Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

Come Fly The Friendly Skies Of Gatchaman Air

When aliens take over our planet, it’s up to Gatchaman to set things right. Due to each hero’s unique genetic code, these characters are forced to step up and defend the planet. But with the gig comes some seriously sick future toys such as slick cars and the amazing ship the Phoenix, which you finally…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 8 '08

New Watchmen Diary Almost Flashes Us Dr. Manhattan’s Goods

The latestWatchmen journal is out, and this time we get a behind-the-scenes look at the cinematography, and how the team tried to make every scene symmetrical and exactly like the set-up of the graphic novel. Plus new images of Dan Dreiberg as the second Nite Owl and Billy Crudup all blued-up in his Dr. Manhattan…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 8 '08

TV’s New Heroes Get Naked To Save The World

The fall TV season is here at last. We were barely scraping by on our tiny allowance of scifi shows since last spring’s season ended way too early. But now, get ready for J.J. Abrams’ Fringe, a new season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the techno-vampires of HBO’s True Blood, and more new Stargate.…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 8 '08

Tokyo Gore Police Wants YOU To Fill Your Mutant Death Quota

Do you have a unabashed hatred of mutant-kind? Are you the kind of person who shoots first and asks questions later? Then the Tokyo Gore Police is for you. One of the craziest upcoming mutant/monster movies (remember the lady with the venus flytrap lady parts?) is putting out a call for help with mutant population…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 8 '08

Rocky To Trade In Boxing Gloves For Batsuit?

A crazy new rumor claims that Chris Nolan is done making Batman films forever. But don’t panic: Frank Miller has a great idea for the next Batman movie, which has nothing to do with following up The Dark Knight. And Miller has an off-the-wall idea for the next Batman star.Miller still wants to see a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 8 '08

Nessie’s Long Lost Cousin Is Discovered By Energy-Producing Trees

This week on Cult Movie Worship, we follow a half naked amnesiac through an underground world full of science experiments gone wrong and powered by tree roots in Eden’s Log, meet a new type of man and meet Nessie’s relative before she devours a group of unlucky fishermen. Who could want more to bring your…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 7 '08

Fringe’s ARG Upsets Nature, Messes With Your Mind

Despite what you may think, Fringe isn’t just some silly little J.J. Abrams show on Fox about a Scooby Gang trying to uncover the secret behind a haunted alien spaceship. Not only do we have to deal with mind-bending scientific explanations for creepy out-of-this-world happenings in the show itself, but there is also an intricate…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 7 '08

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Too busy building your Liberal dystopia? Don’t worry, we’ve compiled a list of the best stories of the week, just for you.Best Future Dystopias Where The Liberals Have Won While the Republican Party was gathering in St. Paul, to put forth its vision of the future. And over the past few days, there might have…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 5 '08

The Next Avengers Serves Up Justice With A Side Of Adorable

If you’re looking for brutal superhero slaughter in your wholesome kid-friendly entertainment, then the direct-to-DVD Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow is for you. Next Avengers, which just came out on DVD, is full of adorable kids whose parents (the Avengers) were disembowled by the android Ultron, and now he’s coming for the kids. It’s a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 5 '08

Sam Raimi And Tobey Maguire Back For Spidey 4 And 5

Not only is Spider-Man director Sam Raimi back in the web-slinging biz for both Spider-Man 4 and 5, but he’s bringing his original Peter Parker, Tobey Maguire, back with him, according to insider blogger Nikki Finke. But has Raimi learned his lessons from Spider-Man 3? Early signs point to yes.Nikki Finke reported that Maguire and…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 5 '08

Denzel Washington Saves The Earth By Reading To It

Working the whole knowledge-is-power angle, Denzel Washington is going to star as the man who saves a post apocalyptic world – with education – in Book of Eli. Washington travels the world fighting and teaching from the sacred book. Strange that a movie about a destroyed civilization and a man fighting to save the world…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 5 '08

I Hate It When My Alien Is Overdone

Just when I thought I’d seen them all, an entire website has been created on how to whip up a fabulous alien feast. While I enjoy the pure dedication of creating a site completely dedicated to preparing three-alien pizza or and roast filet of grey, I’m still a little distressed that it hasn’t addressed the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 5 '08

Stargate Atlantis Superfan Builds Own Gate, Ends In Tears

This video from the Sci Fi Channel explains why the Stargate creation is best left to the professionals. But honestly, this could very well be the funniest video promo I’ve ever seen — kudos on the sprinkler addition, it’s a lovely touch. My jealousy runneth over.Obviously that’s a hilarious commercial. Plus what a fantastic McKay…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 5 '08

Third Ghostbusters Movie Rises From The Grave

Looks like something strange is coming back to the neighborhood. After months of Ghostbusters’ lore and rumor (including a debunked Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen Ghostbusters reboot). The trades are finally announcing that Columbia Pictures wants to make the Ghostbusters 3 dreams come true. The original cast of New York’s supernatural finest are possibly coming together to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 5 '08

Was Darwin The Spicoli Of His Times?

Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany are cast as married couple in Jon Amiel’s biopic Creation about the life of Charles Darwin. Bettany will won’t be donning much of the evolutionary theorist’s mighty beard, because this picture promises to show us the life of a young Darwin, and his struggles. THR claims, “The scientist finds himself…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 4 '08

One New Shady Lost Character Gets A Face — And A Seriously Hot Body

I did not think it was possible to cram any more attractive people into Lost, but meet Zuleikha Robinson. She’ll be joining up with the castaways as the new character Ilana. Entertainment Weekly reports that this Londoner will be a major new part of the new season of Lost. Robinson has been seen before in…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 4 '08

Milo Ventimiglia Makes Plea For Role Of Boy Wonder

Humble Milo Ventimiglia thinks he’s just the thing for the new Dark Knight movie. Heroes’ Peter Petrelli told Showbiz Spy, “I always thought I would make a great Robin.” Well Milo, if you can dream it, maybe you can do it. But why does the 31-year-old Ventimiglia think he can carry off the green tights?Apparently…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 4 '08

Aaron Eckhart Spills Dark Knight 3 Details

Amidst wild rumors for Dark Knight 3’s casting process (think Cher as Catwoman), actor Aaron “Two Face” Eckhart gave us some bat-closure on a few of the many bat-rumors. So are we going to see the former Gotham City DA’s pretty deformed mug again? Dark Knight spoilers ahead.In a press conference Eckard was doing for…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 4 '08

David Hewlett Has Always Been the Screaming Defender Of Humanity

Before the amazing movie Cube, director Vincenzo Natali’s was already playing with the human mind locked in tiny spaces. The super creepy short Elevated puts all alien and claustrophobia movies to the test by locking the characters inside an office elevator while the building is under attack by an angry alien race. Plus this short…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 4 '08

Fincher’s Wrath Over Heavy Metal Remake Could Sink Benjamin Button

In a surprising turn of events, many online movie critics are calling The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button so-so. David “Fight Club” Fincher’s film follows a man’s life as he ages backwards through time, and was hailed as the new Oscar darling even before an English trailer debuted. Now the film, starring Brad Pitt and…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 4 '08

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Come Fly The Friendly Skies Of Gatchaman Air

New Watchmen Diary Almost Flashes Us Dr. Manhattan’s Goods

TV’s New Heroes Get Naked To Save The World

Tokyo Gore Police Wants YOU To Fill Your Mutant Death Quota

Rocky To Trade In Boxing Gloves For Batsuit?

Nessie’s Long Lost Cousin Is Discovered By Energy-Producing Trees

Fringe’s ARG Upsets Nature, Messes With Your Mind

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

The Next Avengers Serves Up Justice With A Side Of Adorable

Sam Raimi And Tobey Maguire Back For Spidey 4 And 5

Denzel Washington Saves The Earth By Reading To It

I Hate It When My Alien Is Overdone

Stargate Atlantis Superfan Builds Own Gate, Ends In Tears

Third Ghostbusters Movie Rises From The Grave

Was Darwin The Spicoli Of His Times?

One New Shady Lost Character Gets A Face — And A Seriously Hot Body

Milo Ventimiglia Makes Plea For Role Of Boy Wonder

Aaron Eckhart Spills Dark Knight 3 Details

David Hewlett Has Always Been the Screaming Defender Of Humanity

Fincher’s Wrath Over Heavy Metal Remake Could Sink Benjamin Button

Xbox’s Big Turnaround Hedges Everything on Gamers’ Nostalgia

The First Trailer for ‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 4 Teases a Weird and Scary Galaxy

The ‘Invincible’ Game’s Story Brings Action and New Voices

‘Daemons of the Shadow Realm’ May Be Your New Shonen Fave

South Korean Man Might Get Prison Time for Posting AI Wolf Picture

Return to ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ With an Astarion Prequel Book

Palantir Debuts Chic Chore Coat So the World Knows You’re One of the Baddies

Hopeful Thought of the Day: Robots Can’t Do Human Conflict

‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ Almost Led to an Insomniac Venom Game

‘Gen V’ Won’t Return for a Third Semester

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