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Battlestar Galactica Ends With Ultimate Mind-Frak?

So far, all you’ve heard about Battlestar Galactica’s final episode has been bloodshed and despair – but after all that, there may be an even weirder coda. Mega-spoilers! The other day, we cast doubt on SyFy Portal’s report that the planet the Galactica crew found in the mid-season finale was “Earth,” but the survivors of…

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A New Side Of Sawyer, Doctor Who’s Returning Monsters, And G.I. Joe’s Troopers

Let’s spoil 2009! First up, Josh Holloway and Michael Emerson drop some Lost bombshells. New BSG teasers show our heroes unraveling further. Plus our first glimpse of G.I. Joe’s M.A.R.S. Troopers. Doctor Who rumors! G.I. Joe: Are you ready to pump up the volume? Here’s the first look at the new movie’s M.A.R.S. Troopers. (Apparently…

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The Greatest (And Wrongest) Spoilers Of 2008

At io9, we don’t do gossip — Quinto snorts coke? We don’t care, unless it’s full of nano-bots! — instead, we do spoilers. Here are the greatest, and most incorrect, spoilers we’ve posted this year. We honestly didn’t expect the “morning spoilers” feature to be as popular as it’s been. We came up with it…

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The io9 Guide To Everything Science Fictional In January

What will you be doing in 2009? The io9 calendar has the answer — at least for January. Here’s a handy guide to movies, DVDs, TV, books, conventions and book-signings next month. PDF below. Once again, the PDF version has hyperlinks to Amazon and convention homepages. You can download it here. Research by Katharine Duckett.…

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Why The Dark Knight Really Is A Science Fiction Film

Click to viewWhen we listed The Dark Knight among the best science fiction films of 2008, half of you asked why it wasn’t #1. The other half wanted to know why it was science fiction. Here’s why. Batman exists in a universe full of science fictional elements. Batman hangs out with aliens from the planet…

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Transformers 2 Set Pics Deepen The Mystery. And Star Trek Pics Beautify Your Desktop

Wake up with spoilers! We have exclusive Transformers 2 set pics. And there’s Lost premiere mega-scoopage, including Sawyer’s unfortunate misconception. Giant, high-res Star Trek pics. Wonder Woman and Clone Wars pics. Spoilers jolt your brain! Star Trek: Paramount released some pics as part of its 2009 presskit. We’ve seen all of these Trek pics before,…

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To Boldly Go There: A History Of Star Trek Porn, With Clips [NSFW]

The Star Trek trailer caused a stir when it showed Uhura taking her top off. But a legion of Trek pornographers have explored much further, as our roundup of clips and pics prove. NSFW, natch. The first Star Trek porn probably sprang into existence five minutes after “The Man Trap” finished airing. But it wasn’t…

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He’ll Be Back: Terminator Being Preserved For The Ages

Terminator 4, 5, and 6 may or may not be timeless classics, but at least the original Terminator is being recognized for its enduring awesomeness by the National Film Registry. The Registry will protect Terminator and 25 other films, to protect them from the deterioration that otherwise strikes nitrate and acetate-based films. Also on the…

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Steampunk Manhattan Is Defended!

We were intrigued to hear Pyr Books was publishing a “steampunk superhero” novel by George Mann, but the details turned out to be even cooler than that sounds. Plus you can read Mann’s fiction online. When we heard the words “steampunk superhero” used to describe Mann’s novel Ghosts Of Manhattan, we had to ask Pyr’s…

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Buildings That Look Like Spaceships You’ve Never Seen

Cutting-edge architecture, or weird starship design? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. In our quest for buildings that look like famous spaceships, we came across some even more striking images that should be spaceships. Gallery below. https://gizmodo.com/buildings-that-look-like-famous-spaceships-a-gallery-5114611 Thanks to DaveinVA, Doctor Who?, Turlough and a few other commenters who suggested some especially great spacey looking buildings.…

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Is There Any Reason Not To Boycott Fox Next Year?

Now that it’s clear Fox wants to delay — or derail — the Watchmen movie, fans are talking boycott. There’s only one problem: you can’t boycott something unless you actually want to see it. https://gizmodo.com/watchmens-march-release-may-be-in-trouble-after-all-5120147 https://gizmodo.com/fox-sets-fire-to-your-dreams-of-seeing-watchmen-in-marc-5118049 Fox has an almost unbroken record of putting out crap genre films over the past few years. Based on…

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Transformers Pics, Avatar Dirt, And A Lost Summary

Spoilers have a secret crush on you. Today: a mysterious Transformers pic, and James Cameron explains Avatar. And a TV station leaked tons of Lost details. Find out how Captain America ends. Spoilers like you! Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: We linked to USA Today’s Transformers article yesterday, but we missed a few extra pics.…

