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J.K. Rowling’s History of Magic in North America Was a Travesty From Start to Finish

All this week, J.K. Rowling has been publishing History of Magic in North America, one part a day for four days. When it’s been at its best, it’s been sloppy; when its not at its best—which is most of the time—it’s uninformed and under-researched. At its worst, it is downright offensive, and here’s why. To…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta

ABC Pilot Spark Imagines an Alternate 2016 in Which Everything Is Steampunk

“Set in an alternate history where gas and coal fuel the world, the drama centers on the battle for power between two rival families,” Deadline reports of Spark, a new ABC drama “of passion, greed and hope in a Steampunk reality, circa 2016.” So, it’s the present day, but somehow everything is still old-timey gears…

Television Cheryl Eddy

This 1970s TV Show About a Girl and a Witch Is Wonderfully Weird

Penelope is a young girl in a small town, but everybody calls her “Lizzie Dripping,” because she’s always making up stories. (I guess “Lizzie Dripping” was British slang for a girl who tells lies.) And then one day, Penelope encounters a witch that only she can see. That’s the premise of Lizzie Dripping, a TV…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

The Force Awakens Invades These Classic Star Wars Card Designs

Tomorrow, March 12, marks the official one-year anniversary of the popular app Star Wars Card Trader, and to mark the occasion characters and images from The Force Awakens are taking over. Topps has “revisited” several of the app’s original, more famous designs with Force Awakens characters, and will be releasing the new cards in the…

io9 Germain Lussier

A Young Girl Goes on a Quest to Save Her Tiny Village in This Adorable Video

And when I say “tiny,” I mean it. “Typha” follows a young woman from a literally miniature society as she is chosen by her village to perform a ritual that keeps them alive. Along the way she dodges rats and, more terrifyingly, a garden gnome. Something about the style of “Typha” reminds me of the…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Supernatural Is Getting a 12th Season Because Someone Made an Actual Deal With Lucifer

If you’ve been in suspense about which shows on The CW will get renewed for next season, worry no longer—it’s all of them. Every single one. That means more of all those superhero shows, but also Vampire Diaries season eight. And Supernatural season 12. Hail Satan! I’ll be honest—when I watched the season finale of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The New Voltron Cartoon on Netflix Is Being Headed Up by Legend of Korra Alums

Netflix’s animated Voltron reboot just took a step in the right directon. Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim Dos Santos have been named as the showrunners for Voltron: Legendary Defender, both known for their work on Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel, The Legend of Korra. If you’re going to hire two people to run a…

io9 Rob Bricken

Angry Fans May Have Actually Driven Down The 100‘s Ratings

Fans were not pleased about the major death in last week’s episode of The 100. (Neither were we.) And since then, they’ve been furiously working not just to declare their displeasure—but to make the show itself pay a heavy price. Spoilers for last week’s episode ahead… Thanks to Twitter fans have more access to creators…

Television Alex Cranz

Star Trek Beyond Is Reshooting and Adding an Entirely New Cast Member

Justin Lin’s Star Trek Beyond is coming in a few shorts months, but news just broke of reshoots as well as the addition of a new cast member. Deadline reports Shohreh Aghdashloo (24, The Expanse) has been added to the cast as the High Command of the Federation. We spoke about the film with Lin…

Movies Germain Lussier

A New TV Series Will Explore What Happened After Sleeping Beauty Woke Up

TV shows that explore what happened after more famous stories are all the rage, especially on channels owned by Disney. Now After, a TV sequel to Sleeping Beauty, is set to join them on Freeform, the channel formerly known as ABC Family. Can After and Star-Crossed share a night, please? The show is going to…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

The Truly Awful Descriptions Casting Calls Write for Women

Between pay inequality, ageism, limited opportunities, and a laundry list of other problems, being a woman in Hollywood sucks. Thanks to Casting Call The Project, now we know the never ending shit-storm of abuse starts before these actors even set foot on set. In the video, several actors read actual casting calls for female roles,…

Movies Avery Ellis

The Inside Story of Red Billabong, Australia’s Crazy New Monster Movie

A mysterious—and possibly mythical—monster menaces a pair of brothers, and their good-looking friends, in the Australian outback. That’s all we know about Red Billabong, an in-the-works horror thriller from director Luke Sparke. But as huge fans of creature features, that’s enough to get us excited. Sparke was in Los Angeles this week from his native…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Write Science Fiction? Here’s Your Chance To Learn Real Physics from the Experts

