And having done so, we're pleased to announce that Raven does, in fact, live up to the hype. A smart, capable girl who loves Star Trek, World of Warcraft, and, of course, making porn, she's a geek's dream. Add to that the fact that she's got a head for business, and runs not one, but two sites all on her own, and well—it should be easy to see why we're totally smitten. Looking to fall in love yourself? Click through the gallery to read our interview with Raven.

Fleshbot: So just to get started, can you tell me a little bit about yourself? Where are you from, how long have you been doing adult, how did you get into adult?
Raven Alexis: I'm originally from the Northwest and I've been living in Las Vegas for about three years now. I've done a lot of online work; I've done some dvd work as well and I have my own websites that I started and I work really hard on those and obviously now I'm with DP, so that's kind of me in a nutshell.

What made you decide to start your own site?
I've always kind of wanted to have my own website, to start my own business, be my own boss. And it just seemed like the web is where everything is right now.

For your own website, how much of the business end did you do? Were you also doing any technical stuff?
I own and operate them. I do have two webmasters that help me operate them, but I can do pretty much everything just in case someone can't do something. So I edit occasionally, I update the sites occasionally....I'm my own production company, so I try to be as hands on as possible and involve myself in everything a little bit.

Image of Raven Alexis courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

What's the difference between ravenalexis.com and ravensplayhouse.com?
Raven's Playhouse is my first site and it's exclusively solo...solo masturbation, solo stuff. It's much more girl next door, sweet girl stuff. Raven Alex has my boy-girl, girl-girl. It's got kind of a collection of stuff on it. It has a backstage pass area on it where they can actually just kind of see see me in regular life doing regular life things.

How long have you been doing hardcore?
I have been doing it...I want to say for a year and a half now.

And what made you decide to start doing hardcore? Was it something you planned all along?
Yeah, it's definitely something I planned. I wanted to get a lot of solo glamour work under my belt. I wanted to make sure it was the right time and everything. And I've done it exclusively on my own site, on Raven Alexis, so all along I've been wanting to go to the next level. And Digital Playground has definitely been in my sights. I just think they're an amazing company and now I finally get the opportunity to work with them.

Image of Raven Alexis courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

Do you consider yourself a geek? Is that how you self identify?
Definitely, yeah. I'm proud of it.

So what's the geekiest thing about you?
Um, well, there's a lot of geeky things. I play a lot of computer games, I play a lot of Xbox, I go to Comic-Con every year. I have a huge Star Trek thing, I go to Star Trek conventions.... Um yeah I'm very into gadgets, into sci-fi, just not really your typical girl, I guess.

Image of Raven Alexis courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

In terms of gadgets, what are your favorite gadgets?
My iPhone definitely is my favorite. I don't go anywhere without that. My computer. I have several. I have my gaming machines and then I have my laptop.

What kinds of computers do you have?
I have one Mac that I do all my website stuff on, then I have actually my two PCs that I built out myself. They're water cooled; they've got all the latest on them.

Image of Raven Alexis courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

Are you mainly into Star Trek? Are there other sci-fi things you like?
I like Star Trek, it's probably my favorite. Battlestar Galactica is probably my second favorite. I do watch Star Wars. I'm not as into them, but I think I'm more of a trekkie than a Star Wars person, but I like them all and I'll give anything a chance. But I think Star Trek is my favorite and BSG is my second.

New BSG or old BSG?
I would have to say old. I watch the new stuff but it doesn't do as much for me.

And which breed of Star Trek?
The Next Generation.

Image of Raven Alexis courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

I also heard you play World of Warcraft.
Yes, I do.

Did you know there's a porn star guild in World of Warcraft?
I did not know that, no...If there is such a thing I would definitely be interested.

Have you run into any issues with your account? Mia Rose, one of the pornstars who plays World of Warcraft actually had her account banned because of being a pornstar.
No I haven't. I don't really discuss it. You know, I've played it for, gosh, five, six years now. I don't really discuss what I do. I don't you know let it be known who I am or anything like that. Yeah, I haven't run into any problems with that.

Image of Raven Alexis courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

Have you shot any scenes for Digital Playground yet?
Yes, I have. I actually just finished doing something for them that's going to be released hopefully just right in time for the AVNs. We're just focusing on filming as much as we can.

Do you know what it's going to be called or is it still untitled?
I don't. I think they kind of keep those things untitled until the last second, you know?

Can you talk about who did you get to work with?
Oh, I can't actually say who I worked with but it was a great team and they were two of the best performers in the industry so it's not going to disappoint for sure.

Oh, two? Did you do two separate scenes?
It was one scene.

Oh, okay. Oh my goodness. Are you planning on working with males, females, both?
Both, all, you know, as much as I can get. I love sex and I love men and women equally.

Image of Raven Alexis courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

Are there things you haven't done on camera yet that you are looking forward to doing?
I always I want to do new stuff all the time....I'm always looking to kind of push the envelope and do as much crazy kinky fun stuff as possible.

What would you say is your favorite fetish?
Um, gosh. I like BDSM, I like I have a kind of strange mask fetish, kind of like the "Eyes Wide Shut" thing. I have a lot of different kinks that I enjoy, but BDSM is probably the top contender.

Do you consider yourself a top or a bottom?
A top.

Image of Raven Alexis courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

You live in Las Vegas, right?
Yes, I do.

So if I were to come to Las Vegas, what would be something I would absolutely have to do?
Oh gosh. I think probably the most important thing here in Vegas is the old strip, the Fremont Street experience. I have a fascination with all things classic and retro, so it's pretty cool to see the old classic Vegas like you see in all the movies.

