Graeme McMillan, Author at Gizmodo

Is There Too Much To Watch On Friday Nights?

Last night saw the premiere of Dollhouse, the return of Terminator an important episode of Battlestar Galactica… and the death of your social life. But was it worth it? Take part in our poll below. Of course, there was also an hour of Clone Wars last night (although no Batman: Brave and Bold, sadly), as…

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Where Are The Sci-Fi Movie Love Stories?

With this summer’s movies offering giant robots, franchise reboots and X-Men Origins, we can’t help but wonder, today of all days: Where’s the love? Why aren’t there any sci-fi romances in our cinematic future? It probably says a lot about me that I remember Star Wars not only as one of the big cultural touchstones…

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One Day, All Dogs Will Fly… And Be Cyborgs

In the future, all dogs will look as cool as Kyle Fokken‘s Flying Dog sculptures that mix animal, machine and the unknown. For now, you’ll just have to do with some more of his work. Kyle Fokken [Art MoCo], [Kyle Fokken]

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Talk Terminator To Us

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles returned last night, complete with wounded women and mechanical men. Charlie gave you her thoughts about the episode yesterday and now it’s your chance to tell everyone what you thought. https://gizmodo.com/tonights-terminator-is-all-about-wounded-chicks-5152885

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Dark Comets May Destroy The Earth

Paging Roland Emmerich: The biggest threat to our little blue planet may turn out to be something that we don’t see coming… literally. “Dark comets” are invisible to detection… and that may be the problem. Ignore any Marvel Comics influence inferred from the melodramatic name; “dark comets” are so-called because they have avoided detection from…

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Welcome To The Dollhouse Open Thread

Charlie may have seen three episodes of Dollhouse, but the rest of us have only seen last night’s pilot. But how did you enjoy “Ghost”? Use this thread to discuss, rejoice or complain. http://io9.com/5150302/weve-seen-3-episodes-of-joss-whedons-dollhouse (If you haven’t seen the episode, why not watch it online?)

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The Prosecution Apparently Doesn’t Rest Against George Lucas

Who is George Lucas? Well, if the trailer for new documentary The People Vs. George Lucas, he’s a little devil and an evil marketing genius. But surely there’s more to the man that that? The documentary, to be released next year, aims to investigate the tortured, contradictory feelings Star Wars fans have for Lucas in…

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Eliza Dushku Wants To Bite Your Head Off

Move over, Emily Blunt; Dollhouse’s Echo is after your place in the next Iron Man movie, as Eliza Dushku goes public with her desire to play Russian superspy Natasha Romanoff, AKA The Black Widow. Dushku’s announcement came on the Howard Stern show, where she was appearing to promote her new Fox show. She explained: I’m…

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Life On Mars Continues To Get Lost In Ratings

It may be time to start preparing to say goodbye to Sam Tyler and his 1970s band of moustachioed policemen; ABC’s Life on Mars apparently can’t stop shedding viewers in its new time slot. This week’s episode was down in terms of viewership again, with only 5.15 million viewers on average for the hour, a…

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This Week’s Brave & Bold Shows That Wudang Ain’t Nothin’ To… Oh, Never Mind

This week’s The Brave And The Bold doesn’t just look back at Batman’s martial-arts training, it also gives you the chance to meet Jonah Hex ahead of his big-budget movie debut. We have clips. As if the promise of Batman fighting ninjas wasn’t enough to get you to watch this week’s episode of Television’s Best…

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Watchmen’s Black Freighter Trailer Released

The trailer for the animated DVD that “completes the Watchmen experience,” Tales Of The Black Freighter, has been released, letting you see just how zombies and pirates fit into Zack Snyder‘s vision for the movie. Tales of The Black Freighter is released on DVD and BluRay on March 24th. ‘Tales Of The Black Freighter’ Trailer…

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Finally, Your Chance To Show JJ Abrams Up

