Graeme McMillan, Author at Gizmodo

Terminator’s Survival Instincts Kick In

Don’t call it a comeback, but the audience for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has grown for the second week running. Has the show turned a corner in its ratings woes? This Friday’s rise (0.15 million viewers) may have been small, especially in comparison with the previous week’s 0.5 million, but the week-on-week gain is…

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15 More Alternate Names For The SciFi Channel

You people never let me down. I suggested 28* different names for the SciFi Channel to use instead of “SyFy,” and you managed to come up with even better ones. Here’re some of my favorites. https://gizmodo.com/25-other-names-the-sci-fi-channel-could-rebrand-with-5172449 13enster: “The Further Proof of the Decline of Western Civilization Channel” Final: “Every Cable Channel needs a Wrestling Show…

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Nothing Ever Ends In Battlestar Galactica’s World

We may have seen the finale of Battlestar Galactica itself, but the franchise is only beginning. Click through for Friday night’s trailers of the epilogue TV movieBattlestar Galactica: The Plan, as well as Caprica. Apparently it’s not just his directorial skills that Edward James Olmos will be lending to The Plan; he’s bringing his impressive…

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Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?

New rumors are suggesting that many old faces will be appearing in David Tennant’s Doctor Who finale. Ironically for a time traveler, it’s beginning to look like the show has become stuck in the past. MSN Entertainment David Tennant’s final episode as the Tardis-travelin’ Time Lord will see a return not only of companions Billie…

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Terminator: Salvation Won’t End The Way You Expect

If you think you’ve already been spoiled for the ending of this summer’s Terminator: Salvation, think again; apparently, the ending leaked on the internet has been scrapped in favor of something much more secret. Spoilers? Moviehole is reporting that the ending leaked by CHUD and Ain’t It Cool last year – that the “real” John…

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Old Oil Rigs Find New Porpoise With Sea Life

European law says that decommissioned oil rigs can’t be left where they are… but new scientific research suggests that that might be the best place for them, as far as sea life is concerned. The problem is that, according to various studies, coral, plankton and fish tend to use oil rigs as shelter from both…

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Don’t Expect A New TV Star Trek TV Show Anytime Soon

Yes, there’s a movie coming out and Heroes’ Bryan Fuller is dying to do a new TV series based on it, but that doesn’t mean we’ll be seeing a new TV Star Trek anytime soon. The Hollywood Reporter’s James Hibberd looked into the likelihood of Fuller’s TV Trek ambitions bearing fruit, and found that… well,…

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Chuck Vs. The President?

If Chuck doesn’t get renewed for a third season, there may be a new person to blame, according to NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman. But does this particular buck really stop in the White House? Talking about whether President Barack Obama‘s televised addresses to the nation affect viewing figures for the network, Silverman told the Hollywood…

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Watch The SGI: Stargate Universe Teaser

In case you fast-forwarded through it during last night’s Battlestar Galactica finale, here’s the SGU: Stargate Universe teaser, courtesy of SciFi. What do you think so far?

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Things Get Darker, And Better, On Clone Wars Finale

Pity poor Clone Wars, finishing its first season on the same night as Battlestar Galactica… It was pretty much doomed to be overshadowed, even though last night was the best episode of the season altogether. As much as the introduction of new character Cad Bane was trailed as being the selling point for “Hostage Crisis,”…

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Why Setting An End Date For Heroes Would Be A Bad Idea

Would Heroes be better if it was working towards a specific ending? That’s the question asked by Entertainment Weekly recently, leading them to wonder if all SF TV shows should have an endpoint in sight. According to EW, the Heroes question isn’t an entirely hypothetical one – We’ve heard that NBC’s superhero soap may find…

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Seed Animation Plays With Your Food For You

Have you ever stopped to think about where that apple you’re eating came from, or where it’s going after your body’s finished with it? Johnny Kelly’s animated The Seed makes biology fun with paper. The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo. And if you’re wondering just how Kelly achieved the mix of 2D drawn and…

