Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

Half Dressed Hells Angels And Snake Ladies Are Coming To Your City

Imagine a team of minds plucked from the most innovative or exciting projects of the past. Now imagine said crack(pot) team in a room coming up with amazing ideas for creepy characters and crazy looking beasties that may or may not be in a gang. And finally, make all of these creative types drop acid.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 30 '08

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Get caught up trying to slay the giant Magnapinna beast from the deep, for your Thanksgiving feast? Don’t worry, we’ve compiled a list of the best stories of the week, just for you. Highlights this week include 45 of THE BEST Doctor Who moments, plus we take a closer look at the Truman Show Snydrome,…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 28 '08

Can Dr. Zoidberg Save Fry’s Life In New Futurama Movie?

Here’s the new trailer for Futurama’s fourth direct-to-DVD movie, Into The Wild Green Yonder, including a few fun jokes and scary plot moments. After the latest fantasy-heavy release, I’m really looking forward to this supposed scifi epic feature that gets the Planet Express crew involved in an ancient battle. Guest stars for this movie include…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 28 '08

Real Life Muggle Quidditch Is Sweeping The Nation

Gather your quaffles, capes and brooms – Quidditch could be a mere wand-stroke away from joining the NCAA, if the numbers of teams keep growing. College students have taken their intramural Quidditch hobby to a whole new level this year: Droves of wizards and witches gathered at the second Intercollegiate Quidditch World Cup to get…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 28 '08

The Perfect Scifi Thanksgiving Day Feast

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so get thee to the kitchen — but to make sure you don’t get caught pairing the wrong “Jawa Juice” with your “Wookie Cookies” we’ve collected the perfect menu for your science fictional dinner. We’ve scanned through all the many delicacies and bizarre recipes that have turned up in science fiction over…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 26 '08

Baz Luhrmann Wants To Give The Future A Makeover

Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann is tinkering with the idea of filming a classic futuristic tale, he told io9. We caught up with Baz at his Australia premiere, and he admitted he’d thought about switching from movies set in the past to creating stories set in the future. Baz thinks the future has gotten a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 26 '08

Yes, They’re Still Making Butterfly Effect 3

Reason be damned, they are still going forward with the third Butterfly Effect movie (Yes, there was a second). Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations follows a young boy that seize-nosebleeds back in time to uncover the mystery surrounding his girlfriend’s murder. So it’s exactly like the first, but without Thumper, Amy Smart or sassy-pants camera-hawking whats-his-face.…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 26 '08

Sarah Jane’s After-School Monster-Fighting Club Goes On

Our favorite ex-time traveler, Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), will be back for another season of teaching kids to fight aliens. And Russell T. Davies, creator of the Doctor Who spinoff, The Sarah Jane Adventures, is still on board. Our fingers are crossed we’ll see more crossovers with the next Who series.[BBC]

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 26 '08

Why Josh Brolin Walked Away From Fighting Terminators

It’s shocking to think that the incredibly talented Josh Brolin would walk away from the chance to fight Terminators, but his explanation as to why he bailed on McG’s Terminator Salvation has me a bit worried.In an interview with MTV he opened up briefly about why he wasn’t going to get involved with T4: “Yeah.…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 26 '08

Americanized Life On Mars Gets A-OK From British Creator

Fans of the British time-travel cop show Life On Mars may have mixed feelings about the American remake, but not the creator of the original. British producer Ashley Pharoah told the trades that, “I think it’s marvelous.” He’s even okay with the changes the American team has made so far.Pharoah is happy that the American…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 26 '08

Can Waterworld The Musical Stay Afloat In Tough Times?

Young Frankenstein will close its doors on January 4, 2009. Sad news for lovers of both science fiction and Mel Brooks, as this was an adorable little show. But more importantly, how will this directly affect my dream to see Waterworld: The Musical staring Patrick Warburton (Putty, The Tick) on stage? What — you’ve never…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 25 '08

The Most Offensive Reality TV Show You’re Not Watching

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PImGpQ… VH1’s Scream Queens reality TV show is insane. Just so insane. Insane, insane. And that’s mostly thanks to reality TV show contestant Jessica. Who makes a lot of “interesting” choices with her acting. The reality TV premise of Scream Queens is simple, group of unknown actresses gather and compete for a coveted role in…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 25 '08

Now You Too Can Battle The Machines As John Connor

Hit up up down down left right left right B A start if you want to live! Suck it, Gears Of War, you may be some fun but I want to be chased by a motorcycle Terminator. Terminator 4 is coming out with a video game, and unlike the Watchmen video game blasphemy, pretending to…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 25 '08

