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The Final Cylon And Ron Moore Speak. Plus Lost Plot Twists, And Dollhouse Clips

Happy spoiler Monday! Pics, videos, and Ron Moore himself, illuminate what’s next on Battlestar Galactica. Set pics and reports explain Lost’s future. A featurette shows more Dollhouse action. And Smallville script pages reveal all. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: I get the impression we’re all a bit tired of toy spoilers. But if you’re still…

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Embrace Philip K. Dick’s Family Values

I’ve always loved Philip K. Dick’s short fiction for the jolt of concentrated weirdness it provides. One of his best stories is online for free, plus there are three Kelley Eskridge tales for your perusal. At first glance, Dick’s 1954 story “The Father Thing” is a standard riff on the Invasion Of The Body Snatchers…

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Are We Living Inside A Giant Hologram?

The so-called “real” world isn’t as real as you’d imagined. When scientists look into the fabric of space-time beyond a certain depth, it starts to lose resolution. Almost like it’s made of… pixels. At least, that’s my interpretation of a new report from New Scientist. Researchers at the GEO600 facility were scanning for gravitational waves…

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How Can A Space Battle Be So Great, And So Cheesy, At The Same Time?

Five years before Wrath Of Khan came out, the Japanese film Battle In Outer Space featured this amazingly submarine-esque spaceship battle in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Stunning (if cheesy) model work and crazy-ass weapons. Rock on!

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Science Fiction Writers’ Cruddiest (And Craziest) Day Jobs

You may be shackled to your desk, counting chits, while you finish your space-war saga — but you’ve got it easy. Check out some of the really crap jobs science fiction writers have held. Some of these day jobs are just your standard drudge work, some are bizarre and colorful, and a few are especially…

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A New Explanation For Why We’ll Never Visit Other Suns

Pessimism about our spacefaring future has become fashionable these days — people point to our limited lifespans and energy resources. But the World Of Technology blog just posted an argument I haven’t seen before. Blogger mayank points to all the usual reasons why it’ll be hard for our descendents to reach the nearest star system,…

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Handmaid’s Tale Too Politically Incorrect For Canadian Schools?

Margaret Atwood’s seminal dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale has been called many things before — but sexist? That’s what one Toronto parent is claiming in his quest to get it out of schools. Actually, it sounds as though Robert Edwards is mostly offended by the anti-Christian themes in Atwood’s seminal story of a future theocratic…

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Do You Have What It Takes To Join Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse?

A new Fox promo for Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse is almost like a recruiting pitch for new blank-brained mindslaves. Are you Doll material? Check it out and decide for yourself. I’m pretty impressed with whoever managed to distill the complex backstory of Whedon’s show into 30 seconds — with only a slight risk of epilepsy. [SpoilerTV]

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Monsters Versus Aliens Versus Stephen Colbert

Monsters Versus Aliens isn’t just the most important movie of our time — it’s also the future of movie-making. Dreamworks’ Jeffrey Katzenberg showed us about 20 minutes of MVA, and talked 3-D breakthroughs. Spoiler panic! After seeing a large chunk of the movie’s first third, I’m still pretty excited. The voice performances, by talents like…

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Iron Man 2’s Villain Speaks, And Battlestar Overwhelms Your Dradis

It’s our last chance for BSG premiere spoilers, and Ronald Moore has shared a doozy. Plus Iron Man 2 villainy and Terminator Salvation’s ending. Plus Dragonball, Chun-Li, Lost, Sarah Connor, Fringe, Heroes and Smallville. Iron Man 2: So what’s the deal with Justin Hammer, the “money guy” that Sam Rockwell plays in the sequel? “He…

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The Side Of Spider-Man Obama Doesn’t Know About

Sam Raimi will never produce a Spider-Man film that approaches the sublime awfulness of Turkish Spider-Man, where Spidey uses a face-tube and hamsters to teach a lesson. Click through to see the Turkish clone saga. As afficionados know, the real name of Turkish Spider-Man is 3 Dev Adam, or Three Mighty Men. The other two…

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Your Cure For Doctor Who TV Withdrawal

Superstar artist Ben Templesmith posted some pages, including some work in progress, from his new Doctor Who comic, “The Whispering Gallery,” written by Leah Moore and John Reppion. And they’re glorious. And yes, that’s Alan “Watchmen” Moore’s daughter. To be honest, her comics work hasn’t blown me away so far, but the art is amazing…

