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Workplace Sex and Butt Xeroxing Are No-Nos On “Heroes”

Last night’s episode of Heroes, called “Acceptance,” served up a veritable smorgasbord of after-school special life lessons. Chief among them: Don’t hump your boss; don’t xerox your butt at work; and brainwashing never works. Spoilers ahead! My very favorite subsubsubplot last night was all about icy Tracy, the former shiny-evil assistant to the governor who…

Television Annalee Newitz

Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan

Tetsujin 28-go (exported to the US as Gigantor) was the first manga to feature a giant robot, back in 1956. Now visitors to Kobe can see the giant robot in person, thanks to this 60-foot tall statue. [via DVICE]

io9 Lauren Davis

Concept Art That Reimagines The Greatest Space Epics

Starships, battlecruisers and starfighters are part of the iconic imagery of our favorite space epics. So when classic space sagas like Star Wars or BSG get rebooted, concept artists must reimagine legendary vessels. Here’s our favorite reimagined space concept art. Part of what’s really cool about looking at concept art from remakes, revamps and rethinks…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

SGU Casts Your Favorite Leather-Clad Vampire As An Alien

Stargate Universe is turning up the heat. First there were the sexy fire-kissing pictures, and now we hear Rhona Mitra is joining the cast as an alien. Someone beat me with a Kino, it’s getting hot on that stranded ship. Accoding to Gateworld Actress Rhona Mitra is signing on for a “key role” on the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

What Happens If SF Actually Wins The “Literary Respectability” Wars?

“I believe that the greatest danger to genre fiction nowadays is not the denial of respect from some notional group of literary tastemakers but the very real likelihood that sf/f may become respectable. Those who thirst for the foamy gray poison of respectability should consider the fate of jazz, once a popular medium, now respectable,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Ryan Estrada’s Supervillains Are No Match for the Fire Department

Ryan Estrada is perhaps best known for his prolific webcomic guest strips, but he’s back with a webcomic of his own: Chillin’ Like Villains, a daily webcomic about supervillains who simply aren’t very good at their jobs. Estrada has provided dozens of guest strips for other creators’ comics over the years, as well as creating…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Forget A Zombieland Sequel: Writers Have 12 Films Planned

Zombieland was supposed to be a TV show on CBS. But when the network ditched the series — the fools! — Zombieland was made into a movie. Leaving tons of material for sequels. Which the writers revealed to us. We spoke with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick all about the long journey this zombie epic…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Bringing Back The Galaxy Far Far Away — Star Wars Prequels Concept Art

Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones, concept art by Ryan Church. More at RyanChurch.com. Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones, concept art by Ryan Church. More at RyanChurch.com. Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones, concept art by Ryan Church. More at RyanChurch.com. Fighter designed by Warren Fu. From ConceptShips.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

10 Reasons Not to Bring Someone Back from the Dead

When you’ve got amazing technologies or strong magical powers, death doesn’t have to have the final word. But is bringing the dead back to life always a good idea? We look the reasons it’s better to say no to resurrection. They Come Back, But Not Quite Alive Torchwood: When Jack Harkness is understandably upset when…

io9 Lauren Davis

Promethea’s Magic Fades Before The Reality of Commerce

Beautifully illustrated, epic in scale and an engrossing, frustrating reading experience, Absolute Promethea may very well represent late-period Alan Moore‘s finest hour. So why does it feel like there’s going to be a test at the end? Promethea was always the strongest of Alan Moore’s turn-of-the-century America’s Best Comics line; less throwaway nostalgia than Tom…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Blob Attacks New Zealand — For Breast Cancer!

Can you stand the onslaught of… The Blob? It’s rampaging through Auckland, New Zealand, terrorizing the city and horrifying bystanders with its giant veins and gelatinous mass. But don’t worry — it’s all for a worthy cause. The remake of 1950s camp-horror classic The Blob is still flash-frozen in development somewhere, but New Zealand is…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Stargate Concept Art — Reopening The Stargate

Stargate Universe concept art via SciFi Wire (link appears to be down). Stargate Universe concept art via SciFi Wire (link appears to be down). Stargate Universe concept art via SciFi Wire (link appears to be down).

