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TV this Week: Doctor Who’s Darkest Hour, Space Megastructures, and a Vampire Babysitter!

Doctor Who unveils a major revelation about a key character this week! Plus Game of Thrones races towards its startling conclusion. But also, there are teenage werewolves and young vampires! And find out what it’ll take to build in space. Television is looking out for you this week. Here’s what to look out for on…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 6

Which Sunday show are you more excited about: Game of Thrones, or Teen Wolf?

It’s direwolves versus teen wolves! Next Sunday, MTV’s new Teen Wolf series airs right after HBO’s Game of Thrones adaptation. Which one are you more thrilled about? Vote in our awesome poll! Also in this week’s television: The Doctor makes a shocking discovery on Doctor Who. Ultron rocks the Avengers. The JLI (yes, the JLI)…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 30

This week’s TV: Batman fights Star Sapphire, and the Avengers face Ultron!

Remember how we had a bunch of season finales last week? That was pretty awesome, huh? Unfortunately, though, it means one thing for this week’s television: Kind of a slow week. But don’t panic! There’s still copious televisual greatness ahead! For one thing, Batman fights Star Sapphire, who’s arguably Green Lantern’s most alluring nemesis. (Sorry,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 23

Cobra Commander’s Starscream, Death Star Gift Sets, And Other Standouts from Hasbro’s Toy Fair

Where else can you see Cobra Commander ride a Transformer? Toy Fair, of course! Today marked the first day of the giant toy convention in New York, and we were there at Hasbro’s big toy reveal. Here’s a collection of the best toys and exclusives that caught our eye! First up, our favorite little toy…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 12

Which Cobra character died this week? We talk to G.I. Joe publisher IDW

Last Wednesday, a major character in G.I. Joe mythology kicked the bucket in IDW’s G.I. Joe: Cobra miniseries. Who was it, and what does his passing mean for the Joe comic book series? Spoilers way on! The assassination of Cobra Commander (at the hands of Joe undercover agent Chuckles) occurred in Christos Gage and Mike…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 22

Beefcake superhero tarot card collection gives us the sexy Anakin we deserve

Finally some creative superhero art that combines tarot cards, geeky heroes and bulgy tights. It’s like a mystical beefcake calendar (with a little hero-on-hero action) in tarot card form! Enjoy. Maybe a little NSFW. All cards were conceptualized by the artist gauntlette. Anakin, Two of Swords by OtisFrampton Longshot, The Wheel by adipatijulian Hercules, Strength…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 30

Thunder gods and foul-mouthed fairy tales hit comic stores this Wednesday

There’s a lot of interesting reads in your comic shop this week, such as reprints of classic Planetary crossovers, the return of Odin in Matt Fraction’s Thor, the 100th issue of Fables, and much more! For those of you who like your weirdness with a dash of style, there’s the first issue of Joe Benitez’s…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 7

The high cost of being River Tam’s stunt double

“Baby Doll” Riley was a stunt-double in Watchmen, Serenity and Catwoman. ActionFlickChick interviews her about skimpy superhero-outfits and the head-injury she sustained as River Tam. Saddest bit: her memory’s bad because “I’ve been hit in the head quite a bit.”

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 12

Is summer 2011 going to be your ultimate movie nerdgasm?

The summer of 2010 was a bit underwhelming as far as movies went — but summer 2011’s looking like the craziest of them all, with the densest concentration of nerd-candy ever. At least, Jon Favreau is calling it a “bloodbath.” Talking to the L.A. Times’ Hero Complex blog on Monday, the Iron Man director remarked…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Nov 4

Polygon-headed GI Joe cast is positively baffling

Don’t get us wrong, we’re very excited for the new cartoon G.I. Joe Renegades, but these pictures are…odd. Take a look at the brand new cast of Joes, and their strange rhombus-shaped faces. Here’s the official synopsis of the rebooted series (which sounds a little A-Team-esque… not that that’s a bad thing) “Branded as renegades…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 9

Australians rounded up and put into concentration camps: the invasion begins next week

The remake of Red Dawn may or may not be coming out this fall, but Australians are already getting something better: the film adaptation of the classic invasion novel Tomorrow When The War Began. And the first review is out. As we mentioned a while back, Tomorrow is the directorial debut of Stuart Beattie, who…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 23

The terrible hallmarks of toy-driven movie-making

It’s been 30 years since Gary Kurtz and George Lucas split because Lucas wanted toys to dictate the storytelling in Star Wars. Since then, toy-driven movie-making has gone way beyond Lucas’ grubbiest dreams. Here are the hallmarks of toy-centric storytelling. https://gizmodo.com/original-star-wars-producer-explains-what-went-wrong-af-5611489 And welcome back to Monday Hate, where we hate things because it’s Monday. So…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 16

