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The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in August

Streaming is more important than ever. As huge numbers of people stay home during the global pandemic, many have turned to the plethora of services for a much-needed escape. At the start of each month, most streaming services do a little shuffle, adding new movies and taking some away, and io9 is here to help…

Movies Germain Lussier

Celebrate John Saxon With 8 of the B-Movie Legend’s Most Memorable Genre Roles

The world lost a commanding presence over the weekend with the passing of John Saxon, a beloved cult actor whose career stretched back to the 1950s and encompassed a wide range of Westerns, sci-fi, crime dramas, horror (including three Nightmare on Elm Street movies), and so, so much more. Considering Saxon was active for seven…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

This Is the Way: The Mandalorian, Watchmen, and What We Do in the Shadows Lead Genre’s 2020 Emmy Nominations

When you think of Emmy nominees you normally don’t think of galactic bounty hunters, godlike superheroes, or funny vampires. But Tuesday, the Emmys embraced their weird side and gave a some of the best genre TV of the year some well-deserved nods. The Television Academy has just released the full list of nominees for the…

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Tenet Is Going to Try Coming Out in America This September

Christopher Nolan’s latest movie has spent the past few months battling the effects of the novel coronavirus more publicly than perhaps any other blockbuster film of summer 2020. And it’s been a fight Tenet has been losing, with its release date being pushed back many, many, many times. But now Warner Bros. has set up…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Band Reunites in Bill & Ted Face the Music‘s Excellently Fun SDCC Panel

Though you’ll probably learn more about the movie itself from the very recent trailer, San Diego Comic-Con’s Bill & Ted Face the Music panel was still the opposite of bogus, with the cast and crew (virtually) reuniting to discuss the much-anticipated three-quel. You can watch the Kevin Smith-hosted panel below, featuring cast members Keanu Reeves…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Our Hero Katee Sackhoff on Robot Chicken, the New BSG, and That Wacky Accent She Did on The Flash

When most people think of Katee Sackhoff, one word comes to mind: Starbuck. But she’s actually had a surprisingly diverse career, playing not just action heroes like Battlestar Galactica’s badass pilot (or her current gig as an astronaut on Netflix’s Another Life), but also some intensely hilarious characters on shows like Robot Chicken and The…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Justin Roiland’s Solar Opposites SDCC Panel Shared a Campy Clip and a Few Hints About the New Season

At last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, we got our first glimpse of Solar Opposites, the aliens-on-Earth animated series that Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland was working on for Hulu. This year, of course, we’ve already devoured the show’s first season—and eagerly tuned into the SDCC 2020 panel to find out what’s in store next. The…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Take a Brief Vacation From Reality With These 6 Short Sci-Fi and Horror Films

Dreaming of other planets, other realities, or other timelines? So far, 2020 has us wishing we could be literally anywhere else. Here’s a temporary escape hatch: these awesome new short films, all of which share glimpses of a future where so much more has gone wrong. At least we aren’t there… yet? 1) Triangulation We’ve…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Russian Sci-Fi Horror Sputnik Offers a Timely Reminder of the Importance of Quarantine

The ominous mention of “an incident in space” opens this eerie trailer for Egor Abramenko’s Sputnik, and it soon becomes clear that the very worst of all that loaded phrase implies is about to come true—namely that something alien has tagged along back to Earth, and containing it is going to be a nightmarish task.…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

This Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Live Read Is a Must Watch

During the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen many, many casts reunite over Zoom. And let’s be honest… it’s great every single time. There’s just something warm and lovely about getting wrapped up a blanket of nostalgia that makes these dark days a little brighter. And while it was great to see reunions of Ghostbusters, Lord of…

Movies Germain Lussier

Whoa! Keanu Reeves Is Writing Comic Books Now, Too

He does drama. He does comedy. He does kick-ass action. He does dramatic readings. He plays guitar. Hell, we wouldn’t be surprised if he still goes surfing sometimes. And now, Keanu Reevers—movie star, cultural icon, genuinely cool dude—can add “comic book writer” to his enviable resumé. Reeves’ 12-issue series, created with co-writer Matt Kindt and…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Brandon Cronenberg’s New Horror Teaser Shows the Workplace Hazards of a Brain-Invading Assassin

Possessor, the latest from writer-director Brandon Cronenberg (2012’s Antiviral; he’s also the son of horror icon David Cronenberg) stars Andrea Riseborough (Mandy) as an assassin who uses brain-implant tech to manipulate other people to take out her targets. What could go wrong? As this first teaser suggests… a lot. “As she sinks deeper into her…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

