Heroes

Heroes Webisodes Feature Hugs Of Death

The first of the Heroes webisodes has premiered online, featuring a plucky little mailman with one of the worst superpowers ever. The first chapter, “Nifty Trick,” also introduces a new villain who may have Marvel Comics calling its lawyers, and teaches us the true meaning of product placement. Web series spoilers after the jump. The…

Television Meredith Woerner Jul 14

Heroes’ Peter Writes Drugged-Out Comic Book Vanity Project

When he’s not busy saving the world – or, just as likely, feeling angst-ridden and depressed about some minor thing – Heroes’ Peter Petrelli has a secret life . . . as a comic book writer. Yes, that’s right. Milo Ventimiglia is following in Rosario Dawson’s footprints, making the jump from actor to writer with…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 14

Who’s In The Backseat Of Claire’s Car In Heroes?

Welcome back to spoilerland. New set photos reveal another weird plot twist in season three of superpowered soap Heroes, plus another villain in the Doctor Who spin-off Sarah Jane Adventures. We have full spoilage for one episode of this fall’s Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series. Plus a major character will show up on Chuck…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 14

New X-Files 2 Spoilers May Disturb You

Everything you know about Mulder and Scully in the second X-Files movie is wrong, according to some new spoilers making the rounds online. And some new Heroes info reveals some surprising twists. There’s also a new behind-the-scenes video for The Dark Knight that gives away a few cool moments. Oh, and there are totally insane…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 11

A Deadly Mailman, In New Heroes Webisodes

Your favorite mutant soap opera Heroes won’t be back until fall, but you can get a few new hits of superpowered angst this month. The show is running a three-part miniseries of “webisodes” online, starting this Monday, called “Going Postal.” They don’t include any indestructible cheerleaders or brain-eating teddy bears, but instead introduce a new…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 8

Robots Run Wild In Astro Boy And Sarah Connor Chronicles

There’s a new picture of Harvey Dent’s final destiny, from the Dark Knight. Is it real or fake? You decide. You can also judge whether a new Wolverine promo pic looks suitably stabby, and whether the new Astro Boy movie is true enough to the original. There’s also a ton of new info about Heroes…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 8

More New Joker-Isms From The Dark Knight

A three-day weekend means an extra huge batch of spoilers – including a plot synopsis of the new animated Star Wars movie. There’s also some new info on the Dark Knight, including new videos and new Joker-isms. The X-Files 2 soundtrack listing hints at some plot points, plus there’s a new detail about G.I. Joe…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 7

The Heroes You’ll Never See

Fans may have been so upset with the second season of NBC’s Heroes that creator Tim Kring apologized to them, but if they’d known what the WGA writers’ strike saved them from seeing in the season’s abandoned second half, perhaps they would’ve been much more likely to thank him for not having to sit through…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 5

Doctor Who Shows The Future Of British TV

Save The Cheerleader, Save The British Television Industry? That seems to be the claim of a recent speech by the BBC’s Controller of Fiction Jane Tranter, in which she pointed to SF shows like Doctor Who and Heroes as examples of the future of everything good about television drama. Talking to the Royal Television Society…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 3

Powers And Perversions In Heroes Season Three

It’s mostly television spoilers this morning, with a ton of info about Heroes season three, plus a new trailer – and info on what to expect in Heroes season seven, if the show lasts that long. Also, a Florida newspaper posted the first five minutes of The Dark Knight in better quality than I’ve seen…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 3

Secret Origins Of Vader’s Apprentice And Dr. Horrible

Spoilers can open up your whole world, letting you see the bigger picture – like when you find out how Darth Vader and his secret apprentice first meet and form a special bond in the next Star Wars video game. Or when you learn the secret name of Dr. Horrible, the hero/villain of Joss Whedon’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 1

New Official Details About Hellboy 2, Transformers 2, Heroes And Sarah Connor Chronicles

Apparently there’s something called “spoiler stress” that comes from reading too many spoilers, and it can shorten your life! So handle our new motherlode of spoilers for Hellboy 2 and Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3-D with caution. And don’t let all of the crazy spoilers/rumors about Saturday’s finale of British time-travel show…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 30

