Katharine Trendacosta, Author at Gizmodo

The Man in the High Castle Cast and Producer on the Allure of ‘What If’

Season one of Man of the High Castle threw us into a gorgeously realized alternate reality where the Axis won World War II and the United States was divided into the east coast run by Nazis, the west coast run by Imperial Japan, and a neutral zone between them.Since then, the real world landscape had…

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Agents of SHIELD Wrapped Up Everything, Then Slapped Us All in the Face With a Twist

The midseason finale of Agents of SHIELD, “The Laws of Thermal Dynamics,” wrapped up most of the dangling plot threads from the beginning of the season—right up until it ended with a big ole twist that opened a huge can of worms. Most of “The Laws of Thermal Dynamics” had to do with our team…

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It Took Seven Years to Make This Lovely Short About a Lighthouse Keeper’s Discovery

“The Lighthouse” is a short with no dialogue and a masterful use of light and shading that tells the story of a solitary lighthouse keeper who discovers the ability to manipulate matter that ends up transporting him somewhere brand new. Simon Scheiber’s ten-minute short took him seven years of production to make, mainly, he told…

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Somehow, Tom Felton Talking About the Philosopher’s Stone Isn’t the Weirdest Part of This Flash Clip

It’s the part at the end where Julian Dorn (Tom Felton) goes ahead and almost reveals everything to Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) by mistake. Barry literally just came to ask some probing questions, so wait a tick before doing something risky. At the beginning of the clip, Julian gives the background of the philosopher’s stone,…

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What Westworld Needs to Do in Season Two

We’re in for a fairly long wait between now and season two of Westworld, since it’s been confirmed that we won’t be returning to the park and its hosts until 2018. That means that viewers can spend more than a year trying to figure out what we’d like answers to, what we need to see,…

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Grammy Voters Forced to Figure Out Which Stranger Things Soundtrack Is Better

Stranger Things got two Emmy nominations this morning, both in the same category: Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media. Poor Stranger Things is going to split the vote against itself, isn’t it? Stranger Things did have a great score, but it also had so much of one that it was released in two volumes. Both…

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People Watched Things This Weekend

Specifically, a lot of people watched two things. First up was the Guardians of the Galaxy teaser trailer, which director James Gunn has said was the second most-watched teaser trailer ever: In theory, it could be that like five people watched it a lot, but it’s probably that a lot of people saw it. Second,…

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There Was a Point When The Vampire Diaries Worried It Was Going Too Far

It was all the way back in season one of The Vampire Diaries, of course. The show hasn’t worried about doing too much in a long time. It’s easier to name the tropes this show hasn’t used. Speaking to EW, executive producer and showrunner Julie Plec said that the mother of Matt Donovan’s Zach Roerig,…

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The Fight Between Mutants and Humans Takes Shape in the New Legion Trailer

While the first trailer from FX’s Legion focused on David Haller’s mental instability, this one spends a lot of time explaining what the government’s doing and how the fight against them is shaking out. That is, of course, assuming that all the things said in this trailer are real and not just David’s hallucinations. “The…

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If You Go to the Westworld Website Right Now, There Are a Few Answers Waiting for You [Updated]

Not a ton of answers, but a few clarifying things are there. As well as some foreshadowing for season two. In a choose-your-own-adventure type conversation where you don’t actually have that many choices, a host wakes up and tells you bits of what you didn’t see and didn’t know. Last night, the Discover Westworld website…

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The Westworld Finale Finally Turned Dolores Into a Character Worth Caring About

Westworld finished its first season last night. Most of the time, we learned exactly what we expected to— but that didn’t stop the show from delivering as many punches as it could on the way there. I’m going to start this recap with the speech Ford gave at the end of the episode, because it’s…

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Here’s Your Spoiler-Filled Place to Share All Your Westworld Finale Thoughts

Westworld’s only needed 10 episodes to get under our skins in a big way. We’ll have the full recap tomorrow, but since time and the internet wait for no one, here’s a safe space to have as many spoiler-filled discussions as you want. And, again, to be very safe about this: Do not go into…

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Every Hint and Clue We Found in the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Teaser Trailer

We got our first good, long look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 last night, and while it was very short on details—and even characters—there were still a number of interesting things to pull out of it. As usual, we’ve done the work so you won’t have to spend the time straining your eyes.…

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One of the First Attempts at a Big CW Crossover Event Involved Supernatural and… Smallville?

