Lists about novelists, poets, short story authors, journalists, essayists, and playwrights, from simple rankings to fun facts about the men and women behind the pens.

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Lists about the best (and worst) films, TV series, novels, characters, etc. in every sci-fi genre.

The Worlds of Science Fiction

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The best science-fiction writers are among some of the most creative writers ever. Instead of only making up a story, they make up entire universes, time dimensions, alien technologies - it's really incredible. Truth be told, some are more successful than others - it is really easy to write bad scifi. But those who can actually pull the genre off are right here on this list of the top science-fiction authors. These are the best science-fiction authors of all time, ranked by readers and fans. This list include some highly recognizable and classic names, like Isaac Asimov and George Orwell, along with some contemporary science-fiction writers who are just beginning to make their mark on the genre. This list of the best sci-fi authors includes some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-horror-novelists">best horror writers</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-fantasy-authors">best fantasy authors</a>, but since the genres elements all go together nicely, it's to be expected. Fans of science-fiction know that there is always some overlap. All of the famous sci fi authors on this list have one thing in common: they've written fantastic, horrifying, mystical works of science-fiction for fans to enjoy for years to come. Vote for your favorite sci-fi authors here and add your own personal faves if you don't see them listed!Listed among the best science-fiction authors are some of the most well-known, popular sci-di authors ever, including a few that may not always show up on a 'best of' list. Disagree with a choice? Vote it down. The aforementioned (brilliant) writers are responsible for some of the best science-fiction novels and series of all time - but other sci-fi writers like Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451), Mary Shelley (Frankenstein), Robert Louis Stevenson (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), and Aldous Huxley (Brave New World) are excellent sci-fi writers as well. All of these authors, in my opinion, deserve a place of honor on this list.Hopefully, this list will grow and become totally comprehensive. Readers who are new to sci-fi can use it as a great guide to find new science fiction authors and books.

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It's the final season of AMC's hit show, adapted from a comic book series, about life for survivors of an actual zombie apocalypse.

The Walking Dead

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Who is your favorite character on The Walking Dead&nbsp;TV series? With season ten of this awesome drama series already being scripted, it&#39;s time to decide who the best Walking Dead&nbsp;characters are, by voting.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-the-walking-dead-episodes/reference" target="_blank">Walking Dead</a>&nbsp;fans, get ready to sound off, by casting your votes up or down in this poll for the characters in this AMC drama, which is without a doubt one of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-shows-currently-on-the-air/acrosstheflame" target="_blank">best shows on TV</a> right now.

It&#39;s no surprise that many of us believe that Rick Grimes (played by <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-walking-dead-actors/conbrae5" target="_blank">Walking Dead&nbsp;actor</a> Andrew Lincoln) is the best character on The Walking Dead.&nbsp;The same can be said for Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and several other original characters, some who are, sadly, no longer with us. Including main and supporting, here are the best TWD characters.&nbsp;

Are there any <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/deceased-walking-dead-characters-you_d-like-to-return-/aargh" target="_blank">deceased Walking Dead&nbsp;characters you&#39;d like to return</a> to the show?&nbsp;Love them or hate them, the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/strongest-walking-dead-characters/jonathan-kantor" target="_blank">Walking Dead&nbsp;characters</a> are the heart of this excellent show - and example of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-very-best-of-premium-cable-original-programming" target="_blank">the very best of premium cable&#39;s original programming</a>, without a doubt. And for other great characters to get invested in, check out more <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tv-shows-movies-like-the-walking-dead/watchworthy" target="_blank">shows like The Walking Dead</a>.

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The Best Walking Dead Characters, Ranked

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There are few things&nbsp;worse than&nbsp;when your <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/reasons-why-your-favorite-tv-shows-were-canceled/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">favorite show gets canceled</a> before its time. However,&nbsp;what really rubs salt in that wound are the&nbsp;long-running television series that should be canceled —&nbsp;shows people need to stop watching —&nbsp;yet&nbsp;somehow manage to continue on indefinitely.Some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/longest-running-us-sitcoms/tvs-frank" target="_blank">longest running sitcoms</a> fall back on tired cliches, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tv-shows-that-got-worse/loganrapp" target="_blank">get progressively worse</a> as they limp on.&nbsp;Police procedural shows also&nbsp;risk descending&nbsp;into mediocrity, as a&nbsp;number of cop series have been around for a mindbogglingly long amount of time. However, all of the most egregious examples of shows that should be canceled immediately are cartoons, since a lack of on-screen human actors allows them to continue on ad infinitum. The truth is often hard to swallow, but ignoring the facts is even worse; there are some television shows that need to stop, even if you have fond memories of watching them 10 years ago.&nbsp;

Long-Running TV Series That People Need To Stop Watching

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15 Long-Running TV Series That People Need To Stop Watching

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Originally known as Timely Publications and then as Atlas Comics, the comic book publishing company known as Marvel began in 1961 when it launched The Fantastic Four.

