Meredith Woerner, Author at Gizmodo

The Quest TV Competition Turns Fantasy Into Reality Television

Genre reality TV shows are difficult. Sometimes they can be amazing (Face Off, Jim Henson’s Creature Shop), and sometimes they can be not so great (Scream Queens). So we’re pretty curious to see what happens with The Quest, the fantasy-inspired competition produced by the folks behind The Amazing Race and The Lord of the Rings.…

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The Evolution Of The TARDIS Key!

Sure, sure—the TARDIS is always evolving along with the ever-regenerating Doctor, but what of the TARDIS key? One clever artist plotted out the evolution of the TARDIS key from Doctor Who. And it is delightful. Created by Terrasolo Pictures, this is really just a wonderful collection of TARDIS keys. And I would probably wear the…

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Universal’s New Harry Potter Gringotts Ride Looks Amazing

Universal has been rapidly expanding the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and can now reveal the excellent new ride, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts. Behold this massive undertaking, complete with gigantic guard dragon. The ride plunges into the depths of the Gringotts’ vaults, and then the run-in with the dragon (the 60-foot beauty…

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Glee Meets Game of Thrones In The New Musical Series Galavant

ABC has just just released a bunch of new series trailers and we are very excited about some of these shows, including the singing comedy Galavant, which looks ridiculous. But maybe in a great way. Up top is Galavant, which feels like ABC hired the cast of rogue writers from Once Upon A Time who…

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The Whispers Is Officially The New TV Drama We’re Most Excited About

Starring the WONDERFUL Lily Rabe (of American Horror Story fame) this new drama totally took us by surprise with this new trailer. Seriously, just watch it—it’s VERY intense. Now that’s a great build-up, and dear me did that escalate quickly. Here’s the basic premise: “Aliens have invaded Earth by using our most unlikely resource to…

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What Actors Do You Want To See More In Genre Movies?

Normally my response would be Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep, but they are both starring in huge new genre films (Ant-Man and Into the Woods, respectively). And that fills our heart with happiness. So who else would you like to see jump into scifi and fantasy film? Go big or go home: we choose you,…

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Gareth Edwards Explains The Most Important Thing Godzilla MUST Have

Godzilla director Gareth Edwards took on quite a big legacy when he decided to update the classic monster movie — and instead of sexing up our beloved Kaiju, he changed the the story of Godzilla forever. He explains the real events that inspired his monster saga. Spoilers ahead… What do you need to make a…

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Here Is The First Image Of Ben Affleck As Batman

Zack Snyder has finally tweeted a look at his new Batman (played by Ben Affleck) for the still untitled Batman Vs. Superman movie. Aaaaaand the new batsuit has veins. [Edit not veins possibly seams, massive high res. image updated]. Take a look. UPDATE: Here’s an even bigger image!

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Once Upon A Time‘s Season Finale Goes Completely Insane

Once Upon A Time ended its massive season with a massive, super inappropriate, two-hour season finale. Super fun fairy tale executions ahead! How about that scene where they burned Snow White at the stake? Seriously, what the hell is wrong with this show? Last night, Once Upon A Time ended this season by chucking just…

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Edge of Tomorrow Trailer Finally Explains Why Tom Cruise Keeps Dying

Edge of Tomorrow is a time looping movie that sends Tom Cruise back to a specific point before a massive alien invasion kills countless humans. But the schematics have been a little shaky, until now. This latest trailer lines up the twisty time loop, now with more Bill Paxton. Based on the Hiroshi Sakurazaka novel…

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This First Jupiter Ascending Clip Is Bizarre

Here it is, the first-ever clip from the Wachowskis’ latest scifi thriller Jupiter Ascending. Just be warned, it’s completely out of context and almost entirely about scifi gadgetry. Which is both fantastic and a little worrisome. You can’t judge a movie by a 36-second clip. But we really really really need this Wachowski movie to…

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Watch Darren Aronofsky Mix Science And Religion In One Creation Clip

Behold Darren Aronofsky’s gorgeous recreation of the Book of Genesis. Taken straight out of his latest movie Noah, it’s almost easy to believe that this entire film may have been conceived just so Aronofsky could illustrate the Biblical version of the big bang. The scene starts after the flood. Noah and his family are huddled…

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This Is The Closest We’ll Ever Get To A Great, Live-Action Akira Movie

Stop what you are doing and watch the trailer for the fan-made film The Akira Project.Set in Neo Tokyo, (NOT Neo New York, thank god) this crowd-sourced project is probably as close as well ever get to a non-garbage translation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira. Producer and director Nguyen-Anh Nguyen created this non-profit feature thanks to…

