Graeme McMillan, Author at Gizmodo

Batman Vet Raises Clone Wars’ Bar

An episode of Clone Wars in which the good guys lost, the best parts weren’t ripped off from the movies and Ahsoka wasn’t annoying enough to make me want to lightsaber my eyes out? Not only is it not impossible, it also makes for the best episode of the series yet. I was cautiously excited…

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Marvel’s Shapeshifting Aliens Reveal Illusion of Change

Despite telling readers to “embrace change,” Marvel’s Secret Invasion only offered changes that are cosmetic and temporary. With the final part of the big comic event hitting stores this past week, we look at why this latest alien invasion disappointed, and was ultimately all about the status quo. It was Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee…

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Transformers 2 Reshoots As It Prepares For First Glimpse

Are Michael Bay’s robots still rolling out across America? Reports are suggesting that Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is undergoing reshoots even as its first teaser trailer is about to hit screens. Is the movie in trouble, or is there more than meets the eye? The Transformers Live Action Movie Blog noted a report in…

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Hancock 2 Proves There’s No Movie God

It looks like Will Smith is attempting to ruin his own career with some ill-considered sequels. As if I Am Legend 2 wasn’t bad enough, the former Fresh Prince is promising that we’ll definitely see a second installment of this summer’s Hancock. Apparently we were all very bad in a previous life or something. [JoBlo]

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Is The Only Way To Save Heroes To Kill It?

Blogger Scott King has an unusual idea how NBC can save Heroes – Cancel the series and replace it with spin-offs. But not necessarily the spin-offs that you’d expect. The insight came to King after he tried to imagine how to save the show: [T]he more and more I thought about it, the more and…

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Bryan Singer Leaves Superman. Potentially

While The Dark Knight prepares for Oscar glory with a January re-release in theaters, his crimefighting partner Superman faces an uncertain cinematic future. In addition to Mark Millar’s infamous pitch to reboot the character, now it looks like Superman Returns director Bryan Singer has been removed from the franchise. Maybe. https://gizmodo.com/wanteds-millar-reveals-ending-of-his-epic-superman-mo-5071161 Talking to UGO, Singer…

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Sulu And Shakespeare Try To Find Their Missing Two Minutes

ABC’s Flash Forward certainly seems to be living up to its title in terms of casting announcements; just days after casting Pirates of the Caribbean’s Jack Davenport, news breaks that they’re adding Star Trek’s new Sulu and Shakespeare In Love’s leading man, as well. https://gizmodo.com/can-abc-do-justice-to-sawyers-mind-bending-novel-5101145 Joseph Fiennes, who played the Bard a decade ago before…

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Find Out What Happened Next In Our Exclusive Farscape Preview

Wonder what happened to astronaut John Crichton after the Peacekeeper Wars? Boom! Studios’ new Farscape comic aims to answer all your questions, and then raise new ones. We’ve got six pages of the first issue to tease you – and a seventh exclusive page you can’t see anywhere else. Update: Gallery is now working. Written…

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New Watchmen Mobile Game Makes Alan Moore Cry

We’ve already told you about the Watchmen video game, but little did we know that that cynical cash-in was only the start. May I interest you in the Watchmen Cell Phone Game? https://gizmodo.com/alan-moores-worst-nightmare-watchmen-video-game-5090809 Glu Mobile – who are already working with Warner Bros to create mobile games based on Superman, Bugs Bunny and The Dark…

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Dollhouse A Show Of Two Halves

Time Magazine’s James Poniewozik has seen the first episode of Joss Whedon’s troubled Dollhouse and – appropriately for a show about characters with multiple personalities – he can’t quite make up his mind about how good it is. Poniewozik’s review is cautiously optimistic about the show’s potential – It was both better and worse than…

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Fuller To Finish Heroes’ Season In Style

With Pushing Daisies pushing up daisies over at ABC, show creator Bryan Fuller is heading back to NBC’s Heroes. He’s expected to be in place in time to bring the “Fugitives” arc to a close in April next year. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fuller is in talks for a two-year deal with Universal Media…

