There Will Be Another Back to the Future Over Robert Zemeckis’ Dead Body

Robert Zemeckis is taking a stand for all of us: No remake, reboot, retool, re-anythinging of Back to the Future. Not while he’s alive. And, he hopes, not after, either. Luckily for a world currently drowning in remakes and reboots, the original contracts for Back to the Future give Zemeckis and co-writer Bob Gale final…

Advantageous Is An Insanely Good Movie That Everyone Should Watch

Sometimes, you see a haunting short film that just cries out to become a full-length movie. Case in point: Advantageous, a short film by Jennifer Phang released in 2013. She’s expanded it to full length, and the added time and budget have turned a beautiful short into an eerily intense feature. Some minor plot spoilers…

This Scene From Son of Batman is Just Shockingly Creepy

That title is not hyperbole. This literally shocked me. Son of Batman, an animated movie, is pretty much exactly what the title suggests. And this scene, in which Batman finds out he has a son, is one of the more bizarre and uncomfortable on-screen moments I’ve ever seen. Son of Batman is the animated version…

Has A Show Ever Come Back From A Hole As Deep As Falling Skies Is In?

I’m seriously wondering. There have been plenty of TV shows that have gone through a slump, and then miraculously re-emerged. But has any TV show ever dug itself as deep as Falling Skies, and then found its way back out again? Spoilers ahead… I’m inclined to say not. Falling Skies began its fifth and final…

The New Ghostbusters Costumes Have Been Revealed 

Director Paul Feig just revealed the costumes for his Ghostbusters film, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. They’re definitely similar to the ones from the 1984 original film, but have a more realistic, fire fighter vibe to them. But that’s not the only Ghostbusters news today. Earlier this year, news broke…

This Purported Power Rangers Movie Synopsis Sounds Ridiculously ’90s

Recent rumors about the impending Power Rangers reboot seemed to indicate we could be in for a needlessly “gritty” movie. But an alleged new plot synopsis could imply the exact opposite—that we’re getting a movie so achingly ‘90s that it practically oozes MC Hammer pants and Marky Mark. https://gizmodo.com/new-power-rangers-movie-may-actually-be-trying-to-be-ab-1710422579 The leaked story details come from…

A Curious Affliction Among WWII Pilots Led to This Medical Discovery

Harold Ridley was an ophthalmologist treating the eye injuries of British fighter pilots during World War II, when he noticed an odd similarity between those injuries. And what he learned when he looked closer changed how we treat cataracts today. io9’s comment of the day comes from Jstephenhudginsmd, who shared this little bit of history…

Here Are The Things I’m Most Excited To See At San Diego Comic-Con

In less than two weeks, the eyes of the world will turn to the Gaslamp District of San Diego, California where over 100,000 fans will cram into the biggest event in pop culture: San Diego Comic-Con. Over the course of four days, it’s geek nirvana for attendees, as well as people following at home. If…

What’s The Most Perfect Blend Of Science Fiction And Fantasy?

The line between science fiction and fantasy gets pretty wobbly—where do you stick Star Wars?—but some things just straddle it with pure glee. Earlier today, we were debating about shows that are both science fiction and fantasy. But what’s the absolute best blend of the two, of all time? Please include a picture, poster, clip,…

Watch SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Disintegrate in Slow Motion

SpaceX experienced yet another setback this past Sunday when its Falcon 9 rocket exploded two minutes after launch. The company is still not sure what went wrong. Here’s a clip of the incident — including the separation of the CRS-7 Dragon — in slow motion. https://gizmodo.com/spacex-still-doesnt-know-why-its-falcon-9-rocket-blew-u-1714640353

Grant Morrison’s New Santa Claus Comic Is Just Total Madness

Call it Santa Claus Year One if you want. Or even All Star Santa Claus. However you choose to describe Grant Morrison’s new Klaus comic for Boom Studios, chances are it won’t possible convey the insanity of the barbaric, bloodstained St. Nick in the above cover of issue #1, carrying a deer carcass. I supposed…

Penny Dreadful Goes Full Scooby Doo

Penny Dreadful has spent its entire season building to a supernatural faceoff. And this week, the show goes for a pulpy haunted-house ride that’s so Victorian, we hit the Varney Singularity. Ruh-roh! With only one episode left in the season, this episode is so busy, it’s essentially a 55-minute cliffhanger. And only Penny Dreadful could…

How Do Scientists Know What the Temperature Was Thousands of Years Ago?

The Earth has heated up and cooled down repeatedly, according to scientists. And we believe them— but how do they actually know? We’ll tell you how scientists know, today, that an Ice Age occurred millennia ago. You’re drinking the evidence that scientists use to track climate change. Each molecule of water contains one atom of…

River Song is Coming Back to Doctor Who—But Not in the Way You’d Expect

River Song has become a bit of a controversial figure on Doctor Who—even the fans who like her aren’t sure they want her to return to the show. But while River isn’t back on the TV show for now, she is making the leap to Doctor Who audio plays. And this time, she gets to…

These Comic-Con Exclusive Magic Cards Will Drive Collectors Crazy

This is the third year Wizards of the Coast is producing a set of San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Magic: the Gathering cards, this time with art by iconic fantasy artist Wayne Reynolds. If you’ve got the iron will to wait in line, you could own the planeswalkers everyone’s going to want. The Comic-Con planeswalkers feature…

If Isaac Asimov Were Alive, Humans Would Be His Favorite TV Show

What does it really mean to be alive? It’s a question asked by about a million scifi stories. The new TV series Humans is only the latest, but it does so with such indebtedness to the works of Isaac Asimov I’m kind of surprised everyone in the cast isn’t sporting the author’s trademark muttonchops. Based…

Playing board games is a whole lot of fun, but some of the more difficult and complex games can actually help you learn things, too.

Everything We Just Learned About The Future Of Marvel Movies

Ant-Man represents the end of Marvel’s Phase Two of movies. But what does the House of Ideas have up its sleeve for Phase Three? We got some one-on-one time with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, and he dropped some hints. Here are 11 teases for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Note: We also…

Don’t Freak Out if You Can’t Solve a Math Problem That’s Gone Viral

A number of math problems have recently garnered considerable attention, but the inability to solve these problems quickly is not indicative of a person’s overall math skill, nor should it prompt a crisis of confidence about the state of American math aptitude. It’s been quite a year for mathematics problems on the internet. In the…

The Crazy Science Behind Self/less‘ Consciousness Transfer

In the new movie Self/Less, Ben Kingsley is dying of cancer, so he gets his mind placed into a younger body—that of Ryan Reynolds. You’ve seen this kind of “re-sleeving” before in novels like Altered Carbon, but is it scientifically possible? Here’s a brand new exclusive featurette that says… maybe. Self/Less comes out on July…