io9 | Page 5659 of 5931 | We Come From the Future

Padmé Wins as Best Star Wars Fan Film of the Year

George Lucas’ favorite fan films are parodies — he’s said in interviews that he thinks a good parody will often lead people back to the original story and turn them into fans. So it’s no surprise that Lucas picked a popular parody, Padmé, as the winner of this year’s Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge at…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Why Should We Watch The Watchmen?

Click to viewThere’s no getting away from it – the smash hit of Comic-Con was Watchmen. In the absence of any presence from the rest of next year’s big SF movies like Star Trek or Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Zack Snyder’s glossy adaptation of the 21-year-old comic swept the collective nerd herd off their…

io9 Graeme McMillan

We Will See Tahmoh Penikett’s Dark Side In Dollhouse

Tahmoh Penikett plays the only character on Battlestar Galactica who always does the right thing, no matter what. (And he was very happy when we told him that, because apparently people are still mad at Helo for stopping the Cylon plague in season three.) But in Joss Whedon‘s new show Dollhouse, we’re going to get…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

See The Face-Tentacled Beast Behind District 9’s ARGs

Before there was the major motion picture District 9 (with its many ARGs and guerrilla advertisements) there was Alive In Joburg, Neill Blomkamp‘s heartbreaking short film about injustice towards aliens. You can watch the whole film here, and it proves that Blomkamp is a genius. I’m pumped to see the full-length movie about the slums…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Now You Can Play The First Star Trek Video Game Ever

Click to viewYesterday, we told you about the rebirth of the Star Trek Online game, but that’s by no means that only time technology has enabled you – yes, you – to fight the Klingon menace. In fact, back in the 1970s, one Enterprising fan (Sorry) created his very own Star Trek computer game –…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Enter the Virgin Mothership

Say what you will about Sir Richard Branson — at least he uses his billions to help other people have fun, not just himself. That’s the quality that makes him the prime funder behind space tourism, a brand new phenomenon that will let regular folk head to the stars for the first time. Well, regular…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel

Feast Your Eyes On The Mountain Everyone Is Running To

The website for Race to Witch Mountain is up, debuting one hefty rock for alien kids to journey to. Disney promises creepy alien kids, terrible harmonica playing and one giant Rock. I hope in this Disney film (based on the original Escape To Witch Mountain), the alien children everyone is so keen to protect go…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Dish Network Will Broadcast in 1080p, Streaming Blu-ray Quality Video Now Possible (But Unlikely)

Dish Network is upgrading their boxes’ firmware to display 1080p resolution. Given the lack of 1080p network source material, the existing 720p/1080i compressed HD signals, and the fact that there’s no standard limiting the compression quality-1080p can be compressed to crap like any other picture-it’s tough to believe this is going to be really useful…

Television Benny Goldman

Which Will Be Cooler: Terminator 4, Or Sarah Connor Season 2?

For the first time ever, soon the Terminator will be competing… with the Terminator. It’s likely that Terminator: The Sarah Chronicles will still be on the air, telling its own version of the robo-pocalypse/time-travel story, when Terminator Salvation hits theaters next May. Both versions will have their strengths and weaknesses, but which will be cooler?…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Europe’s SF Secret Returns To American Shores

One of the more unexpected – and most welcome – comic stories to come from last weekend’s Comic-Con was the announcement that Devil’s Due Publishing has partnered with European publisher Humanoids to bring some of their best stories to American audiences, starting with Nazi-science-gone-wrong tale I Am Legion and dark humor book The Zombies Who…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Batman’s Throbbing, Tumescent… Bat

Click to viewYou know how Captain Hammer’s hammer is not his fist? It appears the same is true of Batman’s bat, judging from the cover to Superman/Batman #50, which came out yesterday. Just take a look at the object emerging from Batman’s crotch in the cover by artist Ethan Van Sciver. (Click to enlarge.) [Thanks…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Blackswift Will Be the First War Machine In Space

Development of the U.S.’s first hypersonic military space plane, the HTV-3X Blackswift, is zooming forward, with plans for Boeing and Lockheed to work together on the project. When it’s ready to fly (possibly as soon as 2010), the Blackswift will give the U.S. the ability to send a missile to any spot on Earth within…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

Who Can Replace Topher As The Gooey Spawn Of Evil?

