Rob Bricken, Author at Gizmodo

Batman V. Superman May Be Getting Yet Another Major Supervillain

You know the deal. This is a rumor for the moment, but it might be true. If it’s true, then it’s also a spoiler, so read on at your own risk. … Okay. You know how Doomsday is obviously going to tussle with DC’s main three heroes in Batman V. Superman? And remember how it’s…

Movies Rob Bricken Jan 13

Uncle Bobby’s Comin’ Back to Supernatural, Y’all

Even the most die-hard fans of The CW’s long-running series Supernatural might find it difficult to stay as enthused for the show’s 11th season. So here’s a bit of good news—the incomparable Jim Beaver will return as fan-favorite hunter Bobby Singer in an upcoming episode. If you wondering whether Bobby would show up as a…

Television Rob Bricken Jan 12

J.K. Rowling Celebrated the End of Harry Potter by (Very Lightly) Trashing Her Hotel Room

Many a rock star has trashed a hotel room to celebrate a triumphant performance. It turns out rock stars of the children’s literature world do the same, they just tend to be a lot more polite about it. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling tweeted the below picture, confessing that when she was done writing the…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Jan 12

6 Heroes Who Had Their Asses Thoroughly Kicked by Wonder Woman

It’s amazing that anyone would ever dismiss Wonder Woman. She’s a better fighter than Superman, and more powerful than 99.9 of most other DC characters… and she’s got the fight card to prove it. Besides all the villains she’s defeated, here are some of the fellow superheroes she’s had occasion to trounce. 1) Batman Let’s…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Jan 12

Supergirl Just Cast Its Third Supergirl, But Not as Supergirl

Confused? No worries. CBS’ new Supergirl series has just cast Laura Vandervoort as the recurring villain Indigo on the series. Vandervoort played Superman’s cousin Kara on Smallville; she joins Helen Slater, who played Supergirl in the 1984 movie, as well as Melissa Benoist, who’s the person actually playing Supergirl on the current series. It’s just…

Television Rob Bricken Jan 11

All the Ways That David Bowie Changed Our Lives and Expanded Our Minds

David Bowie was much more than a musician or an actor. He was an icon, a force of pop culture that affected countless people through his incredible career. Here’s what the incomparable David Bowie has meant to all of us at io9 and Gizmodo. David Bowie Was the Greatest, Truest Rock Star in the Universe…

Movies Rob Bricken Jan 11

You Cannot Unsee This Mock-Up of Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm as Deadpool’s X-Buddy Cable

How much does Cable creator Robert Liefeld want Jon Hamm to play the time-traveling, gun-toting pouch enthusiast? So much so that when Hamm won his Golden Globe last night, Liefeld tweeted this photoshop of Hamm as the prodigal son of Jean Grey and Cyclops: It’s burned into my retinas. Not because it’s bad, mind you,…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Jan 11

Obi-Wan Remembers the Truth in This Great Fan Video

Luke Skywalker gave Obi-Wan Kenobi a lot of grief in Return of the Jedi when he learned the elder Jedi only told him what happened to his father Anakin from “a certain point of view.” But as this excellent fan video reveals, it couldn’t have been easy for Obi-Wan either. Cutting Alec Guinness’ speech from…

Movies Rob Bricken Jan 11

9 Reasons to Be Excited About Pop Culture in 2016

War. Racism. Global warming. Donald Trump. There are so many reasons to fear the future, but there are also a few reasons to continue getting out of bed in the morning for the next 12 months— they all just happen to be pop culture events. We’ve been discussing 2016’s best movies, TV shows and more…

Movies Rob Bricken Jan 8

Holy Shit, NBC Is Really Gonna Make That “The Office But With DC Superheroes” Show

Hey, remember how DC and NBC were looking into making a workplace sitcom about regular people working at an insurance office inside the DC universe? Apparently they liked what they saw, because NBC has officially ordered the comedy, currently titled Powerless. Despite the stunning success DC has had on TV over the years, I’m having…

Television Rob Bricken Jan 8

Somewhere, Blade Runner‘s Roy Batty Just Stepped Off the Assembly Line

According to Ridley Scott’s 34-year-old (!!!) scifi classic Blade Runner, January 8th, 2016, is the day the replicant designated N6MAA10816 was first incepted. But you may know him better as Roy Batty, the philosophical, sociopathic antagonist played by Rutger Hauer in the film. I’d wish Roy a happy birthday, but since he has a lifespan…

io9 Rob Bricken Jan 8

How Much Does Ex-Walking Dead Showrunner Frank Darabont Hate AMC? So Much, You Guys

Hey, remember how boring season two of The Walking Dead was? All those interminable scenes at Herschel’s farm? It turns out the real drama was happening behind the scenes, according to a recently unsealed deposition by original TWD showrunner Frank Darabont, which practically drips with contempt for his former bosses at AMC. The deposition was…