Are there things you see as a local that tourists don't normally see?
I think everybody thinks that vegas is crazy crazy 24/7, you know? But there's a huge outdoors scene, = hiking and ski clubs and things like that. There's a huge suburban feel to it as well. So, I think people tend to just see the strip and don't realize how much it has to offer for actually like living here and doing other stuff.

Image of Raven Alexis courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

How can we be so confident? Well, you might just say we've seen the trailer. And with a little ingenuity (and some clicking) on your part, you, too, can be on the fast track to sci-fi porno insiderdom. (Trailer above.)

· "The Sex Files - A Dark XXX Parody" (thesexfilesmovie.com)

Found in the cuff mounted checklist worn by NASA astronaut Charles Duke (on the moon!), the drawing is part of a collection of astronaut memorabilia that'll be auctioned off in London this July. Man, if only we'd gone to astronaut school... all our porny drawings might actually be worth something now!

· Photo from Getty Images (daylife.com, more at Gizmodo)

Not only is it super hot (obviously), it's also got a beat you can dance to! (Or maybe that's just us.)

And because we can never, ever get enough Sasha Grey, we also have this behind the scenes clip of America's Favorite Fuck Junkie on set and in Vulcan makeup.

Don't say we never did nothing for you.

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Alas, she won't be solving any crimes, but the more we see of Kayden, the better. As talented (and mind-numbingly sexy) as she is, we hope this means we'll be seeing her in other mainstream roles. It airs tonight at 9pm ET/PT.

· Preview the episode here (cbs.com)

· Image courtesy of Kayden Kross sexy cop in stockings (kaydenkrossxxx.net)

Now we'll just have to see if the plot and the fucking are something Gene Roddenberry would be willing to take credit for.

· Star Trek XXX Sneak Preview (hustlerworld.com)

Indeed, if David Levy's right about all of us eventually shacking up with our robot friends, then this video could, in fact, be a preview of the future of strip clubs. Personally, we prefer exotic dancers of the flesh and blood type, but these robot performers do have their charms.

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· I'm a Vulcan! (twitter.com)
· Photos: Ear and full costume (twitpic.com)

Seriously, American Movie Classics namechecking "The Re-Penetrator"? Is this an attempt to stay relevant and get hip with the youth? Cause if it is... we love the direction they're going in.

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· SciFi Dept - SciFi Goes Sexy (blogs.amctv.com)

When we first got the tip, we assumed that the "augmentation" in question was going to be related to breasts—and we were right, in a way. But instead of photos of women with breasts augmented in size, augmenter presents us with women with an augmented number of breasts. Specifically, four breasts.

We can't claim to completely (or even partially) understand what this is about, but we suppose that if two breasts are good, four breasts might very well be great. And to all you multi-boob fetishists? Meet your new best friend.

· augmenter's photostream (flickr.com)

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· "spaceship fuck" (Megarotic)

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· Stag Films (stag-films.com)

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· "Randy" (1980) aka "Randy The Electric Lady" (imdb.com)
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· XXX Trek (kbeech.com, via candycrash.com)

The film stars Sirpa Lane—who played the Beauty to the original French "Beast" that "inspired" this one—and Vassilli Karis as a Lando Calrissian-esque space rogue with a knack for bar fights and bedding hot women. The two hook up one night after he beats up a rival suitor and once the steamy deed is done, she recounts her recurring nightmare of being attacked in the woods by a bearded dude with a snazzy embroidered vest. This is what is called "foreshadowing."

Soon after, Capt. Larry Madison (yes, that's his futuristic space name) realizes that the man he beat up the night before was in possession of a rare metal called Antalium, which is used by the military for its neutron weapons and that said metal came from the mysterious uncharted planet Lorigon. Quickly, the new loverbirds are off to the races to conquer the planet and secure all this precious material for the their ownselves. Yay, imperialism!

It should be said that for a low-budget futuristic adventure pic, this film is much better than it has any right to be. The story actually honors a lot of standard sci-fi conventions and shows a shocking amount of scientific literacy. Terms like "gyroscopic stabilizers" get thrown around (correctly!) and the script actually knows the proper ratio of oxygen needed in the atmosphere to sustain human life. To a true nerd, such details are impressive. If it had even half the budget of a LucasFilm production (instead of what we are guessing was about 1/1000th), this could have been a respectable mainstream picture.

Minus the stock footage of horses fucking, of course. Seriously, why does every 1970s Eurotrash flick have a scene where humans get turned on by catching two horses doing it?. It's such a cliche of the genre—even if it is on another planet.

Once on Longion, they quickly discover that it is ruled by a sadistic robot that hordes all the Antalium for itself and pays the planet back by keeping its citizens in a THX-like mind control haze. The good news is that no one ages and there's lots of free food ... so why not just start humping? That's exactly what happens for the next 35 minutes or so as various pairings roll around in the grass making sweet, sweet love—until Lane realizes she's paired off with ... beaded vest guy! And he's got more than just beads hiding underneath his robes! It's the Beast ... in space!

We don't want to spoil all the fun for you, but you can imagine where this is headed. Groovy mind trips, bestiality and lightsaber glowing plastic sword battles ensue. If you're buying this flick just for the sex scenes, you'll probably be disappointed. There aren't enough of them and they're too far apart for this movie to be considered a true raunchy romp, but if you like your "so bad, it's good" movie nights to have a little extra spice, it is a fun ride.

Soon to be re-released by Severin Films, the DVD will be available in two versions, an NC-17 level grope fest (full-frontal softcore only) and an "uncut" XXX-version, although it seems pretty clear that the brief hardcore action was inserted after the fact using replacement actors and extreme closeups. (Although, the Beast himself certainly benefits from a little extra endowment and there is a deleted scene of his Beast-like climax.) If only George Lucas had been inspired by "Deep Throat," instead of the other way around, just imagine the movie we could have had.

· Buy: "The Beast in Space": XXX Version or Unrated Version (severin-films.com)