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Andy Richter Controls Chuck’s Universe

Forget the 3-D rockstar episode. The most eagerly awaited Chuck of the year, for my money, is next Monday’s “Chuck Vs. The Suburbs,” with Andy Richter and a kinky Jenny McCarthy. And we’ve got clips. I’ve been eagerly awaiting this one ever since we reviewed a large chunk of its script ages ago. It’s got…

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Star Trek’s Commander And Dragonball’s Creator Both Speak Out

Greetings, spoiler-mongers! Today there are tidbits on Star Trek, Transformers, Watchmen and Dragonball. Also, a Lost and Heroes deathwatch and clips from Fringe and Sarah Connor. Plus Chuck, Supernatural, Clone Wars and Kyle XY. LOLspoilers! Star Trek: Tyler Perry says he plays the Commander of Star Fleet (I think he means Starfleet Academy) and he…

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James Cameron’s Avatar Hitting France Before U.S.?

Time to plan a French vacation in December? The most long-awaited movie in science fiction, James Cameron‘s decade-in-the-making Avatar, is hitting France and Belgium on December 16. It only opens in the United States two days later, on the 18th. So unless you catch a preview screening, you’ll be behind the French. According to IMDB,…

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Posthumans Go Hollywood! (Maybe.)

Are we finally going to get a posthuman mass culture? With movies like Surrogates and Avatar hitting theaters later this year, it may be now or never. Both Surrogates and Avatar feature posthuman heroes, in very different ways. And television’s Lost is starting to look as though its protagonists are going to wind up evolving…

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Script Pages Show 4400 Reasons To Watch “V” Reboot

Will ABC’s reboot of V be another retro-disaster, along the lines of Bionic Woman and Knight Rider? After reading a ton of script pages from the pilot, we’re actually somewhat optimistic. Thar be spoilers below. The script pages were released for casting purposes, but they appear to be genuine pages from the pilot. In a…

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Rorschach’s Face Is An Emotional Canvas

Probably the coolest effect in the Watchmen movie is Rorschach’s shifting inkblot mask. But I didn’t realize how much thought had gone into it until I saw this new video journal. I love the fact that they gave him giant eye holes so he could still act with his eyes, in some scenes, and then…

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Alien Invasion A Deadly Letdown, According To The New Yorker

It figures. When aliens finally do invade and take over our planet, it’ll be just as much an anti-climax as everything else. Are you ready for space conquest with ennui? The New Yorker hopes so. The new issue of The New Yorker features “The Invasion From Outer Space” by Steven Millhauser, a slight amuse-bouche of…

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Coraline Rules, Push Survives… And Fanboys Flops

The stop-motion animated Coraline scored big at the box office, raking in $16.3 million. But other genre entries, Push and Fanboys, lost out to Paul Blart, Mall Cop and He’s Just Not That Into You. It was pretty much all good news for Coraline, which raked in an impressive average of $7,105 per screen. Henry…

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The Final Cylon’s Motto, And Dragonball’s Hand Signals

Lots of TV spoilers today – including Anders’ fate on Battlestar, Dollhouse details, a Lost forecast and sexy pics from Smallville and Reaper. And a wacky new Dragonball poster. Plus Stargate, Heroes and Fringe. Dragonball Evolution: Someone took a photo of a new poster, which looks sorta spiffy. I like the way Chow Yun-Fat is…

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Visions That Are Only Dangerous In Their Afterimage

Eclipse Two, the second volume of Jonathan Strahan‘s original anthology series, lives up to its hype. Some of the genre’s strongest short-story writers ply their trade, with no goal but to tell solid speculative tales. It’s refreshing to read a collection like Eclipse Two right after the themed anthology We Think Therefore We Are. A…

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The Movie That Gives Mad Science A Bad Name

Check out this freaktastic bestiality/surgery scene from The Animal, starring Rob Schneider. Yes, the movie’s just as awful as you could imagine, but with an extra layer of trippy dog-in-surgical-mask dance remix insanity. So if you’re still able to comprehend actual language, and your brain hasn’t been fused into a lump of putty after that…

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Three Writers Who Will Rule Science Fiction’s Future

The Guardian took a stab at naming all the science fiction novels you must read to avoid being labeled an uneducated brute. And now Guardian blogger Damien G. Walker has named three younger writers who should have been on that list. Three up-and-coming writers worth paying attention to are this year’s Campbell Award winner, Mary…

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The Most Famous Building In Science Fiction

Click to viewThere’s one building in Los Angeles that screams “retro-futuristic gothic,” and it was built in 1893. The Bradbury Building featured heavily in Blade Runner, but it’s starred in tons of other stories. Here’s a list. We already toured the Bradbury Building back in 2007, as part of the closing ceremonies of the Jules…

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Is Science Fiction Creating A New Religion?

