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io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
Watchmen Pics, Transformers Poster, Terminator Scoop And A Lost Shocker!
Today’s spoilers include shiny Watchmen images. Guess which bots are back in Terminator 4! Plus a revealing Transformers poster. Shocking twists on Lost and Heroes. Plus Dollhouse, Battlestar, Stargate and Sarah Connor. Spoiler your weekend! Watchmen: While you’re waiting to see if this movie actually comes out, Total Film has a bunch of awesome new … Continued
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io9Movies
Kevin Bacon’s Invisible Man Dos And Don’t’s
Memo to David Goyer: When you finally make your long-awaited Invisible Man movie, you have to top 2000’s Hollow Man in the inventive use of spattered blood to make the guy visible. Come on! Another awesome making-the-invisible-man-visible trick: displaced water in a swimming pool. Rock on. However, you can feel free to avoid having your … Continued
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io9Movies
30 Fantastic Movies To Watch (Or Avoid) This Year
Is this the greatest time to be a fan of science fiction movies? No fewer than 30 SF films are hitting theaters, and at least a dozen could be great. Here’s our 2009 movie forecast. Note: As always, this includes a few fantasy movies that are set in the present day, involve technology, or feature … Continued
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io9Books
At Last, A Book That Explains Why Obi-Wan Is Such A Dick
Karen Miller is one of my favorite fantasy writers, so I was thrilled to see she’d written a Star Wars novel. But she got stuck with an onerous task: explaining Obi-Wan’s Clone Wars dickery. Spoilers! Miller’s Godspeaker trilogy may be the best high fantasy works I’ve read since Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel series. (Seriously, if I … Continued
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io9Movies
Are Two Movies Called 9 Coming Out On The Same Day?
Those awesome rag doll guys (in the animated film 9) may be able to defeat a whole army of killer robots. But now they’re facing the most unlikely adversary – another movie, called Nine. You remember we posted the trailer for 9 recently — it’s an expanded version of Shane Acker’s awesome short film, about … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
Check Out Kirk’s Communicator, Uhura’s Earpiece And McCoy’s Scanner
Today’s spoiler ration includes your first look at iconic Star Trek props. Plus producers spill the beans for BSG and Supernatural. Viggo gets physical in The Road. Reaper video! Wonder Woman pics. Spoilers advance! Star Trek: A few of the props from the new movie went on display at CES, including Kirk’s communicator, Uhura’s communications … Continued
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io9Television
What Does Sci Fi Wire’s Shakeup Mean?
You might have heard Sci Fi Wire spun off from the Sci Fi Channel, but what does it really mean for the longstanding news source? We asked the man in charge. According to Craig Engler, senior vice president of SciFi.com, Sci Fi Wire will still be a part of the Sci Fi Channel, following its … Continued
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He Is The Law: Your First Look At Judge Dredd Movie!
If you weren’t already excited for a Judge Dredd film from the producers of 28 Days Later, check out this early concept art from Losers/2000 A.D. artist Jock. Gallery is below. The new Dredd movie seems to be doing everything right so far — Jock is one of the most exciting artists to come along … Continued
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io9Movies
Celebrate Nixon’s Third Term With Hyper-Political Watchmen Trailer
Alternate Richard Nixon gets a starring role in this new Japanese Watchmen trailer, which also highlights a skewed Kennedy assassination and thickening plots. Zeitgeisty goodness! Plus there’s a new Minutemen featurette. This new featurette, released on Apple, focuses on the Minutemen, the original generation of costumed heroes in the Watchmen universe. It’s our first really … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
New Transformers, BSG and Fringe Videos Will Crack Your Brain
Spoiler frenzy! A tell-tale video shows a Transformers hottie in a new light. Plus new Battlestar and Fringe clips. Hints for Lost and Sarah Connor. Plus Smallville, Stargate, Supernatural, True Blood and Knowing. OMG Spoilers! Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: Remember that rumor about how Isabel Lucas’ character turns into a Transformer with a deadly … Continued
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Our Galaxy’s Core Is Seething with Stars
When you imagine the center of our galaxy, you think of a howling void (with that famous super-massive black hole at its center.) But this picture, the sharpest yet, shows a center teeming with stars. The key to obtaining such a sharp image was combining the Hubble Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer … Continued
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io9Books
Is Short Science Fiction Moving To Original Anthologies?
Are magazines no longer going to be the source of the best short science fiction? Maybe. Two pieces of news make me wonder. First of all, Gardner Dozois just announced the table of contents of the next Year’s Best SF anthology, and it seems to include a lot of stuff from original anthologies like Eclipse … Continued
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io9Television
Watch Kyle XY’s Season Opener Online
I may be the only person here who’s thrilled and excited by the return of Kyle XY, ABC Family’s dramedy about a teen with special powers. (But I may write a giant post in a few days trying to convince you to check it out, anyway. It’s way better than you think it is, although … Continued
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io9Television
Grow Your Own Tenth Doctor, While You Warm Up To The Eleventh
Already missing Doctor Who’s tenth Doctor? You can grow your own, thanks to this handy (ha) DIY kit. Meanwhile, overcome your doubts about the eleventh Doctor by watching him sleep with Rose Tyler. The make-your-own-tenth-Doctor kit is something you can make yourself at home — all you need is the card, the little bottle full … Continued
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Your Twitter Stream Could Soon Be Printed On Your Skin
Check out that piece of cellophane-like material: it’s actually filled with transparent circuits, using carbon nanotube transistors. Scientists have been fabricating transparent circuits for years, but now they’re getting way closer to commercial viability. Researchers at the University of Southern California say, in a new paper, that they’ve succeeded in fabricating transparent thin-film transistors (TTFTs) … Continued
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Finally, The Star Wars Buddy Comedy We’ve Waited For
Imprisoned by space pirates, Anakin and Obi-Wan have to work with Count Dooku to make their escape, in this Friday’s Clone Wars. Does it go smoothly? Watch the clip and judge for yourself. Here’s the official synopsis for Friday’s episode. And yes, it does feature he-who-must-not-be-named: Anakin and Obi-Wan are negotiating Count Dooku’s ransom when … Continued