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io9’s March TV Madness: Star Trek vs. The X-Files! Plus the Whedon Invitational Tournament!

The Final Four is now set, in our quest to find the greatest science fiction and fantasy TV show of them all. And today, you’ll be voting on the first of two titanic semifinal match-ups. The X-Files vs. the original Star Trek: who ya got!? Also, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the rest finally…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

io9’s March TV Madness: Vote Now for the Final Four Science Fiction and Fantasy TV Classics!

We’ve now reached the Elite Eight in our quest to find the great sci-fi and fantasy TV shows of all time. We’ve got some fierce match-ups for you to vote on today: Star Trek vs. Fringe! The X-Files vs. Game of Thrones! Doctor Who vs. the BSG reboot! The Twilight Zone vs. Star Trek: The…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

io9’s March TV Madness: Doctor Who vs. Lost, Game of Thrones vs. DS9, and more!

We’ve reached the Sweet Sixteen in our quest to find the greatest sci-fi and fantasy show of all time. It’s time for you to vote and to determine the winners of fierce match-ups including Fringe vs. MST3K, The Twilight Zone vs. Quantum Leap, and Star Trek vs. The Walking Dead! You can find all the…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The Insane One-Man Computer Station It Takes to Cover Every Single March Madness Game

When March Madness kicks off tomorrow at noon Eastern time, thousands of sports fans across the country will be suddenly stricken with sore throats, coughs, or other excuses to ditch work and find a place to watch one or more of the 16 college basketball games that will tip off. I’m fortunate to have a…

Tech News Timothy Burke

io9’s March TV Madness: Vote for the 16 Greatest Scifi Shows of All Time!

The first round of our tournament to determine the best sci-fi and fantasy show of them all is now in the books, and 32 teams are left to battle it out for the title. Vote now and decide the bracket fates of Doctor Who, The X-Files, Twilight Zone, Fringe, Lost, Game of Thrones, both Battlestar…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The Most Accurate Map of NCAA College Basketball Fandom

Like it or not, Facebook is a pretty good barometer if what people like. So it’s fun when it gathers up its considerable data troves and spits out maps of stuff we like. Today it broke down the fans of teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The data uses simple Likes for the team…

Social Media Kyle Wagner

io9’s March TV Madness: Vote Now for the Greatest Sci-Fi Shows Ever!

On Tuesday, you voted on the first 32 of the shows in our tournament, and now it’s time to decide the rest of the first round. You determine the fates of Doctor Who, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lost, Babylon 5, Farscape, both Battlestar Galacticas, and many more! The polls are open until midnight Pacific…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

NCAA Puts 75 Years’ Worth of March Madness Highlights on YouTube

In 1992 Duke beat Kentucky in the NCAA championship by making a basket in the last second of the game. And you can relive that incredible moment—and hours more—today because the NCAA has put 75 years worth of March Madness highlights on YouTube. On the NCAA OnDemand channel, you’ll find various playlists—amazing upsets, nail-biting buzzer…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Everything You Need to Enjoy the NCAA Tournament in Peace

The first day of the NCAA Tournament is mostly in the books, but if you’re anything like us, you were totally unprepared for it and maybe didn’t get the most out of today. Here’s what you need to set things right tomorrow. Samsung HM7000 Bluetooth Headset Remember those old movies where guys would sneak off…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

The Best Online NCAA March Madness Brackets

It’s March Madness time! Which means brackets. Brackets. They’re very fun! But a lot of work. Unless you enslave a basketball-tracking robot on the internet to keep track of them for you. To make the process as simple as possible, here’s our ranking of the best online March Madness brackets. 5. FOX FOX is pretty…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

io9’s March Movie Madness Reaches The Elite Eight: 2001 Vs. The Empire Strikes Back – Polls Open Now!