“The culture-shaping force of science fiction storytellers may be more significant and more widespread than we imagine. That’s because they trade in myth. By myth, I mean a transcendent story that helps us make sense of our place in the cosmos. This common definition makes the Christian gospel, as C. S. Lewis suggested, “God’s myth”-not…

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Dress Your Entire Family In Post-Apocalyptic Dancewear

Want to know what Terminator Salvation will really be like? The Onion AV Club has your T4 forecast, based on the movie’s Halloween costumes (courtesy of Slashfilm.) I’m ready for the Dannity Kane-Verne Troyer-wolf-man crossover.

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Christian Bale Was Only Trying To Put The Crazy Into John Connor

That Christian Bale freak-out on the set of Terminator Salvation we’ve all been obsessing about? It’s all because he was trying to put the post-apocalyptic insanity into his version of robot-resistance-leader John Connor. Bale called the Kevin & Bean show on KROQ FM to apologize for his “out-of-order” screaming, which he admitted was totally unprofessional…

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Are Cute Sleestaks And Sneaky T-Rexes Enough To Carry A Movie?

I’m willing to bet this new full-length trailer for Will Ferrell‘s Land Of The Lost includes all the funny parts from the movie. What do you think?

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Could Push Change The Future Of Superhero Movies?

Push, opening today, is a crash course in how to do a cheerfully nonsensical action-adventure fantasy without winking at the audience or getting too cute. It feels revolutionary because it’s so old-school. Mild spoilers. In Push, Chris Evans (Fantastic Four) plays Nick, a ne’er-do-well telekinetic “Mover” hiding out from a secret government agency called Division.…

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Terminator Skull Pics And Battlestar’s Next Cliffhanger

Some nightmarish Terminator Salvation set pics reveal quite how skull-happy the film will be. We uncover Friday’s Battlestar cliffhanger. Heroes and Lost pics are the future. Plus Transformers, Green Lantern, Dollhouse, Smallville and Supernatural mega-spoilers! Terminator Salvation: Radar Magazine has some kick-ass new set pics. John Connor’s helicopter crashes in the water and he gets…

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Beware The Deadly Robotic Coffee Pot!

You’re probably already a fan of British comedian and writer Ben Elton, thanks to his work on shows like Blackadder and The Young Ones. But did you know he’s also a kick-ass science fiction novelist? Elton has written about a dozen novels, in between working on comedy TV shows like Blackadder and musicals like the…

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Andy Richter Controls Chuck’s Universe

Star Trek’s Commander And Dragonball’s Creator Both Speak Out

James Cameron’s Avatar Hitting France Before U.S.?

Posthumans Go Hollywood! (Maybe.)

Script Pages Show 4400 Reasons To Watch “V” Reboot

Rorschach’s Face Is An Emotional Canvas

Alien Invasion A Deadly Letdown, According To The New Yorker

Coraline Rules, Push Survives… And Fanboys Flops

The Final Cylon’s Motto, And Dragonball’s Hand Signals

Visions That Are Only Dangerous In Their Afterimage

The Movie That Gives Mad Science A Bad Name

Three Writers Who Will Rule Science Fiction’s Future

The Most Famous Building In Science Fiction

Is Science Fiction Creating A New Religion?

Dress Your Entire Family In Post-Apocalyptic Dancewear

Christian Bale Was Only Trying To Put The Crazy Into John Connor

Are Cute Sleestaks And Sneaky T-Rexes Enough To Carry A Movie?

Could Push Change The Future Of Superhero Movies?

Terminator Skull Pics And Battlestar’s Next Cliffhanger

Beware The Deadly Robotic Coffee Pot!

INIU Portable Power Bank Is Small in Size and Smaller in Price for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale (45W, 10,000mAh)

Humans Were Already Dog People 16,000 Years Ago, DNA Suggests

California Regulator Says Tesla’s ‘Robotaxis’ Are More Like a Limo in the Eyes of the Law

Dyson Airwrap Falls to an All-Time Low in Amazon’s Spring Sale, Lowering the Barrier for This Premium Multi-Styler

The ‘Tales from ’85’ Trailer Wants You Back in ‘Stranger Things’ Already

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

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