The Universe of Marvel Comics

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This top Marvel superheroes list includes all the greatest heroes ever to be inked into Marvel comic books. Check out the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-marvel-villains" target="_blank">best Marvel villains and enemies</a>&nbsp;to vote for popular Marvel bad guys, like Magneto and Dr. Doom.&nbsp;The <a href="/list/best-movies-based-on-marvel-comics/all-genre-movies-lists">best Marvel superhero movies</a> got their start on the panels of Marvel&#39;s comic empire and can now be seen off the page as many of the <a href="/list/the-highest-grossing-movies-of-all-time/polkadotking">top grossing movies of all time</a>. Whether you&#39;re a fan of tried and true superheroes like Iron Man or are giddy for Kamala Khan, Marvel&#39;s newest superhero, to debut, you&#39;ll find all the best superheroes from Marvel on the greatest Marvel heroes list.

Marvel superheroes have grown in popularity over time (so much so that Marvel&#39;s The Avengers brought in over one billion dollars in theaters) and there&#39;s no better way to determine who the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best superhero</a> ever is than to vote on the issue. If you turn green with anger when people say Spider-Man is a better super hero than The Hulk, you need to get your votes in on the Marvel superhero list. All Marvel superheroes are available to vote on, so you know your favorite Marvel superhero is represented on the list of Marvel&#39;s best superheroes.

Who is the best Marvel hero of all time? Who are the Marvel superheroes? This Marvel characters list&nbsp;will answer the question of who are the best Marvel heroes of all time are by letting Marvel comic book fans vote on the topic. Make sure to give your favorite Marvel characters some love on this greatest comic book heroes ever list. Who are the best Marvel characters? Your top 10 Marvel heroes? Are they the most popular Marvel characters or really the ones you truly love and grew up with? Make your decisions now!&nbsp;

These are the best Marvel Superheroes!

The Top Marvel Comics Superheroes

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Best Marvel Comics Characters of All Time

Ranking comic book characters by their powers, strength, physical traits, affiliations, and other features, like how just goshdarn super they are.

Heroes and Villains

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List of the most badass, tough, and iconic comic book superheroes ever created. This list includes central characters from both the DC and Marvel Universe, as well as more non-traditional or underground comic books. The definition of what makes a &quot;superhero&quot; can be quite slippery, and often encompasses characters with questionable morals and behavior (giving rise to the notion of the &quot;anti-hero.&quot;) If you love these superheroes, you&#39;ll also be interested to know that a few of them have really <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-lamest-super-hero-origins/ihateeverything">lame origin stories</a>.

Traditionally, a &quot;superhero&quot; simply means a larger-than-life character, or one gifted with special abilities, either organically or via their own genius or inventiveness, who uses his or her powers to protect and defend the public from threats - at times <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unexpected-superhero-day-jobs/stephanroget" target="_blank">even while maintaining day jobs</a>. Though the word &quot;superhero&quot; began to be used as early as the 1910s, the concept really took hold in the public&#39;s mind following the introduction of Superman in 1938.

Though Superman and other characters of his day were gifted with special talents and abilities, making them particularly suited to crusading for justice, many characters that followed were more &quot;human&quot; than the noble alien from Krypton, using their intelligence (such as Iron Man or Batman) to create a superheroic persona.&nbsp; Some <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-greatest-disabled-superheroes-of-all-time/saintmort">superheroes also have disabilities</a> that counteract their skills, weapons or unique talents.&nbsp;

Because of the massive popularity of superheroes &ndash; particularly at the start of the 21st Century, when <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made">superhero films</a> reigned at the box office &ndash; a number of deconstructions and analyses of the genre have also been done, culminating in the creation of &quot;meta-superheroes&quot; who comment on the concept of superheroism itself.&nbsp;So take a look at this list, decide who your favorite comic book superheroes are, and vote them up.&nbsp;We have your top 50 superheroes, your top 100 superheroes of all time&hellip; we don&rsquo;t quite have your top 200 comic book characters of all time simply because this list is just for the best superheroes ever. We didn&rsquo;t include the super villains on this top comic book characters list. Who are the top comic book heroes? Who is the best superhero? Let&rsquo;s put these question to rest of who is the best super heroes to rest.

