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Star Trek Aims Younger, Sells Out

With the release of Star Trek less than a month away, you may think that publicity for the movie is already at fever pitch. But prepared to get even more sick of the final frontier. Still to come before the release of JJ Abrams’ big summer movie are promotional tie-ins with ABC’s Lost, Burger King…

Movies Graeme McMillan

What Are Slusho, Red Matter And Tattooed Romulans Doing In Star Trek?

New videos and reviews give away loads of Star Trek details, including McCoy’s catch-phrase. Plus our first look at District 9. And spoilers for Doctor Who, Dollhouse, Smallville, Heroes and Supernatural. Star Trek: Here are a couple new TV spots, plus a German TV spot that shows you how swaggering and Teutonic the new Kirk…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

13 Alien Languages You Can Actually Read

Inventing an alien language? Easy. Creating an entire writing system to go along with it? Now that’s impressive. Here are thirteen alien alphabets (complete with downloadable fonts!) you should totally use to write your novel. But first, a couple quick notes. There are obviously way more examples of alien writing systems out there, but these…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

5 TV Crossovers We’d Love To See

Wouldn’t you want to see the Dollhouse being investigated by the cast of Fringe? Or watch Heroes try to avert Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ future? We have five team-ups to save television’s falling ratings. Dollhouse/Fringe If “a secret organization that replaces people’s personalities with programmable selves, who’re then hired out to the rich and…

Television Graeme McMillan

Customized Star Trek Desktop for Mac: For The Trekkie Who Has Everything

A Lifehacker reader has submitted a pretty badass Star Trek: The Next Generation desktop for Mac. It syncs with iTunes, iCal, weather, and your Star Trek underoos. https://lifehacker.com/the-lcars-for-mac-desktop-5216876 More specifically, it includes GeekTool (system stats), icalbuddy (calendar), Bowtie (iTunes), and Lynx (weather). Impressive work. [Flickr via Lifehacker]

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Most Embarrassing Alien Mating Scenes Of All Time [NSFW]

In this scene from the movie Decoys 2, an evil alien transforms into a sassy dominatrix so she can mate with a young guy. It’s just one of the most embarrassing alien mating scenes ever. Yes, the evil aliens in Decoys (and Decoys 2) mate by sticking their tentacles down a human male’s throat and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Tie Me Up And Pin Me Down! This Summer’s Hottest Boy-Bondage

Why do so many summer movie trailers feature boy-on-boy bondage? Like this Terminator Salvation goodness. We’ve pulled the best homoerotic bondagey moments, from this summer’s biggest movie trailers. Terminator Salvation Who They Are: Christian Bale and Sam Worthington are mere inches away from each others face when Sam is all tied up for his interrogation.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Nine Human-Alien Love Children

Maybe it’s true that love knows no bounds. And when we’re exploring space and discovering new alien life-forms, it just makes sense that we’re going to have their babies. Here’s our nine favorite half-human hybrids. Spock (Star Trek) Let’s start with the really obvious here. Spock’s father is a Vulcan ambassador named Sarek and his…

io9 Alyssa Johnson

Spock’s Backstory Revealed in the Special JJ Abrams Issue of Wired

Wired’s “mysteries and puzzles” issue hits stands today with a guest editor: Star Trek director J.J. Abrams. He’s included a (mysterious) comic that fills in Spock’s new backstory for the flick. We’ve got a peek. Here are a few panels from the gorgeous 6-page comic, drawn by comics legend Paul Pope. Basically we get a…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Secrets Of Hustler’s Star Trek XXX Movie

What exactly is Khan Noonien Singh doing in Hustler’s new Star Trek porn movie? And what role does Sasha Grey play? We talked to screenwriter Roger Krypton. Plus an exclusive work-safe clip and pics. It sounds as though This Ain’t Star Trek XXX will follow the storyline of “Space Seed,” the classic episode which introduced…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Sexy Star Trek Dossier Gives Your Enterprise Crew Run Down

Get a better look at the United Federation Of Planets and learn all the fun facts about the Enterprise’s young crew in Star Trek‘s new Federation fact sheet, plus new stills. We’re excited to see more Simon Pegg pics. He’s by far the supporting character I’m most excited to see on the screen. Star Trek…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Women In Control In Fuller’s Hoped-For Star Trek

Rosario Dawson as Star Trek‘s newest recruit? A black female hard-ass Starfleet captain? Two reasons why we wish that Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller‘s Star Trek dream could come true. Given our love of Fuller’s Pushing Daisies, as well as his sterling work turning Heroes around these past few weeks, you’d think that the writer/producer…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Which Summer Movie Will Be The Biggest Surprise Flop?

