Star Trek

U.S.S. Pinafore is the very model of a modern Star Trek-Gilbert & Sullivan mash-up!

Why didn’t somebody think of this long ago? U.S.S. Pinafore enlists Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera in Starfleet, with amazing results. If you’ve ever wished Little Buttercup’s libretto included tribbles and Saurian brandy, then watch the trailer below. More information than you ever needed to know about what a mind probe really entails. This absolutely…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The apocryphal adventures of Batman…and Captain Kirk…and Godzilla?

At the blog The Brave and The Bold: The Lost Issues, blogmaster Ross teams Batman up with absolutely everybody, copyright be damned. Check out the never-was issues of The Brave and The Bold, guest-starring Alpha Flight, Deathlok, and KISS!

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Mythbusters becomes a television empire. Prepare to be schooled!

It couldn’t happen to more deserving geeks. The guys behind Mythbusters, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, have signed a new, multiyear contract for the show. And they’ve got a development deal with Discovery Channel to produce several new television series, too. Here’s the press release from Discovery: LOS ANGELES, CA, — Jamie Hyneman and Adam…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Gridlock Concept Watch Not as Complicated as It Looks

With an face that seems ripped right out of Star Trek’s LCARS, you’d think the Gridlock is yet another Tokyoflash watch that’s nigh-impossible to read, but you’d be wrong. It’s actually quite simple once you figure out the hook. The face is divided into two sections: the circle-like part and the box-filled matrix. The circle…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Massive Black explores the wild, awesome world of starships and more

Concept art company Massive Black has done artwork for movies, comics, video games, toys, and more. It’s easy to see why from their artwork, which instantly create worlds so vivid, I’m actually angry I can’t see more of these places. Based out of San Francisco and Shanghai, Massive Black has a ton of its concept…

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Commander Riker and Counselor Troi: Together again

In this kind of adorable interview, Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis pitch their idea for a sitcom about Star Trek: The Next Generation’s favorite couple — and, you know, it’s not bad. There is something rather charming about the two of them, idly musing about a Galaxy Quest-ish sitcom, referring to Patrick Stewart as “Old…

io9 Marc Bernardin

The Greatest “Captain Kirk Takes Out A Couple Of Church Ladies” Scene Ever

Captain Kirk takes care of business in this awesome clip from the direct-to-DVD Carriers. After a plague wipes out most of humanity, Chris Pine’s SUV runs out of gas. Good thing he has ways of persuading Christian ladies to help.

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All Of Lost’s Secrets Are… On Star Trek?!?

Hankering to know all the mysteries of the Island? Well, you’ve been watching the wrong damn show! All of Lost’s questions were answered years earlier on the Star Trek series. Learn that Jin is an alien and Locke had hair! The cast of Lost is a prolific bunch, and many of them have collected a…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

Leonard Nimoy Explains How Science Fiction Has Improved Since The 1950s

Star Trek and Fringe star Leonard Nimoy got his start in the 1952 serial Zombies Of The Stratosphere. We talked to him on a conference call the other day, and he raved about how science fiction has improved since then. During the conference call with reporters, someone asked Nimoy how he felt science fiction had…

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This Week’s Season Finales Take On Lucifer And Pissed-Off Kryptonians

Television loves you this week. We’re getting the season finales of Supernatural and Smallville, the origin story of Lost’s Smoke Monster, those nasty Weeping Angels from the Whoverse, and new episodes of V, Chuck, FlashForward, and more! Minor spoilers ahead. MONDAY 5/10/10 On Chuck (8PM, NBC, “Chuck Versus the Tooth”), Chuck thinks his dreams spell…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Which Single Episode Would You Magically Erase from Your Favorite TV Show?

Even legitimately great television shows have them: installments that just don’t fit, don’t work, or just out-and-out suck. Which ones would you like to wipe from memory? (Yes, BSG’s “Black Market,” we’re looking at you.) It’s not that any TV show is “perfect” — they’ve all got their clunkers, it’s just the nature of the…

io9 Marc Bernardin

“Am I Not A Man and A Brother?” Four Fictional Legal Systems Respond to Sentient Androids

People have long imagined automatons for society’s drudge work. The possibility and its implications are among science fiction’s favorite topics. One question that crops up constantly: What is a sentient android’s legal status? Is something that feels still property? The Curiosity Star Trek: TNG’s Data is one of pop culture’s best-known androids. From season to…

io9 Kelly Faircloth

Everything You Need To Know About Movie/TV Cyborgs In One Giant Chart

Which movie cyborg brought in the most money? Are you more likely to be turned into a cyborg by the military, or an evil corporation? A new infographic about cyborgs on television and movies from Online Schools reveals all! We were full of questions about the cyborgs of the big and small screen, so we…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Real Star Trek-NASA Connection

