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From the Department of Clueless Advertising . . .

If you’re suffering from ringing in your ears, why not try a new product called Quietus? Yes, that’s right, a company has named its medication after the suicide ritual in Children of Men. You’d think that product developers might try Googling a little bit before giving their ear drops a name that will invoke images…

Movies Annalee Newitz

How To Make Your Characters Pop Without Using Words

Now that you have an outline and you’re ready to start writing your brilliant screenplay, how do you make it more interesting? The best way to hook a reader (and a producer) is to concentrate on telling the story visually. https://gizmodo.com/5-simple-rules-for-turning-your-cool-idea-into-a-screen-5443306 One of the first things anybody will tell you about good screenwriting is the…

Movies Mary

How The Twilight Crowd Saved Lovely Bones, And Can Save Hollywood

After taking plenty of hits from critics and facing a dismal soft opening, Lovely Bones ramped up its ticket sales by playing to a new crowd: tween and teen girls. Will this spark an insurgence of thoughtful supernatural women-targeted films? In a very clever move, Paramount turned around what many were predicting to be a…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Late Night Battle Goes Sci-Fi in 48 Hilarious Ways

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to re-imagine the current Late Night battle through the lens of your favorite sci-fi movies. And wow, some of these are absolutely epic. One of our best contests yet, to be sure. First Place—Greg Reese Second Place—Jelani Memory Third Place—Bobo the Teddy

Movies Adam Frucci

Behold! The Terrible, DVR-Proof TV Ad

Watching this ad for Grasshopper phone systems, you might not notice anything amiss. Watching this ad for Grasshopper phone system while fast forwarding, you still probably won’t notice anything amiss. And that’s the whole point. The ad foils commercial-skipping DVR users by planting a brand icon—that grasshopper there—in the middle of the screen throughout the…

Television John Herrman

Torchwood May Be Coming To America

Looks like Russell T Davies‘ move to the States is starting to pay off already; Davies and former Doctor Who producer Julie Gardner are working with Fox to bring Torchwood to US television. The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog reports that Fox is developing an American version of the series with BBC Worldwide, with…

Television Graeme McMillan

MacGruber Movie Will Change Action Movies Forever

I’ll be honest: I’d watch Will Forte in a mullet wig for 90 minutes whether or not the trailer looked good. Luckily, it looks amazing. Screw the A-Team movie, this is the upcoming action movie I’m most excited about. [Rogue] https://gizmodo.com/a-team-trailer-hits-with-just-enough-ridiculously-aw-5443866

Movies Adam Frucci

Watch Tony Stark Banish The Mighty Hulk Into Space Slavery

The Hulk’s rage issues are being put in check by Tony Stark. His penance? Space banishment. We’ve got an exclusive clip of the Hulk’s exile, from the animated feature Planet Hulk. Here’s the official synopsis: He was a monster, impossible to control, too dangerous to ignore. So Earth’s mightiest heroes exiled him into outer space.…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Are These Really The Greatest SF/Fantasy Books Of All Time? Discuss.

Former io9 boffin Alex Carnevale posts his selections for the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books, and it’s a pretty compelling list. What do you think? Does he capture the canon? [This Recording]

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Child And Alien Barbarians Tussle In This Week’s Comics

Hulks are falling! Superheroes are killing each other for political aims brought upon by reality intruding upon naive utopian ideals! Medical comas are gateways to magical lands in peril! Truly, these could only be brand new comics we crave. It’s a relatively small haul for this week, with the industry apparently settling into a short…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

NASA Giving Away Space Shuttle Engines For Free – To Anyone Who Can Pick Them Up

You could own this amazing main engine from the Space Shuttle for free, as long as you’re willing to remove it from NASA premises. NASA tried to sell the shuttle’s engines, but lack of interest is your good fortune. I already know exactly who should go get these main engines right now: Industrial mayhem group…

io9 Annalee Newitz

When The Foot Soldiers Of Hell Flood London, Jim Sturgess Will Save Us

It’s been 14 years since Philip Ridley‘s acclaimed The Passion of Darkly Noon. Now he’s back and directing Jim Sturgess, from Across The Universe, through demon street fights in London in Heartless. Behold new footage, featuring Doctor Who’s Mickey Smith. The film, which has only been screened at a few film festival’s last year stars…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Doctor Horrible Sequel We Hope To See

