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Bounty Hunters, Monkey Clones, and the Green New Deal: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

January 2019 is nearly over and—for now—so is the month-plus federal government shutdown that blanketed national parks in filth and destruction, played with disturbing consequences for the nationwide “air safety environment,” threw off disaster preparation efforts, broke federal websites, and disrupted scientific conferences. But just like an illegal Airbnb, the shutdown may come back in…

Tech News Tom McKay

Here’s Our First Behind-the-Scenes Footage of the New Terminator Movie

In a new promotional video from a Hungarian film studio, we get one of our first glimpses at the new Terminator film in progress. There’s Arnold Schwarzenegger. And a cute dog! So far as new details on the film, it’s a bit scant, but it’s a nice glimpse into the shooting process and the ambiance…

Movies Julie Muncy

The Unrealized Sky High Sequel Could Have Been Called Save University

These days superhero movies are among the most successful films released. But, 15 years ago, it wasn’t like that. So when Disney released a movie called Sky High in 2005, it came and went without much fanfare. The film was kind of a live-action twist on The Incredibles with some Harry Potter sprinkled in. It…

Movies Germain Lussier

Discovery Is Laying the Groundwork for Another Classic Star Trek Debate to Begin Anew

The earliest episodes of Discovery’s first season set up a battlefield for an argument underlying the entire history of Star Trek: how do we reconcile Starfleet as a scientific and militaristic entity? It seems like the second season is setting up an equally familiar debate: one between faith and logic, and the perils of leaning…

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There Has Never Been a Better Time to Start Listening to Big Finish’s Doctor Who Audio Dramas

With “Resolution” done and dusted, we are officially all out of Doctor Who on television until 2020. Whovians are pretty used to waiting huge lengths of time to see new episodes—like, say, that 16-year gap after the show was cancelled—but if you’re aching to get something Who in your brain, the perfect opportunity lies ahead…

io9 James Whitbrook

Celebrating 20 Years of Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century With the Space King of Rock

There is one word in the English language that, when repeated three times in a row, instantly conjures up something magical. It might be weird, and a little bit scary at times, but saying those words out loud guarantees a raucous adventure. They are, of course: “Zoom Zoom Zoom.” Disney Channel’s Zenon: Girl of the…

Movies Beth Elderkin

One Week in, and Star Trek: Discovery Might Have Already Broken Its New Captain

Tilly’s joke from the season two premiere miiiiiiiiight start becoming at least a little bit true in this week’s episode. The international versions of Star Trek: Discovery on Netflix don’t typically have the “next time” trailers attached to the CBS All Access broadcast, but good news! As TrekMovie spotted, this season its started sharing them…

io9 James Whitbrook

9 Michael Crichton Sci-Fi Movies That Don’t Involve Dinosaurs or Wild West Robots

Author, screenwriter, producer, and director Michael Crichton would have left an incredible legacy even if the only sci-fi works associated with him were Jurassic Park and Westworld (and their many sequels and related titles). But he had so many more movie and TV credits to his name. Crichton, who died in 2008, did plenty of…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Black Panther, Into the Spider-Verse, and More of Our Favorites React to Their Oscar Nominations

After Oscar nominations come out, it’s easy to get lost in them. The snubs, the surprises, what’s in, what’s out…there’s a lot to digest. Because of that, sometimes you forget the sheer joy these nominations bring the people involved, whether it’s a personal nod or one for a project they were a part of. Let’s…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Expanse‘s Third Season Hits Amazon Next Month, Belters Still Waiting for That Season 4 Premiere Date

Later this year, we’ll get to see the fourth season of The Expanse, after Amazon swooped in and saved the show from cancellation at Syfy’s hands. But good news: you can while away the time you’ll spend waiting for it by being able to watch all three seasons so far on Amazon Prime Video, starting…

io9 James Whitbrook

The Orville‘s Dr. Claire Finn Is the Show’s Secret Badass

Every starship must have a chief medical officer, and while Star Trek’s Bones McCoy may be the most iconic space doctor of all time, The Orville’s Dr. Claire Finn (Penny Johnson Jerald, a Deep Space Nine alum) has some valuable and unique skills to bring to the table. As The Orville’s second season continues, we’re…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

M. Night Shyamalan Had the Ending of Glass On His Mind Way Back When He Made Unbreakable

Or an ending like it, anyway. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, M. Night Shyamalan, director of Glass, the latest film in the trilogy he began with Unbreakable in 2000, spoke about the film’s ending, and how it was, for him, at least, a long time coming. In the ending of Glass, in case you need a…

