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10 Examples of Summer Movie Merchandising Run Amok

The summer movie season is getting heated up, and the recent release of Star Trek has me thinking about all of the absurd merchandise that has come out over the years. Star Trek certainly isn’t the only franchise that has gone way too far in the quest to make a buck—it’s bitter rival Star Wars…

Movies Sean Fallon

Akiva “I Am Legend” Goldsman Takes On U.S. Version Of Primeval

More details about the planned movie version of Britain’s Primeval have come out, and it’s being described as Jurassic Park meets Lost. As imagined by Akiva Goldsman (I, Robot, Fringe, Batman And Robin). Yay? https://gizmodo.com/british-tv-series-primeval-gets-a-hollywood-movie-debut-5225215 According to Variety, Warner Bros. has officially purchased the Primeval screen rights in a “high-six-figure deal,” and Akiva Goldsman and…

Movies Alyssa Johnson

Astro Boy Teaser Trailer Starts The Speed Racer Healing Process

Okay…not much to go on here but so far, so good. Astro Boy, the 60’s era manga series about a crime-fighting, nuclear-powered, robot kid is set to hit theaters this fall. Obviously, the short glimpse of the movie featured here raises a few questions. Will it be better than Speed Racer? Will it retain the…

Movies Sean Fallon

Is NASA Acting Out Danny Boyle’s Sunshine For Real?

Award-winning space photographer Thierry Legault traveled to Florida to take this picture of the Space Shuttle Atlantis passing in front of the sun. And click through to see Atlantis and Hubble meeting in the sunshine. [via Spaceweather]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Dollhouse Renewal Looking More Likely

Fox is “leaning toward” renewing Joss Whedon‘s Dollhouse, based on strong DVR/online numbers. Much depends on eleventh-hour negotiations, with Fox wanting a cheaper show. Apparently, execs like the show, especially the latest episodes. Fingers crossed!

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

An Organic Solar Power Cell’s Beautiful Flaw

This isn’t the mysterious landscape of an alien world. It’s a closeup of annealed organic solar cells, complete with device-ruining cracks. It’s just one of the amazing images from this year’s Art Of Science competition. R.R. Lunt’s microscope image of organic solar cells is probably my favorite of this year’s Art Of Science competition contenders,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

SETI Picks Up Regular Laser Pulse Emanating From Space

Astrophysicist Ragbir Bhathal works with SETI to scan the skies for possible communications from extraterrestrial intelligences. Unlike most SETI facilities, which look for radio signals, Bhathal’s looks for laser pulses. And now he’s found one. Several years ago Bhathal, a researcher at the University of Western Sydney, suggested that a likely form of extraterrestrial communication…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Death Comes To Smallville

Alas, poor Smallville supporting character. We knew you well, but that wasn’t enough to save you from Doomsday (in a very literal sense). But that’s not all that happened in last night’s finale. Spoilers! Last night’s ep was one of the worst Smallville finales to date – Normally, their finales are some of the few…

Television Graeme McMillan

10 Greatest Libertarian Science Fiction Stories

Looking for an antidote to Star Trek’s utopian but overbearing Federation? Like your science fiction with a bigger emphasis on personal liberties? Then check out our list of the greatest libertarian science fiction… First, here’s a quick disclaimer. The vast majority of science fiction is to some extent concerned with a heroic individual struggling against…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

We Talk To The Masterminds Of Kamen Riders’ Cyber-Dragon Revolution!

Super-popular Japanese masked-action show Kamen Rider Ryuki has gotten an American version, courtesy of the CW. Just like the old Power Rangers, it’s got American actors mixed with Japanese stunts. We talked to the producers. The brothers Steve and Mike Wang were approached to create an American version of Kamen Rider Ryuki by Toei Studios…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Discover All The Ancient Secrets Of The Transformers!

The Allspark is firing up the brains of Transformers fans with forbidden knowledge of the storyline to Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, in theaters next month. Are you ready for ultimate transforming robot spoilers? So a fan got hold of a couple of the different novelizations of the movie, T:ROTF for short, and posted an…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Animated Batman’s Next Allies: Superheroes From The Future… And Robin?

