Charlie Jane Anders, Author at Gizmodo

First Clip Of Tricia Helfer In Next Monday’s Chuck

Chuck plays "doctor" with Battlestar Galactica‘s Tricia Helfer in next Monday’s episode, and here’s the first clip of Tricia in action. Sadly, we only glimpse her… but it’s still nice to see her again.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 26 '09

Just How Sexy Will Tron 2 Get?

This may not be your daddy’s Tron, if an interview with one actress who appears in the Disney sequel is to be believed. Serinda Swan says that she, Beau Garrett (Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer) and two other actresses play “temptresses from inside the computer world.” She explains: We’re sort of the main…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 26 '09

McG Explains Terminator Salvation’s Ending, Plus A Transformers Conspiracy Revealed!

Today’s spoilers include McG talking Terminator Salvation, Orci and Kurtzman talking Star Trek, Transformers 2 comics hints and Dragonball insights. Plus a startling Terminator: SCC clip! And spoilers for Caprica, Lost, Fringe and Smallville. Terminator Salvation: Talking to Wired, director McG explains that Moon Bloodgood’s character represents a glimmer of goodness amongst the ruins. When…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Mar 26 '09

How Did Battlestar Galactica’s Ending Rank Among The Star Trek Finales?

Opinions are wildly divided about Battlestar Galactica’s final episode, with some comparing it to “explosive diarrhea” and others calling it “near-perfect.” What we need is an objective scale of awesomeness… like the Star Trek finales. Where does the BSG finale fall on the Star Trek finales awesomeness scale? ( online surveys)

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 25 '09

Kazakhstan’s Cosmodrome Prepares for the Conquest of Space

It’s amazing how sleek and old-school the Soyuz rocket looks, preparing to blast off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. Especially surrounded by Soviet-looking guards. More Cosmodrome porn is below.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 25 '09

Will Spider-Man 4 Be Another Villain Logjam?

Spider-Man 4 is just in the early stages, according to director Sam Raimi. But Australian cinema chain Hoyts posted a synopsis on its website, including the movie’s villians. And it sounds… similar to Spider-Man 3. Here’s the Hoyts synopsis, which should obviously be taken with several massive grains of salt: Peter Parker now faces a…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 25 '09

Your Spock/McCoy Snark Forecast

Just how many Scotty/McCoy cliches will turn up in Star Trek? It’s a spoiler. There are also new Wolverine ads, a Pandorum pic and Riddick/Green Hornet descriptions. Plus major Dollhouse, Lost, Fringe and Supernatural spoilers! Star Trek: Scriptwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtman hint that all your favorite Trek cliches will be in the movie.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Mar 25 '09

A Solar-Powered Death Ray, Circa 1932

The dastardly Goddard hooks up Dr. Farrington to his own invention, the solar-powered VFX Accumulator. Unless Dr. Farrington tells his secret formula, when the sun rises, it’ll electrocute his lovely daughter Gloria and himself. 1932’s Murder At Dawn is a bizarre and mostly pretty awful spectacle, involving two young couples cowering and running around the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 25 '09

Pry Open Your Own Head, With Ted Chiang’s Exhalation

Ted Chiang‘s Hugo-nominated story of robot self-examination, “Exhalation,” is available as a free download in a variety of formats. Find out why the robot brains are slowing down, if you dare.

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Mar 24 '09

Science Fiction’s Greatest Stolen Ideas

Science fiction is literature of ideas – it’s just that sometimes, those ideas are lifted from elsewhere. Some of the genre’s greatest creators have gotten ripped off, or been accused of plagiarism. Here’s our list. The Purple Cloud: In M.P. Shiel’s 1901 science-fiction classic The Purple Cloud, a Scottish preacher warns that God doesn’t want…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 24 '09

Why Is The Let The Right One In DVD For Dummies?

Swedish vampire movie Let The RIght One In drew much of its disturbing loveliness from its characterization, which in turn came from revealing dialogue. So why does the U.S. DVD version feature lobotomized subtitles? Horror blog Icons Of Fright compared screengrabs from a screener DVD of the movie’s theatrical release with the new official DVD.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 24 '09

See Inside Astro Boy In New Trailer

Before he was cute and zoomy, Astro Boy was a Terminator-y endoskeleton, this new teaser trailer reveals. Apparently it’s hard to wake up and realize you’re a robo-kid… until your arms turn into cool cannons.

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 24 '09

Monsters Vs. Aliens Vs. Cloverfield!

The UFO-hunters at TopSecretConspiracy.Com have done it again, and we’ve got an exclusive heads-up of their latest, most damning documentary footage, proving that monsters and aliens are all around us. They ruined Rick’s going-away party!