I think we know why it took the CW having several shows based in already-connected source materials for the network to make giant crossovers a yearly event. Because there was once a plan to have the boys from Supernatural visit Smallville. No, not the fictional Smallville of the show, a fictional version of the set…

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If You’re Focused on Solving Westworld‘s ‘Mysteries,’ You’re Missing the Point

There’s a ton of anticipation heading into Sunday’s 90-minute long Westworld finale. With just a 10-episode first season, the show is already an obsession for the millions of people tuning in every week. Lots of time has been spent by fans trying to piece together “clues” to provide evidence for any number of theories. But…

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Bryan Fuller Makes It Very Clear That He’s No Longer Involved With Star Trek: Discovery

Even though it had been said that Bryan Fuller would remain an executive producer for Star Trek: Discovery, Fuller is now clarifying that the only work he will do on season one of the show is what he’s already done. Speaking to Newsweek, Fuller stuck to the explanation already given—that he was just too busy…

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Jai Courtney Chased the Director of Suicide Squad Around the Set Naked, and I Wish I Was Surprised

I’m not surprised this happened. I’m not even surprised that there’s a photo of it. This is actually one of the more charming tales we’ve heard. But I am slightly surprised that there are still Suicide Squad set stories to tell. Conan O’Brien asked Jai Courtney if it was true that he chased director David…

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A New Clip From the Westworld Finale Seems to Have Bad News for Ford

J.J. Abrams dropped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to share a short clip from the season one finale of Westworld. And while it looks like Charlotte Halte (Tessa Thompson) is getting what she wants, I wouldn’t count Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) out at all. That’s the thing about Westworld, after all. Everything’s a…

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Give the Gif Party Your Best Shot

The good news is that there’s no “Three strikes, you’re out!” in the gif party. Put as many gifs as you want in it.

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The Original Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer Was Almost Scrapped

Now, it’s hard to imagine Guardians of the Galaxy without that very first trailer. The one that introduced the characters through their mugshots and police records and heavily featured Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling.” But director James Gunn says they nearly tossed that trailer for one that tested better. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter’s…

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The Man in the High Castle Cast and Producer on the Allure of ‘What If’

Agents of SHIELD Wrapped Up Everything, Then Slapped Us All in the Face With a Twist

It Took Seven Years to Make This Lovely Short About a Lighthouse Keeper’s Discovery

Somehow, Tom Felton Talking About the Philosopher’s Stone Isn’t the Weirdest Part of This Flash Clip

What Westworld Needs to Do in Season Two

Grammy Voters Forced to Figure Out Which Stranger Things Soundtrack Is Better

People Watched Things This Weekend

There Was a Point When The Vampire Diaries Worried It Was Going Too Far

The Fight Between Mutants and Humans Takes Shape in the New Legion Trailer

If You Go to the Westworld Website Right Now, There Are a Few Answers Waiting for You [Updated]

The Westworld Finale Finally Turned Dolores Into a Character Worth Caring About

Here’s Your Spoiler-Filled Place to Share All Your Westworld Finale Thoughts

Every Hint and Clue We Found in the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Teaser Trailer

One of the First Attempts at a Big CW Crossover Event Involved Supernatural and… Smallville?

If You’re Focused on Solving Westworld‘s ‘Mysteries,’ You’re Missing the Point

Bryan Fuller Makes It Very Clear That He’s No Longer Involved With Star Trek: Discovery

Jai Courtney Chased the Director of Suicide Squad Around the Set Naked, and I Wish I Was Surprised

A New Clip From the Westworld Finale Seems to Have Bad News for Ford

Give the Gif Party Your Best Shot

The Original Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer Was Almost Scrapped

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

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

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!