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Sarah Connor Chronicles Open Thread

Are you still reeling from tonight’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles finale? Us too. We’ll post our recap tomorrow, but by popular demand, here’s an open thread to discuss it for now.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

All Right, You Autobot Maggots! Drop And Give Me Twenty Transformations!

What would Autobot boot camp be like? Would there be hazing and weird chanting? What’s the Transformer equivalent of latrine duty? This scene from Transformers Animated season one (now on DVD) explains everything.

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Area 51 Is Declassified, And Its Project Leads Speak Out

Details related to Area 51 have been declassified, and for the first time in history former members of the staff are allowed to admit Area 51 exists and talk about what went on there. Unfortunately for UFO conspiracy buffs, the sunshine that’s falling on Area 51 sounds like more of the same obfuscation and cover-up…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Spend all week building your own pirate army? Don’t worry we’ve collected the best of the best just for you this week, including “Twihards,” Sarah Connor 101 and Dollhouse: is it or isn’t it canceled? https://gizmodo.com/could-pirates-become-an-army-for-the-stateless-5205884 First Look at the Teaser Trailer for Sandy Collora’s “Hunter Prey” Sandy Collora, the fanfilm auteur behind Batman Dead…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Let’s Do The Time Loop Again. And Again…

If there’s one thing that’s constant in science fiction, it’s time loops, where everything repeats. If there’s one thing that’s constant in science fiction, it’s time loops, where everything repeats. Here’s our list! “A Little Something For Us Tempunauts” by Philip K. Dick features the classic time-loop storyline. A time-travel program is supposed to send…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Nevermind Zombies – I’ve Moved On To Werewolves

Time Magazine’s Lev Grossman wrote an interesting blog post about zombies climbing the monster social ladder. But while I can never say enough nice things about zombie Nazis, the real underground monster sensation is werewolves. https://gizmodo.com/best-zombie-nazi-fight-scene-in-history-5125082 I don’t disagree with Grossman that zombies are about to get their big shambling moment in the sun. I…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Dragonball: The Quest For The Silly Grail

There are balls of lint smarter than Dragonball Evolution, which opened today. But at the same time, it’s an awesomely goofy slapstick action-comedy with acrobatic fight scenes, laser pistols and scenery-chewing. Here’s our spoilery review. How dumb is Dragonball? It’s the kind of movie where the good guy and the bad guy are fighting, and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

If Gizmodo Had a Cartoonist, It Would Be Andy Riley

I didn’t know much about Andy Riley till I saw his newly published book of “alarming inventions,” DIY Dentistry. Fortunately, Penguin gave us permission to run some of its best cartoons in a gallery below. Riley’s ability to come up with products—whether realistic, totally absurd or both—seems boundless, and his not-so-dry British wit keeps the…

Books & Comics Wilson Rothman

Seven Ways We Would Spend Tron’s $300 Million Budget

Could Tron 2‘s $300 million dollar budget be the highest film budget ever? Even James Cameron’s mega-budget Avatar has a smaller budget than Tron 2’s reported sum. Couldn’t that money be spent a little better? Slashfilm discovered this little gem in the Vancouver Sun: “Vancouver post-production units are salivating at the prospects presented by the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Fringe’s Leonard Nimoy Stunt-Casting May Have Crashed And Burned

We were all excited to hear that Leonard Nimoy was joining the cast of Fringe as William Bell, the mysterious tech millionaire with ties to Walter Bishop. Until we found out that the producers agreed to scale back William Bell’s story arc to accomodate Nimoy, who doesn’t want a big commitment. Apparently, he’ll appear in…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Sam Rockwell’s Lunar Bullseye Is Trippy, Isolating

The new poster for Duncan Jones‘ Moon, starring Sam Rockwell, shows a sterile metallic environment in which Rockwell wanders, lost and confused. Click over to Ain’t It Cool to see the whole thing.

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

A Realistic Look at the Truth Behind Super Mario Bros.