Sure, this summer’s Star Trek movie looks exciting, but it’s not what you would’ve done, is it? But now have your chance to demonstrate your creative Trek chops… without having to resort to fan fiction. Or, at least, not unofficial fan-fiction. Trek licensors CBS Consumer Products have allowed website Go!Animate.com to offer users the chance…

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See Wolverine Early, By Suffering Through American Idol

Want to see a preview of X-Men Origins: Wolverine before it gets released in May? All you have to do is force yourself to sit through American Idol next week. Oh, and another couple shows. To promote the release of Fox’s attempt to breathe new life into the X-Men franchise, corporate synergy is pushing a…

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Jesse Alexander On Day One’s New Director

Alex Graves has been chosen to direct the pilot for Day One, the new show from Heroes and Lost’s Jesse Alexander. Click through to find out why this is good news and get Alexander’s take. The announcement of Graves’ involvement shows not only the faith that NBC have in the show’s success, but also almost…

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Please Can We See This Godzilla Invasion?

A Godzilla comic from one of the most exciting new comic book creators out there? Yes please. There’s only one problem with James Stokoe‘s World War G… It doesn’t actually exist yet. The project made its first appearance on Wonton Soup creator Stokoe’s friend Brandon (King City) Graham’s blog, where it’s described as “messing around…

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New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And… Nothing, Really To Ecstasy

It’s good news/bad news when it comes to recreational drug news. New studies show that the long-term effects of Ecstasy aren’t as bad as suspected… but smoking pot might lead to testicular cancer. The latest news on the long-term effects of Ecstasy come via the New Scientist, which reports: Enough time has finally elapsed to…

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The New Doctor Has A Set Lifespan?

Here’s hoping that we all like Matt Smith as the eleventh Doctor Who, because it looks as if he’s going to be around for at least three years, according to reports. British newspaper The Sun is reporting that Smith has signed on for a three-year stint as the BBC’s new Timelord, with the option for…

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New Day Of The Triffids Has Best Cast List Ever

The BBC’s new version of 1950s “Killer-Plants-From-Outer-Space” drama The Day Of The Triffids has just rocketed to the top of my personal must-see list. The reason? A cast that includes Eddie Izzard and Jason Priestly. It’s not just Izzard and Priestly who’ll be heading up the human resistance to our new plant overlords – The…

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Dark Knight Director’s New Project Begins With Inception

Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan‘s next movie will be an epic sci-fi action movie for Dark Knight studio Warner Bros. – But it won’t feature Batman. Instead, Nolan is looking to create something all new. Inception, described by Warners as “a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind,” and is based on…

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Grow Your Own Furniture

Tokujin Yoshioka‘s Venus Chair isn’t exactly your standard Ikea recliner. Instead of being built, it’s grown out of natural crystals in a water bath, making a beautiful, uncomfortable seat that’s up for a design award. Yoshioka’s artist statement about the chair, created last year, was Venus takes shape by making the tiny crystals grow in…

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Is There Too Much To Watch On Friday Nights?

Where Are The Sci-Fi Movie Love Stories?

One Day, All Dogs Will Fly… And Be Cyborgs

Talk Terminator To Us

Dark Comets May Destroy The Earth

Welcome To The Dollhouse Open Thread

The Prosecution Apparently Doesn’t Rest Against George Lucas

Eliza Dushku Wants To Bite Your Head Off

Life On Mars Continues To Get Lost In Ratings

This Week’s Brave & Bold Shows That Wudang Ain’t Nothin’ To… Oh, Never Mind

Watchmen’s Black Freighter Trailer Released

Finally, Your Chance To Show JJ Abrams Up

See Wolverine Early, By Suffering Through American Idol

Jesse Alexander On Day One’s New Director

Please Can We See This Godzilla Invasion?

New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And… Nothing, Really To Ecstasy

The New Doctor Has A Set Lifespan?

New Day Of The Triffids Has Best Cast List Ever

Dark Knight Director’s New Project Begins With Inception

Grow Your Own Furniture

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