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io9Horror
No Fooling: The First Episode of Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone Is Free on YouTube
Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society: Dying to see how Jordan Peele’s new The Twilight Zone series holds up? The first episode is now available for free on YouTube. It might be called “The Comedian,” and it might be debuting on April Fools Day, but the actual tale is anything but funny. CBS … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
Legends of Tomorrow Changed Its Season 4 Villain Because They Loved Tom Wilson Too Much
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow returns (appropriately) tonight with a deeper focus on Neron, the demonic villain with a strong, personal connection to John Constantine. But it turns out, Neron wasn’t supposed to be the big bad of the season. The writers changed, well, just about everything about this latest season, for one very good reason: … Continued
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io9
All of the Coolest Nerdy Things I Spotted in Tokyo, the Greatest City on Earth
I recently got back from a two-week vacation to Japan, spending most of my time in Tokyo with stops at Tokyo Disney and Osaka. It was seriously one of the best experiences of my life—mostly because my inner otaku was surrounded by some of the coolest, and cutest, things imaginable. Here are some of the … Continued
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io9Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones Has a Safe Word
In the heat of battle—or, rather, a fake one—even the most hardcore fighters have got to make sure they stay out of real harm’s way. That’s why Game of Thrones’ stunt team has utilized a powerful, but also kind of adorable, safe word. One that might sound completely foreign to the people of Westeros. In … Continued
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io9Fantasy
The Magicians’ Summer Bishil Talks About Singing Through the Pain in That Pitch-Perfect Episode
Syfy’s The Magicians continues to surprise me. The latest season has centered around heartbreak, and the compromises we make for the people we care about. And few have suffered more than Margo. Margo, played by Summer Bishil, has long been defined by her “hard-ass bitch” nature, but not who she is behind it. The latest … Continued
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io9Sci-Fi
Viola Davis and Nnedi Okorafor Are Working on a Wild Seed TV Series for Amazon
Viola Davis is helping to bring Octavia E. Butler’s 1980 groundbreaking Afrocentric novel Wild Seed to Amazon Prime, and she’s tapped Hugo-winning author Nnedi Okorafor as a writer on the science fiction drama series. As reported by Deadline, Davis and Julius Tennon are producing a TV series based on the first book in Butler’s Patternist … Continued
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io9Game of Thrones
Apparently, Lyanna Mormont Doesn’t Like Jon Snow’s New Girlfriend
Lyanna Mormont, the Lady of Bear Island, doesn’t mess around. She tells it like it is. A surprise to no one, that likely means she’ll be the one smart voice in the room on Game of Thrones, confronting her new king about his new girlfriend, the Mother of Dragons. That’s right, looks like it’s not … Continued
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io9MoviesHorror
A New Version of The Craft Is Moving Forward at Blumhouse, with a Female Director [Updated]
For the past few years, there have been talks of a remake/sequel of the 1996 teen witch classic, The Craft. Now, it looks like the spell has been cast, with Blumhouse coming onboard to start the incantation—along with what looks to be the studio’s first female director for a blockbuster horror film. According to Production … Continued
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io9Sci-Fi
Apple’s New Genre Shows Are Still Mysterious, But Here’s What We Learned Today [Updated]
You know what people say—always leave them wanting more. Well, in Apple’s case, the much-anticipated announcement of its first crop of original TV shows for Apple TV+ left us wanting to know what the hell was going on. The latest Apple Event brought us some pretty interesting news—like the expansion of Apple’s magazine coverage and … Continued
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io9Trailers
Legends of Tomorrow‘s Midseason Trailer Gives Us One Hell of a Good Look at the Adventures Ahead
Mexican wrestlers, a Bollywood dance sequence, and an RV road trip to Disney World with an unconscious President Richard Nixon in the backseat. Just another day in the life of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. The CW has released an extended trailer for the April 1 (pretty fitting) midseason return for Legends of Tomorrow season four. … Continued
