Looks like whomever was picking the best comments for the week was in a thoughtful mood this week. Normally the best comments have been short and comedic. This week they're all long and serious (for the most part).

I agree, IronOre. I like this feature a lot but prefer the zingers. :)

(PS I LOVED the Leia image this week! I had never seen that Yuma pic of her before.)

Best story of the week went unreported- Syfy's continuing censorship and deletion of any comment that is critical of Syfy

Yeah, the irony. SyFy chose my comment about intelligent debate as a high light this week. Then, once an intelligent debate breaks out, they delete all those comments....makes you wonder doesn't it?

SciFi Wire's editorial policy toward comments is inconsistent. Not ironic.

What is ironic, TearEmUp, is that your "best comment" wasn't so much about a topic but was a meta-discursive point of order. The really ironic thing within that is your claim to be championing "intelligent debate." What you were actually doing was defending Cylon Conspiracy's right to make a ludicrous accusation (specifically his admitted belief that Obama's a fascist) and not be called a loon.

"We got here" to use your phraseology not because people exchange heated words, but because many people were afraid for whatever reason to not call some others on their stupidity. My point, besides underscoring the ill-informed and ill-thought nature of Cylon Conspriacy's assertion that V's thinly veild fascism allegory was clearly in reference to what he sees as Obama's "actual" fascism, was that if you look at the history of the American Presidency (and more broadly American political power) going back to at least Carter ... and I'd say even before then ... there's always a voice speaking fearfully of the encroachment of an "alien" idealogy into the "American Way."

Intellectual debate is one thing. Some things however are just non-starters. SyFy I guess is more interested in flights of fancy of any sort, as opposed to intelligent discussions of those fantasies backed by reason and psychological maturity (as opposed to your Montessori-esque infantile Romper Room view of "open discussion"). Thus, given SciFi Wire's tacit support for Cylon Conspiracy's ability to call Obama a fascist (and the admonition according to the Gospel Comment of the Week authored by Tear Em Up that we must "hear out" such stupidity), I'd say I'd be looking forward to reading John Clute's masterful forthcoming essay on the Turner Diaries as a masterpiece of speculative fiction if I hadn't decided to stop reading this blog in favor of forums where stupidity can be called so.

While I should agree with Marty B, I can't, because he called out Romper Room.

Well, I would take issue with you Marty but...You are such an intellectual giant I would be afraid you might invoke Barney the Dinosaur for you next argument. At which point we would all have to hunt you down, and promptly change your diapers.....

So, TearEmUp, let's break this down: You have no actual logical argument that you can make to counter Marty B.'s. So instead you make a Beevis and Butthead "heh heh he said Romper Room" reply.

I'm sorry, but you totally proved his point.

Marty B needs to take his thesaurus out of his mouth and operate in teh real world.

@lis4island, it is everyone’s right to say something stupid. If you choose not to enjoy it, that is up to you. Marty's pseudo-intellectual comments were not only not salient to my point. He then proceeded to brag about reading a good book. I’m an avid reader but you do not see me making reference to what I am now, or have read.

His reference to someone making a less than poignant response lends itself to disavowing anyone he deems “less worthy” of not being allowed that freedom. He is one of the new breed of progressives, like Bill Maher “Americans are stupid.” Well, even stupid people share the right to an opinion, and to be allowed to voice it. My opinion is Marty is a low grade moron, over compensating for lack of social skills by belittling anyone with an opposing point of view. In a rather long winded style.

Marty seems to lean more than a little left. Whenever anyone makes a statement from the right, he jumps on them like Gollum trying to regain possession of “The One Ring”. Which, ironically enough, proves my point rather than his.

For clarification purposes, there are several strategies for intelligent debate. I often choose to go for a humorous response. It garners empathy from those put off by an opponents trying to impress with faux high brow comments, like which book they are going to read. Besides, a Barney joke is like Jell-o, there’s always room for it….

Also, *I* made the Romper Room joke. And I have a feeling this conversation is also soon headed for Sci-Fi Wire deletion hell.

My comment's better than yours. No, mine's better than yours. Mine's bigger! Nuh uh, mine's bigger!

How easily men get into pissing contests. But the only thing that comes of that is everyone getting pissed on.

TearEmUp, you are focusing on surface details of the structure of his argument and not on the underlying principles. That makes you as much of a psycho-intellectual as you say Marty B. is.

Gilveron, I apologize for the incorrect attribution. It was and still is a good joke. As you pointed out, it will not matter soon, because all of these posts will be gone by 8:00am Monday morning anyway.

TearEmUp, you are focusing on surface details of the structure of his argument and not on the underlying principles. That makes you as much of a psuedo-intellectual as you say Marty B. is.