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The Green Goblin Could Have Been Terrifying In Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Green Goblin could have looked downright monstrous in Amazing Spider-Man 2, if artistLong Ouyang‘s original designs had been used. Just see for yourself! [via Comic Book Movie]

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Community Has Been Cancelled

So much for #sixseasonsandamovie. Sigh. But at least we’re glad Community got to go out on top with a great season, instead of ending with the lackluster previous season. We shall miss you, Greendale. [via Deadline]

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What Mel Gibson Would Have Looked Like As Wolverine

Before Hugh Jackman donned the adamantium claws as everyone’s favorite mutant Wolverine, there were a few other Aussies up for the gig. Including one Mel Gibson — and here’s concept art showing what Wolverine could have looked like. Three years before Bryan Singer’s first X-Men movie Gibson was in the lead to play Logan. This…

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ABC’s New TV Line Up Is Full Of Aliens, Singing Princes And Immortals

ABC is fully committing to being the network that delivers campy fairy tale shows. And now they’re raised the bar, because their latest fairy tale show has the cast SINGING. Check out ABC’s new scifi and supernatural TV line-up. As Upfronts rolls on and each TV channel trots out their latest wares the biggest genre…

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Snowpiercer‘s Red-Band Trailer Is Totally Freaking Awesome

Let’s be real, a movie about a post apocalyptic train that is speeding through the destroyed Earth struggling under a bloody class war could be… silly. But the new red-band trailer for Bong-Joon Ho’s Snowpiercer shows the movie is anything bute. This new trailer finally shows off the massive train and its many, many different…

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The 100 Pauses To Get A Bunch Of Kitten Children Stoned

I’m not really sure what to say about last night’s 100. A lot of really bad decisions were made, that’s for sure. And then everyone got really, really stoned. Spoilers ahead. I’m going to be brief because I don’t feel like there’s a lot for me to say about an episode where all the kitten…

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AAAAAAH! Dinosaur Throws Opening Pitch At Baseball Game

Stop what you are doing immediately and watch this!!! Dinosaurs are real and they are playing baseball. This Raptor threw the opening pitch at the Padres game. GAME OVER, ALL OTHER TEAMS. [via Geekologie]

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The Quest TV Competition Turns Fantasy Into Reality Television

The Evolution Of The TARDIS Key!

Universal’s New Harry Potter Gringotts Ride Looks Amazing

Glee Meets Game of Thrones In The New Musical Series Galavant

The Whispers Is Officially The New TV Drama We’re Most Excited About

What Actors Do You Want To See More In Genre Movies?

Gareth Edwards Explains The Most Important Thing Godzilla MUST Have

Here Is The First Image Of Ben Affleck As Batman

Once Upon A Time‘s Season Finale Goes Completely Insane

Edge of Tomorrow Trailer Finally Explains Why Tom Cruise Keeps Dying

This First Jupiter Ascending Clip Is Bizarre

Watch Darren Aronofsky Mix Science And Religion In One Creation Clip

This Is The Closest We’ll Ever Get To A Great, Live-Action Akira Movie

The Green Goblin Could Have Been Terrifying In Amazing Spider-Man 2

Community Has Been Cancelled

What Mel Gibson Would Have Looked Like As Wolverine

ABC’s New TV Line Up Is Full Of Aliens, Singing Princes And Immortals

Snowpiercer‘s Red-Band Trailer Is Totally Freaking Awesome

The 100 Pauses To Get A Bunch Of Kitten Children Stoned

AAAAAAH! Dinosaur Throws Opening Pitch At Baseball Game

Iran Says It Hit Oracle Facilities in UAE

‘Invincible’ Season 4 Is Doing Right By Debbie

Artemis 2 Day 2: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

New Theory Says We’ve Been Overcomplicating the Big Bang

Marvel Might Have Finally Dealt With One of the Most Hated ‘Spider-Man’ Characters Around

China Is Trying to Grow New Forests in This Notorious Mega-Desert. It’s Working

RAM Prices Are Threatening the Viability of the Raspberry Pi and Single-Board Computing

Michael B. Jordan’s First Post-Oscars Film Looks Way Cuter Than ‘Sinners’

LLMs Will Protect Each Other if Threatened, Study Finds

The Octopus Penis Arm Doesn’t Just Deliver Sperm—It Sniffs Out the Sweet Spot

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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

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

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?