Mr. Robot

This Mr. Robot Season Two Teaser Hints at a Battle With the Political Machine

The hacker drama Mr. Robot was one of the biggest new shows of 2015 and the second season is fast approaching. It’s rumored to be back on USA this summer but, they just released a teaser that hints at who Elliot and his friends will attack next. This montage-heavy teaser doesn’t have much new footage…

Trailers Germain Lussier Apr 15

Holy Crap, Craig Robinson Is Joining Mr. Robot

The comedian who starred in The Office and Hot Tub Time Machine will be joining USA’s hacker drama, which is supposed to get even more intense in season two. Variety reports that Craig Robinson has signed on as a recurring guest star for the next season of Mr. Robot, which started filming yesterday in New…

Television Bryan Lufkin Mar 8

Colony Is Terrifying Because It Feels Like Real Life

Mr. Robot was a thrilling experience because it touched on real-world issues and concerns in a way that felt visceral and grounded. And now, USA’s latest drama, Colony, seems to be pulling off the same trick—only for an alien invasion story. Colony is a dystopia that you can actually see yourself living in. It’s scary…

io9 Bryan Lufkin Jan 15

11 Times Science Fiction and Fantasy Gave Us Hope for the Future in 2015

This has been a tough year. Pop culture let us down in many ways, even as our political system and our social institutions revealed a deeper seam of ugliness. But speculative fiction still offers us hope: not just optimism about human ingenuity, but actual reasons to look forward and keep our heads up. Here are…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 29

The Best and Worst Television Moments of 2015

This year’s genre television gave us high highs and low lows—sometimes on the same show! In no particular order, we’ve rounded up the year’s best moments, along with some of the absolute worst. SPOILERS AHEAD. The Best of the Best Doctor Who: Clara and Ashildr in the diner TARDIS Clara Oswald’s final season as a…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Dec 17

USA Killed It with Mr. Robot—They Might with Dystopian Drama Colony, Too

Mr. Robot is a dark show kinda uncharacteristic for USA. After all, it’s same network that brought us breezy comedy-mysteries like Monk and Psych. Which were great! But Colony, the decades-old channel’s upcoming series, could continue down USA’s new path of somewhat twisted genre TV. I watched the pilot and it’s great. Some spoilers within.…

io9 Bryan Lufkin Oct 10

Here’s What We Just Learned About Mr. Robot Season 2

So far, New York Comic Con has been a glorious amalgam of my favorite things: Pokémon cosplayers, convention center pretzels, unbridled fandom, and Mr. Robot. The techno thriller’s cast and creator took to the stage for a panel Friday afternoon, where we learned season two will be super dark, so BE READY FOR SEASON 1…

io9 Bryan Lufkin Oct 9

Gizmodo and io9 Were on Mr. Robot: I Was Delighted, Confused

During last night’s Mr. Robot season one finale, Gizmodo and io9 shared ever-so-quick appearances during a mini-montage of online media outlets the main character reads in a crisis. I had no idea it was coming and it made me question my reality and sanity, kinda. SPOILERS. If you’ve seen the show, particularly last night’s episode…

Television Bryan Lufkin Sep 3

Mr. Robot Season Finale: This Is TV’s First Great Cyberpunk Show

In a previous Mr. Robot recap, I predicted Elliot Alderson will join Don Draper and Walter White as one of the iconic male antiheroes of 21st century TV. After last night’s season one finale, I think Elliot is also on track to becoming the definitive hacker in pop culture history. SPOILERS AHEAD. Why make such…

Television Bryan Lufkin Sep 3

USA Postpones Mr. Robot Finale Due to Similarities to WDBJ Shooting

The finale of USA’s buzzed about hacker show Mr. Robot will not be seen Wednesday evening because of a scene that shared similarities with the tragic shooting in Virginia earlier today. In a statement, USA said the following: “The previously filmed season finale of Mr. Robot contains a graphic scene similar in nature to today’s…

io9 Germain Lussier Aug 26

Mr. Robot Recap: You Were Right About That Twist All Along

“You knew all along, didn’t you?” Elliot asks the viewer after the biggest reveal of Mr. Robot season 1. Many, maybe even most, viewers did predict this week’s plot twist. But heading into the season finale, there’s a lot happening in the hacker drama that’s plenty crazy and confusing. SPOILER TIME. All the viewers whose…

Television Bryan Lufkin Aug 20

Mr. Robot Recap: Hackers Don’t Trust Other Hackers, and Here’s Why

Last night’s Mr. Robot was the best, most breathless and downright insane episode of the entire first season so far. Find out what happened, and why the best hackers are often the most paranoid humans on Earth. MASSIVE SPOILERS COMMENCE. Well kids, it’s time to put away all the Fight Club theories that Mr. Robot…

Television Bryan Lufkin Aug 13

This Week’s TV: Bears Attack Paris and Rocket Raccoon’s Origin Animated

This week’s Guardians of the Galaxy animated short gives us more time with Rocket Raccoon while killer bears attack Paris and Zoo. Face Off celebrates its 100th episode with creepy couples’ makeovers, and everyone guest stars on Rick and Morty — and we do mean everyone. Tonight Teen Wolf (10PM, MTV) Which Dread Doctor do…

io9 Gordon Jackson Aug 10

This Week’s TV: Electricity-Hungry Bats Invade Rio!

What’s on TV this week? Another sporadically programmed episode of Gravity Falls! Atlantis, True Detective and Stitchers all draw to a close. Plus whatever the hell’s happening on Zoo! All on This Week’s TV. Tonight Gravity Falls (8:30PM, DISNEY XD) “Weird Al Yankovic guest stars.” You heard the man. Wander Over Yonder (9PM, DISNEY XD)…

io9 Gordon Jackson Aug 3

Mr. Robot Recap: Hacking a Prisoner Out of Jail

Last night’s Mr. Robot was intense—and arguably the most dystopian episode so far. After breaking into a world-class data center last week, Elliot’s next hacking assignment is a prison. But this time, there’s way more on the line. COMMENCE SPOILERS. Shayla’s dead. Elliot’s girlfriend was kidnapped by the incarcerated Fernando’s drug gang, only to be…

Television Bryan Lufkin Jul 30

This Week’s TV: Graham vs the Tooth Fairy, Power Man vs Squirrel Girl

An unprecedented Squirrel Girl/Power man team-up, Hannibal adapts Manhunter, and a full week of Teen Titans Go! All on This Week’s TV. Tonight: Teen Titans Go! (6:00PM, CARTOON) There’s a new episode every day this week at six! Star vs. The Forces of Evil (8:30PM, DISNEY XD) Some choice toilet, and flushing-a-toilet gags here. Teen…

Television Gordon Jackson Jul 27

Mr. Robot Recap: And That’s How You Break Into a Data Center, Folks

The latest episode of USA’s cyberpunk drama Mr. Robot continues to show realistic ways hackers can ruin people’s lives—or save them from diabolical corporations, depending on how you look at it. Learn more in our spoiler-filled recap. The time has finally come for FSociety to infiltrate Steel Mountain data center: a Bauhaus-looking behemoth with its…

Television Bryan Lufkin Jul 23

Mr. Robot Recap: Are You a One or a Zero?

The second episode of the moody, surprisingly accuratehacker drama that’s your new crack aired last night on USA to much fanfare. So how does it stack up to the pilot that already nabbed a second season? Set in New York, Mr. Robot centers around neurotic, socially anxious computer prodigy Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), who despises…

Television Bryan Lufkin Jul 2

This Week’s TV: Animals Decide to Take Back the Planet from Humanity

Believe it or not, Zoo, the show where mammals start attacking humans, is the less bloody of this week’s television series premieres. There’s also MTV’s TV adaptation of the slasher series Scream. Plus, we kick off the new seasons of Teen Wolf and Extant and wrap up season two of Penny Dreadful. Tonight Teen Wolf…

Television Lauren Davis Jun 29

If You Like Intense Techno-Thrillers, You Need to Be Watching Mr. Robot

Imagine a show that combines the anti-corporate craziness of Fight Club with the subversive hacker heroism of The Matrix. Add some great acting, and a fascinating conspiracy that’s unfolding in the hazy realm between our dystopian nightmares and hard reality. That’s Mr. Robot, which debuted last night on USA. Spoilers ahead! Of course, it actually…

Television Annalee Newitz Jun 25

This Mr. Robot Season Two Teaser Hints at a Battle With the Political Machine

Holy Crap, Craig Robinson Is Joining Mr. Robot

Colony Is Terrifying Because It Feels Like Real Life

11 Times Science Fiction and Fantasy Gave Us Hope for the Future in 2015

The Best and Worst Television Moments of 2015

USA Killed It with Mr. Robot—They Might with Dystopian Drama Colony, Too

Here’s What We Just Learned About Mr. Robot Season 2

Gizmodo and io9 Were on Mr. Robot: I Was Delighted, Confused

Mr. Robot Season Finale: This Is TV’s First Great Cyberpunk Show

USA Postpones Mr. Robot Finale Due to Similarities to WDBJ Shooting

Mr. Robot Recap: You Were Right About That Twist All Along

Mr. Robot Recap: Hackers Don’t Trust Other Hackers, and Here’s Why

This Week’s TV: Bears Attack Paris and Rocket Raccoon’s Origin Animated

This Week’s TV: Electricity-Hungry Bats Invade Rio!

Mr. Robot Recap: Hacking a Prisoner Out of Jail

This Week’s TV: Graham vs the Tooth Fairy, Power Man vs Squirrel Girl

Mr. Robot Recap: And That’s How You Break Into a Data Center, Folks

Mr. Robot Recap: Are You a One or a Zero?

This Week’s TV: Animals Decide to Take Back the Planet from Humanity

If You Like Intense Techno-Thrillers, You Need to Be Watching Mr. Robot

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