Thanks to everyone who took part in our Fantasy Costume Contest. We've had some exceptional entries; from bizarre and mind-blowlingly impressive to downright bonkers. But unfortunately not everyone can be winners.

On Tuesday our judging panel (made up of SCI FI Channel team members and Tracy Casebere from Legendoftheseeker.org) congregated in a closed room and thrashed out their top ten and now it's time to vote for the outright winner. All the below entries are winners, but who is number one? Only the entry with the most votes will win the £100 Forbidden Planet voucher, so don't delay, vote your fave costume now.

The poll closes on Friday 12th March. The winner will be announced thereafter.

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How to Enter
All you have to do to enter is email us at Scifiteam@nbcuni.com and attach a picture of yourself in your fantasy costume (no logos or trademarked costumes please), as well as a photo of yourself in civilian clothing so that we can verify your fantasy picture is you, then wait for the shortlisted ten to be announced and the public vote to open on 3rd March 2010.

While you've been getting stuck into your new years resolutions the second series of Legend of the Seeker has been well underway over in the US. I know, it's not fair, they get everything sooner - except for New Year's Day - we celebrated that first! Ha!

Thankfully we don't have to wait much longer as the second season premiers over here in February.

Anyway, the last time we saw Richard he was busy sending Darken Rahl to the underworld. That's a bit like hell, only not as hot. Air-con is a life, er, saver.

And ONE of the good things about watching a fantasy series is that just because your favourite character dies (you won't believe how many Darken Rahl fan's there are - my Legend of the Seeker fan site is full of them!) it doesn't mean they won't make an appearance - or two.
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Is a Confessor's power really all that reliable?

I'm not ashamed to admit it, I watch the Jeremy Kyle show - someone has to. It was during a recent episode that I realised the lie detector test they use to 'catch out' guests works in the same way as a Confessor.

A lie detector test cannot tell if you're lying, only if you believe you are.

In Legend of the Seeker episode 11, Confession, Kahlan's power ends up committing an innocent man to death. How is that possible if a confessed person cannot lie? It plays on the weakness of belief. If you believe in something so entirely, it wouldn't be a lie to you, it'd be real.

A Confessor therefore, cannot tell if you're lying, they can only tell if you believe in what you're saying. In the end it comes down to perception. Perception is a very selfish ideal, very one minded. Yet it's only validated through the eyes of others. Think of it as interpretation.

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After playing an assortment of weird and wonderful characters in fantasy and sci-fi over the years how does it feel to finally be playing the wise old mentor?

Well I guess I've served my apprenticeship. Zedd is certainly a grand character and I've been in scenes with Gandalf, Obi Wan Kenobi, and assorted characters so I'm prepared to take on the mantle of a mentor; a wizard character in this quite superb epic... Click here to read the rest of the interview.

Your character is a very powerful heroine who can more than take care of herself. Do you find it liberating playing such a strong character?

Absolutely. I love Kahlan. When I signed on to do this show it was really without a script, they had just picked up the series of books to make a show, and I just fell in love with her, I thought she was so unique. I'd played strong women before but not ones that were so physically strong; she can tackle any man to the ground. Also she's got wisdom and strength. I just adore her... Click here to read the rest of the interview.

Have you always been a fan of fantasy or was the whole swords and sorcery world new to you?

I was a massive fan of fantasy. I had an older brother who was about thirteen years older than me and he brought me into the world of Conan and star Wars. He had all these movies lying around, he had comic books everywhere; he had lots of the original Star Wars figures. I was easily brought into that world of fantasy. There wasn't a day when I wasn't running around the back yard with swords and killing imaginary orcs... Click here to read the rest of the interview

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