Eight Toys You Can’t Leave Comic-Con Without

Click to view The San Diego Comic-Con isn’t just the place to go to meet your favorite geek celebrities, hear about the latest comics, movies or television shows or pick up that long-desired issue of Adolescent Radioactive Black-Belt Hamsters – It’s also where toymakers release a lot of “exclusives” that you can’t find anywhere else.…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jun 29

James Kirk’s Earliest Challenge, In J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

Welcome to our spoiler orgy. A tantalizing new report on some Star Trek footage gives away one or two new plot twists, including which classic characters don’t get assigned to the Enterprise right away. Another batch of new Dark Knight footage shows a few new dimensions to the Joker’s batshit-insanity. And a new Doctor Who…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 27

io9 Talks To Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd

Not content with owning last weekend’s box office at theaters, the makers of Get Smart want all your DVD dollars as well. That’s why July 1st sees the release of Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control, a feature-length DVD spin-off starring Control’s top tech guys as they try to save the world so…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jun 26

Hulk Sequel’s Villain May Be The Character You Least Suspected

If you liked yesterday’s freaky Heroes set pics, you’ll love the followup, which includes some incestuous groping and doppelgangering. Also, it turns out the villain for the Incredible Hulk sequel (if any) may be the last person you were expecting. There are a couple of new G.I. Joe posters, and a list of the craziest…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 24

First Pics Of Starship Troopers’ Armor And Heroes’ Gun-Toting Ex-Blonde

There are a whole weekend’s worth of spoilers to catch up on this morning, including some new pics of the filming of Heroes season three that include that gunshot we’ve heard so much about. And some new Starship Troopers 3 pics include a gun-waving Jolene Blalock and some awesome new hardware. Two new Doctor Who…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 23

Incredible Detailed Spoilers For Wanted

It’s a bumper crop of spoilers — including some spoilery photos and a giant plot synopsis from the tail end of season four of time-travel yarn Doctor Who. (Guess who’s in chains.) Someone posted an mega-in-depth synopsis for super-assassin movie Wanted, and there’s a new trailer for X-Files 2 that includes some interesting spookiness. There’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 20

The Explosive “Wanted” Shootout You Will Never Get To See

Today’s spoilers include a scene from Wanted that destroyed James McAvoy’s crotch, but ended up cut from the film — and it won’t even be on the DVDs. (The scene’s description also gives away the movie’s big plot twist.) We also have our second batch of rumors about the villain(s) of the Avengers movie. And…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 19

Get Ready For Knight Rider’s Full-Throttle Dementia

Here’s your spoiler warning. The first details are starting to leak out about the Knight Rider TV show, which follows up last winter’s TV movie, and it sounds just as demented as you could possibly expect. There’s also another batch of Transformers 2 set reports and spoilers. And a ton of official info about the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 18

Heroes Webisodes Feature Hugs Of Death

Heroes’ Peter Writes Drugged-Out Comic Book Vanity Project

Who’s In The Backseat Of Claire’s Car In Heroes?

New X-Files 2 Spoilers May Disturb You

A Deadly Mailman, In New Heroes Webisodes

Robots Run Wild In Astro Boy And Sarah Connor Chronicles

More New Joker-Isms From The Dark Knight

The Heroes You’ll Never See

Doctor Who Shows The Future Of British TV

Powers And Perversions In Heroes Season Three

Secret Origins Of Vader’s Apprentice And Dr. Horrible

New Official Details About Hellboy 2, Transformers 2, Heroes And Sarah Connor Chronicles

Eight Toys You Can’t Leave Comic-Con Without

James Kirk’s Earliest Challenge, In J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

io9 Talks To Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd

Hulk Sequel’s Villain May Be The Character You Least Suspected

First Pics Of Starship Troopers’ Armor And Heroes’ Gun-Toting Ex-Blonde

Incredible Detailed Spoilers For Wanted

The Explosive “Wanted” Shootout You Will Never Get To See

Get Ready For Knight Rider’s Full-Throttle Dementia

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