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Watchmen Movie Keeps It Real

Zack Snyder’s Watchmen will keep much of the darkness in Alan Moore’s comic, judging from Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s angst over playing the Comedian. Morgan, who sports a mustache and icky hair for the role (see photo), has a hard time with some of the Comedian’s “morally neutral” ways. There are days that the Grey’s Anatomy…

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Sony’s OLED TV Stripped Naked For the World to See

You already saw the unboxing, but that was like thumbing through a Victoria’s Secret catalogue. For the real hardcore stuff, you have to see this gorgeous XEL-1 OLED with its downright obscene 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and sexy 3mm frame without any covering whatsoever. Don’t tell us it doesn’t turn you on. Hit the jump for…

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On Smallville, It’s Okay To Be A Meteor Freak

Lex Luthor is in a tough spot as Smallville ends its fall block this week. If he doesn’t confess his alien experiments, a maniac will blow up the perky Chloe. And thinking she’s about to die, Chloe confesses that she’s a “Meteor Freak.” There should really be a flag for that. More Smallville spoilers, plus…

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Doctor Who Raids Its Back Catalog On Speed

Who’s coming back for season four of Doctor Who? Everybody! Seriously, just about every monster and supporting character that ever appeared on the old or new series is making an appearance, according to these probably partly fake spoilers that are making the rounds of fan sites. Click through to read which comebacks are definite, and…

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Tin Man is Most-Watched SciFi Show Ever

Bringing in 6.3 million viewers its first night (Sunday), 4.4 the next, and 5.3 on the last, the cheesy Wizard of Oz remake Tin Man is officially the most popular thing SciFi Channel has ever aired. Other top shows on the channel have been a Dune miniseries, and Taken, a Steven Spielberg-produced soap about alien…

Television Annalee Newitz

Wolverine’s Crazy-Ass Mutant Sidekick

Marvel’s silliest mutant will torment Wolverine in his solo movie. Deadpool is a hideously scarred assassin with a healing factor like Logan’s, but he’s mostly known for acting loony and being obsessed with Bea Arthur. His inclusion may actually help keep X-Men: Origins: Wolverine from trying too hard to be “grim ‘n’ gritty.” There’s also…

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Norton Fighter, Symantec’s Awesome Japanese Ad Mascot, is Back

You may have seen the first Japanese Norton 360 commercial featuring the Ultraman-esque Norton Fighter mascot a few months back. Now, Symantec has made what amounts to a full-length tokusatsu episode featuring the guy, and man is it great. While the first go-round pretty much looked like a few dudes running around Tokyo with a…

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Afternoon News: Speak R2-D2’s Language, Watch Hulu In HD, Get a Cheap Zune Dock and More

• Adobe’s Flash Player 9 now supports the H.264 video codec. Expect more HD Flash video and greater iPhone compatibility as a result. [TUAW] • Hulu began streaming in HD today, coinciding with Adobe’s Flash update. Cold comfort if you ask me, since there are no TV shows left anyway. [Crave] • R2-D2 Translator turns…

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Your Writers Strike TV Guide

With the WGA writers strike in full swing, we’re sure that some families are going hungry. And the subsequent complete staff layoffs are a miserable by-product of corporate greed. But the biggest losers? Those without health insurance anything to watch on their 50-inch flatscreen televisions…those who could hear a pin drop over the silence of…

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Class War Between Mars And Venus

A new web TV show could pick up where Firefly left off, telling gritty stories of class warfare on human colonies. Venus Rises is filming now in New Jersey. Four episodes will be available next year on national video-on-demand cable channel Illusion TV as well the show’s own site. One glance at the first episode’s…

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It’s Our Turn to Be Baby Boomer Fascists

Heroes ended on a high point last night, despite the fact that show runner Tim Kring had to wrap everything up in the eleventh episode due to writers’ strike woes. In fact, the best part was that nothing got resolved at all. Not only are we left wondering about several possible deaths, but we’re also…

Television Annalee Newitz

Jericho Will Nuke Sweeps

Combining X-Files Cold War conspiracy with old-fashioned Mad Max battles for gas and food, Jericho has become the thinking person’s post-apocalyptic nightmare. CBS canceled it after one season, driving fans into a frenzy of support for the series about a small town called Jericho trying to rebuild after a devastating, mysterious nuclear attack leaves the…