Movies Julie Muncy

Leslie Jones Is No Fan of the New Ghostbusters Movie

Recently, it was announced that Jason Reitman will be helming a new Ghostbusters project, slated for next year. The project, skipping over the Paul Feige 2016 all-lady reboot entirely, will function as a continuation of the narrative of the original two movies from the 1980s. And Leslie Jones, one of those lady cast members from…

Movies Julie Muncy

Studio Producers Wanted Alfonso Cuarón to Give Gravity a Much More Comforting Ending

Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón’s Oscar-winning sci-fi thriller from 2013, has a distinct, powerful ending. And if the studio had had its way, it would have been a bit less striking. In the film as released, it ends with Sandra Bullock’s astronaut, finally made her way back to earth, crawling up from the ocean onto land. And…

Movies Julie Muncy

Alita: Battle Angel’s Interactive Experience Puts You at the Heart of Iron City’s Hottest Competition

One thing fans rarely get to do with their favorite movies is visit the actual sets. Mostly that’s because they were built in a far-off, secluded film studio and destroyed before the movie even came out. But the idea of making that experience possible for fans is one of the seeds that breathed life into…

Movies Germain Lussier

Star Trek: Discovery Returns Boldly, But We’re Not Quite Sure Where It’s Going Yet

When Star Trek: Discovery premiered back in 2017, our recap praised its spectacle but questioned just where the show would be going thematically. Now, Discovery is back for season two, with a premiere that revels in the spectacle of space exploration once more, but has us asking that same question. “Brother,” in many ways, feels…

io9 James Whitbrook

Sixty Percent Of Us Chose the Frosties and More Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Stats

Admit it: As you moved your way through Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, you wondered what your friends chose. Now, Netflix has begun to let us know. Several official Netflix Twitter and Black Mirror Twitter accounts went mad this evening, listing a bunch of random facts, which you can now read here: “On the biggest day of…

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Finally, Those Star Trek: Short Treks Are Available Outside the U.S. and Canada

Over the past four months in the run up to Star Trek: Discovery’s return, CBS All Access released four excellent mini-episodes under the Short Treks banner. Except they had a problem that was not quite as mini as the episodes: none of them were actually available outside of the U.S. and Canada. That’s finally changing.…

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Jon Pertwee Swaps His TARDIS for a Much Stranger Phone Box in This Retro TV Ad

Don’t ask why the third Doctor suddenly got his TARDIS’ chameleon circuit working. It’s the least bonkers thing going on in this delightful ad. Back in its heyday, Doctor Who ended up doing all sorts of weird and wonderful tie-in advertisements, where the stars of the show got in character to shill things like Prime…

io9 James Whitbrook

Sinister Science in Space: Watch the First Tense Trailer for High Life

In space, anything goes. Even messed up science experiments. High Life—French director Claire Denis’ first English-language film—follows the inmate crew of a harsh-edged box of an exploratory spaceship, sent on a mission to investigate a black hole under the belief their records will be expunged once it’s all over. Instead, the scientist assigned to the…

Trailers James Whitbrook

Bounty Hunters, Monkey Clones, and the Green New Deal: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Here’s Our First Behind-the-Scenes Footage of the New Terminator Movie

The Unrealized Sky High Sequel Could Have Been Called Save University

Discovery Is Laying the Groundwork for Another Classic Star Trek Debate to Begin Anew

There Has Never Been a Better Time to Start Listening to Big Finish’s Doctor Who Audio Dramas

Celebrating 20 Years of Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century With the Space King of Rock

One Week in, and Star Trek: Discovery Might Have Already Broken Its New Captain

9 Michael Crichton Sci-Fi Movies That Don’t Involve Dinosaurs or Wild West Robots

Black Panther, Into the Spider-Verse, and More of Our Favorites React to Their Oscar Nominations

The Expanse‘s Third Season Hits Amazon Next Month, Belters Still Waiting for That Season 4 Premiere Date

The Orville‘s Dr. Claire Finn Is the Show’s Secret Badass

M. Night Shyamalan Had the Ending of Glass On His Mind Way Back When He Made Unbreakable

Leslie Jones Is No Fan of the New Ghostbusters Movie

Studio Producers Wanted Alfonso Cuarón to Give Gravity a Much More Comforting Ending

Alita: Battle Angel’s Interactive Experience Puts You at the Heart of Iron City’s Hottest Competition

Star Trek: Discovery Returns Boldly, But We’re Not Quite Sure Where It’s Going Yet

Sixty Percent Of Us Chose the Frosties and More Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Stats

Finally, Those Star Trek: Short Treks Are Available Outside the U.S. and Canada

Jon Pertwee Swaps His TARDIS for a Much Stranger Phone Box in This Retro TV Ad

Sinister Science in Space: Watch the First Tense Trailer for High Life

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

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

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