When you’re writing science fiction, getting to hear from actual scientists can be worth its weight in gold. So if you’ve got some free time in late July, you should absolutely apply for The Schrödinger Sessions II: Science for Science Fiction. Scientists from the Joint Quantum Institute spend three days schooling you about “phenomena like…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Here’s a Much Closer Look at Syfy’s New Alien Terrorist Show, Hunters

Syfy’s been on a roll lately with the book adaptations—especially The Expanse. Next month, the cable channel is rolling out a TV show based on Whitley Strieber’s Alien Hunter books, called Hunters. And here’s a much closer look, thanks to some high-res photos, exclusively at io9. Hunters has a pretty neat pedigree: Not only is…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Audiences Are Finally Ready To Root For a Damaged, Violent Anti-Hero (Who Happens To Be Female)

Mishell Baker’s debut urban fantasy Borderline, out now, includes a female character who makes a lot of “unrelatable” choices. Are people finally ready for female characters who are just as edgy as Walter White or Han Solo? Baker has been surprised by people’s reactions. Anti-heroes. They’re brilliant but infuriating. They break the rules. They say…

Books & Comics Mishell Baker

Justice League Will Be ‘Lighter’ in Tone Than Batman v Superman

Watching the trailers, reading the interviews, there’s no doubt that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is going to be a dark movie. Both literally dark, as lots of it takes place at night, and tonally dark, in that it’ll deal with some deep issues. But the film’s writer says things aren’t going to stay…

Movies Germain Lussier

Luke Cage Finally Has Its Premiere Date

Once you finish binging Daredevil season 2 later this month, you won’t have to wait too long for the next Marvel Netflix series. Luke Cage himself, Mike Colter, announced his show will debut on September 30. [Comic Book Resources] Contact the author at [email protected].

Television Germain Lussier

There’s No Way All the Heroes Can Survive the End of Star Wars Rebels

“We’re doomed.” C-3PO’s classic Star Wars line was sort of a joke—but it could be literally true, when it comes to the heroes of Star Wars Rebels. Because there’s no way that all of these people can all still be alive by the end of the series. Right? Ever since the Star Wars universe started…

Television Germain Lussier

Celebrate the End of the Week With the Gif Party

While we are technically a week away from the official start of spring, but we’re supposed to “spring forward” this weekend. Celebrate the end of the week, and the knowledge that you’ll lose an hour of sleep Saturday night, with gifs! Contact the author at [email protected].

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Eye in the Sky Reminds Us That Being a Drone Pilot Is Absolutely Brutal

Military drones can kill enemies from miles above in the sky—but they can also kill innocent civilians. The people controlling these weapons are often continents away, and a new movie shows us the agonizing decisions that these people face. Eye in the Sky, which hits select theaters today, spotlights drone pilots—and their second-by-second morality decisions…

Movies Bryan Lufkin

J.K. Rowling’s History of Magic in North America Was a Travesty From Start to Finish

ABC Pilot Spark Imagines an Alternate 2016 in Which Everything Is Steampunk

This 1970s TV Show About a Girl and a Witch Is Wonderfully Weird

The Force Awakens Invades These Classic Star Wars Card Designs

A Young Girl Goes on a Quest to Save Her Tiny Village in This Adorable Video

Supernatural Is Getting a 12th Season Because Someone Made an Actual Deal With Lucifer

The New Voltron Cartoon on Netflix Is Being Headed Up by Legend of Korra Alums

Angry Fans May Have Actually Driven Down The 100‘s Ratings

Star Trek Beyond Is Reshooting and Adding an Entirely New Cast Member

A New TV Series Will Explore What Happened After Sleeping Beauty Woke Up

The Truly Awful Descriptions Casting Calls Write for Women

The Inside Story of Red Billabong, Australia’s Crazy New Monster Movie

Write Science Fiction? Here’s Your Chance To Learn Real Physics from the Experts

Here’s a Much Closer Look at Syfy’s New Alien Terrorist Show, Hunters

Audiences Are Finally Ready To Root For a Damaged, Violent Anti-Hero (Who Happens To Be Female)

Justice League Will Be ‘Lighter’ in Tone Than Batman v Superman

Luke Cage Finally Has Its Premiere Date

There’s No Way All the Heroes Can Survive the End of Star Wars Rebels

Celebrate the End of the Week With the Gif Party

Eye in the Sky Reminds Us That Being a Drone Pilot Is Absolutely Brutal

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

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