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Deadpool Figure! Thor’s Resume! Dollhouse Clip! Lost Dirt! Terminator Dirtnap!

It’s spoiler Friday! Another action figure gives a non-blurry look at Wolverine’s Deadpool. There are new deets on Thor’s Norse god. Also, there’s a three-minute Dollhouse preview, some Lost pics, a T:SCC deathwatch and more. X-Men Origins: Wolverine: Reader Cybaiotron sends us this picture of Deadpool action figure, giving another hint of what the merc…

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Somebody Misread The Manual On How To Have Cyber-Sex

Our intrepid heroes rescue some bedraggled people chained up in a post-apocalyptic torture dungeon, in this scene from Screamers: The Hunting, newly out on DVD. What could possibly go wrong? (Clip is a bit spoilery.) Okay, so Screamers 2 is cheesier than an explosion in a Cheez Whiz factory, as you’d expect from a direct-to-DVD…

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Top 8 Oedipal Robots Of All Time

The moment we start giving our machines artificial intelligence, the next step is always artificial incest, not to mention artificial patricide/matricide. To celebrate the latest bot with an Oedipal complex, here are the eight greatest. Despite Donna Haraway’s claim that cyber-organisms have no need for the Oedipus complex because they’re beyond biological notions of gender,…

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The Middleman’s Lost Episode Coming Out At Last

We’ve been obsessing for months about the lost season finale of world-saving show The Middleman. And now it’s finally coming out… as a graphic novel. If you missed The Middleman, you should definitely check it out when the first season comes out on DVD this July, in time for San Diego Comic Con. It was…

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Franklyn’s Alternate-History Superhero Tale Has A Satisfying Payoff

“It’s a somewhat arty science fiction romance thriller.” “It’s a genre of no genre.” “It’s an urban fairytale fantasy drama, with a parallel-world aspect to it.” Even the people making Franklyn struggled to explain it. The above quotes, from the London Times, come from actors, the director and a producer, during the making of the…

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Your Chance To Join Silent Möbius’ Army Of Demon-Fighting Women

If you’ve never read Kia Asamiya‘s acclaimed Silent Möbius manga series, now’s your chance. UDON Entertainment is publishing the complete 12-volume saga, in restored editions, with unpublished material. In Silent Möbius, humanity uses a cyclotron to open a trans-dimensional portal, but it backfires and winds up letting extra-dimensional demons known as the Lucifer Hawks into…

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Two Robots Named John Have Questions For God

Friday night’s television included two androids named John asking questions of God, notes religious blog Exploring Our Matrix. Terminator’s John Henry asked about “ball-and-socket joints,” and Battlestar’s John Cavil ranted about gelatinous eyeballs. The artificial intelligence John Henry’s question, on Terminator, came in the context of playing with Bionicle toys, and wondering why God didn’t…

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Science Fiction Publishing Has Gotten Way Bigger, And Yet Way Smaller

You’ve got all these smaller groups in the field that are no longer able to really talk to each other, so there’s less of a central conversation… You can’t just stick a rocketship on the cover of a book and expect it to sell. That’ll work for the Hard SF readership, but that’s not going…

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Wachowskis Not Going Anywhere Near Superman Reboot

That rumor we reported the other day, about Warner Bros. talking to the Wachowskis about rebooting the Superman franchise with a new movie? Apparently, made of the same stuff as the fuel in Speed Racer’s gasoline-free cars. Slashfilm heard from two informed sources, who said there have been no Super-discussions with the Wachowskis at any…

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Dragonball 2 Is Already In The Pipeline

Even before Dragonball Evolution comes out, there’s already a screenplay for Dragonball II, according to star Justin Chatwin. So what happens? “The second one goes more into the whole legacy and the genealogy of Dragonball. It goes more in-depth into a real Dragonball series, the kind of intergalactic world of Dragonball.” [DB The Movie]

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Terra May Take Post-Apocalyptic Cuteness Too Far

I really want to like Battle for Terra, the 3-D animated movie where survivors of a destroyed Earth argue over whether to conquer the way-too-cute peace-loving aliens. But this new trailer makes it really hard. There’s a lot to like here, including super-splashy space battles that will probably look great in 3-D, and a dark…

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Exactly How Many Kinds Of Terminators Are There In Terminator 4?

Today, we’re indulging in toy spoilers (Terminator 4) and soundtrack spoilers (Dragonball). Plus the BSG clip you’ve waited for, and clips and dirt on Heroes, Eleventh Hour, V, Smallville and Dollhouse. What’s next: hair spoilers? Terminator Salvation: We already blew your mind with those Japanese Terminator toys for kids. But some other Japanese toy ads…

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Margaret Thatcher Will Join Doctor Who’s Time-Traveling Crew

Lindsay Duncan, who’s currently starring as Margaret Thatcher in the BBC2 drama Margaret, will be Doctor Who‘s next companion in the show’s second 2009 one-off episode. She’ll be the most strong-willed and cleverest companion yet, according to the show’s producers. [Daily Record]

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Robert Downey Jr. Discovers Genocide Has A Repeat Button

