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From Matt Damon's recent hit, The Martian, to Interstellar, Gravity and long-running favorite, Star Trek, Hollywood is obsessed with science fiction. But how accurate is it, in terms of the science? Dr. Graham grabs a bucket of popcorn and sits down with astrophysicist, Dr. Katie Mack and physicist, Professor Lawrence Krauss to review Hollywood's treatment of science. Even the not-so-plausible cartoon series, The Jetsons, gets an affectionate mention....
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"Written with inside access, comprehensive research, and a down-to-earth perspective, Phasers on Stun! chronicles the entire history of Star Trek, revealing that its enduring place in pop culture is all thanks to innovative pivots and radical change"--‡cProvided by publisher.
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The Eleventh Doctor returns in thirteen blockbuster episodes plus two specials, each a brand new epic adventure with new monsters and familiar foes like never seen before. The first part of this series sees the Ponds in their final voyage with The Doctor. And the final eight episodes see The Doctor and his new companion battle monsters on distant alien planets.
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A thriller set two hundred years in the future, after mankind has colonized the solar system. A hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain come together for what starts as the case of a missing young woman and evolves into a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
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Eve of the Daleks: New Year's Eve. Sarah is working, again. Nick is her only customer, again. Same old same old. Except this year, their countdown to midnight will be the strangest and deadliest they've ever known. Why is an Executioner Dalek targeting these two people, in this place, on this night? Can the Doctor, Yaz and Dan save them and survive into the New Year? Legend of the Sea Devil: The Doctor, Yaz and Dan face a familiar foe in Legend of...
10) The ABC murders
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Belgium sleuth Hercule Poirot untangles a baffling mystery of a murderer who announces his next victims through a series of letters each addressed to the the detective himself.
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Join Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don as they discover cool features and adaptations that make every dinosaur species different. This motley crew of eager explorers will uncover the how and why of features like feathers, specialized teeth and large frills by asking questions and proposing their own theories, ideas they can test. The Pteranodons learn that everyone is unique, even the dinosaurs within their own family.
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Sarah is on the run from a bad relationship when a lookalike stranger commits suicide right in front of her. Sarah sees a solution to all her problems by assuming the dead woman's identity and clearing out her bank account. Instead, she stumbles into a thriller mystery, and uncovers an earth-shattering secret: she is a clone. She learns there are more like her, genetically identical individuals, nurtured in wildly different circumstances, and someone...
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Prison escapee Richard Kimble is a doctor who has been falsely convicted of killing his wife. He is determined to prove his innocence by leading Lt. Philip Gerard to the one-armed man who committed the crime. Because the compassionate Dr. Kimble has a natural inclination to help people, he always gets involved with strangers in need. Many discover his true identity and he is forced to go on the run.
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PAW Patrol is a CG, action-adventure preschool series starring Chase (the German Shepherd police pup) and Marshall (the Dalmatian fire pup) plus a pack of other heroic puppies who are led by a tech-savvy ten-year-old boy named Ryder. With a unique blend of problem-solving skills, cool vehicles and lots of cute doggy humor, the PAW Patrol works together on high-stakes rescue missions to protect the Adventure Bay community.
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What happens when a child outgrows his trusty Imaginary Friend, the pal that stuck with him through all of the highs and lows of growing up? Well, these creations pack up and head for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends! Foster's is a one-of-a-kind Victorian mansion filled with hundreds of unique characters from all over the world, thought up by completely different children for completely different reasons. These creatures all live together in this...
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Super Daniel is always ready to save the day! There are lots of ways for a young tiger like Daniel to be brave and adventurous, such as using his 'super powers' to help out friends and solving problems by coming up with his own solutions. Daniel soon discovers that trying new things and being proud of oneself can make anyone feel like a superhero!