Rob Bricken, Author at Gizmodo

FX’s Mutant TV Spin-Off Legion May Be Crazy, But It’s Definitely Fascinating

Legion just telekinetically moved to the top of our “Must-See” list for this fall. The FX show—about David Haller, an incredibly powerful mutant who doesn’t realize the things he sees, hears and does are real—is completely unlike any other Marvel or superhero show, and it looks intriguing as hell. Watch this first trailer and see…

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 23

The New Star Trek TV Show Has a Title and a Starship: Discovery

Behold the U.S.S. Discovery, designation NCC-1031. What’s really cool is that it’s based on concept art the legendary Ralph McQuarrie did for the first Trek motion picture. See it in action in the show’s first teaser! There wasn’t a lot of details to be had, but showrunner Bryan Fuller knew exactly what to say to…

Television Rob Bricken Jul 23

The Justice League Join Forces for Their First Team Photo and Movie Footage

DC’s cinematic heroes assembled for the first time at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con for a team photo. But that’s not all—we also have the very first teaser trailer and it’s a hell of a lot more fun than Batman v Superman. See for yourself! I hate to say it, but I love snarky Batman.…

Movies Germain Lussier and Rob Bricken Jul 23

Game of Thrones Has a Blooper Reel and a Much-Too-Early Look at Next Season

Given that Game of Thrones’ astounding sixth season only came to close a month or so ago, it seemed unlikely that the showrunners would have much to say at their Comic-Con panel—especially since we know production on season seven has been delayed. But they did have two little treats for fans. The first is this…

Television Rob Bricken Jul 22

The Walking Dead‘s New Trailer Has Kingdoms, Tigers, Zombies, and Zero Clues About Who Died

I’m serious, This is a three-minute trailer doesn’t feature a second of new footage of any of the 11 characters that were last seen kneeling in from of Negan, waiting for him to choose which one of them he’s gonna kill. Instead, it has a ton of new stuff, including characters, locales and… yep, that’s…

Trailers Rob Bricken Jul 22

Fear the Walking Dead Heads South of the Border in a Giant Season Two Trailer

Full disclosure: As io9’s recapper of The Walking Dead, I don’t watch its sister series Fear, so I don’t continually compare the two. So I don’t know much about what’s happening in this trailer, although I can say that missing loved ones, limited supplies, and roving, lawless, armed gangs is pretty much par for the…

Television Rob Bricken Jul 22

Darth Vader Does Not Look Happy in the First Teaser for His Star Wars VR Story

Admittedly, Darth Vader rarely looks happy—probably something to with the mask—but there’s something extra ominous about the way he slowly turns and ignites his lightsaber in this quick teaser video for ILMxLAB’s upcoming VR project. This is indeed the one announced last weekend during Star Wars Celebration Europe and which will be written by David…

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 22

Grab Your Tricorders and d20s, Because Star Trek Is Returning to RPGs

It’s called Star Trek Adventures, and there won’t just be a new table-top role-playing game, but a miniatures line as well. The game comes courtesy of Modiphius Entertainment, makers of the Conan the Barbarian and John Carter of Mars RPGs, and will use its 2d20 system. You can play as human or alien, serve on…

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 22

The First Trailer for Marvel’s Defenders Is Meaningless and You’ll Love It Anyway

What? Did you expect Marvel and Netflix to release a trailer for the Defenders with actual footage in it before the Luke Cage and Iron Fist are even out? Of course not. But you’ll still absolutely enjoy it, even if its big reveal is essentially font- and logo-based.

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 21

The First Trailer for Justice League Action Is All About the Action

Also? It’s fun. It’s a lot of fun. There’s definitely some silliness here—hell, Batman even smirks after drops a minor quip after kicking Mr. Freeze in the head—but anyone looking for some good, straight-up superhero-vs.-supervillain action should be pleased. with WB Animation’s newest DC offering. Honestly, it reminds me a lot of Batman: Brave and…

Trailers Rob Bricken Jul 21

We Have Achieved the Technology to Keep Stan Lee Attending Comic-Con for All Eternity

There’s a new a virtual reality app named Hindsight VR that currently allows people to “join” Stan Lee at Comic-Con, no matter where they happen to be. It’s all fine and dandy, but there’s been an even bigger breakthrough as a result: Technically, Virtual Stan can attend every single Comic-Con from now until the end…

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 21

The Walking Dead Invites Comic-Con Attendees to Come Get Bludgeoned to Death With a Bat

The Walking Dead is offering a rather unique photo opportunity at this year’s Comic-Con. It’s a recreation of season’s six’s infamous finale, where Negan is choosing which cast member he wants to murder with his barbed-wire-covered baseball, where you can insert yourself among the potential victims. Honestly, this is a pretty fun idea—or it would…

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 21

The Transformers: Combiner Wars Cartoon Has Its First, Mind-Bogglingly Cool Trailer