Is it so wrong to hope that Zack Whedon isn’t joking when he said that the name of the second Doctor Horrible was “Carnal Indulgences”? at the end of this interview? If so, we don’t want to be right.

io9 Graeme McMillan

Lost Creators Admit Their Fans Are Unbearable

The Onion has a hilarious news piece about just how obsessed Lost fans can get. We’d poke fun too, if we didn’t spend every holiday dinner in our “Drive Shaft” T-shirts, trying to explaining the black-and-white Lost symbolism. Final Season Of ‘Lost’ Promises To Make Fans More Annoying Than Ever

Television Meredith Woerner

Green Lantern’s Director Speaks! Plus A Weird Mad Max Rumor, And An Iron Man Character Joins Thor

Green Lantern director Martin Campbell explains how his movie will be different. Plus Mad Max‘s surprising star, an Iron Man/Thor crossover, and find out which rocker supplied The Wolfman’s howl. Plus Ghostbusters, Lost, Doctor Who, Caprica and True Blood spoilers. Green Lantern: Director Martin Campbell was doing interviews for his new film Edge Of Darkness,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

A World Of Fail On Heroes

In this slightly timeshifted liveblog, you may witness my instant impressions of Heroes’ latest episode, Pass/Fail, as it unfolds. Think of it as a tragic record of brain melt occurring in real time! Without the aid of carnie powers! Claire has to figure out the carnies “by herself,” or so she tells Gretchen while picking…

Television Annalee Newitz

Heartless Gallery

Some pictures from Jim Sturgess online fan site.

io9 Meredith Woerner

Why Does Science Fiction Invent New Religions?

Though many say ninja monk flick Book of Eli is about Christianity, it’s actually about rebooting the old church for a new world. Like many SF stories about the emergence of a new faith, Eli questions religion while defending it. In the pantheon of science fiction tales, Book of Eli is just one of many…

Movies Annalee Newitz

William Shatner’s Dance Of Death, Against An Army Of Deadly Spiders!

William Shatner. He’s faced down interplantary tyrants and talked countless computers into self-destructing. But what does he do against a horde of rampaging spiders? He dances, baby, he dances! His 1977 classic Kingdom Of The Spiders is out on DVD. In Kingdom Of The Spiders, an army of giant spiders descends on an Arizona town,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Sun’s Trailing Halo Of Shining Dust, Seen After Sunset

This image isn’t a far-off galaxy or comet — it’s space dust right in our backyard. You’re seeing the zodiacal light, a triangle of glowing space dust between the Earth and the Sun, briefly visible after sunset. The zodiacal light is only visible just after sunset in skies without strong moonlight or light pollution. According…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

From the Department of Clueless Advertising . . .

How To Make Your Characters Pop Without Using Words

How The Twilight Crowd Saved Lovely Bones, And Can Save Hollywood

The Late Night Battle Goes Sci-Fi in 48 Hilarious Ways

Behold! The Terrible, DVR-Proof TV Ad

Torchwood May Be Coming To America

MacGruber Movie Will Change Action Movies Forever

Watch Tony Stark Banish The Mighty Hulk Into Space Slavery

Are These Really The Greatest SF/Fantasy Books Of All Time? Discuss.

Child And Alien Barbarians Tussle In This Week’s Comics

NASA Giving Away Space Shuttle Engines For Free – To Anyone Who Can Pick Them Up

When The Foot Soldiers Of Hell Flood London, Jim Sturgess Will Save Us

The Doctor Horrible Sequel We Hope To See

Lost Creators Admit Their Fans Are Unbearable

Green Lantern’s Director Speaks! Plus A Weird Mad Max Rumor, And An Iron Man Character Joins Thor

A World Of Fail On Heroes

Heartless Gallery

Why Does Science Fiction Invent New Religions?

William Shatner’s Dance Of Death, Against An Army Of Deadly Spiders!

The Sun’s Trailing Halo Of Shining Dust, Seen After Sunset

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

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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