Skiffyleaks

The world of science fiction and fantasy is in uproar following the release of documents that turn the genre world upside down…

BBC memos reveal Hyperdrive was actually commissioned as a comedy series. #SFwikileaks

Leaked email reveals Simon Pegg owns world’s largest private collection of Jar Jar Binks merchandise. #SFwikileaks

Russell T Davies actually married with three kids, long-term subscriber to Nuts . #SFwikileaks

Mary Whitehouse is still alive and working in the States under the pseudonym Alan Ball. #SFwikileaks

Warner Bros execs “won’t work with men with ginger beards” because “they’re mentally unstable – just look at Van Gogh”. #SFwikileaks

All Steven Moffat’s scripts actually ghost-written by Pip & Jane Baker, who are imprisoned in his cellar. #SFwikileaks

William Shatner’s hair is 100% real, but the rest of him is plastic. #SFwikileaks

Latvarian ambassador calls Doctor Doom “impossible to work with”, “rubbish at keeping appointments” and “very well oiled, most of the time”. #SFwikileaks

Warehouse 13 staff slam Torchwood security as shoddy, unprofessional and slack. #SFwikileaks

Torchwood boss calls Warehouse 13 staff “horny… especially the tubby one. It’s great to have something to hang on to.” #SFwikileaks

Babylon 5 boss attempted to sue New Line claiming The Lord Of The Rings trilogy “ripped off all my ideas”. #SFwikileaks

George Lucas never existed until he was edited into the documentaries on the special edition DVD releases of Star Wars . He is, in fact, a CG character while the original creator of Star Wars , Wilfred Dillpickle III, has been airbrushed from history. #SFwikileaks

Alan Moore loves all the film versions of his comics and is paid by Hollywood to moan about them to create publicity. #SFwikileaks

Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse didn’t understand the ending of Lost . #SFwikileaks

Iain Banks and Iain M Banks are identical clones. #SFwikileaks

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry found in breach of more than 100 health and safety regulations, faces imminent closure. #SFwikileaks

K9 prop found to contain an arthritic terrier, imprisoned since 1977. #SFwikileaks

Report shows that Christopher Eccleston quit Doctor Who because of “too many softy Southerners”. #SFwikileaks

Twilight created by US government social engineers to cut down on teenage pregnancy. #SFwikileaks

Syfy bosses had secret plan to eliminate all sci-fi from Syfy. #SFwikileaks

All the cast and crew on Chuck have been on the payroll of Subway since series two. #SFwikileaks

Peter Jackson secretly bought New Zealand in 2006. The whole actors' strike thing was an elaborate tax dodge. #SFwikileaks

Disney were planning a Tron prequel to be set inside an abacus. #SFwikileaks

BBC scrapped plans for a special Colin Baker section of the Doctor Who Experience where punters would face public humiliation before being unceremoniously booted out of the back door. #SFwikileaks

Emails from the BBC to Merlin producers reveal quotas for innuendo, topless shots and episodes featuring CG comedy characters. #SFwikileaks

Danny Elfman admits in letter to Hans Zimmer, “I’ve been using the same score on every film I’ve ever done with Tim; I suggest you do the same with Chris.” #SFwikileaks

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Skiffyleaks uncovered by Ian Berriman, John Cooper, Dave Golder and Will Salmon

Dave Golder
Freelance Writer

Dave is a TV and film journalist who specializes in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He's written books about film posters and post-apocalypses, alongside writing for SFX Magazine for many years.