The first trailer for the much-anticipated new Transformers cartoon has rolled out at Comic-Con, offering a first look at the Machinima-made series. The verdict: man the show can’t get here quick enough. [Update 1: The video works now!] [Update 2: No, seriously, the video works now. Unless they mess with it again. Arrgh.] If you’re…

Trailers Rob Bricken Jul 21

Meet Edrio Two Tubes, Rogue One‘s Newest Pilot

Edrio here is currently hanging out at the Star Wars booth at Comic-Con if you’d like to introduce himself. He may look a bit sinister, but he’s no friend of the Empire—but he is a friend of Saw Guerra, Forest Whitaker’s character. More details after the jump! And here’s Edrio in all his two-tubed glory:…

Movies Rob Bricken Jul 20

Hot Toys May Have Accidentally Revealed a Crazy Suicide Squad Spoiler

Hot Toys, maker of preternaturally quality action figures, has their line of Suicide Squad toys on display at San Diego Comic-Con, as is standard procedure. What is less standard is that one of its figures is a character that hasn’t even been hinted at in all of Suicide Squad’s vast marketing, making it a bit…

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 20

A Very Technical First Look at American Gods‘ Shadow Moon and Laura

We’ve seen Ricky Whittle, star of the upcoming TV adaptation of American Gods, as protagonist Shadow Moon before. But EW assures us that this is a picture of the character talking to his wife Laura (played by Emily Browning) if a first look, and since it is indeed the first pic of them together, hey,…

Television Rob Bricken Jul 20

Operation Avalanche Is an Alt-History Docudrama About Faking the Moon Landing

Operation Avalanche is a fake documentary about of the Apollo 11 moon landing, in a parallel universe of sorts where the event was faked. At that said, it’s a very real movie, which was also a real Sundance hit. And we’re proud to exclusively debut the first trailer. Really! Here’s the official description of the…

Trailers Rob Bricken Jul 20

The Supernatural TV Series May Be the Only Thing Preventing Our Nation From Tearing Itself Apart

While Republicans and Democrats see eye to eye on very little, apparently there is one thing they both can agree on: Supernatural is a damn fine TV series. A new study reveals that the absurdly long-running show is in the three most loved TV programs of both parties, which is pretty much blowing my mind.…

Television Rob Bricken Jul 20

Neil Gaiman’s Interworld Potentially Rescued From Development Hell by Hamilton Producers

The producers of Broadway’s insanely successful (and oh-so-good) musical Hamilton have decided to turn a YA novel from Neil Gaiman into a TV series—a novel which was optioned by Dreamworks Animation as a movie way back in 2007, and then essentially disappeared. Seriously, io9’s first and only news article on the Interworld movie was posted…

Television Rob Bricken Jul 20

Check Out Brooklyn’s Big-Ass Captain America Statue

Fun fact about the recently announced, 13-foot tall statue of the Brooklyn’s favorite (fictional son): It’s not actually in Brooklyn at the moment. The statue is being revealed at San Diego Comic-Con, of course, and then will be shipped across the country to debut in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on August 10. Here it is in…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Jul 20

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FX’s Mutant TV Spin-Off Legion May Be Crazy, But It’s Definitely Fascinating

The New Star Trek TV Show Has a Title and a Starship: Discovery

The Justice League Join Forces for Their First Team Photo and Movie Footage

Game of Thrones Has a Blooper Reel and a Much-Too-Early Look at Next Season

The Walking Dead‘s New Trailer Has Kingdoms, Tigers, Zombies, and Zero Clues About Who Died

Fear the Walking Dead Heads South of the Border in a Giant Season Two Trailer

Darth Vader Does Not Look Happy in the First Teaser for His Star Wars VR Story

Grab Your Tricorders and d20s, Because Star Trek Is Returning to RPGs

The First Trailer for Marvel’s Defenders Is Meaningless and You’ll Love It Anyway

The First Trailer for Justice League Action Is All About the Action

We Have Achieved the Technology to Keep Stan Lee Attending Comic-Con for All Eternity

The Walking Dead Invites Comic-Con Attendees to Come Get Bludgeoned to Death With a Bat

The Transformers: Combiner Wars Cartoon Has Its First, Mind-Bogglingly Cool Trailer

Meet Edrio Two Tubes, Rogue One‘s Newest Pilot

Hot Toys May Have Accidentally Revealed a Crazy Suicide Squad Spoiler

A Very Technical First Look at American Gods‘ Shadow Moon and Laura

Operation Avalanche Is an Alt-History Docudrama About Faking the Moon Landing

The Supernatural TV Series May Be the Only Thing Preventing Our Nation From Tearing Itself Apart

Neil Gaiman’s Interworld Potentially Rescued From Development Hell by Hamilton Producers

Check Out Brooklyn’s Big-Ass Captain America Statue

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‘Starfleet Academy’ Season 3 Could Have Done the ‘Voyager’ Sequel Episode of Robert Picardo’s Dreams

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