Robert Downey Jr. and Reese Witherspoon are in talks to star in a thriller about alien invaders who keep traveling back in time and killing the human race, again and again. At least, that’s what I can glean from the official description of The Days Before, which Wanted helmer Timur Bekmambetov is also in talks…

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Three Solid Hours Of Battlestar Lacerations — And Hopefully Closure

As expected, Battlestar Galactica‘s final episode will be three hours long, after the Sci Fi Channel gave Ron Moore and crew as much time as they needed to tell the story. The first hour of the finale will air on March 13 at the usual time of 10 PM, but the last two hours will…

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Potentially The Greatest Time Travel Movie Of All Time

The new British movie Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel bills itself as “Doctor Who meets Shaun Of The Dead.” But this trailer makes it look more like Primer meets The Goodies. In FAQ, three buddies are drinking at the pub when they meet Anna Faris (The House Bunny) who’s traveled back in time from…

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Pics And Clips From Watchmen, Battlestar, Street Fighter, Lost, Dollhouse & Torchwood!

Spoiler invasion! New videos show the contrasting fighting styles of Dr. Manhattan, Chun-Li and Caprica Six. Plus there are revealing pics from Lost, Transformers, Dollhouse and Torchwood, and new scoop on Heroes, Fringe and Dragonball. Watchmen: Now that you’ve seen some actual clips from the movie, here’s yet another TV spot. Comedian giggling, giant Dr.…

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Malaysia’s Greatest Science Fiction Auteur Is Back With A Robot Epic

The best-known Malaysian science fiction filmmaker, Aziz M. Osman, is coming back to the genre after a decade away. He’s best known for the 1990s science fiction epics XXY and XXY 2 that “took Malaysia by storm in the 1990s” according to the Straits Times, and now he’s making a robot film called CE1, starring…

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How Vonda McIntyre Overcame The “Star Trek Novelist” Stigma

One of the best reasons to be a Star Trek fan in the 1980s was Vonda McIntyre‘s tie-in books. She’s blogged about her Trek experience – including Wrath Of Khan’s original title. I’ve become a huge fan of McIntyre’s non-Trek writings, but I first discovered her through her novelizations of the second, third and fourth…

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How Does John Barrowman See Captain Jack?

Captain Jack himself, John Barrowman, is writing a Torchwood comic, and we’ve got some exclusive preview images, plus a few words from the Captain himself. Appearing in issue #14 of the bimonthly (no salacious pun intended) Torchwood Magazine, the comic “The Tale Of The Selkie” is co-written by Barrowman and his sister Carole. Jack visits…

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Deadpool Figure! Thor’s Resume! Dollhouse Clip! Lost Dirt! Terminator Dirtnap!

Somebody Misread The Manual On How To Have Cyber-Sex

Top 8 Oedipal Robots Of All Time

The Middleman’s Lost Episode Coming Out At Last

Franklyn’s Alternate-History Superhero Tale Has A Satisfying Payoff

Your Chance To Join Silent Möbius’ Army Of Demon-Fighting Women

Two Robots Named John Have Questions For God

Science Fiction Publishing Has Gotten Way Bigger, And Yet Way Smaller

Wachowskis Not Going Anywhere Near Superman Reboot

Dragonball 2 Is Already In The Pipeline

Terra May Take Post-Apocalyptic Cuteness Too Far

Exactly How Many Kinds Of Terminators Are There In Terminator 4?

Margaret Thatcher Will Join Doctor Who’s Time-Traveling Crew

Robert Downey Jr. Discovers Genocide Has A Repeat Button

Three Solid Hours Of Battlestar Lacerations — And Hopefully Closure

Potentially The Greatest Time Travel Movie Of All Time

Pics And Clips From Watchmen, Battlestar, Street Fighter, Lost, Dollhouse & Torchwood!

Malaysia’s Greatest Science Fiction Auteur Is Back With A Robot Epic

How Vonda McIntyre Overcame The “Star Trek Novelist” Stigma

How Does John Barrowman See Captain Jack?

Forget Ray-Ban Meta, XREAL 1S AR/XR Virtual Screen Smart Glasses Drop to Record Low on Amazon

Pixel Buds Pro 2 Hit Record Low as Google Continues Its Clearance-Like Price Cuts Following Smartphone Deals

DJI Now Has a Cheaper 360 Drone Than Insta360, but the U.S. Won’t Get It

Amazon Clears Out Apple Watch Series 9 With Silver Stainless Steel Case at 48% Off During Spring Sale

What Do You Mean Fox McCloud Is in the ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Movie

Apple iPad With A16 Chip Is Now as Cheap as It Gets, With Stock Moving Quickly in Amazon’s Tablet Deals

Amazon Echo Spot Is Running at Its All-Time Low, Likely the Last Chance Before Prime Day Arrives in a Few Months

Diablo Cody Has Big Plans for the ‘Jennifer’s Body’ Sequel

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

M5 MacBook Air Review: A Laptop With Real Middle Child Energy

MacBook Neo Review: No Other Budget Laptop Can Compete