Aliens

James Cameron’s Avatar To Run Over 3 Hours. That’s A Whole Lotta Blue People

Jumping into the current Hollywood mindset of “My movie is so brilliant, I cannot countenance a single edit,” James Cameron‘s alien motion capture epic Avatar is rumored at a walloping 189 minutes. Let’s hope more than three hours of 3-D doesn’t make you ill. Still, at least it’s shorter than Cameron’s 194 minutes aboard a…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 5

Angel And X-Files Alum Takes Charge Of ABC’s V Remake

Good news for V fans: former Angel showrunner Jeffrey Bell has signed on as showrunner for the highly anticipated remake of the alien drama on ABC. So stop worrying that this is just Scott Peter’s 4400 with a new skin. Bell, is known for his work on X-Files, Alias and the best part of Angel…

Television Meredith Woerner Jun 5

Ancient Mountains Discovered Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice

Today scientists announced they had discovered mountains and valleys buried deep beneath antarctic ice, which is now rapidly melting away (pictured). The land revealed has remained untouched for 14,000,000 years. You know what that means. The Alps-like landscape revealed with cutting-edge imaging technology is a reminder that the Antarctic was once a thriving biosphere. That’s…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 3

Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley Tops List Of Science Fiction’s Baddest Women

Ellen Ripley, science fiction’s original female badass, came in as a very deserving number one on TotalSciFi’s list of ass-kicking women in movies and television who shook science fiction. But who else made the list? In making their selection, Total Sci Fi pointed to the character’s iconic status and particular blend of traits: An appealing…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 2

Neuron Chamber Offers a Glimpse at What Alien Brains Might Look Like

Okay fine, maybe this is more of an artistic representation that’s taken a few liberties, but still, the Neuron Chamber on display at Maker Faire 2009 is a pretty cool looking piece of extraterrestrial art. Creator Alan Rorie says that the concept behind the Neuron Chamber is that there are alien brains inside the chamber…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 30

Monsters Versus Aliens To Battle It Out On The Small Screen

Finally, some good news. One of the year’s most fun movies is getting its own TV series on Nickelodeon. We can assume the film’s star-studded voice talent won’t be attached, but that just means no more Seth Rogen’s blue blob Bob stealing the spotlight from the classic movie monsters. Unfortunately, with the good comes the…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 27

Stephen Colbert Gets Confessions From A Real Alien Hunter

Seth Shostak, author of Confessions Of An Alien Hunter, talks little green men with Stephen Cobert. Find out why science is covering up our alien brethren, and how many alien heads Shostak has on his wall — he’s a hunter after all. For those of you that cannot watch Hulu, try the link to the…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 22

Is This The Year We Have To Kill Cute Aliens?

Two new trailers for the Ashley-Tisdale-vs-cute-aliens epic Aliens In The Attic have come out, and they’re making me wonder: Is this the year of movies about humans fighting cute aliens with big eyes? The second trailer includes a rundown of the movie’s cutesy alien invaders. At least there’s mind control. So in Aliens In The…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 21

Will the US Government Finally Admit There Are Aliens?

A whole batch of videos are circulating on YouTube from NASA – they show UFOs zooming around the space shuttle and space station. Is this the beginning of the alien renaissance? Real UFOs, the blog whose title says it all, has uncovered a treasure trove of videos from NASA which include UFOs. You can see…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 21

Alan Tudyk Leads The Human Resistance Against Ridiculous Alien Cleavage, In New V Stills

We’re happy to have the first glimpse at our man Alpha, sticking it to the aliens along with fellow resistance leader Elizabeth Mitchell. What will be their greatest challenge? Supergirl’s obscene alien cleavage. Here is a large collection of publicity stills for the alien series revamp on ABC, V. But I would be remiss not…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 20

New Images From District 9 Give Us Little Hope For Improved Alien Human Relations

New stills from Neill Blomkamp’s alien-segregation movie District 9 demonstrate a noble attempt by some to foster better relations between alien and human. Sadly, the species are kept arms’ (and guns’) length apart. https://gizmodo.com/the-anti-alien-bigotry-begins-in-district-9s-first-tra-5235958 The film follows an unfortunate race of aliens stranded on Earth. Unable to leave, they take up residence in Africa, causing…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 20

First Video Footage From V Gives Great Big Alien Head

The first footage from ABC’s alien drama V delivers the goods. Firefly’s Morena Baccarin kills as the lead alien. It’s hard to believe that this all came from a super cheesy series miniseries long ago. Click to view Click to view Well that just looks fantastic. I don’t even mind that is has Elizabeth Mitchell,…