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io9Games
The One Thing That Ruined Kingdom Hearts 3 for Me (No, It Wasn’t Frozen)
Kingdom Hearts is one of my great nerdy loves. Naturally, the wait for Kingdom Hearts 3 was painful. I knew coming back to the series after a decade away was going to be tough, that it could never measure up to the nostalgic hype that had built up in my heart. I didn’t expect it … Continued
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io9Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin Says There May Be ‘Discrepancies’ Between the Game of Thrones Finale and His Books
Yes, George R.R. Martin is still working on The Winds of Winter. Yes, that means A Dream of Spring will come eventually. But before that happens, we’re getting the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. What will this spoil for fans of the A Song of Ice and Fire series? Hopefully: not … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
Professional Buster of Ghosts Ernie Hudson Joins Arrow in a Guest Role
He ain’t afraid of no arrows. Ghostbusters star Ernie Hudson has signed onto a special guest role on an upcoming episode of the CW’s Arrow. According to Deadline, Hudson will appear in an upcoming episode called “Spartan,” playing a four-star general of the Defense Intelligence Agency (or DIA) who teams up with Oliver Queen and … Continued
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io9Games
Flying Burritos, Deadly Hide-and-Seek, and More in the Latest Tabletop Gaming News
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s regular column all about the latest in tabletop and roleplaying game news—focusing on the coolest in sci-fi, fantasy, and genre storytelling. The latest batch of games includes some really exciting announcements, including a Kingdom Hearts edition of a classic tabletop fantasy game. But, I’d also keep an eye on … Continued
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io9BooksScience Fiction
50 Years Later, Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain Is Getting a Sequel Novel
Half a century after Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton made us fear disease as much as dinosaurs and robots, the classic sci-fi novel The Andromeda Strain is finally getting a sequel. And it’s coming out this year. HarperCollins Publishers announced in a press release that the Crichton estate has approved the publication of The Andromeda … Continued
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io9MoviesAnimation
Emma Thompson’s Letter to Skydance Makes It Clear: She Quit Luck Because of John Lasseter
It was recently announced that actress Emma Thompson had pulled out of Skydance’s upcoming animated film, Luck. It was believed to be connected to Skydance’s hiring of former Disney executive John Lasseter, who left Disney and Pixar amid accusations of sexual harassment. In a thoughtful letter to Skydance management, Thompson has revealed that, yes, he’s … Continued
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io9MoviesAnimation
This Music Video About Gender Identity Is ‘Winning’
It’s awesome being awesome, isn’t it? This new song and music video from nerdy duo the Doubleclicks, “I’m Winning,” is all about video games and identity, celebrating the feeling that comes from living with your authentic gender. And the band brought 16 non-binary, trans, and genderqueer artists onboard to bring that winning vision to life. … Continued
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io9Game of Thrones
Open Channel: Which Game of Thrones Character Is the Most Misunderstood?
We’re heading into the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, with the remaining players getting ready to duke it out for the future of Westeros. The series has been full of dreamers and schemers, some of them more generally nasty than others. But which one is just a little bit misunderstood? For every … Continued
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io9MoviesAnimation
Detective Pikachu’s Ryan Reynolds Tries to Pass Off Bad Parenting as Method Acting
Ryan Reynolds announced a new trailer is coming tomorrow for Detective Pikachu, while also taking us inside his super-serious acting process. But it sounds like it was also a way to try and explain to his wife, Blake Lively, why their daughters may not want him to pick them up at school anymore. In a … Continued
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io9MoviesMarvel
A New Captain Marvel Featurette Offers a Crash Course in the Skrulls
Skrulls are a key part of the Marvel universe, set to officially make their big screen debut in Captain Marvel. But unless you’re a comics buff, they’re still a bit of a mystery. Luckily, this new featurette, first revealed by Entertainment Weekly, shines a brighter light on the Kree vs. Skrulls war, and what these … Continued