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 24 '09

Nero Fiddles While The Enterprise Burns, In New Star Trek Video

It’s Nero’s “day of reckoning” in a new Star Trek TV spot. Plus a new Astro Boy poster, and news of a Dollhouse confrontation and a new Heroes death. Plus Lost/Smallville clips and spoilers! Star Trek: A new TV spot gives us a bit more full frontal Nero, plus a teeny glimpse of turbulence inside…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Mar 24 '09

Sweatshops Bring Tomorrow’s Dystopias To Life, Today

“Edward Burtynsky photographs factories, mines, and vast landscapes transformed by industrialization. His documentary photographs look more sci-fi than any sci-fi I’ve seen. Why invent a dystopic future… when I could imitate a dystopic present?” – Sleep Dealer director Alex Rivera, talking to Wired. Image by Edward Burtynsky.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 23 '09

Riverworld… The TV Series?

The Syfy Channel announced more of its post-Battlestar Galactica lineup, and it includes a possible ongoing series based on Philip José Farmer’s Riverworld novels. This could be amazing, if done even half right. Honestly, my heart sank when I saw the announcement, because it foregrounds Syfy’s planned Alice In Wonderland miniseries. Presumably it’ll be “dark”…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 23 '09

Green Lantern Concept Artist Reimagines Star Trek

Brian Murray’s concept art helped launch a Green Lantern movie. But his other artwork includes this fantastic alien prison, for a David Twohy film… plus a far different reinvention of Star Trek than J.J. Abrams’. We talked to Murray about his work, and he shared some of his ongoing projects with us. Here’s a gallery…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 23 '09

DVD Version Of BSG’s Finale Will Include A Cylon Love Triangle

Ronald D. Moore explained what to expect from the extended DVD cut of the Battlestar Galactica finale. Apparently, the three-hour-plus final episode originally included a series of flashbacks focusing on the start of the relationship between Boomer and Tyrol, including their first kiss. And we saw “the beginning of Helo having his longing for her,”…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 23 '09

Blade Runner’s Original Ending: Yes, Deckard’s A Replicant

A few precious pages from an early screenplay for Blade Runner have turned up online, and they’re radically different than the version you saw on screen. They end with Deckard realizing he’s a Replicant. Blade Runner went through many drafts on its way to the screen, and that’s not even counting the last-minute revisions that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 23 '09

Laurie And Arnett Ad-Libbed Monsters Vs. Aliens

The comedic ensemble cast of Monsters Versus Aliens improvised their own lines – and even went back and forth over a period of years, redoing the same scenes, co-director Conrad Vernon told io9. Spoilers ahead… In Monsters Versus Aliens, a woman named Susan gets hit by a meteor and becomes a bleach-blonde giant on her…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 23 '09

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First Clip Of Tricia Helfer In Next Monday’s Chuck

Just How Sexy Will Tron 2 Get?

McG Explains Terminator Salvation’s Ending, Plus A Transformers Conspiracy Revealed!

How Did Battlestar Galactica’s Ending Rank Among The Star Trek Finales?

Kazakhstan’s Cosmodrome Prepares for the Conquest of Space

Will Spider-Man 4 Be Another Villain Logjam?

Your Spock/McCoy Snark Forecast

A Solar-Powered Death Ray, Circa 1932

Pry Open Your Own Head, With Ted Chiang’s Exhalation

Science Fiction’s Greatest Stolen Ideas

Why Is The Let The Right One In DVD For Dummies?

See Inside Astro Boy In New Trailer

Monsters Vs. Aliens Vs. Cloverfield!

Nero Fiddles While The Enterprise Burns, In New Star Trek Video

Sweatshops Bring Tomorrow’s Dystopias To Life, Today

Riverworld… The TV Series?

Green Lantern Concept Artist Reimagines Star Trek

DVD Version Of BSG’s Finale Will Include A Cylon Love Triangle

Blade Runner’s Original Ending: Yes, Deckard’s A Replicant

Laurie And Arnett Ad-Libbed Monsters Vs. Aliens

Spotify Will Now Verify Non-AI Artists

‘Macross Plus’ Is an Ultra-Romantic Classic That Refuses to Age

Stick It to Jeff Bezos by Turning Your Defunct Kindle Into the World’s Worst Typewriter

‘De-extinction’ Startup Wants to Revive Antelope Killed Off by South African Colonists

The Best Toys of April 2026

Dreame L60 Ultra Robot Vacuum and Mop With 35,000Pa Suction Is Now Over $400 Off as a Launch Exclusive Deal

Under-Oath Elon Musk Seems to Run a Different Company Than Public-Figure Elon Musk

Ambitious Experiment Aims to Test Tiny Nuclear Reactors for AI Data Centers

Here’s the Very Normal Reason the ‘Lanterns’ Trailer Disappeared

California Cops Can Finally Give Robotaxis Tickets

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

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages