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Are You Ready For The Avatar Backlash?

James Cameron’s Avatar is as unknown to most Americans as the distant planet Pandora, but among the people who’ve obsessed about this space epic for a decade, there’s talk of a backlash. And Avatar fans now have a nickname: Avatards. We’ve had a few conversations in the past few days with Comic Con-goers who professed…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

True Blood Is Only Getting Crazier, Sexier From This Point Forward

The True Blood panel met with some of the loudest and most fervent cheers seen at Comic Con. The fans were rewarded with a preview of the rest of the season, and details on the show’s future. Bloody spoilers below. The panel began with a trailer for the rest of season two. The tone of…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Are New Moon’s Naked Boy Clips The New Phoebe Cates Pool Scene?

Holy neutered vampires, the SDCC New Moon clips play out like the cover of a romance novel. There’s cheesy dialogue, boys in crazy wigs, and obscenely gratuitous ab scenes. It’s soft core porn, and the Twi-hard crowd goes wild. The best part about these clips isn’t the painted-on front of Taylor Lautner, or the oh-so-slow…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Doctor Who And The End Of Time: Tennant’s Last Moments

We saw two teaser trailers for David Tennant’s very final episodes as the time-traveling hero of Doctor Who, and they revealed some dark times ahead for our Time Lord, including a menacing figure in a hoodie. Spoilers in the TARDIS! First we saw a trailer for “Planet Of The Dead,” the desert planet epic that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

“Book of Eli” Is “Mad Max” For the Twenty-First Century

The Hughes Bros are back with a promising, post-apocalyptic movie called Book of Eli. At Comic-Con, we saw some footage of Denzel Washington as hero-with-a-past Eli, kicking major ass and fighting Gary Oldman. The Hughes Bros previously directed Menace II Society and From Hell, among other projects. Albert Hughes said the movie takes place 30…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Zombieland Invents Fun New Ways to Head-Bash the Undead

Two clips from Zombieland demonstrate what this foul-mouthed zombie comedy is all about: finding new and bizarre ways to slaughter the shuffling (or, in this case, sprinting) hoardes. And the Zombieland cast shared their favorite methods, from chainsaws to pianos. So, what does it take to survive an offbeat version of the zombie apocalypse? Detachment…

io9 Lauren Davis

Dan Didio Discusses The Organic Future Of DC Comics

With Blackest Night and Wednesday Comics winning over con-goers, we spoke to DC Executive Editor Dan Didio about summer events, weekly and digital comics, and why personal stories are best when it comes to giving superheroes something to fight against. How’s the convention? I got in just Friday, I got in late so I hit…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Your First Look At Anime Iron Man And Wolverine

Want to know what to expect from Warren Ellis‘ Anime reinvention of two of Marvel top franchises? Two new trailers for Marvel Anime: Iron Man and Marvel Anime: Wolverine offer hints at their new international origins. We told you about Marvel Anime, Marvel’s new initiative that sees them pairing Ellis with Japanese animation studio Madhouse…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Before It Was Syfy . . . A Cool Set of Viral Videos From 1999

http://noneinc.com/Y3K/Back in 1999, the SciFi Channel (as it was called back then) did a series of funny viral videos for Y2K which purported to be messages from Y3K that our descendants had sent us from the future. You can find them on a seemingly forgotten part of the Syfy website. Some of the messages from…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Green Lantern: First Flight Screening Was Site Of Record Breaking Oath

To warm up the crowd before Thursday night’s screening of Green Lantern: First Flight, executive producer Bruce Timm led the entire audience in a recitation of the Green Lantern oath. And that moment of uber-nerdiness apparently set a superheroic record. Guinness World Records is currently double-checking before they provide official certification of the record, but…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Warehouse 13’s New Hacker Chick Puts The Punk In Steampunk

Warehouse 13, Syfy’s new show about the building that houses every mystical object of power in the world, only just introduced its main characters — but soon we’ll be meeting another new character, an 18-year-old girl with super-hacker skills. Spoilers… Warehouse 13 is only three episodes in, and already the show has us hooked. Adding…

io9 Sarah Hope Williams

Vampire Diaries Drags Us To Teen-Drama Hell

We sat through the first screening of teen romance, Vampire Diaries, about a quiet brunette girl who finds forbidden love with a sexy vampire. Sound familiar? Sadly VD makes Twilight look like Shakespeare. This show is a giant sparkle crap. With the ongoing vampire craze it’s hard to weed out the imitators, the wannabes, and…

