Graeme McMillan, Author at Gizmodo

Just How Is Everything Connected?

On Sunday, we showed you that all of your favorite SF franchises are in some way connected, and now, we’ll explain just how it all happened. Yes, that’s right: Annotations because you demanded it! https://gizmodo.com/the-unofficial-theory-of-sci-fi-connectivity-5115301 As I promised on Sunday, in response to the many people who were wondering just how Star Trek could meet…

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Ender’s End Gets Rewritten

Just when you thought that the character was relegated to comic books, Orson Scott Card has written another novel starring Ender Wiggin, telling what happened to the character after Ender’s Game… and also during it? The new novel, Ender In Exile isn’t just a sequel to Card’s classic novel, according to the author: Actually, Ender…

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Meet The New Batman – Um, Batmen?

With Batman RIP, who is going to take up the cape and cowl to replace him? The answer may be one of the above contenders, if this new promotional image is anything to go by. The teaser, for next March’s Battle for the Cowl series – wherein Batman’s various sidekicks and partners fight for the…

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Zombie Santa Knows Who’s Naughty And Nice… To Eat

Sure, you might think that your Christmas Eve is pretty hellish, but does it have an undead Santa? These pages from the Army of Darkness Christmas Special will make your day seem much less stressful. Sure, it may look like another Deadite invasion for poor Ash Williams, but this sadistic Santa is the start of…

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The Green Hornet Movie Is Officially Dead To Us

Not only has Stephen Chow dropped out as director of Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet, but now it’s being hinted that he may also be thinking about quitting as co-star. Interest levels in movie… fading… The new development in Chow’s increasing distance from the Hornet movie comes from the Associated Press, which also revealed that Chow…

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Why So Serious, China? We May Never Know

The Dark Knight may have been an international cultural juggernaut this year, but not everywhere, apparently; Warner Bros. announced yesterday they won’t be releasing Chris Nolan’s Batman movie in China due to “cultural sensitivities.” According to Variety, Warners issued a statement about the decision that blandly explained, Based on a number of pre-release conditions that…

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Martha Washington Goes To The Movies

With The Spirit under his belt and Buck Rogers waiting in the wings, will Frank Miller return to his own creations for a third attempt at movie direction? Watchmen’s Dave Gibbons says maybe. Doing promotional interviews for next year’s Watchmen movie, Gibbons hinted that there may be a movie in the offing for his co-creation…

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Don’t Put Your Tardis On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington

David Tennant has been talking about the possibility of a Doctor Who musical to end his run as everyone’s favorite Timelord. Is he really going to take the show’s credibility with him when he leaves? The rumor that the final Russell T. Davies/David Tennant episode just maybe a musical one comes, disturbingly enough, from Tennant…

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Even Christmas Can’t Stop This Week’s Comics

It may be Christmas Eve tomorrow, but comic stores will still be opening their doors and selling new comics same as ever. What new releases should you be looking at as potential stocking stuffers? Unsurprisingly, there aren’t that many big-ticket items being released the day before Christmas, but that’s not to say that a visit…

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Will Neil Patrick Harris Be Less Horrible in the Future?

We hope you haven’t got your heart set on a Doctor Horrible sequel for Christmas, because, well, it sounds as if one isn’t going to happen anytime soon – according to the Evil Doctor himself. Talking to Sci Fi Wire, Neil Patrick Harris’ disappointment about that fact rivaled even your own: Oh, God, I wish…

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Exclusive First Look At Neil Gaiman’s Batman

Neil Gaiman’s two-part send-off to Batman, Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader, doesn’t hit stores until February, but we’ve got an exclusive page for your holiday enjoyment. Click through for fast cars and hot women. The page, pencilled by Andy Kubert, comes from Batman #686, the last issue of the series before it goes on…

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When Spock Met The Bush Doctrine

The newest Star Trek movie is already in theaters in LA and New York – well, kind of. And like Star Trek IV, this movie also has a serious message to impart through uncomfortable comedy. The animated short, Don’t Deport Me, Scotty, isn’t an official Trek movie but a promo for the human rights organization…

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BBC’s Survivors To Make It Through To 2009 At Least

The revival of British apocalypse drama Survivors has been re-commissioned for a second season before the first has finished, according to sources – Maybe there’s something in this End Of The World thing after all. Survivors, a remake of the 1970s TV series by Dalek and Blake’s Seven creator Terry Nation, follows a group of…

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SciFi Makes You A Better Person – Possibly

Does having science fiction in your life turn you into someone who’s more handsome, charming and a better lover? Maybe not – but there may be some evidence to demonstrate that it opens your mind. Matthew C. Nisbet, a professor in the School of Communication at American University, uses a recent study from the American…

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Take Your First Look Inside Whedon’s Dollhouse

Joss Whedon knows what to give his fans for the holidays: a brand new clip from next year’s Dollhouse, complete with the creepiness essential to make it through the sentiment of the season. The clip, which first appeared on Michael Ausiello’s Entertainment Weekly blog yesterday, shows Eliza Dushku’s Echo waking up from a mindwipe, and…

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The Unofficial Theory Of Sci-Fi Connectivity

Click to viewIf you’ve ever suspected that all of your favorite shows, books and comics all took place in the same universe, you’re probably right. And we’ve got a chart to prove it. Click through for awesome. We’ve concentrated on three types of crossovers between series: Direct Crossover, where characters from one series or another…

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Our Gift To You Is Awesome

It’s almost Christmas, but the non-denominational site that we are, we gave you a gift a little bit early: The Periodic Table of Awesome. But that didn’t stop the Grinches pointing out what was missing. Firstly, you people need to get your minds out of the gutter. The holidays are a time for children, people:…

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Is Twilight Corrupting Our Nation’s Youth?

Never mind the movie, are Twilight novels turning today’s children into sex-crazed tweenagers? That’s the claim made by one LA Times writer, but we’re unconvinced that the books are that depraved… or even that good. The LA Times’ Sonja Bolle is the concerned Los Angelino in question: Much as I like the novels — and…

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Hawkman To Fly High In 2009?

This image just may be the sign of what’s to come for DC Comics’ Hawkman next year – Or perhaps just a practical joke on fans of the flying Space Cop Turned Reincarnated Egyptian God. The images appeared on the blog of cartoonist Kyle Baker, whose description of the potential project is tongue in cheek…

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Lightsabers Banned By UK Supermarket

They may not have barrels, or triggers, or look in any way similar, but that’s not stopped a British supermarket from restricting the sale of lightsaber toys because of their alleged similarity to guns. A branch of bankrupt British supermarket chain Woolworths has restricted the sale of toy lightsabers to people over the age of…

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Just How Is Everything Connected?

Ender’s End Gets Rewritten

Meet The New Batman – Um, Batmen?

Zombie Santa Knows Who’s Naughty And Nice… To Eat

The Green Hornet Movie Is Officially Dead To Us

Why So Serious, China? We May Never Know

Martha Washington Goes To The Movies

Don’t Put Your Tardis On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington

Even Christmas Can’t Stop This Week’s Comics

Will Neil Patrick Harris Be Less Horrible in the Future?

Exclusive First Look At Neil Gaiman’s Batman

When Spock Met The Bush Doctrine

BBC’s Survivors To Make It Through To 2009 At Least

SciFi Makes You A Better Person – Possibly

Take Your First Look Inside Whedon’s Dollhouse

The Unofficial Theory Of Sci-Fi Connectivity

Our Gift To You Is Awesome

Is Twilight Corrupting Our Nation’s Youth?

Hawkman To Fly High In 2009?

Lightsabers Banned By UK Supermarket

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

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?

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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