The Primal Joy of Watching Captain Janeway Fight Giant Viruses

Friends, I wish I had something more profound to say. But I’ve been having a really good time rewatching Kathryn Janeway get her Ellen Ripley on in Star Trek: Voyager’s season three episode “Macrocosm,” and I think a lot of it has to do with the fact Kate Mulgrew gets to phaser her way through…

io9 James Whitbrook

In The Rain’s Season 3 Trailer, Humanity Will Either Survive or Become the Virus

Talk about an untested vaccine. In the debut trailer for the third and final season of Netflix’s The Rain, the man who controls the most deadly virus in history plans to infect the rest of the world so they can all be like him. But is succumbing to the disease actually a cure, or does…

io9 Beth Elderkin

The Sexist Legacy in Star Trek’s Progressive Universe

In the fourth episode of Star Trek: Picard, a familiar face storms onto the scene. With plenty of legacy characters, this might just be another day at the (space) office. But this is Seven of Nine, beloved, iconic, even more badass than she was during her time on Voyager—and she was always pretty badass. “You…

io9 Eleanor Tremeer

What’s the Best Human Brain Alternative for Hungry Zombies?

Let’s say you’re a zombie. You’re lumbering around, doing your zombie-mumble, and just ten feet ahead you see a living human being. Your first impulse, of course, is to head over there and eat their brain. And you’re about to do just that, when suddenly you feel a pang of something like shame. You remember,…

Tech News Daniel Kolitz

Star Trek‘s Jeffreys Combs, Ranked

Star Trek is filled with fantastic guest actors, but there are perhaps few more prolific, as prominent, or as downright varied as Jeffrey Combs. Combs is a prolific actor, having starred in classics like Re-Animator and The Frighteners, plus voice acting roles in comic book television shows like The New Batman Adventures, Spider-Man, and Justice…

io9 James Whitbrook

Westworld’s Thandie Newton Has Mixed Feelings on Maeve’s Lack of Autonomy

Maeve was one of the first robots to achieve sentience in season one of Westworld, and her ability to control other hosts made it seem like she would be unstoppable. However, the rest of the HBO series has held her back. It’s something actress Thandie Newton has had trouble coming to terms with, but also…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Netflix’s Into the Night Outruns the Sun Long Enough to Get a Second Season

Netflix’s Into the Night is a point of personal fascination for me, for the sole and entire reason that is absolutely bizarre. A thriller about literally outrunning the sun, it is a weird melange of influences and concepts, including being inspired by a novel (Jacek Dukaj’s The Old Axolotl) that it does not resemble in any…

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10 Thrilling Audio Dramas to Transport You to Other Planes of Existence

We might all be stuck at home during social distancing, but with the weather so nice and the outdoors being generally coronavirus-lite (so long as you wear a mask), it’s good to find any excuse to go out for a long walk. We’ve compiled some more auditory inspiration to get you moving and thinking—and maybe…

io9 Beth Elderkin

The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in August

Celebrate John Saxon With 8 of the B-Movie Legend’s Most Memorable Genre Roles

This Is the Way: The Mandalorian, Watchmen, and What We Do in the Shadows Lead Genre’s 2020 Emmy Nominations

Tenet Is Going to Try Coming Out in America This September

The Band Reunites in Bill & Ted Face the Music‘s Excellently Fun SDCC Panel

Our Hero Katee Sackhoff on Robot Chicken, the New BSG, and That Wacky Accent She Did on The Flash

Justin Roiland’s Solar Opposites SDCC Panel Shared a Campy Clip and a Few Hints About the New Season

Take a Brief Vacation From Reality With These 6 Short Sci-Fi and Horror Films

Russian Sci-Fi Horror Sputnik Offers a Timely Reminder of the Importance of Quarantine

This Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Live Read Is a Must Watch

Whoa! Keanu Reeves Is Writing Comic Books Now, Too

Brandon Cronenberg’s New Horror Teaser Shows the Workplace Hazards of a Brain-Invading Assassin

The Primal Joy of Watching Captain Janeway Fight Giant Viruses

In The Rain’s Season 3 Trailer, Humanity Will Either Survive or Become the Virus

The Sexist Legacy in Star Trek’s Progressive Universe

What’s the Best Human Brain Alternative for Hungry Zombies?

Star Trek‘s Jeffreys Combs, Ranked

Westworld’s Thandie Newton Has Mixed Feelings on Maeve’s Lack of Autonomy

Netflix’s Into the Night Outruns the Sun Long Enough to Get a Second Season

10 Thrilling Audio Dramas to Transport You to Other Planes of Existence

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

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Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

How to watch UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer live this Saturday

‘Steel Ball Run’ Will Return This Year…Eventually

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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