Television Rob Bricken Jan 6

Our First Look at Pee Wee Herman as the Penguin’s Dad on Gotham Is Here

Say what you want about Gotham—that it’s a bad show, that it’s insane, that it’s horrifically violent given how goofy it is, or that it’s one of the most fundamentally inaccurate Batman stories ever told—but you can’t say the show doesn’t have its moments. Case in point: Casting Paul “Pee Wee Herman” Reubens as burgeoning…

Television Rob Bricken Jan 5

That Voltron Movie Reboot Is a Netflix TV Series Reboot Now

The instant DreamWorks Animation acquired Classic Media’s stable of animated properties in 2013, it started talking about a Voltron reboot. Given the decade(!) of talk about a live-action Voltron movie, most people generally assumed DreamWorks would also be making a film. Apparently not! A new deal between DWA and Netflix confirms that the timeless story…

Television Rob Bricken Jan 5

What’s Hidden on Gene Roddenberry’s Secret Floppy Disks?

When Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry passed away in 1991, he left behind 200 5.25-inch floppy discs of unknown content, all locked through his custom-made word-processing software. A company called DriveSavers has finally managed to extract the data, but they haven’t revealed the disks’ content yet. What do you think is on them? Feel free…

io9 Rob Bricken Jan 5

The Smooth Warrior Rocks the Apocalypse in the Greatest Mad Max: Fury Road Art of All Time

We’ve featured Brandon Bird’s fantastic pop art on io9 before, mainly because it is uniformly awesome. But his newest piece, in which a certain post-apocalyptic rocker has been ousted by the maddest man of all, Kenny G, may be our favorite yet. Check out more of Bird’s mind-blowingly great pieces on his website. Contact the…

io9 Rob Bricken Jan 4

The Shannara Chronicles Is the Epic Fantasy That Only MTV Could Have Made

There’s a lot to like about MTV’s live-action adaptation of Terry Brooks’ Shannara book series . But it’s also very much an epic fantasy TV series made by MTV, which begs the question: Who is The Shannara Chronicles really for? Because the show may be too fantastic for normal MTV audiences, but also too MTV-ish…

Television Rob Bricken Dec 28

Even the Supergirl TV Show Is Throwing Shade at Man of Steel

This was shown in Morning Spoilers earlier today, but I think the fact that the Supergirl TV series has made a supercut of all the people Kara has saved over the course of the show’s eight episodes, because I don’t know what purpose it serves ther than as a reminder of all the people her…

io9 Rob Bricken Dec 22

There’s One Thing I Totally Hate About The Force Awakens

Let me clarify: I don’t actually hate Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I watched the movie three times in four days, and will surely see at least twice more before it leaves theaters. But even though I love the movie, there is one major aspect of it that distresses me immensely. Major spoilers ahead… Because…

Movies Rob Bricken Dec 22

Vixen Is Joining the Live-Action DC TV Universe, Thanks to Arrow

You can’t keep a good woman imbued with the power of the entire animal kingdom down. Previously relegated to an animated series companion to the CW’s DC TV-verse, Vixen will be joining the live-action big league when Megalyn Echikunwoke brings the hero to life as a guest star on Arrow. Echikunwoke is the actress who…

Television Rob Bricken Dec 18

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Batman V. Superman May Be Getting Yet Another Major Supervillain

Uncle Bobby’s Comin’ Back to Supernatural, Y’all

J.K. Rowling Celebrated the End of Harry Potter by (Very Lightly) Trashing Her Hotel Room

6 Heroes Who Had Their Asses Thoroughly Kicked by Wonder Woman

Supergirl Just Cast Its Third Supergirl, But Not as Supergirl

All the Ways That David Bowie Changed Our Lives and Expanded Our Minds

You Cannot Unsee This Mock-Up of Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm as Deadpool’s X-Buddy Cable

Obi-Wan Remembers the Truth in This Great Fan Video

9 Reasons to Be Excited About Pop Culture in 2016

Holy Shit, NBC Is Really Gonna Make That “The Office But With DC Superheroes” Show

Somewhere, Blade Runner‘s Roy Batty Just Stepped Off the Assembly Line

How Much Does Ex-Walking Dead Showrunner Frank Darabont Hate AMC? So Much, You Guys

Our First Look at Pee Wee Herman as the Penguin’s Dad on Gotham Is Here

That Voltron Movie Reboot Is a Netflix TV Series Reboot Now

What’s Hidden on Gene Roddenberry’s Secret Floppy Disks?

The Smooth Warrior Rocks the Apocalypse in the Greatest Mad Max: Fury Road Art of All Time

The Shannara Chronicles Is the Epic Fantasy That Only MTV Could Have Made

Even the Supergirl TV Show Is Throwing Shade at Man of Steel

There’s One Thing I Totally Hate About The Force Awakens

Vixen Is Joining the Live-Action DC TV Universe, Thanks to Arrow

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