Gilveron, I apologize for the incorrect attribution. It was and still is a good joke. As you pointed out, it will not matter soon, because all of these posts will be gone by 8:00am Monday morning anyway.

@JJD: You are totally right. Honestly, I usually don't get involved in these spats. For some reason I fell prey to one today. So, I'm done.

And I said I was done! But all of you have to admit that my psycho-intellectual double post editing mistake put a smile on your face. ;)

No, Lis, I'm sorry to disagree with you. My original post that was referenced was about internet anonymity and how it makes it easy for everyone to be rude cowards.

So, when Marty posted his response it supported my original thought. Rather than try to debate, I made a joke, a mockery if you will, to show how absurd Marty's post was....

And I'll take credit for starting the whole mess!

americans AREN'T stupid?

This isn't the right room for an argument. This is abuse.

Great pickup on the tons of remarks made about Defying Gravity - but no news as to whether or not SyFy will take it and run with it???? Would be a real pity if this show was just canned and left to rot somewhere. Come on SyFy - give people with a mental acuity higher than a gumball a chance to witness a brilliant program. There is way too much mental "reality" rot out there being picked up all the time. We want something with substance.

Great to see one of the comments about Defying Gravity here, but a lot of the comments not shown were asking SyFy to pick up the program and run with it. Would be a real pity if this show was just canned and left to rot somewhere. Come on SyFy - give people with a mental acuity higher than a gumball a chance to witness a brilliant program. There is way too much mental "reality" rot out there being picked up all the time. We want something with substance.

I too enjoyed the Leia pics :) I am glad that they recognized the Defying Gravity comments. I wish it was on syfy from the beginning, but hopefully they will pick this show up. I can see it being a huge hit. I want to buy an astronaut costume for my wife:) or at least a little tshirt with the DG logo on it.

I'd be happy if Defying Gravity was shown on SyFy. It's one of the most thought provoking shows I've seen in a long time. Glad about about all the comments about it too.Hope it's picked up and shown on SyFy.

I really really hope that Defying Gravity will be rez-r-ectted with a vengance.... I loved that show...

Definitely agree with Defying Gravity being brought back and picked up by SciFi / SyFy. I've been referring friends/family overseas who didn't know about it to watch/download this series online and nearly everyone has loved it.

It was definitely a winner that suffered due to no promotion and poor scheduling. In my opinion, DG achieves what Stargate Universe has attempted (but abysmally failed at) - an intelligent and engrossing story, likeable and talented actors with seemingly genuine on-screen chemistry and deep character progression.

Many of us want to see the way this great show progresses and ultimately ends as the writer originally intended.

Come along for the journey with us SyFy.

Good chooice of comments!
I totally agree with Trixies comment about DG. Please bring this show back on the screen.

SciFi should pick up DG

SyFy PLEASE pick up Defying Gravity. It's a fabulous story arc that deserves more then one season. The characters are engaging and the plot thought provoking.

I have been a member here for a Long time and have seen some greats come and go , this year one came and was killed because ABC was fearfull that it would take some of there presious "V"s thunder and it would have in fact I think it was a better show than V . and they knew it they bought it and with NO PR , it went out to air did poorly because no one knew it was comeing and just as it was geting good I know people wear talking about it Ill bet by episode 11 or 12 it would have been at the 4 to 5 million per episode and would have been a sure thing to be picked up next year , It should have been on this station and we would be enjoying it for years to come , Come On SCI FI fix the biggest injustice we have had for many years and save Defying gravity Please air season 1 again next saeson while you are working on season 2 ,

Here is some insight Dollhouse is canned right ? Well instead of filling it with some Mindless dribble Like this SYFY network has been moveing to give DG its time slot and lets see how it does on your network. I promise I will promote it any way I can, if it means haveing some Family intelegent viewing I would do whatever it takes to get viewers, There are a lot of DG lovers out there and a lot who never even had the pleasure of seeing the show it was on the wrong network and never had the proper start it so deserved ,

All these comments regarding Defying Gravity are absolutely spot on. That is one amazing show that was never given a chance to fully develop. I was sick when ABC (Always Bloody Cancelling) dropped it. Some people just don't know a good thing when they see it. Amazing how we are the one's that watch these shows yet we get absolutely no say in whether or not they continue. SyFy definitely needs to pick up this brilliant show.

I had never even heard of Defying Gravity untill I saw all this gripeing on the net everywhere I go I saw people crying about this show. I was curious and went to a Torrent and downloaded all 13 episodes and in 3 days I watched them all and it has changed my life. I am soo pissed who the heck could have had such a small mind as to cansel this , I think this was the most real show i have ever seen they even had a gravity explanation that was possable the cast was the best ever better than SG anything even better than Eureka maby better than trek itself , I am one impressed and Depressed SYFY freek . I agree with all the whiners now and am on bord save DF,