential candidate John Kerry. Was this appropriate?
Final Results:
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Yes! Geeks are citizens, too. |
| 38% |
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No! It's an unfair use of celebrity. |
| 57% |
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Depends on the issue. |
| 4% |
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Votes Cast: 16697
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10/17/04 - 10/23/04
After Star Wars: Episode III hits theaters next year, George Lucas will turn his attention to TV projects from movies. Should he?
Final Results:
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Yes! More Clone Wars! |
| 16% |
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No! I want Episodes VII-IX! |
| 52% |
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Better he should retire. |
| 32% |
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Votes Cast: 12746
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Jim Carrey, in England to promote Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, had to evacuate his hotel on Dec. 16 because of a fire, wire services reported. "I think it's a good sign," the unharmed Carrey reportedly said. "The movie's all about fire and disaster, ... and suddenly, my house [away from home] is burning down."
Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, The Polar Express) has been selected by the Visual Effects Society's board of directors to be presented with the organization's highest honor, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The British satellite TV network Sky One has purchased all U.K. rights to NBC's canceled computer-animated series Father of the Pride, which will premiere next year, Variety reported. NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.
Warner Brothers and Imax Corp. signed a deal for an Imax release of Tim Burton's upcoming fantasy film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to coincide with its regular, theatrical release on July 15, 2005, Variety reported.
Warner Home Video and DC Comics will release Justice League Unlimited: Saving the World, a DVD set featuring three episodes of the animated JLA TV series, on Feb. 15, 2005, with a suggested retail price of $14.97.
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