Nivair H. Gabriel, Author at Gizmodo

First Ten Minutes of Dollhouse Revealed

“Roll it, Clip Man!” Joss Whedon exclaimed as soon as he sat down in the NYCC screening theater. What he and Tahmoh Penikett had to show us was, in a word, hot. Spoilers! So began the first ten or so minutes of the Dollhouse pilot. It starts with a quiet yet heated argument between Echo…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Feb 8

Eve Myles: “I Shoot Not One Gun, but Two!”

Torchwood’s Eve Myles and Euros Lyn showed up to talk about the new miniseries “Children of Earth,” telling us that these five hours pack more of a punch than the last two seasons combined. Spoilers! We caught up with Myles and Lyn after their packed-to-the-gills Torchwood panel to get more details on the upcoming “Children…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Feb 7

Vertigo Promises New Graphic Novels, New Series

Executive editor Karen Berger was in fine form at this year’s Vertigo panel, introducing a crop of new one-dollar monthlies and several original graphic novels on the theme of racial and cultural identity. First up was new monthly The Unwritten, by the Lucifer team of Mike Carey and Peter Gross – both spoke animatedly about…

Books & Comics Nivair H. Gabriel Feb 7

X-Files Director Promises 7-Foot-Tall Penis in New Film

There was plenty of excitement to go around at the Alien Trespass panel, as producers talked tentacles, defended goo, and even got Robert Patrick and Eric McCormack to access their silly sides. What’s the best part of classic black-and-white sci-fi movies from the ’50s? According to R.K. Goodwin, who served as an executive producer for…

Movies Nivair H. Gabriel Feb 7

My Superpower Is More Useless Than Yours

Flying, controlling the weather, and turning invisible are officially out. A new blog gives us the goods on the true superpowers of the future. Ever thought about having gamma-ray vision? The power of in-flight flight (pictured)? An immunity to the thirteenth bullet? Well, it’s time to explore the possibilities of these alternate abilities — the…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Jan 31

MIT Spinoff Presents Your New (Flightworthy) Ride

Turn in your Prius and get ready to rumble, Jetson-style. That’s right: There’s a new car in town, and it’s flying right at you. Developed by former schoolmates of yours truly at the MIT Aero-Astro Department, the Transition calls itself a Roadable Light Sport Aircraft — because apparently it’s too shy for the media frenzy…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Jan 24

SF Must Write Its Own Future

You’ve heard about the death of print sf, but could online outlets for stories of the imagination be just as doomed? Fantasy Magazine has a reality check on the future of speculative fiction. Fantasy Magazine started as a print periodical in 2005 and switched to publishing online issues in February of last year, so it’s…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Jan 18

Gondry Tackles Time at the ‘Tute

Quirky, inventive, Oscar-winning writer/director Michel Gondry is penning a new film about time travel, set at MIT. And the physicists went wild! You might remember Gondry for his mind-bending, surrealist movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; its script won an Academy Award, which Gondry shared with Charlie Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth. Gondry, an artist-in-residence…

Movies Nivair H. Gabriel Jan 17

Terminator Salvation Gets Elfman Bump

Yes, Danny Elfman is composing the score for T4; no, he’s not starting with the original theme and working his way out. This maestro is flying by the seat of his pants. Danny Elfman should already be on your iPod’s sci-fi scores playlist for the early Batmans, Spider-Man, Hulk, Corpse Bride, and the Oscar-nominated Men…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Jan 11

Actors Who Get Fandom

The best part of falling for a show is discovering that the actors in it are just as shamelessly fannish as you are. Lo and behold, there are a lot more actor geeks than you think! It’s difficult to separate an actor from her character, especially when the acting is of high caliber. Of course,…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Jan 10

X-Files (and Everyone Else), Embrace Your SF Cred

In a bid to avoid being pigeonholed as a nerd icon, David Duchovny claimed he never thought The X-Files was science fiction — then blamed The Dark Knight for The X-Files 2’s lackluster gross. Maybe that pigeonhole is bigger than we thought. Duchovny commented in a recent interview with Sci Fi Wire: I never thought…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Dec 14

The Jellyfish Are Coming

They are gelatinous, pulsating, tentacled, and sometimes deadly. And they seem to be appearing in ever-increasing swarms across the oceans of the world. According to a recent report from the National Science Foundation, it’s time for us to figure out exactly what might be going on with these slimy-bodied invertebrates: In recent years, massive blooms…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Dec 13