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Star Trek — Revamping The Enterprise

Ryan Church’s concept for the Enterprise, as rendered by ILM. From http://www.round2models.com/articles/church-interview Enterprise design by Ryan Church from http://trekweb.com/articles/2009/10/03/Production-Designer-Ryan-Church-on-Creating-the-NewnbspEnterprise-Kelvin-and-the-JellyfishnbspTalks-Star-Trek-XIInbsp.shtml Iowa Bridge design by James Clyne http://www.jamesclyne.com/projects.php?gallery_id=297 Ryan Church’s concept for the Enterprise, as rendered by ILM. From http://www.round2models.com/articles/church-interview (More at the link.) Narada and Enterprise with black hole, by James Clyne http://www.jamesclyne.com/projects.php?gallery_id=297 Church’s Enterprise concept…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Superman Reboots – Spacey Concept Art

Superman Returns – unused Return To Krypton sequence, concept art by Ben Procter. More art at Ben Procter’s site. Superman Returns – unused Return To Krypton sequence, concept art by Ben Procter. More art at Ben Procter’s site. Superman Returns – unused Return To Krypton sequence, concept art by Ben Procter. More art at Ben…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Planet Of The Apes – The Tim Burton Remake

Spaceship interior art by Sylvain Despretz — more amazing art at Nuclear Burn Spaceship interior art by Sylvain Despretz — more amazing art at Nuclear Burn Crashed spaceship exterior, designed by Rick Heinrichs. Model image — more at Bruce Gordon Crashed spaceship exterior, designed by Rick Heinrichs. Model image — more at Bruce Gordon

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Unseen Truth About Black Holes

Are supermassive black holes bringing about the end of existence? It’s a surprising claim, but one being made after scientists have discovered that the black holes are the largest contributors of entropy in the known universe. Researchers Chas Egan and Charles Lineweaver at the Australian National University in Canberra calculated the amount of entropy –…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Lost In Space: The 1998 Movie

Image from Concept Ships, the greatest site ever.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Strip Roland Emmerich’s 2012 Of Its Special Effects, And What Do You Get?

You’ve seen five slapsticky minutes of disaster-porn film 2012. You’ve even seen our 1970s exploitation version of the film. Now see Roland Emmerich‘s film denuded of special FX, with just the actors making "o" faces. [via Film Drunk]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Our Galaxy In Turmoil: The Milky Way’s Frozen Energy Monster

A new telescope, tuned to view far infrared wavelengths of light, created the highest resolution images ever of our galactic plane. And it reveals a galaxy more in turmoil than scientists expected. Doesn’t it look like a weird energy creature? The Herschel Space Observatory includes two cameras, studying different wavelengths of light — the British…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

World War Z Is Back From The Dead

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about the status of the movie adaptation of Max Brooks‘ World War Z. But it looks like the revised script may be finally finished. MTV spoke with the World War Z author who gave us all an update. First the Babylon 5 creator, Michael Straczynski, wrote the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Workplace Sex and Butt Xeroxing Are No-Nos On “Heroes”

Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan

Concept Art That Reimagines The Greatest Space Epics

SGU Casts Your Favorite Leather-Clad Vampire As An Alien

What Happens If SF Actually Wins The “Literary Respectability” Wars?

Ryan Estrada’s Supervillains Are No Match for the Fire Department

Forget A Zombieland Sequel: Writers Have 12 Films Planned

Bringing Back The Galaxy Far Far Away — Star Wars Prequels Concept Art

10 Reasons Not to Bring Someone Back from the Dead

Promethea’s Magic Fades Before The Reality of Commerce

The Blob Attacks New Zealand — For Breast Cancer!

Stargate Concept Art — Reopening The Stargate

Star Trek — Revamping The Enterprise

Superman Reboots – Spacey Concept Art

Planet Of The Apes – The Tim Burton Remake

The Unseen Truth About Black Holes

Lost In Space: The 1998 Movie

Strip Roland Emmerich’s 2012 Of Its Special Effects, And What Do You Get?

Our Galaxy In Turmoil: The Milky Way’s Frozen Energy Monster

World War Z Is Back From The Dead

Source Code for Anthropic’s Claude Code Leaks at the Exact Wrong Time

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

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

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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