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Are We Getting More Of David Tennant’s Doctor Than We Bargained For?

There are only three episodes of Doctor Who featuring David Tennant‘s version of the time-traveling weirdo yet to appear… but new reports suggest that those won’t be the only doses of Tennant’s Doctor we’ll get. Tennant already filmed a scene, from his final episode, where he says goodbye to 1970s traveling companion Sarah Jane Smith…

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Star Trek Videos, Transformer Pics, And One Doctor Who Cameo Too Many…

Did the cameos in Russell T. Davies’ Doctor Who swansong finally go too far? You decide! Also, tons of Star Trek details, a Transformers synopsis, and Flash Forward dirt. Plus Lost, Supernatural and Smallville clips. Star Trek: Can you believe there are still spoilers for this movie? There are. Spock’s decision to ditch the Vulcan…

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What If Uwe Boll Directed I Am Legend?

How would Uwe’s I Am Legend differ? First, super-mutants are just guys in white body paint. Second of all, they get buzz-sawn in half. Thirdly, mad scientist is Udo Kier. Fourthly, crazy awesomeness! This clip, of course, comes from Boll’s Far Cry, which is a far cry from a good movie, but does provide a…

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An Iridescent Butterfly Gives Rise To Naturally Bright Fabrics Of The Future

This is the blue morpho butterfly, which has a cool alien-sounding name, but also has inspired a new biomimetic fabric that refracts light like the butterfly’s wings. It’s just one of the eco-friendly future fabrics. According to the Biomimetic Design blog: Morpho butterflies remain a vibrant blue throughout their lives, without ever needing a coat…

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So What Exactly Does Lost’s Island Want Anyway?

People on Lost are always talking about what the Island wants, and what it doesn’t want. It’s making us wonder: what does the island really want? Click through to vote. What does Lost’s mysterious island really want, after all?(online surveys) Lost island map from Lostmap.Blogspot.Com.

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Talkin’ Bout My Generation Ship

In Toby Litt’s Journey Into Space, a generation ship gives rise to two generations of idiots. It’s not really about space travel, so much as people who forget history and are doomed to distort it. Litt is a literary darling in England, and this book is being held up as the latest example of literary…

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Reminder: io9 Seeking Summer Interns For Cyber-Conversion

School’s almost out, and io9 is looking for three interns who want to fill in those lazy summer months with frenzied research into science fiction and mad science. An intern works 5 – 10 hours per week doing research, fact-checking, and contacting sources in the science and entertainment industries for story ideas and information. You…

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Are Evil MegaCorps The Future Of Capitalism?

With the economy in ruins, could we finally see the MegaCorp-dominated future that Cyberpunk promised us? Could a few companies finally control all the financial and industrial sectors? We decided to ask an expert. I’ve been wondering lately if the current econom-ick could see the return of Zaibatsu capitalism, only in the U.S. this time.…

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Your Morning Commute Is Terminated!

A T-600 (from Terminator Salvation) took over Toronto’s Yonge and Bloor subway station, flashing its eyes and moving around, to the terror of morning commuters. A few more super-detailed pics below. According to this article, the lifesize killer robot caused a fair bit of commotion on the subway platform. And it appeared a day late,…

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Classic Star Trek Dialogue, Lost Clips, And Helena Bonham Carter’s Terminator Mission

A new Terminator Salvation synopsis gives away some major hints, plus there are Leonard Nimoy Fringe pics. Plus there are five Lost clips. Also: Eric Kripke’s Supernatural forecast, Heroes and Smallville. Hop the spoiler train! Star Trek: Old Spock actually says the classic line, “I have been, and always shall be, your friend,” to Young…

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Somehow Emmanuelle Never Learned The Right Way To Perform Oral Sex [NSFW]

You’d think this Tom Selleck lookalike would be more cautious, after he’s just decapitated a zombie, when Laura Gemser says she’ll give him “a thrill” if he puts his crotch in her face. It’s NSFW! With a title like Erotic Nights Of The Living Dead, you wouldn’t really expect this film to be a landmark…

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Is There Anything China Miéville Can’t Do?

