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Just How Dark Will Alien Nation And New Quantum Leap Reboots Go?

Firefly’s Tim Minear is already hard at work on the Syfy Channel’s reboot of Alien Nation, and we asked the Syfy execs about it. But that’s not the only classic they’re looking at restarting: Quantum Leap could make a comeback. Syfy Creative Director of Original Programming Mark Stern sat with us and talked about the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

First Clip From Dollhouse’s Unaired Post-Apocalyptic Episode Now Online

Felicia Day‘s post-apocalyptic raiders enter the Dollhouse, in a new clip from unaired Dollhouse episode “Epitaph One.” But which Doll do they meet? It’s not whom you’d expect. The episode is on the DVD set. Update: video now works. [SciFiWire]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

New Descent 2 Stills Put The Ladies Back In The Cave

Break out your caving gear and skin-tight wiggle suits — the girls are going back into the cave. Well, just one girl really, because all the others are dead… or are they? The Descent 2 will be screening at London’s Fright Fest, and if you’re in the area, you should definitely go. I haven’t seen…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Torchwood’s BBC One Debut A Hit

If anyone had any doubts that Torchwood could be a success on the more mainstream BBC One network, the audience turnout for the first episode of Children of Earth will have changed their minds, almost doubling previous viewing figures. 5.94 million people tuned in for the first episode of the show’s third season, it’s first…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Warehouse 13’s Mystical Quest Finds Pedestrian Magic

Warehouse 13, launching tonight, is the kind of show Syfy does well: light, goofy fun with characters who are recognizeable archetypes and situations that are a little bit spooky without being loss-of-bodily-functions terrifying. A fun go-kart ride, in other words. Tonight’s two-hour pilot for Warehouse 13 does a pretty good job of introducing its main…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Syfy Seeks The Next Big Space Opera, To Replace BSG And Farscape

Now that the Syfy Channel has a new name, does that mean it’s abandoning science-fiction fans? Syfy president David Howe assures us that’s not the case, and promises a new space-opera, along the lines of Firefly or Farscape, by 2011. We spoke to Howe at a special event this morning, celebrating the new spelling of…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Lovely, Surreal Ugliness Of The World’s First Fantasy Magazine

The first fantasy/horror magazine wasn’t Weird Tales — it was Austrian magazine Der Orchideengarten (The Garden Of Orchids), launched in 1919. Featuring H.G. Wells and Karel Capek, the magazine was also known for its lush, surreal art. Gallery below. The magazine’s artwork ranged from representations of medieval woodcuts to the work of masters of the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Firefighters Extinguish Blaze With TV Remote

Firefighters in Zurich were able to avert disaster last week when they were called on by an elderly woman to extinguish a flaming television. Fortunately, the crisis was resolved with the push of a button. You see, the television was turned to a German station that broadcasts a Yule Log-esque fireplace in the early morning…

Television Sean Fallon

Your New Magnetic Robot Friend Wants To Crawl Inside Your Body

Scientists have invented a new miniature robot that could potentially save your life by treating artery blockage and cancer roaming around inside your veins and arteries, guided by magnetic fields. The MEMS robot, built by scientists from Israel’s Technion University, has a one millimeter diameter and no on-board engine or controls; instead, it is guided…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Horrible Butt-To-Face Human Centipede Pictures Released

Last weekend, we pointed out a new comedy from London’s Fright Fest about a mad scientist who kidnaps some poor souls to create his own Human Centipede by sewing their heads and bums together. The pictures are out. [Quiet Earth] https://gizmodo.com/dog-versus-zombie-sex-slave-in-new-deadgirl-clip-plus-a-5307933

io9 Meredith Woerner

DC’s Superheroes Get Oversized, Anthologized

With new releases this week including alternate-universe Star Treks, the end of Superman’s career and Obama fighting zombies and aliens, it’s a packed week. But, really? Our attention is focused on the debut of the oversized weekly anthology Wednesday Comics. It’s unfair, really. Even if you ignore the dual Obama-bandwagon-jumping of President Evil and Drafted:…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Your First Glimpse Of Gatchaman’s Defenders Of The Earth

An evil presence threatens the Earth, so it’s a good thing there’s a brooding hero and a team of plucky volunteers to save us, in this early glimpse at the Gatchaman teaser trailer. I love the CG cityscapes and battles. The Gatchaman teaser trailer showed at the Anime Expo in Los Angeles, and somebody was…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Who Demanded A Blade Prequel Trilogy Starring Deacon Frost?

