The only thing (well two things) that could top that would be having either Patrick Stewart or Ian McKellan in a Doctor Who episode.

McKellan's already been in an episode: he was the voice of the Great Intelligence in the Christmas episode.

Janus emerges from her bath to find two of the servants waiting in supplication. Pale skinned, dark haired, blue-eyed and very clearly sibblings, one is male and the other female, both showimg signs of the elvish blood of old. Indeed, the myriad pale marks decorating their sculpted and barely clad bodies suggest that blood and pain is probably one of Tiadora's most frequent demands of their service. "The Mistress wasn't sure if you had a preference in your dining habits," the female says. "So she offers you the use of both of us, as you may need," the male adds. "I am not a vampire," she tells them simply even as she observes the arch of their necks and curve of their wrists where they rest on their knees. "The Mistress is aware of this," the female responds. "She is most generous," Janus remarks, moving past them to inspect what else has been brought to her chamber." "She does indeed know how to give," the male answers without a twitch of emotion. The deadpan snark brings a smile to the plant woman's lips. When Tiadora arrives to collect Janus, both of the servants are draped sluggishly over the table amidst the remains of the meal, looking paler than before apart from matching crimson stains on their forearms. "Eat well, Lady Thorn?" "Yes, thank you." --- "...But enough with the pleasantries. You must be curious why I’ve helped you. Rest assured this is no random act of altruism. I have brought you here for a reason. My name is Cardinal Adrastus Thorn. I am the last high priest of Asmodeus left on the island of Talingarde. Once the Prince of Nessus was rightly revered alongside the other great powers. Now, the king of Talingarde has become a puppet to Mitran fanatics who wish to destroy any religion that does not bow to their insipid sun god." Janus' eyes go wide as Thorn announces his name and its promise of a connection to a past that is barely hers. She peers closely at his face, trying to divine some sort of familial resemblance such as she discovered in the painting from the warden's office. "...For their blasphemy, I will see the same people who imprisoned and condemned you suffer. I understand what you went through for I have faced it myself." With that, he pulls down the sleeve of his robe and reveals his own runic 'F' brand. "I am going to burn Talingarde to the ground and from the ashes I will build a new nation that knows its rightful master. I cannot do this alone. I seek servants worthy of our Infernal Father’s majesty. Have I found them in you?" She looks at the faint tracery of the brand even her own remarkable regenerative proclivities seem unable to completely remove. She remembers her arrival at Branderscar, held down by rough hands as Blackersly's leering face, lit by the glow of the brand, looms above. Remembers the searing pain and her own scream. Remembers what they did afterwards in the name of ensuring nothing had been smuggled in. "You, Janus Thorn. I offer you the chance to build a society where there is room for beings like you to grow and thrive, respected and honored, not feared and reviled." Not that they'd been capable of searching thoroughly enough. The meat always under estimates the power of the Green. "...Put aside forgiveness and I shall give you vengeance. Put aside mercy and be made powerful. Put aside peace and become my harbingers of war. What say you? Will you swear your allegiance or will you burn with the rest of the blind fools?" (click to show/hide) Sense Motive: 1d20+6=16 + 1d4.open(4)=11 = 27 Specifically, is he lying about receiving the brand?

Didn't he already play the cannibal in Sin City?

Links?

Because you want to do stuff the terms of the licence doesn't allow -- "offensive behaviour" is a very wide and subjective net, and along with just how they define pornography, it's pretty much going to close down all non-canon (and certainly all the slash) ships. You know, the stuff that tends to make up a really sizeable chunk of fanfic in the first place.

Amazon licenses existing fiction 'worlds' that fiction writers can write stories in and market on Amazon. First up is Warner Bros. Television Group's Alloy Entertainment division, which includes Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and Vampire Diaries, but there are surely more to come.

http://goo.gl/RrAEf

This could be huge. I have no idea what fiction will look like in a few decades. Will most fiction writers cut their teeth writing this sort of licensed fanfic, and only start writing their own stuff if they are successful? Will a majority of fiction sold become licensed fanfic off major names?

In what way?

I cannot wait to see the XBone go to the dogs and become an epic failure. If the line isn't drawn in the sand over this, it never will be.

Fear. Sacrifice. Contact: The Europa Report

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“Typical that in an episode which draws on a whole bunch of different EDA’s ideas, Lawrence [Miles] is the only guy whose name is getting brought up. :-)

Just for the record, Lance Parkin was the one who first suggested that there may have been other incarnations of this person who didn’t use the name “Doctor”. “The Room With No Doors” was built around the idea that the Doctors would find what the seventh Doctor did so reprehensible that they’d lock himself away in his own memory. And in “Unnatural History” the Doctor’s lifeline becomes a scar woven through space and time, which the villain — dressed as a Victorian undertaker — is going to attempt to use to rewrite his life, until the Doctor’s companion (who he’s met before in a different version) saves the day by leaping into it at the cost of her own existence.

