• Warren Ellis posits a surprisingly philosophical solution to teleportation: "Teleportation should be a matter of simply proving you're somewhere else."
• Richard Pryor sass talks at the Tatooine cantina.
• This sounds horrifyingly misguided: The new He-Man movie will take a Batman Begins approach to reinventing the franchise.

• Joss Whedon says no Serenity sequel for you!
• Transformers go the way of modern art.
• The dangers of bravely sallying forth into the Internet age: Tor.com was already hacked!
• Joss Whedon's Dollhouse gets a trailer. January 2009 can't come soon enough.
• The incredible cover gallery of Heinz-Jürgen Ehrig.