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With plenty of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funniest-spiderman-lines/ranker-comics" target="_blank">comic book inspiration</a> to draw from, the Marvel Cinematic Universe offers up loads of laughs to go along with the seemingly unending amount of action they continue to provide on the big screen. The screenwriters who have worked on Marvel Studios films have seen fit to add plenty of MCU jokes and Marvel puns throughout the last decade of dominance.&nbsp;

Whether it&#39;s a witticism from the hyperverbal mouth of Tony Stark, a deadpan joke from Black Widow, or some innocuous innuendo from your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, there always seems to be enough giggles to go around. Get ready to roll your eyes and chuckle under your breath&nbsp;at some good, old-fashioned wordplay.

The Most Heroic Puns In The MCU

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The Most Heroic Of Marvel's Puns In The MCU, Ranked

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The best 3D movies ever made add a whole new dimension to more traditional films. This 3D movies list will determine which of these are good films to watch in 3D.&nbsp; You&#39;re in the right place if you&#39;ve&nbsp; ever asked yourself the following questions: what&#39;s the best 3D movie of all time,&nbsp;what is the best 3D movie?&nbsp;You can also click on these 3D movie titles that you can click for more information on the film.

There are certainly 3D action movies to this list but you&#39;ll also find several good 3D kids movies that the whole family can enjoy. These have all been incredible 3D blockbuster movies including&nbsp;the superhero movies on the list. You might even say that movies like&nbsp;Avengers: Infinity War&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gravity&nbsp;are among the best 3D movies ever made. You&#39;ll quickly discover that this list is far more than just a top ten 3D movie list. With that being said it&#39;s up to you to determine the top 3D movies of all time. Vote for your favorite 3D movies and vote down any that you think other cinephiles should skip.

For other interesting movie lists check out Ranker&#39;s lists of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/animation-movies-and-films/reference">animation movies</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-all-new-hollywood-movies/reference">new Hollywood movies</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/martial-arts-movies-and-films/reference">martial arts movies</a>. We hope you enjoy these top 3D movies!

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Lists that rank the best and worst characters, moments, films, costumes, and etc. in DC Comics history.

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DC Comics has a stable of great, iconic heroes on their roster, and while fans of Marvel would vehemently disagree &ndash; some of the best of all time. Batman, Superman, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dc-wonder-woman-vs-greek-mythology/maggie-clancy" target="_blank">Wonder Woman</a> are all top DC heroes, and they have been and will remain as some of the most iconic and important <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/superheroes-ranked-by-most-comic-book-appearances/ranker-comics?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">superheroes of all time</a>. Pick your choices for the best DC characters and rank them as you see fit, or just vote for your faves! Take a look at this list of DC superheroes!

Who are the top DC characters? Do you prefer Flash over Batman or Green Arrow? Let us know! Vote up <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the greatest superheroes</a> from the DC Universe or make your own ReRank of&nbsp;this DC heroes list with your personal favorites listed as the top 10 DC heroes. From popular names to lesser known good guys, these are the very best DC heroes ever.&nbsp;

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The 100+ Best DC Comics Heroes of All Time, According to Fans

100+ Best DC Comics Heroes: List of DC Hero Characters Voted by Fans

Lists that rank the funniest, scariest, action-iest, and all-round best films in theaters and playing on streaming services in 2019.

