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Frank Darabont fires The Walking Dead’s entire writing staff

This Sunday Walking Dead will finish its first season on AMC. But showrunner Frank Darabont is already at work getting ready for the 13-episode second season — by firing his entire writing staff. Could this mean trouble for Walking Dead? Deadline is reporting a rumor that director, writer and Walking Dead producer Frank Darabont has…

Television Meredith Woerner

Dan Aykroyd talks Ghostbusters 3 casting rumors, Ray Wise joins X-Men prequel, and the challenges of writing Star Trek 2!

Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman explain why Star Trek 2 is tougher to write than the first prequel. An absolutely ridiculous Dark Knight Rises rumor has resurfaced. A classic Doctor wants in on a massive Doctor Who anniversary special. Spoilers! Star Trek 2 Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman confirmed they’ve “broken” the story, suggesting…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Activate Wave-Motion Gun! New documentary takes you inside the live-action Star Blazers

The most anticipated science fiction movie of December, for some of us, might actually be Space Battleship Yamato, aka Star Blazers. The classic anime’s long-awaited live-action adaptation opens tomorrow. Watch an hour-long making-of feature, and read snippets from early reviews. TBS did a lengthy documentary all about the making of this live-action movie, and the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

First posters for The Adjustment Bureau showcase Philip K. Dick’s creepy monochrome world

Check out two new posters from George Nolfi’s movie The Adjustment Bureau. Does it look as mind bending as Philip K. Dick’s original story? Or do they just remind you of old posters? It’s not that we don’t love the posters, they just remind us a little of a few things we’ve seen before. The…

Movies Meredith Woerner

An exclusive sneak peek at the cover of Buffy’s final graphic novel

Dark Horse Comics has provided us with an exclusive first look at Jo Chen’s cover of the last Buffy The Vampire Slayer trade paperback. In Volume 8, it’s Buffy and company versus the apocalypse. You can find more from artist Jo Chen and Buffy co-writer Scott Allie in Dark Horse’s upcoming Liz Sherman-centric tale B.P.R.D.:…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

God strikes down Montana

What looks like the apocalypse, or a rough image from Skyline, is actually a supercell thunderstorm. Centrally rotating updrafts whip clouds around them and pour rain down below. That smudge to the right? That’s a tree. Via Nasa.

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Falling in love with gods is twice as dangerous in N.K. Jemisin’s awesome second book

How can you write about gods and still keep your story relatable? It’s one of the biggest challenges for fantasy writers. The great wonder of N.K. Jemisin’s The Broken Kingdoms is that she makes it look easy. Spoilers ahead… The Broken Kingdoms is the second book in Jemisin’s trilogy that began with The Hundred Thousand…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Fight global warming or face the wrath of the dinosaurs

Three hundred million years ago there was a period of global warming. Two hundred million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the land, wreaking havok and spreading terror. Scientists think the two events were intimately linked. Around three hundred million years ago, the world was a very different place. North America and Europe had a firm grip…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Betrayals, standoffs and bonesaws: Watch the “movie” trailer for Thursday’s Fringe!

It all comes to a head in Thursday’s new episode of Fringe. Watch the episode’s exciting fake-movie trailer — approved for audiences in both universes — below. This is going to be intense. [via EW]

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Nic Cage explains how Ghost Rider 2 will “mess with people’s minds”

How will the next Ghost Rider movie be different, now that the directors of the Crank movies are on board? In our exclusive interview, star Nic Cage tells us to expect crazy stunts, sarcasm, and a darker, weirder Johnny Blaze. We’re very excited for the new Ghost Rider film, where will the audience find (your…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Sinking Ships, Exploding Airships, and Collapsing Bridges: The Dumbest Engineering Disasters

Human ingenuity, our ceaseless drive to invent, create, and build, is one of our species’s greatest strengths. But sometimes people just don’t know what the hell they’re doing. Here are the most ridiculous engineering disasters in human history. Boats We’re talking about a lot of poorly engineered structures and vehicles, but very few disasters can…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The December Adventure: io9’s Guide To The Month’s Science Fiction Awesomeness!

December isn’t just a month for gifts and vacations. It’s also Tron Legacy month. But that’s not all — there are holiday specials from Doctor Who, Warehouse 13 and Eureka. Plus conventions and more Vampire Academy and Zombie Star Wars. As always, you can download the io9 calendar as a printable PDF here. And if…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

And now, 77 supervillains depicted as minimalist rectangles

Last week, we posted Fabian Glez’s portrait of 77 superheroes as tiny little boxes. Here’s his polygonal take on a couple dozen supervillains. You can find a print of it here. [Thanks, ElimGarak!] https://gizmodo.com/77-superheroes-represented-as-minimalist-rectangles-5698649

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

This holiday, give your friends something that will haunt their dreams

Angela Rossi combines sculpture and taxidermy to make something that looks like the mutant toys in Sid’s house in Toy Story. Up above is Timmy the Gazelle. Check out her site for more marketable horror.

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Space colonization in three histories of the future

Could we be colonizing Mars in your lifetime? Three different non-fiction books offered different scenarios — including bombarding Mars with “greenhouse gases” and using it as a kind of quasi-penal colony. John Hickman, author of Reopening the Space Frontier, explains. Popular science writers have been colonizing space via descriptions of the near future akin to…

io9 John Hickman

Venus is a planetary experiment in the perils of trying to control global warming

A recent proposal to control global warming is to release sulfur droplets into the atmosphere, which would hopefully block out some of the Sun’s rays. Venus has been running an eons-long simulation of just that plan…and it doesn’t look good. Back in 2008, the Venus Express probe detected a layer of sulfur dioxide about 100…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Americanized Being Human sets a date and releases new shirtless video of Sam Witwer!

Thank you Syfy, for giving the people what they want — more video of Sam Witwer half naked and rolling around in bed. Syfy’s Being Human remake now has a premiere date: Monday, January 17th at 9/8c. Will you watch?

Television Meredith Woerner

This Wall-E Cake Is Pixar-Perfect

This is how it was meant to be: Wall-E and Eve, hand in flipper, together in perpetual robot harmony. At least until I take a fork and knife to their delicious, cake-filled cores. This Charm City Cakes creation goes so far as to make the ground beneath their treads out of graham cracker and chocolate.…

Movies Brian Barrett

Sam Rockwell: “I copied everything I did in Galaxy Quest from Bill Paxton in Aliens”

While visiting the set of Cowboys & Aliens we couldn’t help but reminisce about past alien battles with Sam Rockwell. Imagine our surprise when he revealed where his Galaxy Quest character’s inspiration spurred from — honestly, it makes perfect sense. https://gizmodo.com/10-amazing-things-we-learned-on-the-set-of-cowboys-al-5701313 In between shooting up aliens in the new Jon Favreau Alien Western C&A, Sam…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The coolest looking book cover we’ve seen in ages: Catherynne M. Valente’s Deathless

This book cover draws your eye, with its curving dark lines and its stark red-black-and-off-white color scheme. To illustrate the cover of Catherynne M. Valente’s retelling of the legend of Koschei the Deathless, Beth White used actual black paper cut-outs. Here’s the synopsis of Valente’s Deathless, which comes out in March from Tor Books: Koschei…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Frank Darabont fires The Walking Dead’s entire writing staff

Dan Aykroyd talks Ghostbusters 3 casting rumors, Ray Wise joins X-Men prequel, and the challenges of writing Star Trek 2!

Activate Wave-Motion Gun! New documentary takes you inside the live-action Star Blazers

First posters for The Adjustment Bureau showcase Philip K. Dick’s creepy monochrome world

An exclusive sneak peek at the cover of Buffy’s final graphic novel

God strikes down Montana

Falling in love with gods is twice as dangerous in N.K. Jemisin’s awesome second book

Fight global warming or face the wrath of the dinosaurs

Betrayals, standoffs and bonesaws: Watch the “movie” trailer for Thursday’s Fringe!

Nic Cage explains how Ghost Rider 2 will “mess with people’s minds”

Sinking Ships, Exploding Airships, and Collapsing Bridges: The Dumbest Engineering Disasters

The December Adventure: io9’s Guide To The Month’s Science Fiction Awesomeness!

And now, 77 supervillains depicted as minimalist rectangles

This holiday, give your friends something that will haunt their dreams

Space colonization in three histories of the future

Venus is a planetary experiment in the perils of trying to control global warming

Americanized Being Human sets a date and releases new shirtless video of Sam Witwer!

This Wall-E Cake Is Pixar-Perfect

Sam Rockwell: “I copied everything I did in Galaxy Quest from Bill Paxton in Aliens”

The coolest looking book cover we’ve seen in ages: Catherynne M. Valente’s Deathless

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

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

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