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Cylon Plan Will Make You Gasp, Buy DVDs
We already know that Battlestar Galactica: The Plan will retell the story of the cylon attacks on humanity from a distinctly nonhuman viewpoint, but according to director Edward James Olmos, it’s monumental despite being what you’d expect. Talking to an audience during an appearance at last week’s The Envelope event held by the LA Times, … Continued
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Terminator 5 Travels In Time And Space?
Will the fifth Terminator movie return to the more familiar time traveling formula of the first three, following the disappointment of Terminator Salvation at the box office? A new rumor suggests yes… but with a twist. Claiming unnamed “industry sources,” Bleeding Cool says that the sequel to Salvation will see resistance leader John Connor himself … Continued
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Land Gets Lost At Box Office
2009’s summer movie season has its first outright flop, as Land Of The Lost‘s first day suggests a weekend debut tally around $10 million lower than what the studio claimed it “needed” to succeed. Sorry, Will Ferrell. Lost made just $7.2 million in its first day, leading many to predict an opening weekend somewhere around … Continued
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5 Directors We’d Love To See Take Over The Barbarella Remake
With Legally Blonde’s Robert Luketic now attached to direct the Barbarella remake, it feels like Hollywood is selling our beloved astronautrix short. Here are five directors who’d I’d much rather see re-imagine and revisit the planet SoGo. 1. Michel Gondry Imaginative and whimsical, Gondry’s style would suit our girl perfectly. Gondry was Drew Barrymore’s first … Continued
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6 More Heroes Who Might Still Be Trapped In Virtual Reality
Yesterday, we looked at six characters who seemingly managed to escape virtual prisons. Now, we’ll make it an even dozen as we examine another sextet of science fiction heroes that may or may not still be stuck inside their own minds. Spoilers! 1. John Anderton, Minority Report The Setup: In the year 2054, John Anderton … Continued
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New Stargate Universe Clips: “It’s Sexier!”
Additional footage from the Syfy Channel’s latest gate series Stargate Universe is out and, from the looks of things, it’s still going for that Stargate “painted black” look… with sex. Count me in. The sadly David Blue-free look was heavy on Ming-Na and Lou Diamond Phillips (looks like LDP get’s rough end of a rifle … Continued
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Get Away From It All By Traveling The Multiverse
As summer brings thoughts of vacation, why not consider stopping off on one of the many Parallel Earths of science fiction? There’s an infinite number of possibilities available to you – and here are some of our favorites. Even before most people had heard of Erwin Schrödinger, we knew that there were plenty other Earths … Continued
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Look Up In The Sky For New Cloud Life
Does this sky look odd to you? Cloud Appreciation Society head Gavin Pretor-Pinney thinks so; he thinks these are a whole new type of clouds – “Asperatus Clouds” – and he’s trying to get them internationally classified as such. Pretor-Pinny is working with the British Royal Meteorological Society to have these clouds officially classified as … Continued
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Science To Test Fantastic Four Theory
Would cosmic rays turn a man into a fantastically stretchable being, human torch or just plain (orange) rocky thing? That’s a question that NASA may be about to answer, as they test the body’s endurance to space radiation. If you’re wondering how NASA scientists plan to test the limits of radiation tolerance, you may be … Continued
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Could Doctor Who Be Splitting Series Five In Two?
Another day, another rumor about a change to Doctor Who‘s format for the first year of the Steven Moffat and Matt Smith era. The latest news suggests you may have to wait until late 2010 for the second half of series five. Apparently, there are rumblings that spring 2010 will only see the transmission of … Continued
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Conan O’Brien Reacts to His Super Mario Bros-Themed Backdrop
On last night’s The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (god, that feels great to type), Conan responded to those who noticed his backdrop’s uncanny resemblance to a certain mushroom kingdom. https://gizmodo.com/conans-new-backdrop-sure-looks-familiar-5278719 Looks like Conan agrees with Nintendo that intentional or not, it’s pretty great. [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-on-conans-new-mario-style-backdrop-thats-gre-5279789
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Where Will Lost’s Charlie End Up Next?
So, the rumors are – apparently – wrong, and Dominic Monaghan‘s Charlie will not be returning to Lost for its final season (Unlike Emile De Ravin’s Claire), because he’ll be busy elsewhere on ABC’s drama schedule. But where? https://gizmodo.com/iron-man-2-spider-man-4-and-transformers-posters-plus-5278284 Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello was told by ABC that Monaghan’s appearance in a recent trailer for … Continued
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George Clooney Brings Diamond Age To SyFy
SyFy is planning on turning Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age into a television series, and it’s looking to George Clooney to make it happen. Insert your “Well, here’s hoping it’s better than Solaris” jokes here. According to Variety, the network is looking to adapt Stephenson’s The Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer” into … Continued
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Now Your DNA Can Be Used For Machine Parts
We’re closer than ever to turning our bodies into computers. A study published this week in Science demonstrates how to turn DNA into a simple counter. That means your DNA could eventually be reprogrammed with a shut down command. One of the many features of DNA is that it responds to signals over time. It … Continued
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Travel Inside The Horrifying Mind Of A Cyborg Killer, In “Offline”
A rogue scientist goes inside the mind of a cyber-soldier to try and reprogram him and redeem his humanity, in the independent film Offline, from director Matthew Santoro. The trailer, featuring stark dystopian visuals and nightmarish distortions, is below. Santoro was a senior visual effects artist on movies like Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem and Fantastic … Continued
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The Electric Rocket That May Put A Robotic Inchworm On The Moon
Here’s the “underdog” electric-powered rocket that just may conquer the Moon and win Google’s $30 million Lunar X Prize. The Lunatrex rocket uses a slow-but-steady approach, taking months instead of days to reach the Moon. Google’s Lunar X Prize requires teams to put a robot on the moon, have it travel at least 500 meters … Continued
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Marvel Aims For 4 Movies A Year, Leading To World Domination
During an interview yesterday on the set of Iron Man 2, Marvel Studios executive Kevin Feige explained what lies ahead for the rapidly expanding universes of Marvel movies, providing information on everything from Captain America to Ant-Man to The Avengers. Perhaps the biggest revelation was that, despite the lackluster performance of last year’s The Incredible … Continued
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The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week
Spend all week lost in your own virtual world? Don’t worry, we’ve got the best of the best right here. This week features secret superhero behavior, the worst holodeck episodes on TV, Firefly hopes and dreams, and remembering Ghostbusters. Never Before Seen Ghostbusters Behind The Scenes Shots A glorious collection of Ghostbusters stills and set … Continued
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New Tiny Robots Can Crawl Through Your Veins
Imagine tiny robots crawling inside of you, diagnosing problems and imaging your body. Israel’s Technion has developed just the tool: the ViRob, a robot with a diameter of 1mm. It’s controlled by external magnetic fields, and it crawls through veins. The minuscule robot is powered and directed by external magnetic fields. That means no wires … Continued