2019: A Year at the Movies

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<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-sci-fi-movies-2020/grayson-titan" target="_blank">UPDATE: Check out the top 2020 science fiction films!</a>

As sci-fi&nbsp;movies of 2019 are released, it seems like 2019 will be a great year for the genre. Some of the best sci-fi movies this year involve intriguing concepts like Captive State, high-profile actors like Captain Marvel, and impressive storylines like Alita: Battle Angel. What are the best sci-fi movies this year? Vote on this list of 2019 sci-fi movies and&nbsp;help decide the top science fiction movie for this year.&nbsp;

What are some of the best sci-fi movies of 2019? Some early releases include Replicas starring&nbsp;Keanu Reeves and IO from Netflix. Also on this list is Marvel&#39;s superhero movie Captain Marvel, which features sci-fi elements.&nbsp;Other <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-science-fiction-movies-of-the-last-few-years/ranker-film/" target="_blank">new&nbsp;sci-fi movies</a> of 2019 include Pok&eacute;mon Detective Pikachu and Alita: Battle Angel.&nbsp;

Which of these 2019 science fiction films do you think are best? Cast your vote below, and feel free to add anything you feel is missing. Then check out our ist of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-sci-fi-thriller-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">best sci fi thriller movies</a>.

The Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2019

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Who doesn&#39;t love a little bit of wordplay every now and then? When the so-called &#39;Disney Reinassance&#39; began in the late 1980s, Disney Puns became a thing as more and more of them began to pop up throughout their numerous animated films. With Disney+ having recently joined the ongoing -&nbsp;and seemingly neverending - streaming wars, we sat down to try and find as many jokes that are just a play on words as we could find is the company&#39;s extensive animated catalog.&nbsp;

We&#39;ve got Zazu and his pun-filled report of the kingdom&#39;s goings-on in&nbsp;The Lion King. We&#39;ve got Jafar <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-puns/matthewcoleweiss" target="_blank">slinging puns</a> left and right as he uses spells to fight our heroes at the end of Aladdin. We&#39;ve got King Candy, who has a whole thing where he&#39;s kind of just an insidious pun machine in&nbsp;Wreck-It Ralph. And there is plenty more where that came from. Here are some of the best puns hidden away in the Disney animation vault!

The Best Puns Hidden Away In The Disney Animation Vault

The Best Disney Puns Hidden Away In Their Animation Vault

The best and worst characters, scenes, lines, moments, costumes, etc. in all your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man properties.

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Here is the list of the greatest Spider-Man villains and enemies Peter Parker has ever had. This Spider-Man villain list includes the names of Spider-Man&#39;s bad guys and of the Spider-Man&nbsp;rogues gallery. Use this complete list to start a list of your favorite Spidey enemies. Being as sweet and cool as Spider-Man, there are obviously going to be some haters who are jealous of his awesomeness. From the unpredictable Green Goblin, to the electrifying Electro, to Doc Ock in his <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-happened-doc-ok-spider-man/stephanroget" target="_blank">Superior Spider-Man</a> guise - everyone has their favorite Spidey villain to hate.&nbsp;

Who are the most menacing Spider-Man villains? These may not be all the Spider-Man enemies ever, but they are the best. Vote for your favorite Spider-Man enemy to have them reach the top.

So who are the best Spider-Man villains? Cast your vote!

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Inspired by a wildly popular <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2d7heg/reddit_can_you_horribly_describe_a_movie_that_we/" target="_blank">/r/AskReddit thread</a>, users have created another subreddit, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BadMovieDescriptions/" target="_blank">/r/BadMovieDescriptions</a>,&nbsp;where they describe a movie&#39;s plot in the worst possible way. Some of these bad movie descriptions may be obvious to you, but will definitely surprise you when you&#39;re stumped. They also do a great job at shouting out the things that don&#39;t quite make sense in a movie, like a character trait or a weird plotline.&nbsp;

Most of these bad movie descriptions are so funny because of how true they are to the plot, so browse below and vote up the most creative descriptions for your favorite movies.

25 Poorly Explained Movie Plots That Are As True As They Are Funny

25 Bad Movie Descriptions As True As They Are Funny

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Marvel Comics has long been the kind of company that honors its fans&#39; requests in a number of fun and interesting ways. Back in 1977, the company tried something new by releasing a series titled&nbsp;What If...?&nbsp;with each issue focusing one or more stories related to their previously published titles. Instead of Spider-Man getting rejected from the Fantastic Four in&nbsp;The Amazing Spider-Man&nbsp;#1, why not see&nbsp;What If... Spider-Man JOINED The Fantastic Four?&nbsp;

Titles like that explored how the Marvel Universe might have turned out differently if just one thing was altered from how it actually played out. Each comic essentially created what would become Marvel&#39;s Multiverse in that each issue was <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/main-timelines-marvel-universe/ranker-comics" target="_blank">basically a separate universe</a> depicting a slight change (or sometimes <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/craziest-marvel-what-if-stories/stephanroget" target="_blank">a wild change</a>) from what happened in Marvel&#39;s prime universe, otherwise known as Earth-616. Some of the stories were so successful and beloved, parts of a few found their way into canon eventually.

