Television

My Secret Nerd Shame: I’ve Never Watched Star Trek: The Next Generation

I have a confession to make. I, James Whitbrook, io9 writer and Star Trek fan, have never seen a single, entire episode of The Next Generation. Not one. Before your raise your pitchforks in fury, some context. As a child of the ‘90s, my first experience with Star Trek came with Voyager, my gateway drug…

Spoilers And Rumors For Civil War, Fantastic Four And Agents Of SHIELD!

There’s one character from the Green Arrow comics that Arrow will never touch. Who is Matt Smith playing in Terminator Genisys? Find out where Hannibal could go after season three. Plus our first official look at the X-Files relaunch, and the first clip from Fear the Walking Dead. So many spoilers! Star Trek 3 The…

HBO Is Finally Working on a Science Fiction Romantic Comedy

Although HBO’s been gathering accolades for genre drama with Game of Thrones, next year could bring it into the realm of genre comedy, a niche that the premium network has left untouched. Until now. According to USA Today, the network’s inked a deal with Greg Daniels (The Office, King of the Hill) to develop a…

Tonight, the 41st Annual Saturn Awards were given out. Congratulations to the nominees and the winners!

If You Like Intense Techno-Thrillers, You Need to Be Watching Mr. Robot

Imagine a show that combines the anti-corporate craziness of Fight Club with the subversive hacker heroism of The Matrix. Add some great acting, and a fascinating conspiracy that’s unfolding in the hazy realm between our dystopian nightmares and hard reality. That’s Mr. Robot, which debuted last night on USA. Spoilers ahead! Of course, it actually…

In AMC’s New Android Show Humans, People Are the Real Monsters

Humans has already premiered in the UK, but American viewers will finally get to see this android show on June 28 on AMC. We talked to writer-producers Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley and with stars Katherine Parkinson and Tom Goodman-Hill, and they told us human beings are this show’s real monsters. AMC’s Humans takes place…

Hiro Nakamura Returns, In An Actually-Not-Bad Heroes Reborn Trailer

The first Heroes Reborn trailer didn’t inspire confidence. “Pretentious,” is what we called it. But this second one has what the first was lacking: Actual heroes, including everyone’s favorite time-traveller Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oki). Heroes Reborn, the miniseries follow-up to NBC’s hit 2006 show Heroes, starts on September 24. Several of the original characters and…

Patrick Macnee Proved A Gentleman Hero Could Treat Women As Equals

Patrick Macnee, who just died, embodied the ultimate gentleman adventurer for millions of people. As John Steed in The Avengers, he proved that an old-school gent could be ready for anything—whether it be robot killing machines, or a tough, self-assured lady in a catsuit. When people remember The Avengers now, they’re probably more likely to…

Netflix Is About to Be Bigger Than ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox

Well, we saw this coming: The explosive, cord-cutting popularity of Netflix will finally torch the laurels of traditional broadcast television networks. Analysts predict that if Netflix were measured as a 24-hour station by Nielsen, it would have more viewers than ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox within the year. There is some fine print to that…

There Might Be a Whole New Villain Appearing in Avengers: Infinity War

Could Chris Pine join the DC movieverse in a role different than what we previously thought? Plus, teasers for Wayward Pines and Penny Dreadful, and Arnold Schwarzenegger cuts his own Terminator Genisys trailer. Spoilers are here! Avengers: Infinity War Parts I & II An alleged casting call for the film has gone out, with a…

USA has already renewed Mr. Robot for a second season. Despite only just premiering, the positive reaction to the pilot — which was put up online in May — has drawn USA into an early renewal for the hacker show. [Deadline]

Hacker Drama Mr. Robot Is Scary, Paranoia-Inducing, and Awesome

If you could hack into an evil corporation’s bank account and shuffle its wealth to the 99%, would you? That’s the Anonymous-era quandary a young, brilliant hacker grapples with in the new USA drama, Mr. Robot, which premiers tonight at 10 p.m. I got a chance to hang out with the cast as they were…

The Arrow Cast Fail Their City And Flub Their Lines in New Gag Reel

Since the Arrow TV show takes itself so seriously, it’s always fun to see the cast off camersa, revealing they can actually laugh, In this four-minute gag reel from season three, Ollie and the others break character, scream profanity, or, uh… start spanking each other. It’s delightful. Now where’s my Flash gag reel at? [Via…

The Green Lantern Movie Could Star More Than One Human Green Lantern

Schwarzenegger fights Schwarzenegger in a Terminator Genisys clip. Who could be worthy enough to lift Thor’s hammer in Captain America: Civil War? Michael Keaton and David Tennant are returning to comic book adaptations. Plus, our first hints for Person of Interest season five. Spoilers Now! Green Lantern Collider are reporting that the upcoming Green Lantern…

Every Episode of Seinfeld Is Now On Hulu

Back in April, we got the wonderful (terrible for corporate productivity) news that Hulu had bought up every single episode of Seinfeld. Well, binge-watchers, your time is nigh: hulu.com/seinfeld is now live. https://gizmodo.com/hulu-just-paid-nearly-180-million-for-every-episode-of-1700869520

Oh God, Heroes Reborn Is Already Getting Really Pretentious

I have a bad feeling about Heroes Reborn. This is likely because I watched all four seasons of the original series, which would make anyone depressed and apprehensive. But this portentous and pretentious new promo for the show is not making me feel any better — nor is the slow acoustic version of Metallica’s “Nothing…

You Can Now Add Showtime to Your Hulu Subscription for $9. Not Bad!

The a la carte TV options are expanding. If you’re a Hulu subscriber paying $8 per month, you can add Showtime for another $9 now, which is cheaper than Showtime’s recently announced $11 standalone option. Obviously this isn’t an earth-shattering deal, but it’s also not bad, especially if like me, you’re a Hulu subscriber already.…

Marvel Still Has the Rights to Make a Hulk Movie After All

An absolutely insane rumor claims Beyoncé wants in on The Avengers. Has the purported Legend of Zelda show found a new home? Plus, Rob Liefield talks Deadpool, denials over the alleged Hawkgirl TV series, and some new art from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. To me, my Spoilers! The Hulk Following some recent interviews from…

Strange & Norrell‘s Italian Adventure Goes A Bit Off The Deep End

Many fans of the book expected Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell to skip, or greatly condense, Strange’s escapades in Venice—but instead the show gave us a whole episode dealing with the consequences of Strange’s madness. Unfortunately, it also tried to do a lot of finale setup, and it made the episode a bit of a…

Sad news, Hannibal fans: our cannibal won’t be getting a fourth season. Bryan Fuller thanked NBC for indulging the show’s “images that would have shredded the eyeballs of lesser Standards & Practices enforcers.” Indeed. The season two capper was epic, but look for the series finale to be a bloodbath for the ages.