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July 6, 2007


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The Top 12 Signs Your
Sci-Fi Blockbuster Is Going to Bomb


  1. "Starring Rosie O'Donnell as Spider-Woman!"

  2. Even the Sci-Fi Channel refuses to air it.

  3. Isaac Asimov personally returns from the dead just to bitchslap the director.

  4. Maybe the world was ready for a new Star Trek flick, but "Weekend at Scotty's" ain't it.

  5. The title, "Shovel Over Your Cash, You Easily Manipulable Geekboy Fans," might be a little too on the nose.

  6. When the aliens land their spaceship and extend the olive branch of peace, the people of Earth accept it and the credits roll.

  7. Let's just say the green stuff coming out of your Vulcan's pants ain't blood.

  8. Thirty minutes into the film, even the bootleggers have left.

  9. Does *anyone* really want to look at a bare-chested 87-year-old Ricardo Montalban?

  10. Fanboys are so picky about the whole "laws of physics" stuff.

  11. The premiere is attended by Joel Hodgson and three robot puppets.

    and the Number 1 Signs Your Sci-Fi Blockbuster Is Going to Bomb...

  12. Your PR team is looking sharp in their new red Starfleet uniforms.



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Selected from 121 submissions from 43 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors were:


  • Travis Ruetenik, Hiroshima, Japan -- 1 (13th #1)
  • Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- 2 Hall of Famer
  • Jody LaFerriere, Leominster, MA -- 3 Website
  • Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA -- 4
  • Richard Skora, Columbus, OH -- 5
  • John J. Brassil, Nashville, TN -- 6
  • Danny Gallagher, McKinney, TX -- 7 Website
  • Jeffrey Anbinder, New York, NY -- 8
  • Larry Hollister, Concord, CA -- 9 Hall of Famer
  • Dave Goudsward, Lake Worth, FL -- 10, 11
  • Trish Jensen, Reedsville, PA -- 12
  • Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC -- List moderator, Topic Website
  • Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX -- Banner Tag
  • Chris White, Los Angeles, CA -- List owner/editor Hall of Famer
  • XTC, Swindon, England -- Ambience   (explanation)

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