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Even Back in 1965, Tiny Humans Didn’t Live in Your TV Set

Despite what Timothy Turban told me in 1970, it turns out miniature people (or deer as the case may be) don’t live in your TV set after all. This pamphlet from the mid-1960s explains it all to you. TV comes from vacuum tubes, a roof antenna, and a bunch of other electronic doohickeys, none of…

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Soundog Audio System is a Sports Bar Enthusiast’s Best Friend

If you have been out for an evening of fine dining recently at Buffalo Wild Wings, T.G.I Fridays, Beef O’ Bradys or Applebees, you may have noticed a Soundog wireless audio system in your booth. The device allows visitors to home in on a specific TV set in the restaurant and listen to the audio.…

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You Just Don’t Understand Women Possessed by Alien Witches

So I am always having this problem where I use a rift generator to visit Mongo, and when I’m there witches try to steal my body because I’m so hot. I always wiggle out of it but Dale wasn’t so lucky in Friday night’s episode. Flash’s former flame gets possessed by an alien witch who…

Television Annalee Newitz

Is It a Soccer Ball or a Remote? Actually, It’s Both

Soccer may not be the most popular sport in the US—but don’t tell that to millions of minivan-driving suburban mothers. Chances are, the kids they are constantly hauling back and forth to practice would love this soccer ball remote. Not only will it handle your TV, DVD and satellite controls, it is also a full-size,…

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Lady Wasteland Kicks Ass After the Apocalypse

Tonight a new post-apocalyptic Web TV show launches with a bang — or maybe that’s a whimper. Lady Wasteland tells three interconnected stories about life after a mysterious force brings down civilization. There won’t be any guys in tankers searching for spam here. Show creators Mark Rouche and Greg Demchek say they were inspired by…

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Lost is for Right-Wingers

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain are fans of J. J. Abrams’ hit TV show Lost, about a bunch of airplane crash survivors led by a rugged white dude and menaced by semi-supernatural forces ambiguously associated with French people. [SyFy Portal]

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Green Hornet Wasn’t Always a Paunchy Jewish Canadian

Everybody’s buzzing about how Seth Rogen is attached to play superhero Green Hornet in the movie adaptation he’s also writing. That means most people will think of the Green Hornet as a paunchy, Jewish hero if this thing actually gets made. Since most audiences today aren’t familiar with The Green Hornet, we’ve put a shorthand…

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NBC Hooks Up With Netflix to Deliver More TV on Your PC

NBC has become quite the digital distribution whore, like they broke up with their longtime lover and are slutting it up to make them jealous or something. Their latest partner is Netflix.com, where subscribers can watch Heroes eps the day after they air—the release curiously avoids the word “stream”—as well as past eps of 30…

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Watchmen Movie Keeps It Real

Sony’s OLED TV Stripped Naked For the World to See

On Smallville, It’s Okay To Be A Meteor Freak

Doctor Who Raids Its Back Catalog On Speed

Tin Man is Most-Watched SciFi Show Ever

Wolverine’s Crazy-Ass Mutant Sidekick

Norton Fighter, Symantec’s Awesome Japanese Ad Mascot, is Back

Afternoon News: Speak R2-D2’s Language, Watch Hulu In HD, Get a Cheap Zune Dock and More

Your Writers Strike TV Guide

Class War Between Mars And Venus

It’s Our Turn to Be Baby Boomer Fascists

Jericho Will Nuke Sweeps

Even Back in 1965, Tiny Humans Didn’t Live in Your TV Set

Soundog Audio System is a Sports Bar Enthusiast’s Best Friend

You Just Don’t Understand Women Possessed by Alien Witches

Is It a Soccer Ball or a Remote? Actually, It’s Both

Lady Wasteland Kicks Ass After the Apocalypse

Lost is for Right-Wingers

Green Hornet Wasn’t Always a Paunchy Jewish Canadian

NBC Hooks Up With Netflix to Deliver More TV on Your PC

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

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?

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