It’s time to choose the sci-fi movie Final Four, and the choices have never been tougher. Star Wars has crushed everyone so far, but has it met its match in Arnold Schwarzenegger and Terminator 2? And can anything stop Serenity? We’re down to just eight films vying for a spot in our Final Four. And…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins and Meredith Woerner

Time Warner Cable Charges Man $16 Million to Watch March Madness

How much do you love basketball? Enough to pay your cable bill? Probably. Enough to pay $16 million dollars? Probably not! So you can imagine the surprise of Ohioan Daniel DeVirgilio when he learned TWC tried to do just that. DeVirgilio learned of what TWC is describing as a “human error” only when he saw…

Television Sam Biddle

io9’s March Movie Madness Hits The Sweet Sixteen: Serenity Vs. Back To The Future – Polls Now Open!

Things got ugly last Wednesday (Star Wars just shamed The Incredibles in the polls). But it’s about to get a lot uglier. Today Serenity goes up against Back To The Future. Make the right choice, people. In other interesting March Movie Madness news, The Fifth Element lost to 2001 and Termintor shoved little Wall-E in…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins and Meredith Woerner

Spectacular Lego Reenactments of March Madness Classics

Your bracket’s already in the can, so why not relax and enjoy these incredible Lego reenactments of memorable NCAA tournaments plays past? Favorite touch: Lego Christian Laettner’s future is so bright, he’s gotta wear shades. [Deadspin]

Tech News Brian Barrett

CBS’s March Madness On Demand iPhone App Streams Every Game, Almost Gets It Right

An iPhone app streaming every game of the NCAA tournament, one of the year’s most joyous events, is totally a good use of $5. If I didn’t have to watch only on wi-fi. Granted, there are a few scenarios I could imagine where this would work—leeching free wi-fi while on the go, at a friend’s…

Tech News John Mahoney

Gizmodo’s March Madness Fantasy Gear Guide

It’s that time of year again, when basketball, beer and betting join forces to create the most exciting month of sports known to man. You already called in sick, filled out your brackets and took a seat at the bar, but the following Elite Eight (plus one bonus!) are things you’ll definitely need to prepare…

Television Benny Goldman

Which Character on Lost Has Spawned the Most Adoring Fans?

Despite the traditional media outrage about the newspaper’s biases, the Washington Post is finally asking the questions that need to be asked. The questions that, in this modern world, we all demand answers to. Questions like “Smoke Monster or Polar Bear?” and “Who the hell is Kevin Johnson?” It’s all part of the paper’s alternative…

Television Graeme McMillan

io9’s March TV Madness: Star Trek vs. The X-Files! Plus the Whedon Invitational Tournament!

io9’s March TV Madness: Vote Now for the Final Four Science Fiction and Fantasy TV Classics!

io9’s March TV Madness: Doctor Who vs. Lost, Game of Thrones vs. DS9, and more!

The Insane One-Man Computer Station It Takes to Cover Every Single March Madness Game

io9’s March TV Madness: Vote for the 16 Greatest Scifi Shows of All Time!

The Most Accurate Map of NCAA College Basketball Fandom

io9’s March TV Madness: Vote Now for the Greatest Sci-Fi Shows Ever!

NCAA Puts 75 Years’ Worth of March Madness Highlights on YouTube

Everything You Need to Enjoy the NCAA Tournament in Peace

The Best Online NCAA March Madness Brackets

io9’s March Movie Madness Reaches The Elite Eight: 2001 Vs. The Empire Strikes Back – Polls Open Now!

Time Warner Cable Charges Man $16 Million to Watch March Madness

io9’s March Movie Madness Hits The Sweet Sixteen: Serenity Vs. Back To The Future – Polls Now Open!

Spectacular Lego Reenactments of March Madness Classics

CBS’s March Madness On Demand iPhone App Streams Every Game, Almost Gets It Right

Gizmodo’s March Madness Fantasy Gear Guide

Which Character on Lost Has Spawned the Most Adoring Fans?

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