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“Alien” Prequel Writer’s Other Movie, About A Mecha Death Suit

Ridley Scott tapped screenwriter Jon Spahits to write the prequel to Alien, and the script for Spahits’ unproduced film Shadow 19 shows us why: it’s a videogame-fueled romp through an alien planet filled with space battles, sentient machines, and mecha. Script review site Scriptshadow got a hold of the Shadow 19 script, which was purchased…

Movies Lauren Davis

5 Heroes Whose Powers Will Kill Them

Heroes’ Hiro Nakamura isn’t the only character to find that their superpowers may ultimately be responsible for their death. Here are five more fictional characters for whom the superhero dream comes at a potentially fatal price. Kid Flash 1 What Seems To Be The Problem? After gaining his powers in a recreation of the same…

Television Graeme McMillan

First Look At Rorschach As Freddy In New Nightmare On Elm St. Trailer

Freddy is back — and looking terribly realistic. There’s the creepy claw that pops up when you least expect, it but gone is the peeled Robert Englund brow, replaced with Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen’s Rorschach) sporting an all-too-real burn-ward look. A Nightmare on Elm Street in HD Click to view This is the first time…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Subliminal Messaging Works Best When the Message is Negative

Bad news for advertisers hoping to sell products to consumers’ subconscious: a new study finds subliminal messaging works best not with images of happiness or consumer satisfaction, but when the message leaves the viewer feeling anxious or threatened. A team of researchers at University College London showed volunteers a series of words with positive, negative,…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Nature Of Humanity Is To Change Nature

Futurist Ray Kurzweil has a simple response to people concerned that technology gives us the chance to alter nature: Nature is inherently flawed, and it’s our duty as human beings to use technology to fix it. Talking to the Independent newspaper to promote a screening of Transcendent Man, Kurzweil said, The form of opposition [to…

io9 Graeme McMillan

28 Days Later, Told in a Single Minute

It took Danny Boyle nearly two hours to tell his tale of the rage virus that transforms most of England’s population into zombies, but a group of film students have managed to reenact the movie in a single minute. The University of York Filmmaking Society has taken it upon itself to remake classic movies into…

io9 Lauren Davis

Is Stargate Going BSG? Judge For Yourself Friday

This week Stargate Universe shoves campy space comedy in the back seat for an ultra-violent premiere. But will you remain a loyal Gater? Sarah Palin becomes president on Supernatural, and Brian Austin Green makes his shirtless Smallville cameo. Monday: House – How long will we have to suffer with this kinder, gentler House? Probably not…

io9 Caitlin Petrakovitz

Tim Burton Plays Dress Up in Harper’s Fashion Spread

If you’ve ever longed to dress like a character from one of Tim Burton‘s films — or are simply looking for an extremely expensive Halloween costume — check out this Burton-directed fashion shoot, showcasing the dark, quirky looks for fall. In anticipation of the Burton retrospective, which comes to the New York Museum of Modern…

io9 Lauren Davis

A Zombie Plague Hits London In Victorian Undead

Sherlock Holmes versus zombies in foggy old London Town? That’s enough to make us excited for next month’s new comic Victorian Undead alone, but add in a mysterious meteor and we officially can’t wait. Click through for an exclusive preview. Written by 2000AD veteran Ian Edginton with lovely art by Davide Fabbri, the six part…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

4 Minutes Of SGU Shows How The New Crew Gets Stranded

Can’t wait until this Friday for the premiere of the all-new, all-dark Stargate series? Check out four explosive, bloody minutes from the new series, complete with David Blue and Robert Carlyle having a high-risk battle of brainpower. This is the first good long look the public is getting at the new series, so what do…

Television Meredith Woerner

Sarah Jane Spin-Off Launches Doctor Who’s Animated Adventure

The new season of The Sarah Jane Adventures won’t just guest-star outgoing Doctor Who David Tennant — It’ll also serve as a launch pad for the new Doctor Who animated series Dreamland, according to the series’ head writer. Following a preview screening of opening story-arc “Planet of The Judoon” last week, head writer Phil Ford…

Television Graeme McMillan

First Riverworld Trailer Sends Us All To Shirtless, Sexy Purgatory

Shove some dream gum in your face, because the first trailer for Syfy’s TV movie Riverworld is out. Watch the half-naked Tahmoh Penikett get tortured by blue men in the adaptation of Philip José Farmer’s Riverworld series. The film follows Penikett’s character, Matt Ellman, after his death when he wakes up in a new world…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Sam Rockwell’s Iron Man 2 Villain Has An Unlikely Cousin. Plus A Predators Casting Rumor!