What If...?&nbsp;has been a popular series for Marvel Comics for decades, and it&#39;s even going to be made into a new animated TV show&nbsp;for Disney&#39;s new streaming service, Disney+. That&#39;s going to hit the platform within the first year of release, but before that happens, why not take a look at the many&nbsp;What If...?&nbsp;titles Marvel has published over the years and rank up your absolute favorite to see which one rises to be the best of them all!

All The Marvel What If…? Stories

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Looking closer at the Lord of the Rings trilogy books and movies, The Hobbit, and everything else in J. R. R. Tolkien's beloved universe.

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When Peter Jackson adapted J.R.R. Tolkein&#39;s classic novels into&nbsp;The Lord of the Rings&nbsp;and&nbsp;Hobbit&nbsp;franchises, he took the wit and wisdom of the author and created some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-lord-of-the-rings-fellowship-of-the-ring-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes" target="_blank">fantastic&nbsp;dialogue</a>. Among that dialogue are some incredibly clever&nbsp;insults and funny one-liners bantered about by some great <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/why-gandalf-powers-not-used/ashley-reign" target="_blank">characters including Gandalf</a>, Samwise, and others.&nbsp;

You may not realize just how many times one character insulted another in&nbsp;The Lord of the Rings&nbsp;films, but it happened often. Granted, there are a few from the books that didn&#39;t make it to the movies, but there&#39;s&nbsp;a few of those included in here anyway,&nbsp;seeing as they are pure gold. Whether you are a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/lord-of-the-rings-fan-art/jakebaumgart" target="_blank">fan of the films</a> or the books, you will likely snicker with glee as you read some of these amazing insults from&nbsp;The Lord of the Rings.

See some of your favorite quotes? Vote up the ones you think are best, and vote down any you don&#39;t find funny or clever.

The Best Insults from The Lord of the Rings

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The Best Insults & Clever Quotes from Lord of the Rings

Lists for and about those superfans who can name every member of the Cantina band, do a passable Shyriiwook howl, and dress up with lightsabers and Cinnabon hair to imagine what life would be like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

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There are more celebrity&nbsp;cameos in Star Wars&nbsp;than there are droids in&nbsp;Attack of the Clones. Okay, maybe not&nbsp;that&nbsp;many, but the sheer number of celebrities who appeared in Star Wars films could form a small but surprisingly famous Rebel Alliance. Since the original&nbsp;Star Wars&nbsp;never intended to become a phenomenon, the first trilogy features few, if any,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hidden-celebrity-cameos-you-missed/nathan-gibson" target="_blank">Star Wars&nbsp;celebrity cameos</a>. However, when the series made its return in 1999 with&nbsp;The Phantom Menace&nbsp;(which you can <a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/1217251/707629/9358?subid1=2652208&amp;subid2=Disney%2B&amp;subid3=comlink&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F" target="_blank">stream on Disney+</a>), it had enough clout to feature a few more cameo appearances. George Lucas appears to be a rather generous fellow, letting not just actors make appearances in&nbsp;Star Wars,&nbsp;but also his film crew, their family members, and even Lucas&#39;s own son and daughters. By the time The Last Jedi&nbsp;arrived in December&nbsp;2017, celebrity cameos in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/stormtrooper-cameos-sw-universe/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">Star Wars reached royal levels of celebrity</a>. Not hyperbolic royalty, actual&nbsp;royalty -&nbsp;two&nbsp;princes appear in the film.

The best celebrity cameos in Star Wars lie below, each more surprising than the last. Academy Award winners, comedians, and even directors pop up in all manner of setting and species, some looking so alien you fail to recognize them. But finding celebrities in Star Wars is simply another <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/star-wars-easter-eggs/destiny-a-lopez" target="_blank">Easter egg of the Star Wars franchise</a>. Impressive, it is.

The Best Celebrity Star Wars Cameos, Ranked

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Modern science fiction movies provide&nbsp;audiences with a wide range of subject matter. The genre offers a lot of flexibility, as it is capable of telling stories set on Earth or in outer space. Often times, the two are combined, with aliens visiting our planet&nbsp;or by having&nbsp;earthlings journey to another planet. Audiences have long enjoyed the speculative nature of sci-fi - the way it imagines amazing scientific breakthroughs, futuristic societies, interstellar battles, and more. It taps directly into our collective imagination.