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Discover The Secret Shame Of Dr. Horrible’s Moist

While we wait for the DVD release of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, you can get a small dose of Joss Whedon’s world of super-villainy – and discover the secret origin of sidekick Moist – in a brand new webcomic written by Fringe’s Zack Whedon. Moist: Humidity Rising is the second in a planned series of…

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Science Reaches A New Peak: Space Beer

A Japanese brewery has just released a beer made from barley grown by cosmonauts onboard the International Space Station. Does this mean that the International Space Station has finally proven to have a purpose after all? The beer – appropriately called “Space Barley” – has been produced by Sapporo Breweries, who may be missing the…

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Is Journeyman Heading For Asgard?

The movie version of Marvel’s Norse God Thor is starting to take on a particularly British feel. Not only is Kenneth Branagh directing 2010’s proto-blockbuster, but Journeyman’s Kevin McKidd is in talks to wear the long, golden locks. McKidd told IGN that “there’s been a lot of back and forth” with Marvel about his taking…

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Knight Rider To Go Softly Into The Long, Dark Night?

We’re not saying that NBC’s Knight Rider is necessarily in trouble of cancellation or anything, but NBC’s move to shorten the show’s first season from 21 episodes to 17 isn’t a good sign, let’s face it. The announcement that KITT’s new home may be endangered came as NBC announced their 2009 mid-season reshuffle; besides the…

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Failed Presidential Candidate Retreats To The ’70s

It’s not John McCain, sadly, but the next best thing. Fred Thompson – the lawyer-turned-actor-turned-senator-turned-Republican-presidential-nominee – has signed up for a stint as Harvey Keitel’s boss in ABC’s time-traveling cop show Life On Mars. He’ll make his first appearance next year, when the show moves to Wednesday nights, following the return of Lost. [EW.com]

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Miller Still On Justice League

Looks like we were right to be suspicious of the news that George Miller was off the Justice League movie – Dark Horizons have retracted their original story as bogus after being contacted by a representative of Kennedy Miller Mitchell, adding that their source for the story – “a usually reliable source,” apparently – “seems…

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The True Scale Of Interplanetary War

Courtesy of San Francisco comic retailer James Sime, a look at the span of Marvel Comics’ Secret Invasion series in collected form – 22 books so far, and that’s not even the complete story. Is this final proof that the cost of (reading about comic book) war is too high? Accompanying his photo of the…

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Dark Knight Introduces Heroes To Subtlety

It’s not just superhero movies that have been affected by the success of The Dark Knight; NBC’s Heroes has also taken cues from Chris Nolan’s smash… but not in the way you might expect. Over at his blog, show producer Greg Beeman talked about the Nolan influence that you might have missed in this week’s…

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New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists

In all the furor about the identity of the next Doctor Who, one group has been notably silent — until now. And, unsurprisingly perhaps, Britain’s female scientist demographic is hoping that the next Doctor will be… a female scientist. This latest casting recommendation comes from the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and…

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Batman Vet Raises Clone Wars’ Bar

Marvel’s Shapeshifting Aliens Reveal Illusion of Change

Transformers 2 Reshoots As It Prepares For First Glimpse

Hancock 2 Proves There’s No Movie God

Is The Only Way To Save Heroes To Kill It?

Bryan Singer Leaves Superman. Potentially

Sulu And Shakespeare Try To Find Their Missing Two Minutes

Find Out What Happened Next In Our Exclusive Farscape Preview

New Watchmen Mobile Game Makes Alan Moore Cry

Dollhouse A Show Of Two Halves

Fuller To Finish Heroes’ Season In Style

Discover The Secret Shame Of Dr. Horrible’s Moist

Science Reaches A New Peak: Space Beer

Is Journeyman Heading For Asgard?

Knight Rider To Go Softly Into The Long, Dark Night?

Failed Presidential Candidate Retreats To The ’70s

Miller Still On Justice League

The True Scale Of Interplanetary War

Dark Knight Introduces Heroes To Subtlety

New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists

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?

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