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19 April 2012 8:55 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »

Whether they’re male or female, old or young, they’ve illuminated some classic movies. Here’s our top 50 list of sci-fi heroes and heroines…

On the face of it, compiling a list of truly great sci-fi protagonists should be easy. Pick a load of familiar names from a hat, write some breathlessly adoring drivel beneath them, and head off to the pub to reward a job well done.

Except it was never going to be as simple as that – and compiling lists seldom is. For every character making an appearance in the list below, there were at least two other possible candidates who didn't quite make the cut. Some sci-fi heroes were removed, then quickly reinstated. The order was jiggled around, then reordered again.

At one point, your humble writer realised there were more than 50 entries, and then had the unenviable task of hunting back through to decide which poor soul to eliminate. »

9 February 2012 12:00 PM, PST | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »

It's conventional wisdom among most old "Star Wars" fans that George Lucas should have quit while he was ahead.

"Star Wars," "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" were everything we needed, while the prequel trilogy was obviously a childhood-ruining space abomination.

Or was it?

Turns out, the younger generation of fans doesn't see it that way at all — last year's poll on the best "Star Wars" movie ever turned up surprising results.

We asked our resident Fanboy to explain Millennials' loyalty to "Phantom Menace," etc. So he wrote us a short one-act play.

Obviously.

Ext. The Inky Blackness Of Space. Night. (Or Maybe It's Day, It's Hard To Tell In The Inky Blackness Of Space.)

Yellow lettering approaches us on a slant. It reads.

Planet Fanboy: Episode VI – Rerelease of the Prequels. It is a time of great confusion for adult nerds. 'Star Wars' films are in theaters, »

- Jordan Hoffman

2 items from 2012