The best new sci-fi films have continued this tradition. The genre has benefited from modern advancements in special effects technology. As CGI becomes more and more sophisticated, it&#39;s possible for movies to take on bigger ideas and to depict astonishing sights with more authenticity than ever before. Consequently, a couple of the more recent sci-fi movies have already come close to achieving &quot;classic&quot; status.&nbsp;

Vote up your favorites from this list of new sci-fi movies. Check back as the latest new sci-fi movies are added to this list.

The Best New Sci-Fi Movies Of The Last Few Years

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The best Marvel villains are the men and women (not to mention any aliens, robots, and even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/evil-superhero-siblings/stephanroget" target="_blank">siblings of heroes</a>) at the root of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time">best superheroes&#39;</a> existences. These spectacular bad guys in Marvel Comics are the best of the worst supervillains and they&#39;re all listed here. The top Marvel villains on this list of baddies may not have been around too long as we&#39;ve added new Marvel evildoers for you to vote on.

Marvel Comics has been around for over 75 years, and their Marvel rogues gallery is growing more and more with each comic book issue. What is it about the Marvel Universe that attracts all these comic book villains? Maybe it&rsquo;s their jealousy of their comic book counterparts, or maybe something deeper.&nbsp;

There are several elements that make a great Marvel villain: they have to be relentless in their pursuit of evil, unstoppable by normal crime fighters, and have an excellent backstory that makes you root for them almost as much as you root against them. These are characters that were introduced in the greatest comic books of all time and came to shape in some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made">best superhero movies ever</a>. Whether you like the bad guys with a relatable origin that lead to their destructive bent (Magneto), or a super villain that&#39;s super bad (Loki), there are some ultimate baddies on this Marvel <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-movie-villains-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">villains list</a>.

Who is the best comic book villain? Who is the best superhero nemesis? Who are the top Marvel supervillains? Vote on this list of the greatest Marvel villains and find out! If you think one of these super villains isn&#39;t worth a match-up with Squirrel Girl, vote them down. If your favorite Marvel bad guy isn&#39;t on the list, add them so they can compete for the title of the greatest Marvel villain.

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The Greatest Marvel Villains &amp; Enemies Ever

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Easter Eggs

Google Easter eggs are the funny, quirky and sometimes just plain weird hidden features built into Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps and other Google products. They have a keen fondness for marking special occasions, and a decorated history of April's Fool's pranks. If there was ever any doubt, let's quell it now: Google has one hell of a sense of humor.For many of Google’s Easter eggs, the search engine acts more like a command prompt and tends to take things a bit too literally. Fret not, the results are often as hysterical as they are clever. Search for “anagram,” and it will turn up with the anagram of “anagram” in the “did you mean” section. Feel like taking a break from work to play some Pac-Man? They’ve got you covered, and you don’t even have to leave your search results.Yes, it’s true, Google is essentially Skynet at this point. But for all of their might and despite every indication of “BIG EVIL CORPORATION,” you just can’t help but love Google. Maybe that’s part of their marketing strategy. Maybe all of these Easter eggs are just ways to keep us thinking that they’re human while the machines over in Mountain View ready the harvesters. Maybe so. But in the meantime, who doesn’t love a good Easter egg hunt. Feel free to vote for your favorite Google secrets, and make sure to share the article so the robots think you’re on their side.&nbsp;

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Google Easter Eggs | List of Funny Hidden Google Secrets and Prank 

Dot Commander

These are the shows that you definitely should be watching, along with a few that you should avoid.