A Venom spin off is in the works, because clearly everyone liked him more than Peter Parker in Spider-Man 3. This may be partly due to the fact that Topher Grace’s acting completely eclipsed all three standard recurring characters thus far. Alas, the rumor is there will be no Topher in this Venom (not a…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Exclusive: Joss Whedon Tackles Darwin

Click to viewJoss Whedon’s new TV show, Dollhouse, is all about people whose minds are erased, allowing them to “become” anybody and have any skills. So does this mean Whedon is coming down on the “nurture” side of the nature/nurture debate? Are people purely shaped by their conditioning? Is your brain just a piece of…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Sarah Connor Starts Blogging

For all your Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles internet needs, you don’t have to rely on us anymore — but, please, continue to do so anyway — because the writers and producers behind the Fox drama are now blogging themselves at Take Back The Future, and promising to not just tell you all manner of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Spy Photos Show The Decepticon We Couldn’t Believe Was In Transformers 2

Wake up with spoilers! This morning we have set pics from Transformers 2, Fringe and Sarah Connor — and the Transformers pics show a robot in the silliest disguise yet. There’s a new Clone Wars clip, and some new details about the superhero prison movie Supermax. We’ve read another set of pages from a Knight…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

LG BD300 Is First Blu-ray Player With Built-in Netflix Streaming

We’ve been waiting for this since January: LG’s promised Blu-ray player with built-in Netflix movie streaming is official. Available this fall for “well under $500,” the BD300 is the third major box Netflix has invaded with its unlimited streaming service offering over 12,000 titles. After adding flicks to your instant queue, you can access them…

Movies Matt Buchanan

Breaking Down The Secrets Of District 9

Alien segregation plagued the halls of Comic-Con. Signs stationed near bathrooms and elevators marked certain facilities for “Humans Only.” Where were these poor aliens supposed to relieve themselves? And why so much blatant alien hate? Apparently the con had fallen victim to a massive District 9 ARG. The new Peter Jackson produced mega picture is…

io9 Meredith Woerner

I Survived a Japanese Game Show: Dizzy Weddings and Chastity Belts

This week’s bewildering I Survived… challenge dressed contestants as bride and groom before sending them across narrow bridges to meet and consummate their union like it’s 1499. The catch(es)? They’re surround by a sea of powder and the floor is spinning, both literally and figuratively. Before the challenge starts contestants are spun until they can…

Television John Herrman

UFO-Obsessed Hacker May Have To Pay For Wanting To Believe

Famed Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon may have to face one pissed-off Big Brother in the United States after all. For six years the United States government has been trying to extradite McKinnon from London for hacking into secret government files and trying to prove a UFO cover-up. Specifically, he wanted to prove that the US…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Padmé Wins as Best Star Wars Fan Film of the Year

Why Should We Watch The Watchmen?

We Will See Tahmoh Penikett’s Dark Side In Dollhouse

See The Face-Tentacled Beast Behind District 9’s ARGs

Now You Can Play The First Star Trek Video Game Ever

Enter the Virgin Mothership

Feast Your Eyes On The Mountain Everyone Is Running To

Dish Network Will Broadcast in 1080p, Streaming Blu-ray Quality Video Now Possible (But Unlikely)

Which Will Be Cooler: Terminator 4, Or Sarah Connor Season 2?

Europe’s SF Secret Returns To American Shores

Batman’s Throbbing, Tumescent… Bat

Blackswift Will Be the First War Machine In Space

Who Can Replace Topher As The Gooey Spawn Of Evil?

Exclusive: Joss Whedon Tackles Darwin

Sarah Connor Starts Blogging

Spy Photos Show The Decepticon We Couldn’t Believe Was In Transformers 2

LG BD300 Is First Blu-ray Player With Built-in Netflix Streaming

Breaking Down The Secrets Of District 9

I Survived a Japanese Game Show: Dizzy Weddings and Chastity Belts

UFO-Obsessed Hacker May Have To Pay For Wanting To Believe

JBL Authentics 500 Retro-Style Home Speaker Hits 40% Off, Now at Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Clearance Begins

ExpressVPN Spring Sale Special: Up to 73% Off + Free eSIM and Password Manager

You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

Amazon Echo Dot Sees Its Last Price Drop in the Spring Sale, Final Hours Tick Down Ahead of an Uncertain Prime Day

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

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

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?

Let us help find what you are looking for...