The Doctor Isn’t the Only Nerd Who Goes to Prom

If you missed the Doctor Who Prom this summer, don’t worry — the BBC will air highlights on New Year’s Day. And if you think the BBC was the first to put “Doctor Who” and “prom” in a sentence together, you’d better get hip to Geek Prom: the adult superparty for Trekkies, Einsteins, space cadets,…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Dec 7

Invisibility: Just One Facet of the Wide, Wild World of Optical Illusions

Cat’s eyes look creepy because, at certain sudden angles, they reflect light directly back at you, the viewer. The ever-popular question of invisibility is wrapped up in that ability to reflect light at certain directions, commonly known as the refractive index. This week, two physicists from the UK and the Czech Republic published their method…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Nov 30

The Universe Literally Smiles on Australia

For stargazers everywhere, the challenge of interpreting the constellations can be a tricky one. What exactly could the belt of Orion or the Gemini twins be trying to tell us? Lucky for those in the Southern Hemisphere, then — this Monday they’re getting a huge break. Venus, Jupiter, and our old friend the Moon are…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Nov 30

The Hottest Kisses You Never Saw

They’re too racy, too raw. There’s enough tongue in them to make a director blush — and so much grabby-hands that the director, producer, and writer hit the ground in a dead faint. Or maybe it’s just good suspense to deprive characters of some desperately needed mouth-on-mouth. The Blu-Ray release of The X-Files: Fight the…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Nov 29

Doctor Who’s Crazed Welshman Throws Down with Prince of Wales

When Russell T. Davies asked Prince Charles to guest star in Doctor Who, the prince’s office refused out of hand — such sci-fi tomfoolery is beneath him. Davies was less than pleased; he called out the Prince of Wales at a recent literary festival, referring to him as a “miserable swine” for snubbing the offer.…

Television Nivair H. Gabriel Nov 29

Can Our Hearts Withstand Another Strike?

Here we go again. After last year’s 14-week struggle between the Writers Guilds of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers — one that ultimately caused the untimely death of Pushing Daisies and the unravelling of Heroes, among other disasters — it looks like Hollywood is still far from happy. Yesterday, the…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Nov 23

You Will Soon Be Watched Underwater by a Robotic Tuna

When you think of autonomous, unmanned spy vehicles, you probably imagine the telltale shape of a small aircraft overhead, and the suspicious sound of whirring propellers. Spy vehicles, however, aren’t just for the sky anymore. The U.S. Navy has funded the development of an autonomous, unmanned vehicle shaped like a fish and capable of covering…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Nov 23

Twilight Makes for the Best Fanwank Ever

Yesterday’s release of Twilight made certain that your weekend will be filled with the sound of screaming tweeny fangirl hordes, an auditory experience that the movie’s lead actor Robert Pattinson described as “terrifying … like the sound you hear at the gates of hell.” It would be easy to hate these creepy, utterly mediocre books…

Books & Comics Nivair H. Gabriel Nov 22

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First Ten Minutes of Dollhouse Revealed

Eve Myles: “I Shoot Not One Gun, but Two!”

Vertigo Promises New Graphic Novels, New Series

X-Files Director Promises 7-Foot-Tall Penis in New Film

My Superpower Is More Useless Than Yours

MIT Spinoff Presents Your New (Flightworthy) Ride

SF Must Write Its Own Future

Gondry Tackles Time at the ‘Tute

Terminator Salvation Gets Elfman Bump

Actors Who Get Fandom

X-Files (and Everyone Else), Embrace Your SF Cred

The Jellyfish Are Coming

The Doctor Isn’t the Only Nerd Who Goes to Prom

Invisibility: Just One Facet of the Wide, Wild World of Optical Illusions

The Universe Literally Smiles on Australia

The Hottest Kisses You Never Saw

Doctor Who’s Crazed Welshman Throws Down with Prince of Wales

Can Our Hearts Withstand Another Strike?

You Will Soon Be Watched Underwater by a Robotic Tuna

Twilight Makes for the Best Fanwank Ever

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

Ryan Coogler Is Shifting ‘Animorphs’ Into a Disney+ Show

No Fooling, ‘Spaceballs 2’ Will Hit Theaters April 2027

I Regret to Inform You That the Artemis II Astronauts Are Having Lots of Screen Time

The First ‘Maul: Shadow Lord’ Reactions Are Most Solid

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 3 Is Doing What You Hoped

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Lost Warship From Battle of Copenhagen Found After 225 Years

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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