Television Meredith Woerner May 19

How A Star Trek Alien Ensured Job Security For Himself

Remember how your mom told you to sew your name into your clothes? The same goes for alien costumes, according to this exclusive clip from Star Trek: The Motion Picture Collection Blu-ray. Did you know the Xindi on Star Trek: Enterprise were wearing the costumes from Star Trek: Nemesis’ Remans, just slightly recut? I didn’t.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 19

Simon Pegg’s Next Alien Sidekick Will Be Taller… And Half Naked

More details about nerds-befriend-an-alien epic Paul: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will be almost unrecognizeable as traveling nerds Graham Willy and Clive Gollins: Pegg will have buck teeth, waist-length hair and thick glasses. Frost will have a leather duster, scifi tie-in T-shirt, and a ton of curly hair. As for their alien buddy, Paul, he’ll…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 18

SETI Picks Up Regular Laser Pulse Emanating From Space

Astrophysicist Ragbir Bhathal works with SETI to scan the skies for possible communications from extraterrestrial intelligences. Unlike most SETI facilities, which look for radio signals, Bhathal’s looks for laser pulses. And now he’s found one. Several years ago Bhathal, a researcher at the University of Western Sydney, suggested that a likely form of extraterrestrial communication…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 15

Simon Pegg’s Next Alien Friend May Film At Comic-Con

Simon Pegg may be making one or two new alien friends as Scotty in Star Trek, but we haven’t seen his greatest alien encounter. He’s just about to start filming his alien buddy comedy Paul. Talking to Collider, Pegg says the film, directed by Superbad’s Greg Mottola, will be a great “coming together” of the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 7

The Face And Translated Words From District 9’s Alien Interrogation

The faces of Neill Blomkamp’s illegal aliens have been revealed — and their speech translated. Get a better look a the aliens from District 9 in a new, unblurred trailer. Here are a few screengrabs from the new trailer. I’m pretty shocked by how much emotion is being expressed on that bug-like alien face. It’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 7

Alien Skull Discovered in NASA Mars Photograph, Dr. Bonkers Says

This NASA image—recently taken by Mars Rover Spirit—shows the 5.9-inch skull of a Martian, with binocular eyes 2 inches apart, 1400 cc cranial capacity, and “most likely a carnivore.” At least, according to a loony. The comment came up in a forum, and argued that the alien creature was obviously a carnivore because of his…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz May 4

The Anti-Alien Bigotry Begins, In District 9’s First Trailer

See the jaw-dropping first look at Neill Blomkamp’s alien-intolerance movie District 9. Including a blurred out (for their safety) alien interrogation. The mockumentary-looking film focuses on the slums we force an unfortunate alien race to live in on Earth, and our not so human response to their presence. If this film is anything like we’ve…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 1

The Best Free Comics To Bring You Up To Super-Speed

Tomorrow is 2009’s Free Comic Book Day, when all manner of publishers release free books to celebrate the medium and try and get some new readers into characters they hadn’t previously considered. Here’re our favorites. If you’ve been craving some superhero action but don’t know what’s going on with your old favorites, DC’s Blackest Night…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 1

James Cameron’s Avatar To Run Over 3 Hours. That’s A Whole Lotta Blue People

Angel And X-Files Alum Takes Charge Of ABC’s V Remake

Ancient Mountains Discovered Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice

Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley Tops List Of Science Fiction’s Baddest Women

Neuron Chamber Offers a Glimpse at What Alien Brains Might Look Like

Monsters Versus Aliens To Battle It Out On The Small Screen

Stephen Colbert Gets Confessions From A Real Alien Hunter

Is This The Year We Have To Kill Cute Aliens?

Will the US Government Finally Admit There Are Aliens?

Alan Tudyk Leads The Human Resistance Against Ridiculous Alien Cleavage, In New V Stills

New Images From District 9 Give Us Little Hope For Improved Alien Human Relations

First Video Footage From V Gives Great Big Alien Head

How A Star Trek Alien Ensured Job Security For Himself

Simon Pegg’s Next Alien Sidekick Will Be Taller… And Half Naked

SETI Picks Up Regular Laser Pulse Emanating From Space

Simon Pegg’s Next Alien Friend May Film At Comic-Con

The Face And Translated Words From District 9’s Alien Interrogation

Alien Skull Discovered in NASA Mars Photograph, Dr. Bonkers Says

The Anti-Alien Bigotry Begins, In District 9’s First Trailer

The Best Free Comics To Bring You Up To Super-Speed

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