It's been a busy week in SciFi Land: Johnny Depp signed on to play the Mad Hatter, Tonto, and Captain Jack Sparrow (again); Summit announced a 3,000-screen release for Astro Boy, in 2009; and Spielberg scooped up the rights to John Wyndham's 1968 science-fiction novel, Chocky. And none of those items even made the list! What tops the Power Ranking are two Batman bits. Hey, kill us: We're fanboys to the core.

SciFi Power Rankings
Rank	LW		Movie, Show or Comic
1	-		The Dark Knight After a few weeks off the list, the biggest franchise of 2008 makes a triumphant return by announcing the extras on its upcoming DVD. The features themselves don't seem that exceptional, but that hasn't dimmed the loud buzz.
2	-		Watchmen vs. Batman Is the Watchmen lawsuit just a ploy to get Batman TV episodes out on DVD?  It could very well be. Whatever tactic gets us access to those campy shows featuring Adam West and Burt Ward is fine by us. Holy duplicity!
3	1		Fringe Crazy genius Walter Bishop is the best new scifi character on TV this season. Good God, the writers must have fun penning his dialogue. The impressive ratings bump from the first few episodes hasn't repeated yet, but Fringe is a bona fide hit.
4	-		The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Director David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club) is a genius, too, and David Fincher with a huge cast, a big budget, and a brand-new trailer is a genius whom this Power Ranker is only too happy to promote on his weekly list.
5	8		Star Trek It's not news that William Shatner isn't happy with J.J. Abrams for telling people that the actor lobbied for a part in the new Trek film. What is news is how Shatner's ongoing complaints have kept Trek in the headlines.
6	-		Ghostbusters 3 Bill Murray is good to go. What else do you need to know? Cue the celebratory music, the silver confetti, and the dancing girls dressed like the Statue of Liberty.
7	3		Kick Ass Shooting continues, photos are leaking, and despite the Nicolas Cage jinx, people are starting to think this one might be good. Considering writer-director Mathew Vaughn is also responsible for the fantasy Stardust, our hopes for this one are guarded.
8	9		The Spirit Is it a good thing when you release a new trailer even as the cast informs fans that the marketing is misleading? Stars say it's a comedy, the footage suggests it's a noir, and the gossipmongers are predicting a train wreck.
9	4		Heroes Tim Kring, your baby's in bad shape. Huge hype leading into Season 3 hasn't prevented Heroes viewership from dropping by a quarter. Ouch! The last season was cut short by the writers' strike. Will this one be killed by the ratings?
10	-		Time Crimes A highly praised mind-bender from Spain is finally coming to U.S. shores, a development we celebrate by sharing a ludicrously spoiler-happy trailer. On second thought, check out the better, international version, instead.