Graeme McMillan, Author at Gizmodo

Cartoon Network Calls Up The Squad

Marvel’s superheroes are continuing their takeover bid of your media and your soul with the announcement that Marvel Super Hero Squad, a new cartoon based at kids, has been picked up by Cartoon Network. Squad – based upon a toyline of the same name – has already made the jump to comic books, but this…

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You Are Being Programmed By Subliminal Messages

New tests show that subliminal messages really do have an impact in what decisions you make, leading advertising executives across the world to celebrate, and the rest of us to get more paranoid than usual. New Scientist reports that a new Northwestern University study has demonstrated that the decision-making areas of the brain can actually…

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Dollhouse Finds Its Audience… On iTunes

The ratings and reviews for new Joss Whedon show Dollhouse weren’t exactly wonderful, but there’s one place where the love for the show is easy to find… Apple’s iTunes store. “Ghost,” the first episode of Whedon’s new Fox series, is the best-selling TV show at the Apple store, having spent the last few days slowly…

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Robots Must Study To Be Warriors, Claim US Navy

Have things really gotten so bad that I can’t tell if a new US Navy report warning of the need for robots to have a “warrior code” is a Terminator-related ARG or not? Sadly, yes. The report, written by the Navy’s Office of Naval Research is, according to the London Times, “the first serious work…

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Nothing Happens, And It Feels So Old-School, On Heroes

If there’s one thing that Heroes is good at, it’s apparently not family drama if last night’s episode is anything to go by. Daddy issues for cheerleaders and psychopaths abound, and spoilers await. Is it just me, or is there something weirdly charming about the way that Heroes seems to be trying its hardest to…

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Caprican Brain Surgery Is One Of Hodgman’s Areas of Expertise

Wondering just how professional expert John Hodgman ended up using his medical expertise on Friday’s Battlestar Galactica? Showrunner and producer Ronald D Moore explained on the show’s official podcast. Talking about the comedian and writer’s surprise appearance on last week’s episode, Moore said: John’s a friend of ours, and a friend of mine and my…

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Get Your Summer Movie Thrills Early

With the major publishers taking it easy after recent big events, it falls to independent books to come up with movie tie-ins and new ideas this week… Thankfully, they’re more than up to the task. Firstly, let’s get Marvel and DC out of the way; the former is pushing Secret Invasion pretty hard this week,…

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Does Fox Plan To Wipe Out Lost Once And For All?

Fox has, apparently, declared war on ABC’s Lost… by permanently moving American Idol opposite for the rest of the season. But what effect will this have on the island drama, and what’s behind the move? Lost’s audience has been slowly dropping since its return, and last week’s two-hour episode of Fox’s Idol made that drop…

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Please Don’t Let Scarjo Anywhere Near Iron Man 2

Yeah, yeah; we’ve heard the rumor that Scarlett Johansson is in talks to take over the role of Iron Man 2‘s Black Widow from schedulely-conflicted Emily Blunt. And we have to admit: We’re terrified. It’s not just that Johansson may be the acting equivalent of Benjamin Button, getting worse with each subsequent film she appears…

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Skynet Wants Your Help With The Robot Revolution

It’s not enough for Skynet to try and take over the world, now they want to take advantage of your creativity, as well. But then again, who doesn’t want to design a Terminator? SkynetResearch.com seems to be part of an ARG supporting the new Terminator: Salvation movie, but apparently one on the wrong side: Do…

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Your First Look At Watchmensch

Want to understand the cultural impact of Watchmen? Parody comic Watchmensch manages to educate and entertain at the same time… as well as explain the intricacies of Watchmen’s legal situation. We have an exclusive preview. Watchmensch – written by comic industry rumormonger Rich Johnston and drawn by Simon Rohrmuller, doing his best Dave Gibbons impression…

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The Cowl Is A Bit Of A Giveaway

What happens when Batman and Robin upset the wrong people while fighting crime? They get put in the Witness Protection Program – and on this awesome shirt from Chunk. The Batman & Robin Witness Protection T Shirt gives Batman the protection of anonymity, and designers Chunk the pixelated protection from copyright lawsuits. If only we’d…