The true nature of our warrior plumbers and the mushroom people they destroyed is revealed in this amazing tee from Dr. McNinja. More truth-telling tees await you below. You can’t get more realistic than this tee that proclaims, Terry Bisson style, “I am made of meat!” You can find it, and proclaim your true biological…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Bioshock 2 Lets You View Steampunk Undersea World From Big Daddy’s Eyes

The first gameplay footage for Bioshock 2 gives us hope for the future of Steampunk, and of Hollywood. This is the type of gear-spinning, mechanical underwater world we deserve. The second game takes place in the 70s, ten years after the original. Yes, that’s you controlling Big Daddy – Amazing, I know. In the video,…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Science The Way It Ought To Be Taught, On Bones

If only all science lessons came with CGI poultry, slapstick and as part of a murder investigation. Last night’s Bones offered up the model for this exciting new educational method, and we have the video. Last night’s episode of one of our favorite guilty pleasures was educational all ’round – Where else would you find…

Television Graeme McMillan

Ruin the Star Trek Movie for Trekkies Everywhere

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I want you to take aim at the upcoming Star Trek movie. By destroying it. What elements would have die-hard Trekkies heading for JJ Abrams’ bungalow with pitchforks and torches? Come up with something awesome, create it in your image editor of choice, and send it over to me at…

Movies Adam Frucci

Everything We Know Is Wrong – And Awesome

In one Brooklyn school, three nerds have become the coolest kids around, with cheerleaders announcing their entrance and the school band playing their theme song. What caused this to happen? We blame robots. The kids – 12 year olds Simon Shkreli, Benjamin Kelk and Gregory Chin (along with recent graduates Richard Chian and Daniel Alvarez)…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Now We’re Really Desperate To See Dollhouse’s Season Finale

We’ve learned the first details of the Dollhouse season finale which Joss Whedon directed – and which won’t air, and may not even make it to DVD. And now we’re dying to see it. Spoilers! Jennifer Godwin at E! Online covered the Dollhouse season finale controversy, and got the same answers as everyone else. (Including…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Will Chandler Decode The Smoke Monster’s Egyptian Temple Scribblings?

Wanna know what those Egyptian symbols in the smoke monster’s home in Lost could represent? We’ve got some leads. But first, what is Matthew Perry doing on the island? Could this BE any more confusing? According to Star Pulse, it was always a dream of Matthew Perry’s to wind up on the island with Jack…

Television Meredith Woerner

The Colorful Art of Dragon Ball

Before there was Dragonball Evolution, there was Akira Toriyama‘s crisp, colorful art. His work seems taken from children’s books rather than a gut-punching martial-arts tale, but incongruity is what makes his manga appealing. Gallery below. Toriyama used only very few assistants compared to most manga artists, so his work lacks the stiffly drafted backgrounds and…

io9 Jason.thompson

What If War of the Worlds’ Tripods Looked Like iPods?

In this album art from Jeff Wayne’s musical version of War of the Worlds, artist Geoff Taylor has recast the menacing tripods as robots who look like giant, horrifying iPods ravaging the Earth. Taylor also does a terrific job with this image of War of the Worlds’ red weed – the hideous plants that the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Sarah Connor Chronicles Open Thread

All Right, You Autobot Maggots! Drop And Give Me Twenty Transformations!

Area 51 Is Declassified, And Its Project Leads Speak Out

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Let’s Do The Time Loop Again. And Again…

Nevermind Zombies – I’ve Moved On To Werewolves

Dragonball: The Quest For The Silly Grail

If Gizmodo Had a Cartoonist, It Would Be Andy Riley

Seven Ways We Would Spend Tron’s $300 Million Budget

Fringe’s Leonard Nimoy Stunt-Casting May Have Crashed And Burned

Sam Rockwell’s Lunar Bullseye Is Trippy, Isolating

A Realistic Look at the Truth Behind Super Mario Bros.

Bioshock 2 Lets You View Steampunk Undersea World From Big Daddy’s Eyes

Science The Way It Ought To Be Taught, On Bones

Ruin the Star Trek Movie for Trekkies Everywhere

Everything We Know Is Wrong – And Awesome

Now We’re Really Desperate To See Dollhouse’s Season Finale

Will Chandler Decode The Smoke Monster’s Egyptian Temple Scribblings?

The Colorful Art of Dragon Ball

What If War of the Worlds’ Tripods Looked Like iPods?

What’s Actually the Best Way to Get a Good Night’s Sleep? We Asked Scientists

Game to Lose Online Mode After Its Server Partner Pivots to You’ll Never Guess What

This $400 (Not) AI Keychain Is Pointless, Extravagant, and Weirdly Lovable

New Getaway Means Subaru Has an Electric SUV in Every Size

pCloud Easter Special: One Payment, Lifetime Storage for Entire Family (68% Off)

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Humanity’s Epic Return to the Moon 🔴

NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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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