The Best and Worst of TV

Best TV

Here is a&nbsp;list of the best sci-fi shows and best sci-fi series of all time, as ranked by hundreds of Ranker voters. This list includes long-running sci-fi TV shows like <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-doctor-who-companions-of-all-time">Doctor Who</a> as well as some of the best <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/tv-shows-canceled-before-their-time">canceled shows</a> of the genre. Science fiction TV shows have been around for decades, and some of the longest running shows have fallen into this category. Popular shows such as <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/most-interesting-star-trek-characters">Star Trek</a> have enjoyed several incarnations, and fan-favorite shows like Firefly and The X-Files have made the crossover from TV to the big screen.Thanks to networks like SyFy, FX, and The CW, new&nbsp;sci-fi&nbsp;TV shows premiere every year. Sci-fi series&nbsp;like&nbsp;The Expanse, Orphan Black, and The 100&nbsp;continue to raise viewership ratings and grow fan bases. Netflix has also contributed to the science fiction genre with their original series Stranger Things,&nbsp;which was met with rave reviews.&nbsp;Vote for your favorite science fiction shows to move them to the top of the list, or press re-rank to create your own list of your favorite science fiction series. Be sure to stop by to vote on the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-50-british-sitcoms-of-all-time/markaroni">best British sitcoms</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-shows-currently-on-the-air/acrosstheflame">best current TV shows</a> airing right now.Are you a sci-fi&nbsp;fan? Check out this list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/current-sci-fi-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">current sci-fi shows</a> to watch.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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The Best Sci-Fi Television Series Of All Time

The Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Of All Time, Ranked By Science Fiction Fans

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The beautiful&nbsp;women in action movies manage to command the screen with their physical abilities and their acting skills. These are women not to be toyed with, under any circumstances. They&#39;re stunning, they&#39;re highly trained, and they&#39;ll kick your butt to kingdom come if given the chance. Who is the absolute most gorgeous&nbsp;woman ever cast in an action movie? That&#39;s for you to decide. Vote for your favorites, and vote down those women that you don&#39;t think measure up.

Some of the most attractive women ever to appear in action movies include the likes of Uma Thurman (Kill Bill), Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft, Wanted,&nbsp;and Salt) and Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil). Those are all shining examples of incredibly gorgeous women who&#39;ve had&nbsp;roles in several sexy&nbsp;action movies and/or franchises. They are listed with photos from an action movie role when available. Some actresses on this list have only appeared in one or two action films, but&nbsp;they still, very much, make the cut as female action stars.

While many of these&nbsp;actresses in action movies appeared in films during the 1970s and 1980s but there are some recent roles worth noting. Jennifer Lawrence&#39;s turn as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games&nbsp;was stellar, Scarlett Johansson was a fantastic Black Widow in The Avengers&nbsp;franchise,&nbsp;MMA star Gina Carano kicked butt&nbsp;in Steven Soderbergh&#39;s Haywire&nbsp;and Anne Hathaway portrays an amazing Catwoman in Christopher Nolan&#39;s The Dark Knight Rises.&nbsp;These are some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/most-beautiful-actresses-ever?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hottest movie actresses</a> from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-voice-ever?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best female</a> action movies to come out of Hollywood and beyond.&nbsp;Several of these movies are great examples of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-action-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">action films with female leads</a>.

Enjoy this list of some of the sexiest women ever to appear in action movies, and be sure to vote.

Zoe Saldana

The Most Stunning Women in Action Movies

Beautiful Women in Action Movies List with Photos, Ranked

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Stranger Things

Westworld

The Expanse

Star Wars

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The Terminator

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Endgame

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Iron Man

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What's your favorite Marvel movie? Character? Villain? Moment? Let's rank 'em.

Marvel on the Big Screen

Are you a Marvel fanatic? Vote on these lists of the best, funniest, dumbest, most underrated, etc. characters in the MCU to have your voice heard.

MCU Character Power Rankings

Comic Book & Superhero Movies

Since the debut of Iron Man in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been delivering top-notch superhero movies with some of the greatest comic book characters of all time. Featuring Thor, Captain America, Black Panther, and Doctor Strange, these are the best Marvel Cinematic Universe characters. This list of MCU characters also includes memorable villains, such as Loki, Vulture, and Killmonger, and characters from television properties like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-agents-of-shield-storylines/jonathan-kantor" target="_blank">Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D</a>.

Who is your favorite <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-avengers-not-in-mcu/joedonley" target="_blank">MCU character</a>? Who <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/marvel-characters-missing-from-the-mcu-movies/williamsbrianjake" target="_blank">deserves more screentime</a>? While most&nbsp;of these Marvel superheroes have been popular before even making it onscreen, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/underrated-mcu-characters/joedonley" target="_blank">some lesser known characters</a>, like the Guardians of the Galaxy, are finally getting the attention they deserve.&nbsp;

Vote up the top characters in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-mcu-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">MCU movies</a>, and feel free to add underrated characters missing from the list.