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Spiked Heel May Be The Beginning Of The End For Superheroes

If you’re wondering when a pop-culture trend has reached its end, I’d like to offer the following suggestion: When Heidi Klum gets involved. How else to explain the horror that is Spiked Heel? The new webseries, premiering tonight on fashion website Modelina, recasts Heidi Klum as superhero The Kluminator, saving New York Fashion Week from…

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You Can’t Believe A Man Can Fly In Bullet-Time

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the rumor that the Wachowskis may be rebooting the Superman movie franchise! And apparently, that’s a lot of people’s brand of cinematic kryptonite. The problem for some people isn’t necessarily the involvement of the Wachowskis, but the idea of rebooting Superman’s movie career…

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When Classic Literature Gets Updated

Move over, Pride and Prejudice And Zombies, a new updating of classic literature has come along to win your heart… Or at least make you laugh. Yes, it’s Anne of Green Gables… in space. It may be less of a moneymaker than Seth Grahame-Smith’s Jane Austen undeadathon, but that doesn’t stop Tom McHenry‘s one-off webcomic…

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Transformers 2’s Giant Robot Revealed

The rumors seem to have been true, if this toy of Devastator – the giant Transformer formed by multiple other Transformers – is anything to go by; expect Transformers 2 to offer larger carnage. It’s not just Devastator who stands revealed from the images from this year’s 2009 Toy Fair, courtesy of fansite TFormers; the…

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Branagh’s Thor Will Be Faithful, Successful, Claims Marvel Chief

Director Kenneth Branagh‘s history may be more highbrow, but his Thor movie is going to be very faithful to the comics (and to the Avengers movie franchise), says Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada. Talking to Comic Book Resources, Quesada talked about meeting with Branagh and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige to map out the movie:…

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Terminator Gets Firefly Deja Vu With Friday Ratings

How did Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles do in its new timeslot? The answer doesn’t look good for Summer Glau and friends, although the future may look a little brighter for Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. The mid-season premiere of Terminator may make many question Fox’s wisdom of moving the show to Fridays and pairing it with…

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All of Mes Love The Multiverse

Maybe it’s because I’m indecisive and greedy. Maybe it’s because I like seeing evil versions of my heroes with goatees and grimaces. Whatever the reason, I can’t deny it: I love parallel earths. Coming from the comics background that I do, the first exposure I had to parallel earths was probably DC’s Earth-1, Earth-2 and…

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Double The Jar-Jar, Double The Frustration On Clone Wars Double Bill

It’s all viral warfare this week on Clone Wars, but don’t worry; Jar-Jar and a comedy Nazi scientist are here to make sure that it’s not as exciting as it may sound. This week’s double-bill of Star Wars: The Clone Wars was another wonderful example of everything that’s good and bad about the series so…

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Cartoon Network Calls Up The Squad

You Are Being Programmed By Subliminal Messages

Dollhouse Finds Its Audience… On iTunes

Robots Must Study To Be Warriors, Claim US Navy

Nothing Happens, And It Feels So Old-School, On Heroes

Caprican Brain Surgery Is One Of Hodgman’s Areas of Expertise

Get Your Summer Movie Thrills Early

Does Fox Plan To Wipe Out Lost Once And For All?

Please Don’t Let Scarjo Anywhere Near Iron Man 2

Skynet Wants Your Help With The Robot Revolution

Your First Look At Watchmensch

The Cowl Is A Bit Of A Giveaway

Spiked Heel May Be The Beginning Of The End For Superheroes

You Can’t Believe A Man Can Fly In Bullet-Time

When Classic Literature Gets Updated

Transformers 2’s Giant Robot Revealed

Branagh’s Thor Will Be Faithful, Successful, Claims Marvel Chief

Terminator Gets Firefly Deja Vu With Friday Ratings

All of Mes Love The Multiverse

Double The Jar-Jar, Double The Frustration On Clone Wars Double Bill

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