Charlie Jane Anders, Author at Gizmodo

Do we already know how Fringe ends?

Last night’s episode of Fringe gave us a huge dose of mythology and cosmology, as we finally got some answers to the major questions the show’s been teasing us with for years. This episode worked as a twisty thriller and as a heart-breaking piece of drama, plus it managed to bring up some fascinating issues…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 25 '12

If you’ve ever liked Fringe, tonight’s episode is the one you can’t miss

Confused by Fringe’s tangled mysteries and universe-spanning weirdness? You should definitely check out tonight’s episode, which finally makes sense of some of the show’s long-standing questions. Plus, it’s actually an emotionally powerful hour of television, in which the show’s main characters are put through the wringer — and nobody’s quite the same afterwards. Without giving…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24 '12

Introducing Escher Girls, a Site Dedicated to Superheroine Poses That Warp Spacetime

Superheroine poses have gotten so ridiculous that even a trained contortionist can’t imitate them. But if you need more evidence, just check out the awesome new Tumblr called Escher Girls. The motto: “Float like a Butterfly. Sting like a WTF?!”. There’s example after example of the completely insane, antomically incorrect poses women strike in comics…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24 '12

Alien Mating Strategies That Would Probably Result in Extinction

One of the great joys of science fiction is encountering alien races, with their weird customs and vastly different biologies. A really great alien race can make you question everything you know about humanity — but sometimes, alien races don’t entirely make sense. In particular, a lot of alien mating rituals seem guaranteed to drive…

io9 Gordon Jackson and Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24 '12

Rock You Like An Apocalypse: Art That Destroys The World!

Is there anything more hardcore than a really great apocalypse? One featuring fire raining down and tidal waves and people with mohawks running wild? It’s Friday, which makes this a perfect time to rock out like Roland Emmerich. We’ve gathered some of the most bitchin apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic art from all over the internet. Check…

io9 MaryKate Jasper and Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24 '12

Australia’s answer to The Hunger Games will leave you hungry

Tomorrow, When The War Began is based on a famous series of Australian books about naughty Asians invading Oz. But the timing of the movie’s Stateside release obviously has more to do with Hunger Games fever — here’s another film about a group of teenagers dealing with an apocalyptic, dystopian scenario, featuring a strong female…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24 '12

J.K. Rowling writing a novel for grown-ups

Thank goodness, J.K. Rowling has resisted the temptation to spin out the Harry Potter universe endlessly, now that she’s got more money than the Queen. Rowling has inked a deal for a new adult novel, to be published by Little, Brown. In a statement, she said: https://gizmodo.com/j-k-rowling-shouldnt-write-any-more-harry-potter-books-5689800 Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24 '12

Picture of the Day: Feb. 23, 2012

BOBA FETT WATCHES YOU PEE | The bathroom at the The Night Owl hookah bar in Seattle’s University District, from a gallery of bathroom art in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 23 '12

Gender-swapped Doctors are our new favorite form of Doctor Who cosplay

Last weekend’s Gallifrey One convention featured some incredible Doctor Who cosplay, including TARDIS dresses, Dalek dresses, and an army of Amy Ponds and Rose Tylers. But what really caught our eye was the “Femme Doctors.” Why do so many women want to dress up as the Doctor, rather than his many companions? And why do…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 23 '12

The Weird History of Wonder Woman in TV, Movies and Beyond

Poor Wonder Woman. Her television show got scrapped without even airing one episode, and her movie’s been in development hell since the early 1990s. Batman and Superman both get big-screen reboots, but Diana Prince can’t even get booted up for the first time. It’s not for lack of trying. Many attempts have been made to…

Movies Jennifer Griffith and Charlie Jane Anders Feb 23 '12

First Trailer for Abel Ferrara’s Answer to Melancholia

We seem to have reached the “slow apocalypse” era in full force, what with Melancholia, the new Perfect Sense, and now Abel Ferrara’s 4:44: Last Day on Earth. The original Bad Lieutenant director tells the story of a night when everybody knows the world is ending at 4:44 AM East Coast time, and people have…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders Feb 23 '12

Munch’s “The Scream” expected to fetch $80 million at auction

“The Scream” may be a weird, unnerving piece of art — but it’s also made of money, apparently. Edvard Munch did several versions of his masterpiece, and now the last remaining version in private hands is coming up for auction at Sothebys — and it’s expected to pull in over $80 million. According to the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 22 '12

Read a lost Star Trek script by the writer of “The Doomsday Machine”

Prolific novelist Norman Spinrad wrote two scripts for the original Star Trek — but only one of them was produced, “The Doomsday Machine.” The other one, “He Walked Among Us,” was scrapped, and nobody’s been able to read it — until now. The sad tale of Spinrad’s “He Walked Among Us” is like an object…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 22 '12

