The guys over at Entertainment Weekly likes making lists, so sooner or later they would stumble across the Top 25 Sci-Fi of the last 25 Years, including movies, TV shows, and other sci-fi moments. As with all lists, this one is pretty arbitrary, and I don’t actually agree with a whole lot of them. For instance, “Galaxy Quest” at #24? I wouldn’t put “Quest” on the list at all; it’s a goofy comedy, not real sci-fi. And Lucas “Star Wars: Clone Wars” at #20? Seriously?

Is the world of science fiction, in the movies and on TV, out of ideas in the year 2008? Mark Harris over at Entertainment Weekly seems to think so. As evidence, he points to the films and TV shows with science fiction themes that are currently on the market: “I am Legend” with Will Smith, an adaptation of an old book, and the third such movie adaptation of said book; “Battlestar Galactica”, a drastic remake of an old TV show.

We all know George Lucas is a friggin’ genius when it comes to merchandising the hell out of his Star Wars universe, from action figures to models to videogames. But have you ever wondered about all the toys that George Lucas actually said “No” to? Well McMorran.org got to wondering, and he dug up some gems.