Steve Niles’ Real Life Frankenstien Is Alive

Shock Til You Drop has a quickie look at the latest concept art that is coming from Steve Niles and director/writer Jay Russell. The movie is based on Niles’ graphic novel Wake The Dead which is his horrific take on a modern day Frankenstein. Get a bigger and better look at this face over at…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 25 '08

Nacho Vigalondo on Timecrimes, and How To Land A Car On A UFO

Cult genre savior and Sundance darling Nacho Vigalondo took time out to talk to us about his brilliant time travel movie, Timecrimes. There’s a lot of buzz around this film and its time-looping main character Hector. We’ve got a deeper look at the movie, coming out next year in select theaters, with an exclusive clip…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 25 '08

Stop Making Terrible Vampire Movies

I thought we had all moved on from talking about crappy vampires. I was ready to leave our Twilight past in the past, and focus on better bloodsuckers. But you just won’t let me will you Hollywood? Stills from the brand-new Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans have emerged and oh my god are they a…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 25 '08

Skin Cream Has Killed The Mutant Ninja Turtles

Fox is through with Saturday morning cartoons, colorful cereal, footie PJs and fun in general. 4Kids, the programmers behind Fox’s Saturday morning line up, have given up on entertaining the youth this December, and Fox is replacing their programming with infomercials. I knew yelly spokesmen Billy Mayes was the devil.I warned us all, as Mayes…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 24 '08

Star Trek Gets A IMAX Relase And A New Comic With Old Faces

Good news for those of you who want to watch J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek from seizure inducing angles: Trek is coming to IMAX, despite not being filmed in the format. In other Trekkie news, IDW Publishing has released the first cover of the four-issue limited comic book series that leads into next summer’s new Star…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 24 '08

True Blood Brings Us Strangest Naked Dog Man/Burned Vampire Action Scene Ever

Screw you sparkle vampires — this week’s season finale of True Blood showed us all how a real blood sucker deals with the sunlight. This week, our vampire friends from Louisiana pulled out all the crazy-pants stops, delivering one if the most ridiculous action scenes I’ve ever seen. Crusty vampires fight murderous lunatics, with help…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 24 '08

Benjamin Button’s Backwards Love Story (And Score) Will Melt Your Heart

David Fincher’s new backwards-aging movie is at heart a love story, and the new international trailer for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button reveals the perils of falling in love with someone who ages in reverse. Good deal for you — but bad for them when you get old and wrinkled and they still look…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 24 '08

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Half Dressed Hells Angels And Snake Ladies Are Coming To Your City

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Can Dr. Zoidberg Save Fry’s Life In New Futurama Movie?

Real Life Muggle Quidditch Is Sweeping The Nation

The Perfect Scifi Thanksgiving Day Feast

Baz Luhrmann Wants To Give The Future A Makeover

Yes, They’re Still Making Butterfly Effect 3

Sarah Jane’s After-School Monster-Fighting Club Goes On

Why Josh Brolin Walked Away From Fighting Terminators

Americanized Life On Mars Gets A-OK From British Creator

Can Waterworld The Musical Stay Afloat In Tough Times?

The Most Offensive Reality TV Show You’re Not Watching

Now You Too Can Battle The Machines As John Connor

Steve Niles’ Real Life Frankenstien Is Alive

Nacho Vigalondo on Timecrimes, and How To Land A Car On A UFO

Stop Making Terrible Vampire Movies

Skin Cream Has Killed The Mutant Ninja Turtles

Star Trek Gets A IMAX Relase And A New Comic With Old Faces

True Blood Brings Us Strangest Naked Dog Man/Burned Vampire Action Scene Ever

Benjamin Button’s Backwards Love Story (And Score) Will Melt Your Heart

X’s ‘Everything App’ Metamorphosis Supposedly Accelerating Soon with ‘X Money’ Rollout

The First ‘Brand New Day’ Marvel Legends Tease a Spidey-Hulk Brawl

Maine Governor Vetoes Landmark Data Center Moratorium

Apple Is Setting Its New CEO Up to Be Synonymous with the $2,000 Foldable iPhone, Report Says

The New ‘Spider-Noir’ Trailer Is as Colorful As You Want

The First Look at ‘Alien: Isolation 2’ Calls You Back for More

Scare Your Neighbors With This Incredible Life-Size ‘Alien’ Halloween Decoration (Exclusive)

A Dangerous Bacteria Is Moving Up the East Coast. Here’s What That Means for You

Ecovacs Deebot X12 OmniCyclone Robot Vacuum and Mop Drops $250 Off, All-in-One Cleaning Solution at Its Lowest Price Yet

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real