Still not sold on Cartoon Network’s Batman: The Brave And The Bold? I have eight words for you: "Genetically altered cavemen fighting superheroes from the future." We have the clips to prove it. Spoilers ahead! Tonight’s episode, “Menace of the Conqueror Caveman!”, brings the 25th century’s Booster Gold back to our 21st century, just in…

io9 Graeme McMillan

What Happened When Gray Goo Washed Over the City

What started as a small leak of weaponized nano quickly grew in size as it consumed and reshaped every material it touched in the city. Eventually it towered over the wreckage in an oozing wave. Before the molecule containment devices were put in place, it almost looked like it was trying to stand up, to…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Tony Awards Just Got Horrible, Awesome

The Tony Awards, America’s foremost theatrical honors, have announced the host of this year’s ceremony, and it’s Dr. Horrible himself, Neil Patrick Harris. Does this represent mainstream acceptance of online musicals about supervillains? I’m saying…yes. Of course, Neil Patrick Harris might have got the job because he’s a talented, charismatic actor with a string of…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Fox Looks To The Unusual And Super-Science For Next Year

Fox seems determined to make Fringe one of the more sensible, down-to-earth dramas on the channel, judging by the new shows they’re announcing for next year. Murder procedurals about reincarnation and masters of disguise ahoy! With rumors of a Dollhouse return still circling ahead of next week’s announcements of the network’s fall line-up – Sadly,…

Television Graeme McMillan

Six Countries Unite to Make Live-Action, English Bubblegum Crisis Movie

Bubblegum Crisis is an anime series about women who are lingerie entrepreneurs by day, a rock band by night, and mega-armor-wearing hunters of evil Boomers by late night. Now it’s going to be a movie. And a very special movie it is. It will take the cult series from animation to live action, Japanese to…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Is Sci-Fi TV Too Scary For British Kids?

Is Doctor Who too scary for kids? That’s the claim that one survey seems to be making, pointing out that British parents feel that the show should be broadcast later to avoid giving kids nightmares. The survey of 3000 UK parents, carried out by website TheBabyWebsite.com, happily blamed television for children’s bad dreams: All children…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Terminator Salvation Review, Iron Man 2 Set Report And Bizarre Doctor Who Rumors!

Today’s spoilers include Sam Worthington talking Terminator 5, plus a hint about Sam Rockwell’s role in Iron Man 2. Plus, ultra-demented Doctor Who villain rumors! Juliet’s fate on Lost! Stargate Universe video! Green Lantern pics! Terminator Salvation: In the post-apocalyptic future, John Connor is viewed as both a prophet and a nuisance by the Resistance…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Sigourney Weaver Seduces Aliens, Drops Dope Rhymes In New Galaxy Quest DVD

Just how multitalented is Sigourney Weaver? Here she is, seducing two aliens and then doing a rap tribute to her ICM agent, Sam Cohn. Just two of the features on the new Galaxy Quest DVD. Galaxy Quest gets a much-deserved fancy presentation in this tenth anniversary DVD, which just hit stores. The movie itself has…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Good News! Your Nose Is Too Cold For Avian Flu.

A new study released today should quell bird flu panic, or at least calm it down a bit. Turns out that avian flu viruses have a really tough time staying alive in human noses, where they’d need to hunker down and breed if they were going to spread through our species in a pandemic. According…

io9 Annalee Newitz

10 Examples of Summer Movie Merchandising Run Amok

Akiva “I Am Legend” Goldsman Takes On U.S. Version Of Primeval

Astro Boy Teaser Trailer Starts The Speed Racer Healing Process

Is NASA Acting Out Danny Boyle’s Sunshine For Real?

Dollhouse Renewal Looking More Likely

An Organic Solar Power Cell’s Beautiful Flaw

SETI Picks Up Regular Laser Pulse Emanating From Space

Death Comes To Smallville

10 Greatest Libertarian Science Fiction Stories

We Talk To The Masterminds Of Kamen Riders’ Cyber-Dragon Revolution!

Discover All The Ancient Secrets Of The Transformers!

Animated Batman’s Next Allies: Superheroes From The Future… And Robin?

What Happened When Gray Goo Washed Over the City

The Tony Awards Just Got Horrible, Awesome

Fox Looks To The Unusual And Super-Science For Next Year

Six Countries Unite to Make Live-Action, English Bubblegum Crisis Movie

Is Sci-Fi TV Too Scary For British Kids?

Terminator Salvation Review, Iron Man 2 Set Report And Bizarre Doctor Who Rumors!

Sigourney Weaver Seduces Aliens, Drops Dope Rhymes In New Galaxy Quest DVD

Good News! Your Nose Is Too Cold For Avian Flu.

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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