Gene Roddenberry wasn’t a scientist, but he saw the future. From teleportation to tablets to warp drives, Star Trek inspired kids worldwide to invent amazing technologies. One of those kids was Dr. Marc Rayman, Chief Propulsion Engineer at NASA’s JPL. https://gizmodo.com/beam-me-up-scotty-scientists-transport-a-hunk-of-matt-205448

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The Sexiest Mutants, Cyborgs And Posthumans Of All Time

Our post-human replacements don’t care if we find them sexually attractive, because we’re a throwback as far as they’re concerned. But that doesn’t change the fact that mutants, cyborgs and other post-humans are hot as hell. Here are the sexiest. Thanks to Samantha Bishop Simmons, Michael Falkner, Al Clay, Steven Michael Alberti Williams, Bonnie Burton,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Top 10 Killer Body Mods – And We Mean Killer Literally

What’s the best part of being posthuman? Smiting your enemies with but a single touch, of course! Here are 10 mutants, cyborgs, and martial artists who are equipped to take down their nemeses using deadly limbs and epidermis. Killer Touch: Ken from Fist of The Northstar In this 1986 movie adaptation of the classic Japanese…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Sweded Version Of Star Trek Polishes A Turd With Copious Lens Flare

Push it Films’ ultra low-budget cover of J.J. Abrams Star Trek hides their non-existent production values with lens flare and tin foil. It’s amazing what you can do when you blind your audience. For me, the incessant chanting really pushes this over the top. FYI, the term “sweding” comes from Michel Gondry’s 2008 film Be…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

10 Characters/Things You Might Not Know Were Cyborgs

Cyborgs are everywhere in science fiction — including some that nobody ever thinks of as cyborgs. Many of your favorite heroes — and spaceships! — have biological and mechanical components. Here’s a list of the cyborgs you might not remember. Note: Some of these examples aren’t uber-obscure, so if you’re a huge scifi geek you…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Tommy Lee Jones Joining Captain America? Jamie Kennedy Joining Transformers 3? Plus Shatner Talks Star Trek 2!

Casting rumors include Tommy Lee Jones joining Captain America, Jamie Kennedy joining Transformers 3, and William Shatner mulling over the next Star Trek. Plus Jonah Hex, G.I. Joe, Twilight, Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, Lost, Supernatural and Fringe. Captain America: There’s a rumor that Tommy Lee Jones is going to be joining the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Who’d You Rather Go On A Date With Tonight: A Starfleet Officer Or A Green Lantern?

Yay, it’s Friday! And over on the io9 Facebook page, we’re discussing the ultimate question: Who’d you rather go on a date with tonight: a Green Lantern or a Starfleet officer? Images via DJWudi and istolethetv on Flickr.

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U.S.S. Pinafore is the very model of a modern Star Trek-Gilbert & Sullivan mash-up!

The apocryphal adventures of Batman…and Captain Kirk…and Godzilla?

Mythbusters becomes a television empire. Prepare to be schooled!

Gridlock Concept Watch Not as Complicated as It Looks

Massive Black explores the wild, awesome world of starships and more

Commander Riker and Counselor Troi: Together again

The Greatest “Captain Kirk Takes Out A Couple Of Church Ladies” Scene Ever

All Of Lost’s Secrets Are… On Star Trek?!?

Leonard Nimoy Explains How Science Fiction Has Improved Since The 1950s

This Week’s Season Finales Take On Lucifer And Pissed-Off Kryptonians

Which Single Episode Would You Magically Erase from Your Favorite TV Show?

“Am I Not A Man and A Brother?” Four Fictional Legal Systems Respond to Sentient Androids

Everything You Need To Know About Movie/TV Cyborgs In One Giant Chart

The Real Star Trek-NASA Connection

The Sexiest Mutants, Cyborgs And Posthumans Of All Time

The Top 10 Killer Body Mods – And We Mean Killer Literally

Sweded Version Of Star Trek Polishes A Turd With Copious Lens Flare

10 Characters/Things You Might Not Know Were Cyborgs

Tommy Lee Jones Joining Captain America? Jamie Kennedy Joining Transformers 3? Plus Shatner Talks Star Trek 2!

Who’d You Rather Go On A Date With Tonight: A Starfleet Officer Or A Green Lantern?

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