Urban fantasy genius China Miéville not only turned in his next fantasy novel on time, but he also wrote a police procedural — with a healthy dose of alternate world-building — in his spare time. As the video above explains, Miéville’s The City And The City takes place in two fictional Eastern European cities, one…

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Top 10 Star Trek-Related Top 10 Lists

With Star Trek coming out on Thursday, everybody on the internet is publishing top-ten lists about Trek. Here are our ten favorites, including villains, technobabble, babes and fight scenes. 10) Top 10 Star Trek Movies. Yes, I know. There are only 10 Trek movies, before the new one. (At least this is one top 10…

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Alan Tudyk Explains The Theology Of Alpha

Alpha, the multiple-personality villain on Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, believes he’s a god, and he wants to raise Echo to his exalted level, Alan Tudyk explained on a conference call with reporters. Minor spoilers ahead. The way Tudyk explains it, Alpha “has ascended, in his mind, to a godlike place.” Alpha used to be a Doll,…

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Beam Down With New Space-Opera-Themed Spore Galactic Adventures Trailer

This new 1950s-style trailer for Spore Galactic Adventures is heavy on the space-operatic bombast… and it’s getting me intrigued. Especially the part about turning giant monsters into ginormous chaos.

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New Terminator Salvation Synopsis Explains John Connor’s Greatest Dilemma

John Connor promises “I’ll be back” in this new TV spot for Terminator Salvation, but it’s the opposite of Arnie’s cocky-robot delivery. Where’s he going? A ton of new set reports reveal all. Major spoilers! The set reports include tons of details, but none is more detailed than the plot synopsis posted by Coming Soon.…

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This Sparkling Galaxy Hides A Stellar Secret

This spiral galaxy, NGC 2841, is helping NASA solve a huge mystery: why do galaxies look so smooth, with such an even distribution of stars? According to NASA, studying NGC 2841 has helped an international team of astronomers discover that stars flow out of the “hot, dense nurseries” and then disperse to form the smooth…

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Captain Kirk’s Tragic Salt Shaker, And The Reason Transformers’ Fallen Wants Revenge

Hella spoilers! Zoe Saldana reveals Kirk’s biggest mistake in the new Star Trek. A Transformers source explains how Megatron gets his groove back. Plus Land Of The Lost, Lost, Fringe and Smallville. OMG spoilers! Star Trek: This week’s Entertainment Weekly has a few minor spoilers for the new movie. In the scene where the Enterprise…

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We Already Know How The Dollhouse’s Story Ends

Last night’s Dollhouse advanced a theme the show has sneaked into a few episodes so far: The idea that the abusive, mind-crushing Dollhouse is the future of the human race. Of course, that bit of wisdom comes from the show’s “villain,” Alpha, who’s arguably the most perfect product of the Dollhouse’s mind-conditioning technology. Alpha used…

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Mutant Wolves Tear Through The Ruins Of Yale University

If only the real Connecticut had looked like this, I would have liked it more. Evil survivalists and mutant wolves tear up a post-apocalyptic landscape in the video game Borderlands. More new screenshots below. Some of the “concept-art-style” screenshots look a bit too clean and bright for my liking, but I still love the mutant…

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Are We Getting More Of David Tennant’s Doctor Than We Bargained For?

Star Trek Videos, Transformer Pics, And One Doctor Who Cameo Too Many…

What If Uwe Boll Directed I Am Legend?

An Iridescent Butterfly Gives Rise To Naturally Bright Fabrics Of The Future

So What Exactly Does Lost’s Island Want Anyway?

Talkin’ Bout My Generation Ship

Reminder: io9 Seeking Summer Interns For Cyber-Conversion

Are Evil MegaCorps The Future Of Capitalism?

Your Morning Commute Is Terminated!

Classic Star Trek Dialogue, Lost Clips, And Helena Bonham Carter’s Terminator Mission

Somehow Emmanuelle Never Learned The Right Way To Perform Oral Sex [NSFW]

Is There Anything China Miéville Can’t Do?

Top 10 Star Trek-Related Top 10 Lists

Alan Tudyk Explains The Theology Of Alpha

Beam Down With New Space-Opera-Themed Spore Galactic Adventures Trailer

New Terminator Salvation Synopsis Explains John Connor’s Greatest Dilemma

This Sparkling Galaxy Hides A Stellar Secret

Captain Kirk’s Tragic Salt Shaker, And The Reason Transformers’ Fallen Wants Revenge

We Already Know How The Dollhouse’s Story Ends

Mutant Wolves Tear Through The Ruins Of Yale University

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees