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The state of the USA Today? IT’S A DISASTER!!!

Or, at least, it is when they interview moi for a pleasant fluff piece about fan-created trailers. Annalee can have the NY Times. USA Today had color before it was cool. Enjoy some sweet sweet disaster. And in case you didn’t know, you can click on most images to make them bigger. LIQUID DIAMONDS ON…

io9 GarrisonDean

Witness The Secret Lives of Star Wars Toys

For everyone who grew up collecting Star Wars figures, the website Star Wars Figures Doing What They Do Best may trigger more than a few memories. Click through for some great photographs of our childhood playthings. The site’s psuedonym-d creator, Really Childish, explains, The Star Wars Action Figures in my house get anxious if they’re…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Nanotechnology Wants To Replace Your Medical Memory

Forget an apple a day; scientists are working on a pill that would be much more successful in the ongoing battle to find a way to keep the doctor away by giving you medicine without your even knowing about it. New Scientist reports that scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed nanoparticles to…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Spider-Man Casting Rumor Mill Already Underway

Does the Spider-Man movie reboot already have a new Peter Parker in place? Has the villain already been chosen and cast? If you believe the rumors going around, the answer to both is yes. Just don’t ask the actors named. Rumors have it that Disney actor David Henrie is up for the title role in…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Journeyman Creator Returns To SFTV With Powers

Everyone still missing NBC’s Journeyman (and that includes some of us here) have new reason to be cheerful; creator Kevin Falls is apparently hard at work on a new science fiction project: The television adaptation of comic book Powers. Falls’ involvement in the project – originally announced almost a year ago – was revealed by…

Television Graeme McMillan

Cool New Caprica Season 1 Trailer

Aired right after last night’s Caprica pilot, here is a new trailer for season 1 that gives us a tantalizing look Caprica City’s futuristic world of tech and paganism. Plus a glimpse of James Marsters’ stunt casting moment!

Television Annalee Newitz

On Fringe, Confirmation Of A Dark Secret We Suspected All Along

On Thursday night’s Fringe, called “What Lies Below,” we were introduced to an ancient supervirus – and learned Walter’s darkest secret. This episode was clearly a tip of the hat to X-Files. It was about an ancient virus discovered in oil, and oil infection imagery was everywhere. (For those who missed out, one of the…

Television Annalee Newitz

Which Movies Really Have The Best And Worst Science?

The debate over bad science in science-fiction movies has gotten a major new source of ammunition: Phil Plait, writing for Discover Magazine, has rounded up a fairly definitive list of the best and worst moments in movie science. Some of the inclusions for bad science won’t surprise you too much. There’s The Core, of course,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Marvel Take On Dick’s Ant In April

Announced at last summer’s San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Comics‘ adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Ant has finally been scheduled for release this April, complete with covers by io9 favorite Paul Pope. Here’s a taste of what’s to come.

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

At Last, A Computer That Takes The Measure Of Hydrogen Molecules

Thanks to quantum computing, we now have a fairly precise idea how much energy a hydrogen molecule gives off. Gone are the days when we had to guess this sort of thing by tossing atoms from hand to hand. A joint research project between chemists at Harvard and physicists at the University of Queensland has…

io9 Alex Eichler

How To Make NBC’s Loss Your Gain

NBC’s late night slaughter/shuffle may have been a publicity black eye for the broadcaster, public douche outing for Jay Leno and humiliating public execution for Conan O’Brien, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an opportunity for you, wannabe broadcaster. The dropping of Jay Leno’s five-nights-a-week prime time chat show means that NBC suddenly had five…

Television Graeme McMillan

After Caprica’s Official Debut, What Did You Think?

The pilot for Battlestar Galactica prequel/spinoff Caprica aired last night on Syfy, with a few extras that weren’t on the DVD. What did you think? Previously, we talked about the pilot and gave you a spoiler-free response to the first few episodes. We also talked to former showrunner Jane Espenson (here) and creator David Eick…

Television Annalee Newitz

Primeval Heads Back To The Future In New Season

Primeval may have made it back from the dead thanks to international funding, but that doesn’t mean that it’s the same show it used to be. The new season will be going in a different direction… in time. https://gizmodo.com/primeval-to-live-again-5370134 Talking to Sci-Fi Wire, series creator Adrian Hodges explained what we could expect from the show’s…

Television Graeme McMillan

China Looks Like What China Can’t Look At

Wondering what you’re looking at? These are just some of the websites that internet users in China are unable to reach because of government censorship, as translated into a graphic by Information Is Beautiful. More info is available here.

io9 Graeme McMillan

Man Aims To Become Supersonic Without Assistance

Felix Baumgartner is a man with an ambition. Admittedly, his ambition is somewhat unusual, but who are we to say that the desire to become the first man to achieve supersonic velocities by falling through the air is insane? Oh, wait. It’s clearly insane. Baumgartner aims to jump out of a hot air balloon 36,575…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Introducing The Perfect Guest Doctor Who Writer

Someone at the BBC needs to make this happen immediately: British writer, comedian and actor Stephen Fry still wants to write an episode of Doctor Who. If ever there was a perfect fit for the show, it’s this man. Talking at the British National Television Awards, Fry – who had to drop out of writing…

Television Graeme McMillan

Marvel’s DC-Slap Gets Slappier

Marvel Comics have revealed the cover for the special edition of their Siege series that they’ll be giving retailers participating in their controversial exchange program, and… well, it’s dated and another dig at DC’s Blackest Night promotion. Oh dear. https://gizmodo.com/marvel-to-trade-1-comic-for-every-50-destroyed-dc-comic-5448637 For those who missed it, Marvel last week announced a promotion wherein they would allow…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Those Mysterious Glimpses In The New Lost Promo — Explained!

This morning, we showed off a spoilery screen cap from the new season of Lost. Naturally speculation has run wild, and we’re here to set a few things straight, and ask a few more questions. https://gizmodo.com/let-the-right-one-in-remake-sounds-hideous-plus-weird-5454088 First up, the biggest deal was the return of Claire — with a big gun no less! Looks like…

Television Meredith Woerner

The Evil Magic Of Cats, Caught On Film

Known for his eerie, haunting photographs of animals, Giacomo Brunelli is one of the few artists whose pictures reveal why cats have been represented as evil beasts in so many fantasy stories. Our gallery showcases his fiendish felines. You can pick up a copy of Brunelli’s book, featuring many more dark, disturbing portraits of animals…

io9 Annalee Newitz

On Supernatural, The Winchester Brothers Really Are Crazy

Last night’s Supernatural, called “Sam, Interrupted,” gave us a monster of the week whose role was mostly to remind us how completely, batshit insane the Apocalypse-chasing Winchester brothers lives are. A wraith is stalking the inmates at a mental hospital – including a Hunter pal of the Winchesters – so the brothers get themselves checked…

Television Annalee Newitz

The state of the USA Today? IT’S A DISASTER!!!

Witness The Secret Lives of Star Wars Toys

Nanotechnology Wants To Replace Your Medical Memory

Spider-Man Casting Rumor Mill Already Underway

Journeyman Creator Returns To SFTV With Powers

Cool New Caprica Season 1 Trailer

On Fringe, Confirmation Of A Dark Secret We Suspected All Along

Which Movies Really Have The Best And Worst Science?

Marvel Take On Dick’s Ant In April

At Last, A Computer That Takes The Measure Of Hydrogen Molecules

How To Make NBC’s Loss Your Gain

After Caprica’s Official Debut, What Did You Think?

Primeval Heads Back To The Future In New Season

China Looks Like What China Can’t Look At

Man Aims To Become Supersonic Without Assistance

Introducing The Perfect Guest Doctor Who Writer

Marvel’s DC-Slap Gets Slappier

Those Mysterious Glimpses In The New Lost Promo — Explained!

The Evil Magic Of Cats, Caught On Film

On Supernatural, The Winchester Brothers Really Are Crazy

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Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

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

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