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Doomsday TV Movie: It’s Not Our Doomsday?

An actor posted some cool-looking pics from the set of Sci Fi’s Doomsday TV movie. The bad news is, apparently it’s not based on the Neil Marshall classic. Sort of. Actor/rapper Mike “Fresh” Johnson (aka Jay Dogg) has a role in the new Doomsday telepic (although he’s not on the IMDB page yet.) He blogged…

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How Soap Operatic Will The Prisoner Remake Be?

So far, AMC’s remake of 1960s weird-fest The Prisoner sounds like it’s on the right track — with plenty of trippiness and explosions. Except for one major new element of soap opera. Spoilers below. The show’s director and stars met the press and showed off some clips at a press tour. The good news? The…

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Michael Bay Taunts McG — No, Really!

Transformers director Michael Bay was so excited to kick the sequel’s marketing into high gear, he decided to throw down a gauntlet at the feet of McG, the director of Terminator Salvation. Writes Bay: We’ve waited low in the weeds letting all the summer movies get their stuff out. We’ve seen the great year end…

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Watchmen Pics, Transformers Poster, Terminator Scoop And A Lost Shocker!

Today’s spoilers include shiny Watchmen images. Guess which bots are back in Terminator 4! Plus a revealing Transformers poster. Shocking twists on Lost and Heroes. Plus Dollhouse, Battlestar, Stargate and Sarah Connor. Spoiler your weekend! Watchmen: While you’re waiting to see if this movie actually comes out, Total Film has a bunch of awesome new…

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Kevin Bacon’s Invisible Man Dos And Don’t’s

Memo to David Goyer: When you finally make your long-awaited Invisible Man movie, you have to top 2000’s Hollow Man in the inventive use of spattered blood to make the guy visible. Come on! Another awesome making-the-invisible-man-visible trick: displaced water in a swimming pool. Rock on. However, you can feel free to avoid having your…

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Fringe May Feature Bisexual Animals And Rocketmen From The Future

Fringe writer J.R. Orci posted this image showing where he’s finding ideas for upcoming episodes. Will a ragtag startup crack nuclear fusion? Or will bisexual animals reveal “atonist sun secrets”? The truth is there, somewhere.

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30 Fantastic Movies To Watch (Or Avoid) This Year

Is this the greatest time to be a fan of science fiction movies? No fewer than 30 SF films are hitting theaters, and at least a dozen could be great. Here’s our 2009 movie forecast. Note: As always, this includes a few fantasy movies that are set in the present day, involve technology, or feature…

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Why Has It Taken This Long To Get A Superhero Named Panda Man?

Taiwanese singer-actor Jay Chou will star in a science fiction TV series called Xiong Mao Xia (or Panda-Man.) Also starring: various Taiwanese pop stars, including the group S.H.E. And it’ll be a “trendy drama.” [CRI]

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At Last, A Book That Explains Why Obi-Wan Is Such A Dick

Karen Miller is one of my favorite fantasy writers, so I was thrilled to see she’d written a Star Wars novel. But she got stuck with an onerous task: explaining Obi-Wan’s Clone Wars dickery. Spoilers! Miller’s Godspeaker trilogy may be the best high fantasy works I’ve read since Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel series. (Seriously, if I…

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Are Two Movies Called 9 Coming Out On The Same Day?

Those awesome rag doll guys (in the animated film 9) may be able to defeat a whole army of killer robots. But now they’re facing the most unlikely adversary – another movie, called Nine. You remember we posted the trailer for 9 recently — it’s an expanded version of Shane Acker’s awesome short film, about…

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Check Out Kirk’s Communicator, Uhura’s Earpiece And McCoy’s Scanner

Today’s spoiler ration includes your first look at iconic Star Trek props. Plus producers spill the beans for BSG and Supernatural. Viggo gets physical in The Road. Reaper video! Wonder Woman pics. Spoilers advance! Star Trek: A few of the props from the new movie went on display at CES, including Kirk’s communicator, Uhura’s communications…

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What Does Sci Fi Wire’s Shakeup Mean?

