Television

Vin Diesel Holds The Missing Pieces Of BSG’s Final Season

Remember those Battlestar Galactica webisodes we were promised before the second half of the show’s final season launches January 16? Turns out “webisodes” was sort of a misnomer. They’re actually going to air on the Sci Fi Channel during the channel’s showing of Pitch Black on January 15. (I guess they’re “webisodes” in the sense…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

New “Earth Stood Still” TV Spots Give Away The Movie’s Plot

Did a toy company accidentally give away the goods on Transformers 2’s biggest new robot? You decide. There’s no doubt, however, that two new TV ads provide a way better idea of exactly why Keanu Reeves visits our planet in The Day The Earth Stood Still, and what the film’s central conflict is. Also, a…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Alan Tudyk Eaten By a Giant Anime Lobster

Those of you unfamiliar with the freakish mania of cult web series Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show may find what I am about to tell you very disturbing. Alan Tudyk, who played Wash on Firefly and has shown up in several CSI episodes, has been poisoned by bubbles and attacked by a giant lobster. We’ve…

Television Annalee Newitz

Could The Survivors Cure Your Doctor Who Withdrawal?

Going into Doctor Who withdrawal yet? With the BBC’s time-traveling soap opera pretty much taking a year off, and spin-off show Torchwood also doing a shorter season, you’re going to need an acceptable Who substitute. So it may be worth looking into The Survivors, the remake of a classic show by Dalek co-creator Terry Nation…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Transformers 2 Writer Comments On Crazy Concept Art

Wake up, spoiler fanatics! Transformers 2 writer Roberto Orci weighed in on the controversial concept art for the movie’s version of Soundwave — and revealed exactly how the new Soundwave will be like the classic “taperecorder” version. Also, there are tons of clips and behind-the-scenes footage from Monday’s new Heroes. A new set of Smallville…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Ron Livingston Will Be The McDreamy Of The Space Station

Burger is getting blasted into space, thanks to executive producers James Parriott (Grey’s Anatomy) and Michael Edelstein (Desperate Housewives). Ron Livingston’s new starring role in the space drama titled Defying Gravity was wrapped up in one terrifying sentence from Parriott: “Throw in a little bit of Grey’s and Lost, and you have a pretty good…

Television Meredith Woerner

What – And Who – Is Next For New Who?

With news of David Tennant’s resignation as Doctor Who’s eponymous timelord still making grown fans weep, the aftermath is beginning to be felt around the internet: Who are the frontrunners for the role of replacement? What made Tennant almost change his mind? And what storyline has possibly been killed as a result of Tennant’s departure?…

Television Graeme McMillan

Teleportation Machine Isn’t A Magic Bullet After All

I kind of love this new two-minute short film promoting the British Sci Fi Channel, featuring comedian Jared Christmas. It’s a great example of heightened realism — obviously in real life, if you invented a teleportation system to help you get to work on time, you’d be rich and famous, and would no longer need…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Locke’s Nasty Run-In, And A Shocking Death On Heroes

Let spoilers enrich your information diet. Today, we’ve got a cryptic title of a Transformers 2 tie-in book, plus some new deets about Repo! The Genetic Opera. There are also a ton of spoilers for Heroes, including rumors of the most shocking death yet. (Which may even be permanent.) Learn about a new batch of…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Bjork the Drug-Addled Technologist Explains How CRT TVs Work

Sure, you could ask an engineer or designer how an old TV works. But then you’d get a boring, predictable and correct answer. Who wants that? Not me, that’s for sure. I’d much rather listen to Bjork tell me exactly what’s going on inside a TV, because you’re guaranteed to get a much more fantastical…

Television Adam Frucci

Introducing The New Space Sensation Of Tomorrow

We may know him as someone who lives in a pineapple under the sea, but that doesn’t mean that Spongebob Squarepants can’t try out a new home every now and again – say, perhaps, in outer space? Cartooning genius Roger Langridge has been clearing out his virtual cupboard and has uncovered this little-seen official Spongebob…

Television Graeme McMillan

Look Who’s Coming To Ruin The Doctor’s Christmas

The BBC finally released the longer trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas episode, “The Next Doctor,” in decent quality. This is the video we saw at Comic-Con, which gives a much better glimpse of the monster the Doctor faces — in both of their versions. It also shows more of the new companion, Rosita, and…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Heroes Execs Jeph Loeb And Jesse Alexander Canned