Talk about sending in the wrong kind of vampire to make Twilighters “shut up and eat their awesome.” A rumor’s circulating that Deacon Frost is getting his own Blade vampire spin off. Wesley Snipes is gonna be pissed. Completely respectable and never full of lies tabloid the Sunday Mail supposedly talked to the vampire Blade…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Tennis Star Plans Super Trip From Courts To Multiplexes

Having just won the Wimbledon ladies tennis tournament for the third time, it’s time for Serena Williams to start turning her attention to new frontiers, and we’re not talking making mixtapes for Nike; apparently, she’s hoping to become a superhero. The UK Daily Mirror newspaper reported that Williams is looking to step up her acting…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Half-Blood Prince Is The Best Harry Potter Movie, Say Early Reviews

A batch of Harry Potter reviews have been released. And while everyone’s unanimous that the new film isn’t for those unfamiliar with the Hogwarts curriculum, it’s still the best movie to come out of J.K. Rowling’s books. Spoilers ahead. It sounds like the next Harry Potter film will be a journey both into the dark…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Stan Lee’s Venom Cameo Already Written

If there’s a movie based on a Marvel comic, there’ll be a cameo for Marvel mascot Stan Lee. As if to prove that, even though the Spider-Man spin-off Venom is still being written, Lee’s role has already been locked down. Rhett Reese, one of the screenwriters for the Sony movie, was happy to tell Superhero…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Major Hints And Glimpses Of Iron Man 2, District 9, Paul And Lost!

Today’s spoilers include a logo for Iron Man 2’s Stark Expo, a better look at District 9’s spaceship, and a new character in Simon Pegg’s Paul. Also, Darlton spill real Lost hints. Plus Fringe, Supernatural, Heroes, Eureka, Smallville and FlashForward. Iron Man 2: Here’s your first look at the logo for the Stark Expo, which…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Laughing In The Face Of Endless Horror, UHF-Style

In the 1980s, you couldn’t show a monster movie on a local UHF station without a cheesy programming block called “Creature Feature.” Bonus points if you had a monster-joking host like Dr. Paul Bearer, seen here introducing a Godzilla film. This copy of Godzilla versus the Cosmic Monster, taped off television probably 25 years ago,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Schizophrenic Brains Make More Complicated Music Than Sane Ones

A new computer program lets your brain turn fMRI machines into musical instruments by assigning notes to active regions of your cortex. The results may cause people to drive themselves crazy just to stay on the cutting edge of electronica. Philosopher Dan Lloyd uses functional MRIs — which track changes in brain activity by lighting…

io9 Megan Carpentier

Judges “Didn’t Know They Were Science Fiction Fans” Until They Gave A Prize To SF Book

Congratulations to Chris Beckett, whose story collection The Turing Test has won the prestigious Edge Hill Prize, plus £5,000 and a specially commissioned painting by artist Pete Clarke. The win is especially notable since Beckett’s book came out on a small press, which has since gone out of business, and he was up against books…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Just How Dark Will Alien Nation And New Quantum Leap Reboots Go?

First Clip From Dollhouse’s Unaired Post-Apocalyptic Episode Now Online

New Descent 2 Stills Put The Ladies Back In The Cave

Torchwood’s BBC One Debut A Hit

Warehouse 13’s Mystical Quest Finds Pedestrian Magic

Syfy Seeks The Next Big Space Opera, To Replace BSG And Farscape

The Lovely, Surreal Ugliness Of The World’s First Fantasy Magazine

Firefighters Extinguish Blaze With TV Remote

Your New Magnetic Robot Friend Wants To Crawl Inside Your Body

Horrible Butt-To-Face Human Centipede Pictures Released

DC’s Superheroes Get Oversized, Anthologized

Your First Glimpse Of Gatchaman’s Defenders Of The Earth

Who Demanded A Blade Prequel Trilogy Starring Deacon Frost?

Tennis Star Plans Super Trip From Courts To Multiplexes

Half-Blood Prince Is The Best Harry Potter Movie, Say Early Reviews

Stan Lee’s Venom Cameo Already Written

Major Hints And Glimpses Of Iron Man 2, District 9, Paul And Lost!

Laughing In The Face Of Endless Horror, UHF-Style

Schizophrenic Brains Make More Complicated Music Than Sane Ones

Judges “Didn’t Know They Were Science Fiction Fans” Until They Gave A Prize To SF Book

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

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

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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