Cyriaque Lamar, Author at Gizmodo

Caprica’s Esai Morales: “We Don’t Know When We’re Going To Get Picked Up”

We had the opportunity to catch up with Caprica actors Esai Morales and Magda Apanowicz, plus executive producer David Eick at the 2010 Syfy Upfront. Morales confirmed the uncertainty of the show’s renewal and discussed the dangers ahead for the cast. Morales began by telling the fans that Joseph Adama will be put through the…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Mar 17

SGU’s Ming-Na And David Blue On Upcoming Aliens, Body-Swapping, Death Tolls

At the 2010 Syfy Upfront, we caught up with Ming-Na and David Blue of Stargate Universe. They filled us in Eli Wallace’s romantic prospects, Camille Wray’s rumored rise to power, and that body-swapping subplot. Ming, what are your thoughts on the controversial body-swapping issue that’s been getting play online? https://gizmodo.com/stargate-responds-to-lesbian-body-switching-outrage-5337817 Ming-Na: Doing the stone thing?…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Mar 17

Warehouse 13 Actors Talk Season 2 Guest Stars And Super Capers

At last night’s 2010 Syfy Upfront Party in New York, the ridiculously charming Warehouse 13 stars Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelly hinted at who’ll be guest-starring next season, and which villains await agents Pete Lattimer and Myka Bering. First off, it’s gotta be said that McClintock and Kelly have a great rapport. Rarely is an…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Mar 17

Watch The Gory Trailer For The Pride & Prejudice & Zombies Prequel

Quirk Books has released a blood-soaked book trailer for this month’s release of the prequel Pride And Prejudice And Zombies: Dawn Of The Dreadfuls. Witness the Bennet sisters chopping heads, firing flintlocks and taking undead names, Jane Austen style. Dawn Of The Dreadfuls is a coming-of-age tale that follows the Bennet sisters as they evolve…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Mar 16

Meet Lightsaber Batman Vs. Shark Artist Andrew Zubko

Two days ago, Andrew Zubko’s illustration of Jedi Batman battling a shark blew up the internet. Here are more aesthetic oddities from the Portland artist. Andrew, thank you for realizing the most nerdgasmic dream of a million fanboys and fangirls. https://gizmodo.com/the-most-self-explanatory-painting-in-human-history-5492977 Andrew was nice enough to answer some questions about his work. Here’s the scoop:…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 16

Scifi Periodic Table Has All The Right Elements

Kris Straub’s Periodic Table of Scifi slaps all your favorite shows and films onto one handy chart. This table also includes some cheeky abbreviations and formulas. Can you guess what movie 3Et + 8Rv + Los + Xo stands for? I love how this chart pays homage to the totally incongruous Greek and Latinate abbreviations…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 16

Sandstorms Turn China Into Earthly Arrakis

Roiling sandstorms in China’s Xinjiang province have enveloped the far western Hotan prefecture in a thick orange miasma straight out of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Let’s hope the Shai-Hulud decided to stay fictional. The sandstorms began on Friday and inundated the Western province over the weekend. The sandstorms are supposed to subside today, but we’re left…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 16

Watch The First 10 Minutes Of Ugly Americans

Ugly Americans debuts tomorrow, but Comedy Central has cued us in to this 10 minute preview. Meet social worker Mark Lilly, his zombie roomie Randall, Mark’s demonic boss Callie, the obnoxious Great Brain, and those damn land whales. The First 10 Minutes Ugly Americans Weds 10:30pm / 9:30c www.comedycentral.com Joke of the Day Stand-Up Comedy…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Mar 16

5 Disney Ideas That Deserve The Tron Treatment

With Disney refurbishing Tron, The Black Hole, and Flight of the Navigator, it’s obvious the Mouse House is mining its past for modern greenbacks. What Disney properties deserve an update? And no, we don’t mean Hall of Presidents: The Movie. Since the success of Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney hasn’t been trying to capture lightning…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 15

The Extra Delivers Dystopian Thrills, Giant Robot Spiders

In Michael Shea’s new novel The Extra, down-and-out Los Angelenos sign up as movie extras for Alien Hunger to win a fat paycheck. The catch? In the future, extras are real-life cannon fodder for Anti-Personnel Properties a.k.a. giant mechanical arachnids. The Extra delves into thematic territory that should be familiar to fans of dystopian fiction.…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Mar 15

Ellen Page To Star In Michel Gondry Time-Travel Flick

Green Hornet director Michel Gondry is teaming up with Ghost World scribe Daniel Clowes to create a time-travel drama starring Ellen “Juno Pryde” Page. Looks like Gondry’s trying to sweep both the Saturn and Independent Spirit Awards with this one. Here’s some Gondry breaking news from SXSW – MTV reports that the Eternal Sunshine of…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 15

Flash Forward To Some Ugly Americans Breaking Badly

What’s hopping this week in TV Land? The returns of FlashForward and Breaking Bad, and the premiere of the dementedly fun zom-com Ugly Americans. All this, and new Lost, Caprica, Chuck, and oodles more on this week’s What To Watch! Monday 3/15/10 First off, new Chuck on NBC at 8 PM. In “Chuck Vs. The…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 15

What Would Lost Look Like If It Was A Sunday Morning Comic Strip?

