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Blade Runner Sequel (or Prequel) in Development Now
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One of the most iconic science fiction films of all time could be getting a sequel – or a prequel – soon. We may find out how Blade Runner’s replicants came to be, or what became of them. More »
What happens when an insect scientist develops invisible bug syndrome?
https://gizmodo.com/what-happens-when-an-insect-scientist-develops-invisibl-5774866
Approximately 100,000 Americans are afflicted with Ekbom Syndrome, a psychological disorder in which sufferers believe that they’re infested with insects. More »
Spoiler Free Review of Stargate Universe’s Next Few Episodes
https://gizmodo.com/spoiler-free-review-of-stargate-universes-next-few-epis-5774433
Starting next week, the final ten installments of Stargate Universe will air. But we’ve already seen the first three episodes, and it’s full of bittersweet space opera goodness. More »
Ask Richard Kadrey anything you want about Sandman Slim
https://gizmodo.com/ask-richard-kadrey-anything-you-want-about-sandman-slim-5774935
In February, the io9 Book Club read Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim. Now Kadrey is coming to answer your questions about the book (and the sequel) tomorrow, here in the comment section of this very post. More »
This Year’s Literary Sensation Only Gets Good When It Delves Into Fantasy
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The Tiger’s Wife is one of this year’s biggest literary books, and it may be the clinching proof that fantasy has more narrative power than straight-up realism. More »
Every Philip K. Dick Movie Ranked from Best to Worst
https://gizmodo.com/every-philip-k-dick-movie-ranked-from-best-to-worst-5774867
Philip K. Dick is one of the best American writers. The themes he tackled time and time again have had a profound influence on what we know as modern science fiction today. More »
New evidence that life on Earth came from space
https://gizmodo.com/new-evidence-that-life-on-earth-came-from-space-5773594
Meteors may have seeded the planet with life-giving ammonia. New research adds more weight to the claim that the lifeless Earth may have been helped in the right direction by a stray asteroid. More »
Is there a major spoiler in these Doctor Who set photos?
https://gizmodo.com/is-there-a-major-spoiler-in-these-doctor-who-set-photos-5774583
What’s going on in these set photos from the new Doctor Who series? Fans are speculating that they show a major event in the lives of the mysterious time-traveling alien, the Doctor, and his friend Amy Pond. Spoilers ahead… More »
Mutants at the Disco: New X-Men: First Class photo is full of glam mystery
What is the Hellfire Club up to in this curiously blue image from X-Men: First Class? Is it a nightclub – or the world’s largest tanning booth? More »
10 deranged scifi TV shows that lasted about as long as The Cape
https://gizmodo.com/10-deranged-scifi-tv-shows-that-lasted-about-as-long-as-5774460
The Cape, NBC’s latest experiment in the superhero narrative, aired its last adventure on Monday, clocking out at a mere nine televised episodes. In honor of The Cape’s idosyncratic insanity, here are 10 more ridiculous science fiction programs that failed to make it big. More »
How drugs go from healing mice in the lab, to sitting on your pharmacy shelves
https://gizmodo.com/how-drugs-go-from-healing-mice-in-the-lab-to-sitting-o-5773184
The news is full of headlines about some drug that has cured mice of everything from baldness to paralysis. Although these advances are real, their useful medical application for humans seems out of reach. More »
Goodnight Dune, a children’s book straight from Arrakis
https://gizmodo.com/goodnight-dune-a-childrens-book-straight-from-arrakis-5773911
Were you impressed by the science fiction children’s books Caldwell Tanner created a few months back?Artist Julia Yu was, so she illustrated an entire book based on Tanner’s Goodnight Dune . More »
A speech from Carl Sagan that will make you cry
https://gizmodo.com/a-speech-from-carl-sagan-that-will-make-you-cry-5774106
Ever wonder if humans will make it off this rock and to a better place among the stars? This stirring video from the Sagan Series will fill you with a strange feeling we get very rarely in these dark, confusing times: Hope. More »
Halo Reach concept art lets you know “You’ve just been killed by a hunting trophy”
https://gizmodo.com/halo-reach-concept-art-lets-you-know-youve-just-been-k-5774124
Bungie concept artist Isaac Hannaford keeps posting more amazing concept art for Halo: Reach and Halo 3 on his blog. The latest update: Some early Noble Team concepts. More »
Anne Hathaway is definitely playing Catwoman. Plus Javier Bardem is this close to joining The Dark Tower!
https://gizmodo.com/anne-hathaway-is-definitely-playing-catwoman-plus-javi-5774000
Director Greg Mottola explains why Paul’s alien needed to be CGI. True Grit’s breakout star still wants to be in The Hunger Games. Plus Johnny Depp talks Dark Shadows, tons of hints from the cast of True Blood, and more! Spoilers from here on out! More »