Find out more about Sam Rockwell’s Iron Man 2 baddie, plus a possible Predators star. Lost set reports get even more confusing. Plus clips from Supernatural and FlashForward. All this, plus Dollhouse, Smallville, SGU, Clone Wars and Sanctuary spoilers. Iron Man 2: How is this movie different than the first one? Co-star Sam Rockwell explains:…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

First Horrific Clip From The Human Butt To Face Centipede Flick

Finally, the terrible moment is here! See the first video look at the Human Centipede, in which a scientist surgically links three humans together. Plus, enjoy a better look at the half-woman/half-snake film Hissss. Human Centipede It’s been such a slow burn for this disgusting little film. All we’ve had to go on were the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Not Even A TSCC Cameo Can Save You From Awkward Naked Transformers

Saturday Night Live premiered last night and, even though it had pop-genre-sensation-sexy-kitten Megan Fox on, it only managed to eke out one so-so sci-fi skit. Thankfully, a Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles cast member was around to help out. I’m usually a huge fan of the digital shorts, and sass others who say they’re lame…

Movies Meredith Woerner

This Is A…”Disaster by Candlelight”?!?

So, I had done a couple of Disasters for you when I woke up Saturday morning to an apartment with no power. So I got some breakfast and went record shopping. I came back home and what do you know, still no power. But, rather than say “eff it” and go see a movie, I…

Books & Comics GarrisonDean

Photographs Show the Tasty Side of Math and Science

Kevin Van Aelst‘s photographs display scientific and mathematical concepts using donuts, eggs, candy, and cake, creating images that are both informative and mouth-watering. Much of Van Aelst’s work is focused on unconventional representations of information, and he is especially interested in using ordinary household objects to illustrate the key concepts that hold life and the…

io9 Lauren Davis

Superman’s Latest Origins Tease And Please

This week’s first issue of Superman: Secret Origin revisits the earliest days of the Man of Steel yet again – but in such a way that you might just find yourself wanting to believe a man could fly after all. Best known, probably for all his successful “epic” comics – big, overblown superhero stories like…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Brian and Stewie Hit “The Road To The Multiverse”

Tonight, in the season premiere of Family Guy, Brian and Stewie go on a Sliders-esque adventure, traversing time and space to encounter the Griffins (and themselves) in numerous alternate universes, including a Disneyverse, a Post-apocalypticverse, and a RobotChickenVerse. Since the show’s inception, Family Guy has always been at its best when Brian and Stewie take…

io9 Sarah Hope Williams

14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don’t Mix

If there’s one thing that this week’s premieres of Heroes and Smallville collectively proved, it’s that television really shouldn’t try and tackle superheroes. Here’s even more proof why – as well as some rare examples of when it does work. Shazam! (1974) With one word, Billy Batson becomes the World’s Mightiest Mortal… but that’s about…

Television Graeme McMillan

“Alien” Prequel Writer’s Other Movie, About A Mecha Death Suit

5 Heroes Whose Powers Will Kill Them

First Look At Rorschach As Freddy In New Nightmare On Elm St. Trailer

Subliminal Messaging Works Best When the Message is Negative

The Nature Of Humanity Is To Change Nature

28 Days Later, Told in a Single Minute

Is Stargate Going BSG? Judge For Yourself Friday

Tim Burton Plays Dress Up in Harper’s Fashion Spread

A Zombie Plague Hits London In Victorian Undead

4 Minutes Of SGU Shows How The New Crew Gets Stranded

Sarah Jane Spin-Off Launches Doctor Who’s Animated Adventure

First Riverworld Trailer Sends Us All To Shirtless, Sexy Purgatory

Sam Rockwell’s Iron Man 2 Villain Has An Unlikely Cousin. Plus A Predators Casting Rumor!

First Horrific Clip From The Human Butt To Face Centipede Flick

Not Even A TSCC Cameo Can Save You From Awkward Naked Transformers

This Is A…”Disaster by Candlelight”?!?

Photographs Show the Tasty Side of Math and Science

Superman’s Latest Origins Tease And Please

Brian and Stewie Hit “The Road To The Multiverse”

14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don’t Mix

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

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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