J.J. Harrison’s Lost In Comics series recasts the castaways as a bright and cheery comic strip while simultaneously emphasizing the show’s dark, totally screwed-up streak. Check out Harrison’s funny pages take on Dharma food drops and the ill-fated Oceanic pilots. [via Lost In Comics]

Television Cyriaque Lamar Mar 15

Psychopaths Won’t Stop Until They Get Enough

A Vanderbilt University study has new findings on how psychopaths weigh risk and reward. The study suggests that psychopaths may possess amped-up dopamine reward systems that compel them to pursue their goals regardless of personal cost. Study co-author David Zald notes that previous studies of psychopathy focus on the personality traits of psychopaths rather than…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 14

The Perfect Playlist For Your Pi Day Party

Today (3/14) is Pi Day, a hallowed celebration in which radius and circumference lovers everywhere convene to eat circular pastries and challenge each other to decimal-reciting contests. Score your festivities with the awesomely underrated soundtrack to Darren Aronofsky’s Pi. The 1998 soundtrack not only launched Clint Mansell’s film composing career; it also acts as a…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 14

100+ Starlings Fall Dead Out Of The Sky And Into British Woman’s Yard

Last week, Julie Knight of Coxley, England came home to a gruesome sight. More than 100 dead and injured starlings had fallen out of the sky and onto her property. Was it an invisible UFO or a Flashforward-like event? According to Mrs. Knight, The sky was raining starlings. One of my neighbours saw them. They…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 14

The Most Self-Explanatory Painting In Human History

It’s Batman. With a lightsaber. Fighting a shark. Don’t ask why this is happening. It just is. This tableau is pure id. I want this image to flash before my eyelids before I fall asleep each night. [via Andrew Zubko]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 14

For Human Sperm, Sex Is A Running Man Death Match

In tonight’s National Geographic special Sizing Up Sperm, the act of conception is re-imagined as an insane, dystopian game show replete with booby traps, gangs of killer leukocytes, and 250 million pushy contestants. As you can see from the below photos, the production team of Sizing Up Sperm has transformed spermatozoa into white-suited drones straight…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Mar 14

Superhero Tragedy Porn Is Bad For Comics

In our post-Watchmen era, superhero writers often turn to dark’n’gritty plots to give their comics greater narrative heft. Unfortunately, these “adult” story lines are to tragedy what porn is to sex: a hyper-stylized, wholly disposable facsimile of the real thing. Over the last ten years, superheroes – those snazzily-dressed of the champions of the public…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 11

Ron Pippin’s Taxidermy Is Like Bambi Meets Universal Soldier

Ron Pippin transforms happily dead herbivores into freaky Frankenstein fauna. He also sculpts less zombified (but way more steampunkish) woodland critters. If his patchwork pets ever gain sentience, it’ll be open season…on humanity. [Ron Pippin via Coilhouse]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 11

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Caprica’s Esai Morales: “We Don’t Know When We’re Going To Get Picked Up”

SGU’s Ming-Na And David Blue On Upcoming Aliens, Body-Swapping, Death Tolls

Warehouse 13 Actors Talk Season 2 Guest Stars And Super Capers

Watch The Gory Trailer For The Pride & Prejudice & Zombies Prequel

Meet Lightsaber Batman Vs. Shark Artist Andrew Zubko

Scifi Periodic Table Has All The Right Elements

Sandstorms Turn China Into Earthly Arrakis

Watch The First 10 Minutes Of Ugly Americans

5 Disney Ideas That Deserve The Tron Treatment

The Extra Delivers Dystopian Thrills, Giant Robot Spiders

Ellen Page To Star In Michel Gondry Time-Travel Flick

Flash Forward To Some Ugly Americans Breaking Badly

What Would Lost Look Like If It Was A Sunday Morning Comic Strip?

Psychopaths Won’t Stop Until They Get Enough

The Perfect Playlist For Your Pi Day Party

100+ Starlings Fall Dead Out Of The Sky And Into British Woman’s Yard

The Most Self-Explanatory Painting In Human History

For Human Sperm, Sex Is A Running Man Death Match

Superhero Tragedy Porn Is Bad For Comics

Ron Pippin’s Taxidermy Is Like Bambi Meets Universal Soldier

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