Graeme McMillan, Author at Gizmodo

Wonder Woman Finds Guilt, Grumpiness At End Of The World

Her magic lasso has been stolen by her newest nemesis… but is Wonder Woman about to lose even more in the aftermath of her latest battle? We have a preview of this week’s issue. The solicitation for this issue reads: The Olympians have risen to begin their all-out assault on war across the globe! One…

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Txting Is Gud 4 UR Reading Comprehension, Apparently

Proving that evolution can, indeed, take unexpected forms, a new study reports that texting abbreviation is actually helping the literacy of today’s kids. Someone, somewhere, is ROFL at that news, I’m sure. The study, carried out at Britain’s Coventry University, looked at a group of 88 different children aged between 10 and 12, comparing a…

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Pride And Predator Is Dante’s Peak, Claims Zombies Writer

We’ve Pride and Prejudice and Zombies writer Seth Grahame-Smith has spoken about his feelings about rival project Pride and Predator. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Grahame-Smith said, After I had turned in the book, I was having a meeting with someone and described Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and he said, “You know, I think there’s…

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Battlestar’s Original Revival Sparks More Interest Than You’d Think

Friday’s news that plans are apparently afoot for a movie based upon Glen Larson’s original Battlestar Galactica series produced some opinions as unexpected as the news itself. There are really people who prefer the original? https://gizmodo.com/battlestar-coming-to-the-big-screen-after-all-5157581 I’ll admit; I don’t even really see how Universal could really do a movie solely based on the original…

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Prepare Your Tuxes And Cynicism For Oscars 2009

It’s time to get over your Dark Knight snub-inspired bitterness and embrace the Oscars for all their shallow showbiz glitz. Here’s our rundown of who and what to watch for tonight. Thanks to Yair Raveh‘s rundown of the planned scheduling for tonight’s show, it’s become much easier for us to plan your evening out for…

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The Subtle Way Of Asking To Be Left Alone While Traveling

Tired of being disturbed during erotic dreams of Saul and/or Ellen Tigh during those long overnight flights? Time to subtly tell those around you to leave you alone with this special eye quilt from Etsy. The “Frak Off Eye Quilt” was made by Etsy’s jennicakes, and being 100% cotton, is more natural than Caprica Six…

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Dead Space Could Reveal The Origin Of The Moon

The Earth is surrounded, it’s said, by cosmic flypaper areas of space that cancel gravity and trap unwilling objects inside. Quite what those objects are have remained a mystery… but we’re about to find out. The cosmic flypaper is actually known as “Lagrangian points” after mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange, who discovered it in 1772, and there…

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Is President Mugabe Doctor Who’s Newest Nemesis?

Does the African nation of Zimbabwe really possess the holy grail for Doctor Who fans? A British newspaper is claiming that the country may have the last remaining collection of the series’ 1963 first season. Thanks to an economy-conscious 1970s BBC erasing many of the early years of Who episodes, a large part of the…

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McG’s Sarah Connor Dream Is Coming True

We’ve already told you that Terminator: Salvation director McG wanted to work Sarah Connor into the new installment of the robotic dystopian franchise, but now we hear that Linda Hamilton is ready to sign-up. https://gizmodo.com/sarah-connor-will-haunt-terminator-salvation-5132349 McG has already told journalists that he wants to use Connor’s diary as a way to bring viewers into the…

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Relive Seven Years Of Buffy In Under Four Minutes

Dollhouse still not giving you the Joss Whedon thrill you’re craving? Wash out your mind with this abridged version of all seven seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer… and enjoy Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s early hairstyles. Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (Abridged) Buffy, The Vampire Slayer: Abridged [MySpace]

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Don’t Get Too Comfortable With Sci-Fi Fridays

The best we can say about last night’s ratings for Dollhouse and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles? I think I’m going to go with “Well, it could’ve been worse.” Not such good news, I’m afraid. While Terminator stayed relatively stable – essentially staying at the same ratings as last week, although this is a good…

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What Happens If Watchmen Flops?

With less than two weeks to go before Watchmen opens, anticipation for the movie is at fever pitch… which only makes us wonder what will happen if the movie isn’t what everyone is waiting for. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t actually want the movie to fail, and actually expect it not to, at least…

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Enjoy A Virtual New York As Seen By Keywords

The Big Apple has just become even bigger for Apple users. Pastiche allows Mac users to recreate New York through keywords on NY-centric blog searches. The result is disorientatingly stunning. See it in action below. Pastiche was created by software designer Ivan Safrin and visual artist Christian Marc Schmidt, who explain that it is much…

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What Is Happening To Iron Man 2?