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21 Years Until Armageddon

The good news? The world isn’t going to end in 2012, according to British professor John Beddington. The bad news? 2030 will see “the perfect storm” of disasters that’ll make you wish otherwise, he claims. Beddington, the chief scientific advisor to the British Government, spoke about our oncoming societal crash at this week’s Sustainable Development…

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Grant Morrison Writing Watchmen Follow-Up… Kind Of

Comics wunderkind Grant Morrison may not be necessarily writing a direct sequel to Alan Moore‘s Watchmen, but fans of the classic may be very interested in a new series that he announced yesterday. Talking to Comic Book Resources about his upcoming work for DC Comics, Morrison said, I’ve just been doing an Earth Four book,…

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Lostaway Leaves The Island, Invades Earth

One of the island inhabitants of ABC’s Lost has signed on to star in the pilot of the network’s revamped V. In the interests of spoilers, we’re not saying who until you click through. Spoilers! Elizabeth Mitchell, who plays Juliet in Lost, has signed on as a guest star in the V pilot, according to…

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Meet The Stars Of The New Universe

Wondering who these smiling, happy young(ish) people are? They’re the cast of SGU: Stargate Universe, SyFy’s new flagship from the people who brought you Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. Click through for more information. An ad during last night’s BSG finale offered fans a first look at the show, but here’s how the SciFi Channel…

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Australians To See JJ Abrams’ Future First

Apparently, the final frontier is a lot closer for Australians than everyone else. Paramount have announced that JJ Abrams‘ reimagined Star Trek will get its world premiere at the Sydney Opera House next month. The April 7th premiere is just the start of an international series of premieres (including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, South…

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How Realistic Should Sci-Fi Be?

Should science fiction make more of an effort to keep up-to-date with science fact? As part of the UK’s National Science and Engineering Week, that’s the question that the BBC asked four well-known SF authors. Unsurprisingly, none of the writers involved – Paul Cornell, Iain (M.) Banks, Ken MacLeod and Ian Watson – feel constrained…

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DC Comics Goes Big, Retro For New Weekly Series

Want to relive the Sunday comics of your youth but with better writing and art? DC Comics‘ newly-announced weekly Wednesday Comics will give you that chances… and also introduce you to some amazing creators. Rumored for some time and finally confirmed yesterday, Wednesday Comics will be an experimental twelve-issue weekly series from America’s oldest comic…

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When Is Transformers 3 Coming Out Again?

Paramount announced a summer 2011 release date for Transformers 3 earlier this week, but Michael Bay is claiming that that’s based on a crappy phone connection… Awkward negotiation tactic, or something else? After Paramount’s announcement, Bay made the following post in his online forum: Paramount made a mistake in dating Transformers 3 – they asked…

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Terminator’s Survival Instincts Kick In

15 More Alternate Names For The SciFi Channel

Nothing Ever Ends In Battlestar Galactica’s World

Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?

Terminator: Salvation Won’t End The Way You Expect

Old Oil Rigs Find New Porpoise With Sea Life

Don’t Expect A New TV Star Trek TV Show Anytime Soon

Chuck Vs. The President?

Watch The SGI: Stargate Universe Teaser

Things Get Darker, And Better, On Clone Wars Finale

Why Setting An End Date For Heroes Would Be A Bad Idea

Seed Animation Plays With Your Food For You

21 Years Until Armageddon

Grant Morrison Writing Watchmen Follow-Up… Kind Of

Lostaway Leaves The Island, Invades Earth

Meet The Stars Of The New Universe

Australians To See JJ Abrams’ Future First

How Realistic Should Sci-Fi Be?

DC Comics Goes Big, Retro For New Weekly Series

When Is Transformers 3 Coming Out Again?

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Scientists Found a Weird New Way to Wash Fruits and Vegetables

White House’s Mysterious ‘Covfefe Moment’ Was Stupider Than We Imagined

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