The Best Characters In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

The best Marvel Cinematic Universe movies recreate the enduring characters for a whole new generation, using the classic comic book storylines&nbsp;to tell narratives that remain&nbsp;relevant today. Currently in Phase Three, the first two MCU Phases brought us Iron Man, The Avengers, and Captain America: Winter Soldier.&nbsp;Marvel sagas have a timelessness about&nbsp;them as morality tales of good versus&nbsp;evil will always be an overarching cultural concern. Out of all the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which ones do the best job of revamping these iconic characters for modern times?

Which Marvel films have struck a chord with audiences? Black Panther&nbsp;has received nearly universal critical acclaim and been lauded for using the characters and setting to make allegorical points about race relations in America. The Iron Man franchise shows how modern technology - if used responsibly - can serve humanity&#39;s benefit, as an&nbsp;iron suit and electromagnet&nbsp;give Tony Stark his power. The&nbsp;Guardians of the Galaxy&nbsp;and&nbsp;Avengers&nbsp;franchises illustrate the necessity of harmony and cooperation&nbsp;between allies to face down larger threats. Other good MCU movies include Ant-Man, Thor: Ragnarok, and Doctor Strange.

What are the best MCU movies? Vote up your favorites and vote down the worst MCU movies to rank them from best to worst.

If you like this list, you might like voting on the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-upcoming-marvel-movies-and-shows/ranker-entertainment" target="_blank">upcoming Marvel movies and shows</a>.

The Best Movies In The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ranked

All 24 Of The MCU Movies Ranked Best To Worst

Running in slo-mo at the top action movies, scene, stunts, characters, chases, explosions, etc., ranked.

High Octane Action Thrillers

In space, no one can hear you scream... but everyone else in the movie theater can. If you&#39;re searching for a gasp-worthy flick for movie night, look no further. These are the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-science-fiction-novels-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best science fiction</a> action movies, featuring humans battling each other and struggling for survival against alien forces. These top sci fi action movies include titles ranging&nbsp;from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-shows-set-in-2019/jonathan-kantor?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Blade Runner</a> to Planet of the Apes to Waterworld.

What films will you find on this list of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-sci-fi-movies?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best sci fi</a> action movies? In the exciting 1979 film Alien,&nbsp;the crew of the Nostromo spacecraft&nbsp;fights a seemingly unstoppable extraterrestrial being that is both deadly and terrifying. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) used every resource available to survive the voyage.&nbsp;Mad Max: Fury Road is another acclaimed action science fiction film that focuses on earthbound monsters instead. Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg teamed up for the 2005 remake of&nbsp;War of the Worlds. Other good movies featured on this&nbsp;list include&nbsp;The Matrix, The Last Man on Earth, and 12 Monkeys.

Which film deserves the top spot on this list? Vote up your favorites and check back for new action sci-fi movies as they are added to the list.

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The Best Science Fiction Action Movies

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TV: What's On Now?

Deep-diving into HBO's sci-fi Western, now playing Season 3.

Few TV genres are as tricky to get right as the science-fiction series. However, this also allows for there to be an unlimited number of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/underrated-sci-fi-shows-2010s/jonathan-kantor" target="_blank">sci-fi shows</a> with different tones, scopes, and stories depending on the platform they&#39;re coming from - be it a big-budget network smash hit, or a smaller and more intimate <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-very-best-of-premium-cable-original-programming?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">cable series</a>. There are some excellent current sci-fi shows on television&nbsp;- but which do you think are the best?

It&#39;s time to pick the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/underrated-sci-fi-shows-funny/erin-cody" target="_blank">best sci-fi shows on television</a> right now - those you think everyone should be watching. These are <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-scifi-television-series-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">sci fi TV shows</a> or sci fi series that voters have agreed are the best of the genre - at least for the current crop (we all know Battlestar Galactica would outrank them all!). However, new&nbsp;sci-fi shows like Timeless&nbsp;and Lost In Space might quickly climb up&nbsp;the list.&nbsp;

Check out this list of the best 2020 sci-fi shows on television right now and vote up the good current science <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/historical-fiction-tv-shows-and-series/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fiction shows</a> you think deserve the top spots. Whether you prefer an epic story of sister clones fighting to survive, or an anthology series for the ages, if it&#39;s a great sci-fi airing now, you&#39;ll find it below.