Wow, props for the immediately ignorant first post.

Mass Effect was ALWAYS planned as the first in a trilogy telling a larger story.

Good to know that you actually pay attention before spouting off ignorance.

Didn't I see this when it was an episode of Sliders. For once, my watching an obscure science fiction show comes in handy. There was a parallel earth where a pulsar was heading towards earth and was gonna irradiate it and cause a mass extinction event.

Good show, had some hot geeky chicks on it for awhile.