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Product Placement (And Microsoft) Are Alive And Well In 2050

Okay, so Bollywood’s Love Story 2050 wasn’t the masterpiece we were hoping for. At least it gave us a few sublimely silly moments, like this futuristic video game fight. That’s something. Other great moments include all the amazing product placement throughout the film, and the wonderful salute to consumerism when our heroes arrive in the…

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Love Isn’t A Battlestar, Unfortunately

Ah, Felix Gaeta. After so many years of wondering about your love life, we finally got to see it — and this being Battlestar Galactica, the fantasies were probably better. Spoilers for the webisodes ahead. (In case you missed it yesterday, all of the webisodes, except for episode nine, were leaked early on Amazon, and…

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Space Opera Author Neal Asher Makes It Up As He Goes Along

Acclaimed author Neal Asher talks about his writing habits and how he develops stories, in a new video interview. He has a ferocious work ethic: he aims to write 2,000 words a day and 10,000 words a week, and approaches writing just like any other job. (As he says on his website, “I’ve been an…

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They’re Not Dolls, They’re Action Figures! Oh, Wait. They Are Dolls. And They Rule!

The first images of Star Trek toys have appeared… and they’re the Star Trek Barbie and Ken dolls… lovingly recreating the likenesses of Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana. Awesome! I love Barbie anyway, so I’m doubly pleased that next May’s bright-and-shiny space adventure is joining the Barbie revolution. Although in keeping with Mattel’s…

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In A Couple Of Years, Sarah Palin’s House Could Be In Russia

A Russian social scientist is making waves with his prediction, floated since 1998, that the United States will split into a set of independent republics by 2010. Are we finally going to see Ecotopia? Not according to Igor Panarin, a former KGB analyst and dean of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s diplomat school. Like Ernest Callenbach’s…

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The Awesome Beauty Of Insect Brains And Single Cells

This glowing green monstrosity isn’t a radioactive Doctor Who monster, it’s a common fruitfly, part of Duke University’s awesome microscopy gallery. (The right image shows a larval brain, the left shows dorsal closure.) Gallery below. The Duke Light Microscopy Core Facility has allowed us to look at everything from liver cells to scallop eyes up…

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See For Yourself The Terrible Truth Of Our Forgotten Iguana Atrocity

Here’s archival footage of military experiments with giant lizards during World War II. We reviewed Morrow’s book Shambling Towards Hiroshima, and here’s an exclusive look at the trailer. NSFLH=”not safe for lizard-haters.” https://gizmodo.com/the-secret-history-of-godzillas-wartime-gallantry-5113582

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Tantalizing Spoilers For Dollhouse, Terminator 4, Doctor Who, BSG, Heroes, Lost And SGA!

A new Dollhouse script review includes the secret origin of Eliza Dushku’s Echo. There’s an episode-by-episode breakdown of Heroes volume four. A new Battlestar clip shows Adama’s tribulations, and Doctor Who rumor-mongering continues. Spoilers rule! Terminator Salvation: The new movie happens in 2018, after the bombs have gone off, but never specifies exactly when Judgment…

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Battlestar Galactica Ends With Ultimate Mind-Frak?

A New Side Of Sawyer, Doctor Who’s Returning Monsters, And G.I. Joe’s Troopers

The Greatest (And Wrongest) Spoilers Of 2008

The io9 Guide To Everything Science Fictional In January

Why The Dark Knight Really Is A Science Fiction Film

Transformers 2 Set Pics Deepen The Mystery. And Star Trek Pics Beautify Your Desktop

To Boldly Go There: A History Of Star Trek Porn, With Clips [NSFW]

He’ll Be Back: Terminator Being Preserved For The Ages

Steampunk Manhattan Is Defended!

Buildings That Look Like Spaceships You’ve Never Seen

Is There Any Reason Not To Boycott Fox Next Year?

Transformers Pics, Avatar Dirt, And A Lost Summary

Product Placement (And Microsoft) Are Alive And Well In 2050

Love Isn’t A Battlestar, Unfortunately

Space Opera Author Neal Asher Makes It Up As He Goes Along

They’re Not Dolls, They’re Action Figures! Oh, Wait. They Are Dolls. And They Rule!

In A Couple Of Years, Sarah Palin’s House Could Be In Russia

The Awesome Beauty Of Insect Brains And Single Cells

See For Yourself The Terrible Truth Of Our Forgotten Iguana Atrocity

Tantalizing Spoilers For Dollhouse, Terminator 4, Doctor Who, BSG, Heroes, Lost And SGA!

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

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

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