Some of the biggest icons in science fiction are battling for your dollars this summer, including Star Trek, Terminator and Transformers. Who’s going to lose? Note: As with last year’s similar poll, I’m not listing every summer movie. Just the ones which seem to have a high expectation of making bucketloads of your money. Which…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Great Unsung Slash Fiction Heroes

When it comes to slash fiction – fans’ illicit writings about same-sex hook-ups – people always talk Kirk/Spock. Or Snape/Everyone. But here are some valiant science-fiction heroes who secretly rule the world of slash fiction. Oh, and this post is probably work-safe, unless your coworkers are looking over your shoulders at the words on your…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Star Trek’s Pon Farr Fragrance Ads Help You “Leave Logic Behind”

Ladies, discover how you can fulfill “the needs of the one,” with this exclusive look at the Vulcan fragrance Pon Farr. There are also new ads for Star Trek fragrances Tiberius and Red Shirt. Nothing says hot sex like a man who smells like Captain Kirk’s middle name – which I assume may actually smell…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Star Trek Gets Ruined in 80 Ways JJ Abrams Could Never Dream Of

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to preemtively ruin the upcoming Star Trek movie. And you came through, creating visions for tons of versions of Star Trek I never, ever want to see. First Place — Elliot Valdez Second Place — Dan Price Third Place — Chris Crane

Movies Adam Frucci

The U.S.S. Enterprise Like You’ve Never Seen It

Here’s a shiny, spaceworthy look at the new U.S.S. Enterprise, courtesy of model company Quantum Mechanix. Paramount’s “Enterprise Project” invited a ton of artists to take liberties with Starfleet’s flagship. Want to see the results? I love all of these bizarre remodelings of the Enterprise, posted at the movie’s official web site. (There are more…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

How Shiny Will Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow Costume Be?

Scarlett Johansson talks her Iron Man 2 costume, and the Star Trek soundtrack reveals some “nailin’.” There are new Dollhouse finale details and Doctor Who set reports. Plus Caprica, Lost, Fringe, Eureka and Supernatural. Spoilers! Iron Man 2: Scarlett Johansson talks about her exercise/diet routine to get in “superhero shape” and mentions needing to fit…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Mystery of the Huge Box Finally Revealed

What was inside the the Huge Mystery Box? Some people got it with Trekkie Betty’s stockings, others with the second hint, and some with Uhura’s bra. Here is the seeeecret—revealed: The Hot Rod Enterprise. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-inside-this-huge-mystery-box-5162911 A couple of months ago Brian asked me: “Do you want to do something cool?” This is something that Brian…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

On Screen, Mr. Worf!

Not since the Star Trek light dimmer have we seen a branded device with such shameless nerditude as this Enterprise webcam. https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-voice-activated-light-dimmer-pretend-youre-t-238715 The webcam is 720p and features adjustable focus—but the Trek fans will be interested to know that it also has light-up nacelles to heighten the experience. No word yet on a price or…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Star Trek Aims Younger, Sells Out

What Are Slusho, Red Matter And Tattooed Romulans Doing In Star Trek?

13 Alien Languages You Can Actually Read

5 TV Crossovers We’d Love To See

Customized Star Trek Desktop for Mac: For The Trekkie Who Has Everything

Most Embarrassing Alien Mating Scenes Of All Time [NSFW]

Tie Me Up And Pin Me Down! This Summer’s Hottest Boy-Bondage

Nine Human-Alien Love Children

Spock’s Backstory Revealed in the Special JJ Abrams Issue of Wired

Secrets Of Hustler’s Star Trek XXX Movie

Sexy Star Trek Dossier Gives Your Enterprise Crew Run Down

Women In Control In Fuller’s Hoped-For Star Trek

Which Summer Movie Will Be The Biggest Surprise Flop?

Great Unsung Slash Fiction Heroes

Star Trek’s Pon Farr Fragrance Ads Help You “Leave Logic Behind”

Star Trek Gets Ruined in 80 Ways JJ Abrams Could Never Dream Of

The U.S.S. Enterprise Like You’ve Never Seen It

How Shiny Will Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow Costume Be?

Mystery of the Huge Box Finally Revealed

On Screen, Mr. Worf!

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