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10 Characters that Game of Thrones season two could leave out

There were two miracles about Game of Thrones season one: that it was so true to the book, and that it was so brilliant on its own terms. For season two, the show will have to choose one miracle. With the second book in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Did Futurama get the Banach-Tarski Paradox right?

The Banach-Tarski Dupla-Shrinker recently made an appearance on an episode of Futurama. Using it, Bender got to make two, slightly smaller, copies of himself. The smaller Benders are why they added the ‘shrinker’ part of the name. The actual Banach-Tarski theorem allows an object to spawn a perfect copy of itself, at its exact size,…

Television Esther Inglis-Arkell

Has the first actual Man of Steel plot synopsis been discovered?

We are never, ever getting rid of Transformers movies. Oz, the Great and Powerful may have hit the ultimate legal roadblock. Plus everyone is talking Torchwood: Miracle Day, chief dwarf Richard Armitage discusses The Hobbit, and Misha Collins address his Supernatural future. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Rise of the Planet of…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

What the Creators of Torchwood: Miracle Day Promise You’ll See

Torchwood: Miracle Day starts airing in a couple days on Starz, and we have pretty high expectations for the Doctor Who spin-off. But when the show’s creators spoke to us on a conference call, they only raised our hopes further. We were lucky enough to be on a call with producer Russell T. Davies, plus…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Product Placement Goes Back in Time

It’s bad enough that every current television show and movie shoves brand names in your face. Now, networks are digitally inserting new products into old television shows. Consumerist spotted a magazine emblazoned with an advertisement for the new Kevin James movie Zoo Keeper in a rerun of a 2007 episode of How I Met Your…

Television Adrian Chen

Apple TVs Don’t Need Dedicated Carrying Cases

There may come a time, when you have to transport your Apple TV from point A to point B. Will you really need a specialized $45 case for that purpose? Something tells me no. [SF Bags via CrunchGear]

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The lost Hawkman movie was a Baby Ruth commercial

While we speculate how DC Comics are going to regroup their superhero blockbuster strategy post-Green Lantern, let’s not forget that DC heroes have been manhandled worse. In 1997, Hawkman shilled a nutty candy bar. https://gizmodo.com/which-dc-comics-character-could-save-dcs-non-batman-sup-5818333 I’m not sure what the ramifications of this commercial are. Does Baby Ruth have the power to make you come…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

An absolutely insane rumor reveals the potential new star of Transformers 4. Plus new videos for Captain America and Rise of the Planet of the Apes!

We don’t know much about The Dark Knight Rises, but we do know it involves tons of parachuting. A former Doctor Who companion may be about to star in a major scifi movie. Plus Olivia Wilde talks Cowboys & Aliens! Plus it turns out a crucial scene from the book won’t be in Harry Potter…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Watch 9 minutes of the new ThunderCats series!

Behold a silent-but-deadly Snarf, Lion-O’s new haircut, and the soulless, unblinking eyes of Wiley Kit and Wiley Kat! We’ve got 9-plus minutes from the new ThunderCats series right here! And if you can’t get enough ThunderCats, we’ve included two of the wallpapers from the animated series’ website. Are we the only ones getting creeped out…

Television Meredith Woerner

New videos for Captain America, Torchwood and True Blood. Plus two absolutely insane Dark Knight Rises rumors!

Steven Moffat offers the latest update on the future of Doctor Who. Does a children’s book reveal the secret origin of Captain America’s all-powerful artifact? Plus tons of Torchwood: Miracle Day hints to get you ready for the big premiere! Spoilers from this point forward! Top image from Torchwood: Miracle Day. The Dark Knight Rises…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

True Blood unleashes the sex panther (in your pants)

True Blood’s back with another historical vampire flashback that highlights Bill’s punk years. It was kind of like watching your father do a beer bong while visiting you at college. But more importantly, WHERE IS REVEREND STEVE NEWLIN? To the True Blood Pro/Con-mobile! Pro: Jason awakes up to a good were-panther licking. Of course this…

Television Meredith Woerner

What’s the difference between slavery and symbiosis?

The most interesting part of Falling Skies, so far, is the relationship between the Skitters and the children they’ve taken captive. And the more we learn about the harnessed children, the more interesting they get. Just check out this utterly creeptastic scene, in which Ricky appears to choose slavery. (Which is several times more creepy…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

This Week’s TV: Torchwood goes big budget! Plus two doses of dinosaur-on-dinosaur mayhem!

Torchwood is back! The grown-up Doctor Who spin-off is just as intense as ever — but now the budgets are bigger and the action is international. Also on TV this week: Futurama spoofs Tron! Complete with a lightcycle chase! Plus gorgeous computer-animated dinosaurs march across the wasteland… and join gangs. Eric makes a big mistake…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

The first World War Z set photos reveal the beginning of the zombie devastation!

After years of trying to get financing, Marc Forster’s film adaptation of World War Z has finally begun shooting on the Mediterranean island of Malta. Here’s our first look at zombie carnage, human survivors, and Brad Pitt with a beard! The Dark Knight Rises goes parachuting in Scotland and plays football in Pittsburgh! Thor 2…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

How NOT to make a 1960s British sci-fi puppet show

If you’ve heard people raving about fifty-year-old kiddie shows like Thunderbirds and couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about…well, watch this clip from Paul Starr, made by a rival production company. It’ll make you appreciate Stingray like never before! To understand what I’m talking about, watch the first 1:45 of the video up top,…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Futurama serves up a frustratingly ordinary robot ghost story

Yesterday’s Futurama gave us an old-fashioned story of robots haunting humans, complete with the return of the Robot Devil, the introduction of the Space Amish, and vengeance from beyond the grave…or, in this case, from beyond the global wireless network. While attending the Parade Day parade, Fry becomes a hero for saving the life of…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Thor 2 is officially happening, but who will return for the sequel? Plus an utterly intense new Harry Potter clip!

Hugh Jackman reveals when The Wolverine will begin shooting. John Noble has a plan for peace between universes on Fringe. How will Game of Thrones handle all the new season two characters? Plus new Captain America and Harry Potter videos! It’s spoilers all the way down! Top image from Captain America. Thor 2 Disney and…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

10 Lessons Every Other TV Show Should Learn From Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries has only been on hiatus for a few weeks, but we’re already having withdrawal symptoms from the Mystic Falls crack pipe. No other show on television quite manages to pull off the miracles that TVD accomplishes regularly. Sure, The Vampire Diaries force-feeds us melted cheese by the gallon, as if we were…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

First set video of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle from The Dark Knight Rises. Plus Ridley Scott talks Prometheus!

Frank Darabont explains why the second season of The Walking Dead is heading to the country. New Hobbit photos show off Bilbo and Gandalf. Plus a blurry set video of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

This Week’s TV: The Afterlife, Futurama-Style. And Star Wars Cakes!

This week on television, Bender becomes a ghost! And Eric crashes a witch meting on True Blood! But also, they’re making Star Wars-themed cakes! And on Falling Skies, the gang decides to bring Pope on a mission, for some reason. Plus this week’s television brings you stoner Heaven. Including a lifesize broken Katy Perry doll,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

10 Characters that Game of Thrones season two could leave out

Did Futurama get the Banach-Tarski Paradox right?

Has the first actual Man of Steel plot synopsis been discovered?

What the Creators of Torchwood: Miracle Day Promise You’ll See

Product Placement Goes Back in Time

Apple TVs Don’t Need Dedicated Carrying Cases

The lost Hawkman movie was a Baby Ruth commercial

An absolutely insane rumor reveals the potential new star of Transformers 4. Plus new videos for Captain America and Rise of the Planet of the Apes!

Watch 9 minutes of the new ThunderCats series!

New videos for Captain America, Torchwood and True Blood. Plus two absolutely insane Dark Knight Rises rumors!

True Blood unleashes the sex panther (in your pants)

What’s the difference between slavery and symbiosis?

This Week’s TV: Torchwood goes big budget! Plus two doses of dinosaur-on-dinosaur mayhem!

The first World War Z set photos reveal the beginning of the zombie devastation!

How NOT to make a 1960s British sci-fi puppet show

Futurama serves up a frustratingly ordinary robot ghost story

Thor 2 is officially happening, but who will return for the sequel? Plus an utterly intense new Harry Potter clip!

10 Lessons Every Other TV Show Should Learn From Vampire Diaries

First set video of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle from The Dark Knight Rises. Plus Ridley Scott talks Prometheus!

This Week’s TV: The Afterlife, Futurama-Style. And Star Wars Cakes!

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

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NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026

Kia’s EV3 Is Headed to the US This Year With Up to 320 Miles of Range

This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI

Amazon Facilities in Bahrain Hit Again as Iran Follows Through on Threat, Report Says

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