New Firefly Anthology Will Stir Your Broken Heart All Over Again

Titan Books is putting out an anthology of original Firefly stories, and Jane Espenson is writing one of them — a 2,000-word tale about Kaylee and Wash. (So, presumably, not all of the stories take place after the movie.) No clue yet who’s writing the other stories — but any new Firefly is better than…

Skynet’s Terminator 2 Symphony Of Abuse

Listen to the sweeping sounds of this Terminator 2 symphony, composed entirely out of T2 sound effects. Who knew the dying whimpers of some metalic punk could be so beautiful?

How Coffee Really Influences The Ringing In Your Ears

Does coffee really cause tinnitus, or ringing in the ears? Now UK scientists have tackled this common belief. And they’ve discovered that going cold turkey on your three-a-day mochaccino habit may make the ringing worse. Researchers at Bristol University’s Centre for Hearing and Balance Studies put a dent in the longstanding belief that caffeine consumption…

Architects Plan Housing For Abandoned Stretch of Bay Bridge

The San Francisco Bay Bridge, a marvel of engineering when it was constructed in the 1930s, is now crumbling and unstable. As construction teams work on replacing it with another bridge, architects suggest ways the abandoned span could be reused. Architecture students at UC Berkeley suggested a number of ways the abandoned old bridge could…

Everything That Was Cut From Avatar: Sex, Drugs And Suicide

The Na’vi hair plug sex scene wasn’t the only questionable scene removed from James Cameron’s Avatar. Find out what Quaritch meant by “real legs,” which supporting characters were supposed to be in love, and why Sigourney was so pissed. Fox recently released the entire Avatar script, which has helped us answer a lot of questions,…

Knight Vs. Cyberdragon ASCII Art Tee Is Burnanatingly Awesome

If you’re a fan of dragons and retro computer art, then you won’t want to miss this tee – it combines the best of D&D with the best of ASCII art. Tee is $20 at Threadless. Spotted on Fashionably Geek

No “Cowboys And Aliens” For Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. won’t be starring in Iron Man director Jon Favreau‘s scifi Western Cowboys and Aliens. But why? Looks like RDJ has a schedule conflict with the fast-tracked Sherlock Holmes 2. The upcoming Cowboys and Aliens is based on Platinum Studio’s 2006 graphic novel about cowboys and Apaches versus extraterrestrial invaders in 1800s Arizona.…

Thor Synopsis, Crazies Posters, Dune’s Director Speaks, Book Of Eli Clips, Kick-Ass Featurette And Lost Hints

Spoiler Wednesday! There’s a new synopsis for Thor, Pierre Morel talks Dune, and there’s news on The Thing. Plus there are nine Book Of Eli clips, and a Kick-Ass featurette, plus The Crazies posters. Plus Lost, Supernatural, Fringe and Chuck. Thor: There’s almost no new info, but a nice crystallization, in this official synopsis of…

Book Of Eli Clips

Dirt Love And A Boring Apocalypse On Heroes

Whenever Heroes is starting to flail around more than usual, psychic Angela Petrelli has another dream about yet another apocalypse. That’s what happened last night, while Parkman riveted us with househusband drama and a carnie made out with a cylon. You think I’m kidding about the cylon thing, right? NO I AM NOT. Ellen Tigh,…

Get Your Terry Gilliam Fix From “Franklyn”

Did The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus not satisfy your Terry Gilliam cravings? Good thing Franklyn is out on DVD, featuring some absurd dystopian world-building that feels like a series of outtakes from Brazil or Time Bandits. We were waiting for Franklyn to come out in theaters, but unfortunately it never arrived. But the good news…

Giz is on #TeamConan, But Does a TV Show’s Time Slot Matter Anymore?

Conan O’Brien just released a statement saying he will not host The Tonight Show if it’s pushed away from the local news. He also says the show’s historic timeslot is essential to its integrity, despite DVRs and streaming video. The story to date: The Tonight Show has aired for an incredible 55 years on NBC.…

Does Lost Have The Biggest Ensemble Cast Of All Time?

When Lost returns next month, you’ll be seeing lots of familiar faces turning up… including a few you might have forgotten. But does Lost have the biggest cast of recurring characters of any science-fiction show? The answer might surprise you. The sprawling ensemble cast is a hallmark of the modern-day science fiction series. Shows like…

Photosynthetic Sea Slug Snarfs (And Steals) Algae DNA

After 20 years of studying the sea slug Elysia chlorotica, biologist Sidney Pierce recently discovered a trait unprecedented in the animal kingdom – sea creatures were producing chlorophyll. The University of South Florida researcher unveiled this discovery in Seattle at last week’s annual gathering of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Pierce observed that…

We Found Another Earthlike Planet – Too Bad It Was Destroyed Millennia Ago

500 light years away there’s a star slightly larger than our own, which until recently had a planet orbiting it at roughly the same distance Earth is from the Sun. Unfortunately, all that’s left of the planet is hot dust. Astronomers at Gemini Observatory announced last week that the star HD 131488 is surrounded by…

The Top 10 New Era Superhero Caps

New Era, the official hatter of Major League Baseball, produces a line of superhero-themed baseball caps. You can find hats featuring heroes like Batman, but wouldn’t you rather have an awesomely ridiculous chapeau like “The Batzarro” or “The Rastafarian Darkseid?” Any comic book fan can sport the logo of the Man of Steel (indeed, this…

Meet Grunt, Krogan Savage from Mass Effect 2 – Fight for the Lost

Say hello to Grunt, one of the scarily realistic characters from Mass Effect 2 – Fight for the Lost. Check out his full personality profile after the jump. Seems like a lovable bloke, if you disregard all that violence/killing stuff. Name: Grunt Archetype: Savage Species: Krogan Gender: Male Age: 22 A youngish krogan; Grunt is…

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Feeling Thirsty? True Blood Cranks Back Into Production

It’s finally coming back. Too long have we gone without the dirt sexin’, Yahtzee playing, vampire blood snorting adventures of True Blood. Well wait no more — it’s back into production and bringing us a cute little teaser video.

Rainn Wilson’s Super Gets A Bona Fide Superhero: Nathan Fillion!

Slither director James Gunn has just added some massive geek-cred to his superhero film, Super. Nathan “Captain Hammer” Fillion, Bubbles from The Wire and many more beloved genre actors have joined Kevin Bacon and Rainn Wilson‘s dark comedy. Super announced that James Gunn, who wrote and is directing this dark superhero comedy, has enlisted a…