Everybody in Hollywood should follow McG’s example

McG made one truly great movie — Charlie’s Angels is a masterpiece, one I’ll defend with my dying breath. And after watching The A-Team, I was reminded that Hollywood could still take some lessons from McG on making nostalgia porn. And there are a few minor A-Team spoilers below. Be warned! Every type of trash…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 11

Creature feature of the week? Predator vs. Dracula vs. Mark Millar

Need a monster fix? This week’s comics have you covered with a Predators prelude, classic Dracula art from the late Dick Giordano, and the second issue of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s Evil Batman series, Nemesis. Who’s the most monstrous? Comics aren’t all caped do-gooders and divot-chinned boy scouts — no, sometimes they’re filled with…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jun 8

How Hollywood is destroying my postmodern love affair with 80’s pop culture

Since G.I. Joe and Transformers became big goofy movies, author Jeremy Robinson has developed mixed feelings about loving the 1980s. He explains why below. I’m a child of the eighties. That’s not to say I was born in the eighties. I wasn’t. What I mean is that my formative child rearing years stretched between 1980,…

Movies Jeremy Robinson Jun 1

Tommy Lee Jones Joining Captain America? Jamie Kennedy Joining Transformers 3? Plus Shatner Talks Star Trek 2!

Casting rumors include Tommy Lee Jones joining Captain America, Jamie Kennedy joining Transformers 3, and William Shatner mulling over the next Star Trek. Plus Jonah Hex, G.I. Joe, Twilight, Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, Lost, Supernatural and Fringe. Captain America: There’s a rumor that Tommy Lee Jones is going to be joining the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 3

Australia’s Answer To Red Dawn, Coming In September

When Iron Man opened in Australia, it was preceded by a new movie trailer featuring nubile vacationing teens, beautiful landscapes… and attacking bombers. The apocalypse has come to Australia, courtesy of Pirates Of The Caribbean’s Stuart Beattie. It’s the trailer for a new movie, Tomorrow When The War Began, based on the novel by John…

Movies Sam Timmins Apr 29

Don’t Remake These 21 Movies, Film These Books Instead!

There’s only one thing Hollywood loves than a movie based on a toy: remakes. Dozens of science-fiction classics are slated for do-overs. But instead of remaking films that were fine the first time, here are 20 books Hollywood should film. Seriously, after watching The Day The Earth Stood Still, we’re even more convinced than ever…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 5

20 Action Figures And Their Weird Alternate Careers

It was recently revealed that Barbie’s latest career would be a perky computer engineer with a requisite bright pink laptop. This got us thinking – what other action figures have pursued new jobs? Viking Batman and Cowboy Worf await you! Yeah, yeah, I know these are holodeck versions of Worf and Alexander. But I bet…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 23

Get Your Nostalgia On With Tons Of 80s Action Figure Box Art

We’ve shown you the newest doodads and geegaws the Toy Fair has to offer, but in the spirit of Toy Fairs past, here’s an awesome gallery of 1980s action figure blister pack illustrations. https://gizmodo.com/iron-man-2-and-star-wars-rule-hasbros-toy-fair-gala-5471503 Wish you had saved your action figure boxes from childhood? Kirk Demaris of Secret Fun Blog has, and he recently posted…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 15

TV this Week: Doctor Who’s Darkest Hour, Space Megastructures, and a Vampire Babysitter!

Which Sunday show are you more excited about: Game of Thrones, or Teen Wolf?

This week’s TV: Batman fights Star Sapphire, and the Avengers face Ultron!

Cobra Commander’s Starscream, Death Star Gift Sets, And Other Standouts from Hasbro’s Toy Fair

Which Cobra character died this week? We talk to G.I. Joe publisher IDW

Beefcake superhero tarot card collection gives us the sexy Anakin we deserve

Thunder gods and foul-mouthed fairy tales hit comic stores this Wednesday

The high cost of being River Tam’s stunt double

Is summer 2011 going to be your ultimate movie nerdgasm?

Polygon-headed GI Joe cast is positively baffling

Australians rounded up and put into concentration camps: the invasion begins next week

The terrible hallmarks of toy-driven movie-making

Everybody in Hollywood should follow McG’s example

Creature feature of the week? Predator vs. Dracula vs. Mark Millar

How Hollywood is destroying my postmodern love affair with 80’s pop culture

Tommy Lee Jones Joining Captain America? Jamie Kennedy Joining Transformers 3? Plus Shatner Talks Star Trek 2!

Australia’s Answer To Red Dawn, Coming In September

Don’t Remake These 21 Movies, Film These Books Instead!

20 Action Figures And Their Weird Alternate Careers

Get Your Nostalgia On With Tons Of 80s Action Figure Box Art

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