We Want to Know: How Do YOU Feel About Sci-Fi on SCIENCE

Our InSCIder blog is all about giving you, the reader, a behind-the-scenes look at SCIENCE. But while you get to know us better, we also want to get to know YOU.

My name is Brian Lavin and my job is, in part, to help decide what shows end up on your television screen when you tune into SCIENCE.

That said, I want to know what you like and what you dislike — and today I want to know your thoughts on science fiction. Ultimately, we're here to serve you and you can help us by answering the following questions (watch the video below):

To sum things up:

1) Do you think science fiction shows belong on SCIENCE?

2) What are some of your favorite sci-fi television shows?

3) What are some of you favorite sci-fi movies?

Feel free to leave your answers in the comments below. Thanks for your input!

On the Set: An Idiot Abroad 2

In this case, the Idiot Abroad was me...flying to London with two members of our marketing team to shoot with Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington. As the new year approaches and we all anticipate seeing Karl accomplish all the "things to do before you die," we needed to get all the elements for an epic promotional campaign to do justice to this gem of a show.

What's it like being on set with Ricky Gervais? Simply put, it's f*$#ing hilarious.

Here's just a small bit of the footage we shot that day:

 
Overall, their ability to improvise, to mold and create comic genuis as they are on camera is second to none. Karl, as Karl is, continuously delivers for Ricky and Steve as they poke, prod and torment him throughout the shoot. The result is way too much comic gold to be contained in one video clip. But that doesn't mean we didn't try!