With the cast list seemingly falling apart in public and the studio apparently forcing actors out due to low pay, is Iron Man 2 becoming the movie that’ll end Marvel’s run of movie successes? If nothing else, the increasing to-and-fro surrounding the cast of the sequel to last year’s best superhero movie (Don’t groan, Dark…

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Dark Knight Now The Fourth Most Successful Movie Ever. Kind Of.

Apparently it’s true; nothing can stop Batman. The Dark Knight can take solace in being ignored for a Best Picture nomination with the fact that it has now earned more than a billion dollars worldwide. Warner Bros made the announcement yesterday afternoon, noting that the movie’s recent IMAX re-release – and, curiously, the Ecuadorian moviegoing…

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Alien Is Unfinished, Says Weaver

If you’ve been longing to see Sigourney Weaver‘s Ripley return to face those Aliens one more time, the good news is, she’s ready to go one more time… As long as Joss Whedon isn’t writing. Talking to MTV, Weaver said that she’ll happily return to Ripley, as long as the script is right: Even in…

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Pushing Daisies’ Finale To Be Seen In LA – And Maybe Elsewhere?

I promise that I had no inside information, but this year’s Paleyfest television festival is going to premiere the final, unseen, episodes of Bryan Fuller’s Pushing Daisies. Yes, I want to go. https://gizmodo.com/paleyfest-is-our-new-favorite-fortnight-5150145 The show’s final three episodes – left in limbo since the show’s cancellation at the end of last year, and ABC’s unexpected…

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Two More Trek Trailers In Your Future

You may feel as if you’ve seen enough Star Trek trailers to whet your appetite for May’s big-screen relaunch, but studio Paramount doesn’t agree with you; there are more to come, highlighting emotion and explosions. The Hollywood Reporter digs into the marketing of this summer’s JJ Abrams-helmed revamp of Gene Rodenberry’s famous franchise, and reveals…

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Aliens Keep Fighting Predators And More In Comics

Anyone craving some Aliens or Predator action where they’re not squaring off against each other (or even where they are) should head to their local comic stores this summer, as a full-scale revival is coming. Dark Horse Comics, which has been publishing various Aliens and Predator comics since the 1980s – and which created the…

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No Need To Worry About Lost After All

Forget any talk (even our own) about the effect Fox’s American Idol would have on Lost’s audience; Wednesday’s episode wasn’t just up 15% in terms of viewers, it was the most successful episode this season. It wasn’t that Wednesday’s Lost was the most watched episode of the year (In total viewers, it’s currently estimated to…

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Wonder Woman Finds Guilt, Grumpiness At End Of The World

Txting Is Gud 4 UR Reading Comprehension, Apparently

Pride And Predator Is Dante’s Peak, Claims Zombies Writer

Battlestar’s Original Revival Sparks More Interest Than You’d Think

Prepare Your Tuxes And Cynicism For Oscars 2009

The Subtle Way Of Asking To Be Left Alone While Traveling

Dead Space Could Reveal The Origin Of The Moon

Is President Mugabe Doctor Who’s Newest Nemesis?

McG’s Sarah Connor Dream Is Coming True

Relive Seven Years Of Buffy In Under Four Minutes

Don’t Get Too Comfortable With Sci-Fi Fridays

What Happens If Watchmen Flops?

Enjoy A Virtual New York As Seen By Keywords

What Is Happening To Iron Man 2?

Dark Knight Now The Fourth Most Successful Movie Ever. Kind Of.

Alien Is Unfinished, Says Weaver

Pushing Daisies’ Finale To Be Seen In LA – And Maybe Elsewhere?

Two More Trek Trailers In Your Future

Aliens Keep Fighting Predators And More In Comics

No Need To Worry About Lost After All

Leaked Anthropic Model Presents ‘Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risks,’ Much to Pentagon’s Pleasure

Don’t miss out: Bitdefender, One of the World’s Best Antiviruses, Is Now on Sale

The Secret to Better Sperm? It’s Probably Already on Your Schedule

Lego Is Leaning Into Your Marvel Memories With a New Helicarrier Set

Toshiba’s 65-inch Smart Fire TV Now Matches 43-Inch Pricing After 44% Drop on Amazon

Kash Patel’s Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit

Repair Workers Accidentally Stumble Upon Lost Remains of Legendary ‘Fourth Musketeer’

Dreame Aero Pro Wet Dry Vacuum Mop Drops 20% Shortly After Launch in the Spring Cleaning Sale

Darth Maul’s Legs, Ranked

April Set to Unleash Some Wild Weather Across Parts of the US, Meteorologists Warn

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