Click to viewHeads are rolling over at NBC’s super-powered mutant series Heroes — and it’s no wonder. Just about every critic has taken aim at the storyline gridlock this season, including a stinging critique on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. It was only a matter of time until NBC started trimming the fat, but can…

Television Meredith Woerner

Kick-Ass Set Video, Transformers Synopsis, And A Dragonball Poster

Someone’s put together a detailed synopsis for Transformers 2, based on tons of leaks and set reports. There’s also a new Dragonball poster, some Push images, and an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the filming of Kick Ass. Another Lost set report reveals a shocking plot twist for Locke. And meanwhile, there are casting calls for…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Full-Time Enjoyment: Play Is the New Work

I don’t know what all the fuss is about. Last week, I said I quit watching Battlestar Galactica, and some of you got all up in my face like we were back on the block in Fargo, playin’ the dozens. Probably I should have been more clear: I didn’t stop watching just because I thought…

Television Josh Wimmer

Let’s Face It: “True Blood” Hates Gay People

Click to view It’s pretty obvious that the vampires seeking “vampire rights” in Alan Ball’s new HBO series True Blood are stand-ins for gay people. And yet this civil liberties fable about sexy creatures who kill and maim the innocent is practically an advertisement for social conservatism. Our vampy pals may get beaten up by…

Television Annalee Newitz

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Streams from Hard Drives on the Cheap

Western Digital, better known for storage than HD video equipment, looks to have thrown their hat into the video streaming ring with the WD TV HD Media Player. With two USB 2.0 drives working simultaneously, you can plug in your USB storage and stream to your HDTV in 1080p over HDMI or composite. The diminutive…

Television Dan Nosowitz

Dealzmodo: 2 Sharp 46″ AQUOS HDTVs for $1999

Costco, in a fit of either economic optimism or pessimism, is selling not one but two Sharp AQUOS 46″ HDTVs for just $1999 with $99 shipping. That’s a solid $200 below anything PriceGrabber could find for me, and more than $350 below Amazon. Sure, two giant LCDs might be seen as a little excessive, but…

Television Dan Nosowitz

A Retro 70s Oedipal Robot Explosion Wet Dream, Yeah!

Here’s Exhibit A for why I like the new Life On Mars series way more than it deserves. The time-stranded cop show just goes way, way over the top, as you can see in this bizarre acid trip. Sam Tyler doesn’t just have naughty thoughts about his own mom — he also sees the Vietnam…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja

The only actor who’s fought killer bots in both the Battlestar Galactica and Terminator universes is Stephanie Jacobsen. She played the tough-as-nails Kendra Shaw in Battlestar Galactica: Razor, and now she’s playing Jesse, the freedom fighter from the future, in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. We talked to Jacobsen about what it’s like to play…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Vin Diesel Holds The Missing Pieces Of BSG’s Final Season

New “Earth Stood Still” TV Spots Give Away The Movie’s Plot

Alan Tudyk Eaten By a Giant Anime Lobster

Could The Survivors Cure Your Doctor Who Withdrawal?

Transformers 2 Writer Comments On Crazy Concept Art

Ron Livingston Will Be The McDreamy Of The Space Station

What – And Who – Is Next For New Who?

Teleportation Machine Isn’t A Magic Bullet After All

Locke’s Nasty Run-In, And A Shocking Death On Heroes

Bjork the Drug-Addled Technologist Explains How CRT TVs Work

Introducing The New Space Sensation Of Tomorrow

Look Who’s Coming To Ruin The Doctor’s Christmas

Heroes Execs Jeph Loeb And Jesse Alexander Canned

Kick-Ass Set Video, Transformers Synopsis, And A Dragonball Poster

Full-Time Enjoyment: Play Is the New Work

Let’s Face It: “True Blood” Hates Gay People

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Streams from Hard Drives on the Cheap

Dealzmodo: 2 Sharp 46″ AQUOS HDTVs for $1999

A Retro 70s Oedipal Robot Explosion Wet Dream, Yeah!

Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja

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

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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