Movies Julia Carusillo

Recalled To Action: 20 Heroes Pulled Out Of Retirement

Just when you thought you were out, they teleport you back in. The hero who comes out of retirement for One. Last. Mission. is one of the great cliches of science fiction. Here are twenty heroes who can’t go quietly. The “old soldier who gets dragged out of retirement” story is a great old chestnut.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Heroes Panel Shows That There’s Life, Lipstick Lesbianism, In The Old Show Yet

Judging from what we saw at yesterday’s Heroes panel at San Diego Comic-Con, reports of the show’s demise following the departure of producer Bryan Fuller may have been premature. What we saw looked like fast, goofy season one-quality superhero fun. From the cheers, screaming and camera flashes going off, you’d be mistaken for thinking that…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Marvel Announces The Avengers’ Line-Up, Plus Thor And Captain America News

After the amazing Iron Man 2 footage, we got a few moments with Producer Kevin Feige, who talked told us who’s in the movie version of Marvel’s superteam, the Avengers, plus potential Captain Americas squaring off against Tony. Kevin Feige talked about the interlaced comic book plots that are tied to Iron Man 2, spurred…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Yet Another Favorite Castaway Returns To Lost!

Big news about island-castaway show Lost is breaking over at Comic Con. One of our all time favorites is heading back to the island! Details, and major spoilers, after the jump. Lost news turned up in an unexpected place this afternoon, at the panel and screening of the CW’s new teen vampire soap the Vampire…

io9 Julia Carusillo

David Tennant Tells Us Why His Doctor’s So Sorry, And What’s To Come

David Tennant has already filmed his final episodes as the Doctor, the time-traveling champion in Doctor Who, but his past is still our future. He explained to us what happens in those episodes, and why they’re the most emotional yet. We were lucky enough to sit down with Doctor Who star David Tennant, plus executive…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Eastwick Women are Not Spell Casters

The women of Eastwick are cute, sassy and horny. But that’s about it. We saw the pilot ep of ABC’s Eastwick and it’s cute. Contrived, but cute. Possible spoilers ahead. The pilot episode (although producer/director David Nutter called it the “teaser” ep) opens with a voiceover similar to that of Desperate Housewives, but voiced by…

io9 Caitlin Petrakovitz

Tony Stark’s On The Firing Line In First Iron Man 2 Footage!

Tony Stark’s powered armor won’t protect him from his latest enemy. We saw the first footage from Iron Man 2, and Tony’s latest challenge goes to the heart of who/what Iron Man is. Plus our first glimpse of War Machine! Oh, and there are spoilers below… Here’s the footage we saw: Tony Stark in his…

io9 Lauren Davis

Will Futurama’s Original Bender Voice His Robosexual Marriage?

Futurama is definitely coming back, but the show’s Comic Con panel could only say they remain hopeful the original voice actors will be a part of the new season. They also revealed tons of details for what lies ahead. Spoilers! The panel was reluctant to address the elephant in the room, or indeed the voice…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Are You Ready For The Avatar Backlash?

True Blood Is Only Getting Crazier, Sexier From This Point Forward

Are New Moon’s Naked Boy Clips The New Phoebe Cates Pool Scene?

Doctor Who And The End Of Time: Tennant’s Last Moments

“Book of Eli” Is “Mad Max” For the Twenty-First Century

Zombieland Invents Fun New Ways to Head-Bash the Undead

Dan Didio Discusses The Organic Future Of DC Comics

Your First Look At Anime Iron Man And Wolverine

Before It Was Syfy . . . A Cool Set of Viral Videos From 1999

Green Lantern: First Flight Screening Was Site Of Record Breaking Oath

Warehouse 13’s New Hacker Chick Puts The Punk In Steampunk

Vampire Diaries Drags Us To Teen-Drama Hell

Recalled To Action: 20 Heroes Pulled Out Of Retirement

Heroes Panel Shows That There’s Life, Lipstick Lesbianism, In The Old Show Yet

Marvel Announces The Avengers’ Line-Up, Plus Thor And Captain America News

Yet Another Favorite Castaway Returns To Lost!

David Tennant Tells Us Why His Doctor’s So Sorry, And What’s To Come

Eastwick Women are Not Spell Casters

Tony Stark’s On The Firing Line In First Iron Man 2 Footage!

Will Futurama’s Original Bender Voice His Robosexual Marriage?

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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

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