Stephen Graves had to point it out to us — we didn’t even spot it ourselves. Now Kate and I are whooping with laughter! We’re extremely flattered…

Cheers,
Jon Blum”

—    New Adventures & Eighth Doctor Adventures author Jon Blum posting on Gallifrey Base about The Name Of The Doctor

I just posted that 

[Into Darkness]

Because J.J. Abrams saw the Helicarrier scene from Avengers and got jealous, I guess: io9 mocks many of the poor plotting decisions of Into Darkness -- and fandom's reaction

So what wouldn’t Khan’s blood fix? Decapitation, but most other mortal wounds? Poisons? Phaser blasts, I bet. Certainly most other illnesses and cancers and such. And probably aging, at leats to an extent. So basically Bones has discovered the secret to eternal life, and not only will no one on the Enterprise ever need to die again unless their body is somehow destroyed, but all of the civilization — heck, probably galactic civilization – will be irrevocably changed because of this amazing discovery.

Uh, I don’t think so. I think they just save Kirk and then forget about it.

[New Pie alterations]

New Pie alterations

Verdant Apothecary

     Requirements: Plant type, Profession 4+ ranks, Alchemy Basics feat, Venom Master trick
     Favoured Attributes: Precision, Awareness, Determination
     Class Skills: Acting (Grace), Deception, Expertise, Focus, Impress, Intimidate, Mischief, Profession, Research, Survival, Vigilance

     In The Bag: You are always considered to be a Chemist's and a Pharmacist's kit, as well as a Doctor's bag, when making Expertise, Mischief and Profession checks. If you posses other character options that allow you to make these checks without possessing the appropriate kit, it is considered to possess the masterwork upgrade. If you now possess 3 or more such options, the cost to activate a critical success is reduced by 1 die.
     Seed of Reason: At Level 4, chose 2 of your Precision skills; they become flawless.
     If you gain the same flawless skill from two or more classes, add together your Class Level in all of those classes when determining the minimum result.
     (Flawless. Each time you fail a check with a flawless skill and don’t suffer an error, you still succeed as long as the check DC (or your opponent’s check result) is equal to or less than your Class Level + 20. If several grades of success are possible, you achieve only the lowest possible positive result.)
     Flower of Reason: At level 8, the minimum DC of your Seed of Reason ability increases to your Career Level + 20, the action die cost to activate an error with these skills increases by 1 and your error range decreases by 1 (minimum 0).

     Cauldron I: The base Fortitude DC or Casting Level of any toxin or elixir you create that requires this value increases by your Step, and your Step is added to your Crafting bonus when determining the maximum complexity of items that can be made with the Chemistry, Cooking, or Pharmacy fields.
     Cauldron II: You gain the Crafting Basics feat for one field that is either Chemistry, Cooking, or Pharmacy.
     Cauldron III: You gain the Crafting Mastery feat for one field that is either Chemistry, Cooking, or Pharmacy.
     Cauldron IV: Anything you create with the Chemistry, Cooking and Pharmacy fields does not spoil or lose its potency. Further, a critical success on checks to create items without a spell effect gives you the option to extend the duration of their effectiveness by an amount equal to its usual duration for every action die spent.
     (Spending two action dice to confirm a critical check to create a poison triples its standard incubation period.)
     Cauldron V: The maximum complexity of items you can improvise when using the chemistry, cooking, or pharmacy fields is equal to your Fitness + 5. The number of items you can improvise in this fashion per session is equal to half your Legend, rounded down (minimum 1).


Legendary Rootwalker

     Requirements: Origin (Rootwalker), Fitness 15+, Survival 4+ ranks, Pathfinder Basics feat linked to your Natural Camouflage quality
     Favoured Attributes: Fitness, Awareness, Determination
     Class Skills: Acting, Focus, Impress, Intimidate, Profession, Research, Survival, Vigilence

     Wild Wood: At Level 1, you may cast Concealing Countryside II, Entangle, Freedom of Movement, and Verdure a total number of times per scene equal to your Fitness modifier, with a casting level equal to your starting action dice.
     Wroshyr: They grow them big where you come from. At Level 4, your Size increases to Huge (3×3) with a Reach of 2. Further, you may reduce any non-Fitness attribute by 2 to gain an additional Species feat with the requirement "Level 1 only".
     Broceliande: You are truly the epitome of your kind. At Level 5, you gain a number of the benefits of the New Leaf feat equal to your Fitness modifier. You may not choose any you already possess, and this ability does not count towards the number of species feats you are considered to possess.

[Star Trek]

StarTrek.com has made every episode available for streaming on their website and there doesn’t seem to be any indication that its only temporary)

Have a series you’ve been meaning to watch? Can’t afford Netflix? No problem! Go forth; all of Star Trek is now at your disposal!