You might have heard Sci Fi Wire spun off from the Sci Fi Channel, but what does it really mean for the longstanding news source? We asked the man in charge. According to Craig Engler, senior vice president of SciFi.com, Sci Fi Wire will still be a part of the Sci Fi Channel, following its…

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There Really Is Such A Thing As Too Much Penis Enhancement

Check out the hilarious discussion of the “paranormal penis” in urban fantasy and science fiction, over at Alpha Heroes. Did you know that alien cat-men had “orgasmic cock syrup?” Now you do. Less pleasant-sounding is the whole “barb” add-on. [via Literary Escapism]

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He Is The Law: Your First Look At Judge Dredd Movie!

If you weren’t already excited for a Judge Dredd film from the producers of 28 Days Later, check out this early concept art from Losers/2000 A.D. artist Jock. Gallery is below. The new Dredd movie seems to be doing everything right so far — Jock is one of the most exciting artists to come along…

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Celebrate Nixon’s Third Term With Hyper-Political Watchmen Trailer

Alternate Richard Nixon gets a starring role in this new Japanese Watchmen trailer, which also highlights a skewed Kennedy assassination and thickening plots. Zeitgeisty goodness! Plus there’s a new Minutemen featurette. This new featurette, released on Apple, focuses on the Minutemen, the original generation of costumed heroes in the Watchmen universe. It’s our first really…

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New Transformers, BSG and Fringe Videos Will Crack Your Brain

Spoiler frenzy! A tell-tale video shows a Transformers hottie in a new light. Plus new Battlestar and Fringe clips. Hints for Lost and Sarah Connor. Plus Smallville, Stargate, Supernatural, True Blood and Knowing. OMG Spoilers! Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: Remember that rumor about how Isabel Lucas’ character turns into a Transformer with a deadly…

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Disco-Bots Are Just Using Lightsabers To Express Their Bouncy Rhythms

There’s so much to love about this-clip from War Of The Robots. The tongue-flirting. The lightsaber-duels. The disco-bots. But really, it’s all about the sound effects.

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Our Galaxy’s Core Is Seething with Stars

When you imagine the center of our galaxy, you think of a howling void (with that famous super-massive black hole at its center.) But this picture, the sharpest yet, shows a center teeming with stars. The key to obtaining such a sharp image was combining the Hubble Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer…

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Is Short Science Fiction Moving To Original Anthologies?

Are magazines no longer going to be the source of the best short science fiction? Maybe. Two pieces of news make me wonder. First of all, Gardner Dozois just announced the table of contents of the next Year’s Best SF anthology, and it seems to include a lot of stuff from original anthologies like Eclipse…

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Watch Kyle XY’s Season Opener Online

I may be the only person here who’s thrilled and excited by the return of Kyle XY, ABC Family’s dramedy about a teen with special powers. (But I may write a giant post in a few days trying to convince you to check it out, anyway. It’s way better than you think it is, although…

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Doomsday TV Movie: It’s Not Our Doomsday?

How Soap Operatic Will The Prisoner Remake Be?

Michael Bay Taunts McG — No, Really!

Watchmen Pics, Transformers Poster, Terminator Scoop And A Lost Shocker!

Kevin Bacon’s Invisible Man Dos And Don’t’s

Fringe May Feature Bisexual Animals And Rocketmen From The Future

30 Fantastic Movies To Watch (Or Avoid) This Year

Why Has It Taken This Long To Get A Superhero Named Panda Man?

At Last, A Book That Explains Why Obi-Wan Is Such A Dick

Are Two Movies Called 9 Coming Out On The Same Day?

Check Out Kirk’s Communicator, Uhura’s Earpiece And McCoy’s Scanner

What Does Sci Fi Wire’s Shakeup Mean?

There Really Is Such A Thing As Too Much Penis Enhancement

He Is The Law: Your First Look At Judge Dredd Movie!

Celebrate Nixon’s Third Term With Hyper-Political Watchmen Trailer

New Transformers, BSG and Fringe Videos Will Crack Your Brain

Disco-Bots Are Just Using Lightsabers To Express Their Bouncy Rhythms

Our Galaxy’s Core Is Seething with Stars

Is Short Science Fiction Moving To Original Anthologies?

Watch Kyle XY’s Season Opener Online

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