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One Site That Covers Everything You Need In Life

We didn’t think it would be possible for a single website to fill all of our needs — until we found the blog Beer And Scifi. What else is there? As the site’s “about” column explains: This blog combines discussion about beer, science fiction, utopian dreams, movies, and tall tales with activism and social art.…

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Paul McGuigan Talks Push — And Deathlok

Paul McGuigan is best known for directing quirky thrillers like Lucky Number Slevin. He told us about branching out with the paranormal action-adventure film Push — and his involvement with Marvel’s abortive Deathlok movie. Spoilers. Push, which comes out Feb. 6, is a total departure for McGuigan, who’s known for films that are somewhat more…

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BBC America Shows Sci Fi How To Handle Doctor Who Fans

Good news for Torchwood fans! (And bad news for file-sharing sites.) The new miniseries will air almost simultaneously in the U.K. and U.S., within hours. (The bad news? It won’t be until mid-summer.) [Wired]

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Star Trek Space Battles! Giant Slugs! Doctor Who Aliens! Smallville Clips!

Star Trek and BSG will make perfect sense, promise creators. Lost and Smallville clips! Plus dirt on Doctor Who, Star Wars, Heroes, Fringe, Sarah Connor and Dollhouse. The spoiler watch is right twice a day! Star Trek: Some old-school fans take issue with the new bar-brawling, jive-talking Kirk, because of a famous quote that Kirk…

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What’s Going To Be The Biggest Letdown This Spring?

Half a dozen big genre productions are promising amazing thrills between now and May, but inevitably at least one of them will fall short. Vote now, so you can say you told us so. What’ll be the biggest letdown this spring? ( surveys)

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Battlestar DVD Cover: It’s A Disaster!

Paging Garrison Dean: the Photoshop Disasters blog has singled out the Battlestar Galactica season 4.0 cover as a Photoshop mishap of the highest order. (Just ignore the snotty text about “Princess Leia” and “Cyclons.”) Apart from the weird placement, Lee Adama’s gaze definitely reinforces the recent trend of pushing Starbuck’s breasts into the spotlight. Is…

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R.I.P. Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan, one of genre television’s most innovative voices, just died at age 80. A rebel who refused to stick to tried-and-true formulas, his show The Prisoner gave rise to dramas like Lost and BSG. Here’s a pretty great interview with McGoohan from 1977. Asked why he decided to help create The Prisoner, he explains…

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Terminator Salvation Art You’ll Want To Spray-Paint On Your Van

McG didn’t just show off all-new Terminator 4 footage the other day — he also brought some fiery concept art. I never thought I’d be using terms like Turner-esque to describe giant robot mayhem. Spoilers?! Latino Review managed to snap some pics of the concept art on display, and here are a few of the…

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The Final Cylon And Ron Moore Speak. Plus Lost Plot Twists, And Dollhouse Clips

Embrace Philip K. Dick’s Family Values

Are We Living Inside A Giant Hologram?

How Can A Space Battle Be So Great, And So Cheesy, At The Same Time?

Science Fiction Writers’ Cruddiest (And Craziest) Day Jobs

A New Explanation For Why We’ll Never Visit Other Suns

Handmaid’s Tale Too Politically Incorrect For Canadian Schools?

Do You Have What It Takes To Join Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse?

Monsters Versus Aliens Versus Stephen Colbert

Iron Man 2’s Villain Speaks, And Battlestar Overwhelms Your Dradis

The Side Of Spider-Man Obama Doesn’t Know About

Your Cure For Doctor Who TV Withdrawal

One Site That Covers Everything You Need In Life

Paul McGuigan Talks Push — And Deathlok

BBC America Shows Sci Fi How To Handle Doctor Who Fans

Star Trek Space Battles! Giant Slugs! Doctor Who Aliens! Smallville Clips!

What’s Going To Be The Biggest Letdown This Spring?

Battlestar DVD Cover: It’s A Disaster!

R.I.P. Patrick McGoohan

Terminator Salvation Art You’ll Want To Spray-Paint On Your Van

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’

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO

6 Magic School Anime and Manga to Discover Instead of Thinking About ‘Harry Potter’ Ever Again

Unprecedented Images Show Sperm Whales Acting as Midwives to Help a Mom Give Birth

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

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