Vote for the greatest non-human president of the United States

With every passing election year, the statistical likelihood increases that we’ll elect a U.S. president who’s really a robot, or an alien. Or maybe a charismatic plant, grown in some kind of tank. How will you recognize a non-human candidate for president when one comes along? And more importantly, which non-human would be the best…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 22 '12

Why Journeyman Was a Much Better Show than Alcatraz

One thought kept popping into my head as I watched last night’s Alcatraz — God, I miss Journeyman. The two shows have a lot in common: time travel, a totally inaccurate portrayal of San Francisco, a case of the week… plus they both got off to a slow start. But the difference was, Journeyman had…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 21 '12

How My Little Pony‘s Lauren Faust will make you love Batgirl and Supergirl all over again

Lauren Faust has blown our minds with her work on Powerpuff Girls and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. And now she’s tackling the DC Universe with a new series of shorts, called Super Best Friends Forever, in which Batgirl, Supergirl and Wondergirl hang out and fight supervillains. We were lucky enough to talk one-on-one…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 21 '12

How much would it cost to build the Death Star?

You already know how much energy the Death Star would require to destroy Earth. You’ve seen the blueprints. But how much would it cost to build the Death Star, in real life? https://gizmodo.com/how-much-energy-would-the-death-star-require-to-destroy-5876473 https://gizmodo.com/get-the-plans-for-the-death-star-at-last-5814896 The economics geeks over at Centives did some calculations, and based on just the cost of the steel required to build…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 21 '12

10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Endings We’d Like to See More Often

All too often, endings are synonymous with “letdown.” We all love to complain about how our favorite science fiction TV series or movies ended. And we’re kind of sick of twist endings and “WTF Mindfrak” endings. But on the other hand, there are some endings that we just don’t see enough of. It’s just not…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 21 '12

Picture of the Day: Feb. 20, 2012

ABANDON ALL HOPE | The Gates of Hell by Joel Bocquemont, from Heavy Metal’s new graphic novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 20 '12

The creators of Doctor Who were a scandal

These days, Doctor Who is approaching its 50th anniversary as one of the most successful television shows of all time. But originally? Doctor Who was a small show that the BBC expected to run for a few episodes, and then vanish forever. The show had a tiny studio and huge cameras, and a shoestring budget.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 20 '12

Charlie Jane Anders

Do we already know how Fringe ends?

If you’ve ever liked Fringe, tonight’s episode is the one you can’t miss

Introducing Escher Girls, a Site Dedicated to Superheroine Poses That Warp Spacetime

Alien Mating Strategies That Would Probably Result in Extinction

Rock You Like An Apocalypse: Art That Destroys The World!

Australia’s answer to The Hunger Games will leave you hungry

J.K. Rowling writing a novel for grown-ups

Picture of the Day: Feb. 23, 2012

Gender-swapped Doctors are our new favorite form of Doctor Who cosplay

The Weird History of Wonder Woman in TV, Movies and Beyond

First Trailer for Abel Ferrara’s Answer to Melancholia

Munch’s “The Scream” expected to fetch $80 million at auction

Read a lost Star Trek script by the writer of “The Doomsday Machine”

Vote for the greatest non-human president of the United States

Why Journeyman Was a Much Better Show than Alcatraz

How My Little Pony‘s Lauren Faust will make you love Batgirl and Supergirl all over again

How much would it cost to build the Death Star?

10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Endings We’d Like to See More Often

Picture of the Day: Feb. 20, 2012

The creators of Doctor Who were a scandal

Hollywood Has Finally Made a Hippo Horror Movie. It’s About Time

Before ‘Witch Hat,’ Kamome Shirahama Blessed Us With a Hilarious Romp About Gals Being Pals

Meta Axes Contractors Who Had to Review Explicit Video From Smart Glasses

World’s Slowest Rocket Company Suddenly Wants to Churn Out 60 Rockets a Year

Lego’s May Releases Are Swooshing In

Buying Prescription Smart Glasses Might Not Be Such a Good Idea After All

Spirit Airlines Is Reportedly Moving Forward With Plan to Shut Down

Trump Resurrects Keystone Pipeline Killed Over Climate Concerns

The Old Republic Reigns Supreme in Hasbro’s New ‘Star Wars’ Figures

Everything You Missed From Elon Musk’s Testimony in the OpenAI Trial

The Best Tech Gifts for Mother’s Day 2026

Asus’ Dual-Display Gaming Laptop Will Ruin Your Single-Screen Lifestyle

Steam Controller Review: Trackpads Change Everything for PC Gaming

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen