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Secrets Of Battlestar’s Final Five Revealed! Plus The Naughtiest Transformer!

Spoiler watch! Writers of a Battlestar “Final Five” tie-in comic revealed Cylon secrets. New Transformers rumors — some of them pre-debunked. Watchmen and Chuck videos. Dirt on Lost, Wolverine, G.I. Joe, Dollhouse and Clone Wars. Watchmen: The first TV spot for the movie, which we fervently hope comes out in March on schedule. Transformers: Revenge…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 13

Jedi Toy Makes Your Child Into Hayden Christensen’s Next Target

In case you’ve suspected that your child has an above-average amount of midichlorans in their bloodstream, now you’ll have a cheap and easily-available way to check their Jedi potential: A real-life “Force Trainer.” The toy, expected to be released this fall, uses a wireless headset to read the brain activity of its wearer before using…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jan 11

Is There Anything Jar-Jar Can’t Ruin?

You know that there’s something wrong with last night’s Clone Wars episode when the thing I spent most time thinking about while watching it was that Jar-Jar sounded different than usual. Another misfire awaits. The most frustrating thing about “The Gungan General” was that you could, if you squinted a bit and filled in a…

Television Graeme McMillan Jan 10

What Would SF Look Like If Copyright Only Lasted 20 Years?

In Paul Melko’s Walls Of The Universe, our hero visits an alternate world where patents and copyrights only last a short time. What would happen to science fiction if this was true in our world? Suppose we lived in an alternate universe where copyright was 20 years. Period. How would this affect science fiction? (…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 9

At Last, A Book That Explains Why Obi-Wan Is Such A Dick

Karen Miller is one of my favorite fantasy writers, so I was thrilled to see she’d written a Star Wars novel. But she got stuck with an onerous task: explaining Obi-Wan’s Clone Wars dickery. Spoilers! Miller’s Godspeaker trilogy may be the best high fantasy works I’ve read since Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel series. (Seriously, if I…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jan 8

Star Wars Force Trainer Uses Mind Bullets To Move Ball Through Chute

A simplified EEG-based game using the Star Wars license tricks kids into thinking they have Professor X-like abilities, when all they’re doing is learning to activate one part of their brain. This Force Trainer, priced at $90-$100, hooks up to your head via wireless headset and transmits your reading to the toy, which blows air…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 7

Disco-Bots Are Just Using Lightsabers To Express Their Bouncy Rhythms

There’s so much to love about this-clip from War Of The Robots. The tongue-flirting. The lightsaber-duels. The disco-bots. But really, it’s all about the sound effects.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 6

Finally, The Star Wars Buddy Comedy We’ve Waited For

Imprisoned by space pirates, Anakin and Obi-Wan have to work with Count Dooku to make their escape, in this Friday’s Clone Wars. Does it go smoothly? Watch the clip and judge for yourself. Here’s the official synopsis for Friday’s episode. And yes, it does feature he-who-must-not-be-named: Anakin and Obi-Wan are negotiating Count Dooku’s ransom when…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 6

BaR2D2 Is a Real Bar Robot, Doesn’t Carry Lightsabers

Remember BaR2-D2, the robot that dispenses beer instead of light sabers which Jabba should have had in his barge? Here is a video of the thing serving drinks in a real party. https://gizmodo.com/bar2d2-the-r2-d2-of-failed-space-operas-5056831 The BaR2D2 is a radio-controlled bar-bot, with a “motorized beer elevator, motorized ice/mixer drawer, and six-bottle shot dispenser.” It’s also “sound activated…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 4

Clone Wars Makes Pirating Look Like Viable Career Opportunity

Space pirates, shady dealings and a rescue from the clutches of bad guys – It can only be the return of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, with another episode that thrills and impresses… surprisingly. Let’s ignore, for a moment, a plot filled with Star Wars traditions (The hero is captured by the bad guys and…

Television Graeme McMillan Jan 3

Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks

Star Wars dorks are second to none in spending crazy amounts of money on anything branded with their obsession, but at what point does it become exploitative? I’ll just throw it out there: this clock. Etsy seller YOUgNeek created this $90 custom-made clock out of vintage Star Wars spaceships attached to a Sterling and Noble…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jan 3

It’s Always Space Battle O’Clock With Star Wars Clock

This hand-crafted Star Wars clock features a different starship or fighter for every hour of the day, allowing you finally to know when it’s time to celebrate the Hour of the Tie Fighter. The Star Wars clock got posted on a couple sites last night, and by this morning, the entire internet seemed to have…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 2

The 50 Greatest Special Effects Shots In Cinema

Not only did the Den of Geek assemble a respectable (if not a little controversial) list of the top 50 special effects shots of cinema, the site also explained the tricks behind the illusions. Of course the well-deserving staples show up in the list (Star Wars, Tron and Jurassic Park), but there was one in…

Movies Mark Wilson Dec 31

Transformers 2 Set Pics Deepen The Mystery. And Star Trek Pics Beautify Your Desktop

Wake up with spoilers! We have exclusive Transformers 2 set pics. And there’s Lost premiere mega-scoopage, including Sawyer’s unfortunate misconception. Giant, high-res Star Trek pics. Wonder Woman and Clone Wars pics. Spoilers jolt your brain! Star Trek: Paramount released some pics as part of its 2009 presskit. We’ve seen all of these Trek pics before,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 31

How To: Origami Millennium Falcon

Wired’s January issue contains this origami Millennium Falcon tutorial. Even better, the creator, Philip Schulz, has a website full of origami directions almost every ship in the imperial and rebel fleet. [HappyMagPie via Wired] https://gizmodo.com/amazing-origami-star-trek-star-wars-spaceships-make-go-5069216

Tech News Brian Lam Dec 30

Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, You’re My Only Baritone

You can go ahead and go over to the Dark Side now. Lucasfilm has okayed a Star Wars musical. According to E! Online, the Star Wars musical will premiere next year in London’s O2 arena, and will feature singing Wookiees and a Stormtrooper kick line. The show, featuring songs set to some of John Williams’…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 23

Lightsabers Banned By UK Supermarket

They may not have barrels, or triggers, or look in any way similar, but that’s not stopped a British supermarket from restricting the sale of lightsaber toys because of their alleged similarity to guns. A branch of bankrupt British supermarket chain Woolworths has restricted the sale of toy lightsabers to people over the age of…

io9 Graeme McMillan Dec 21

Buildings That Could Be Mistaken For Famous Spaceships

What happens when architects are also major sci-fi nerds? The massive gallery complied by io9 might give you an idea. It features buildings that resemble the Death Star, Enterprise and the Borg Cube. [io9] https://gizmodo.com/buildings-that-look-like-famous-spaceships-a-gallery-5114611

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 19

Buildings That Look Like Famous Spaceships: A Gallery

Click to viewScience fiction’s influences are all around us – even in your office buildings. Architects have drawn inspiration from the Death Star, the Borg Cube, and other famous spaceships, and here’s a gallery to prove it. (Parisian office building photo up top, by LemimPix.)

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 19

R2-D2 Battalion Dances In Preparation to Earth Invasion

I don’t know why people insist on assembling massive robot armies, even if they are R2-D2. Sure they are cute dancing, but one day they will get fed up and kill us all. [starwarsblog]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 19

Secrets Of Battlestar’s Final Five Revealed! Plus The Naughtiest Transformer!

Jedi Toy Makes Your Child Into Hayden Christensen’s Next Target

Is There Anything Jar-Jar Can’t Ruin?

What Would SF Look Like If Copyright Only Lasted 20 Years?

At Last, A Book That Explains Why Obi-Wan Is Such A Dick

Star Wars Force Trainer Uses Mind Bullets To Move Ball Through Chute

Disco-Bots Are Just Using Lightsabers To Express Their Bouncy Rhythms

Finally, The Star Wars Buddy Comedy We’ve Waited For

BaR2D2 Is a Real Bar Robot, Doesn’t Carry Lightsabers

Clone Wars Makes Pirating Look Like Viable Career Opportunity

Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks

It’s Always Space Battle O’Clock With Star Wars Clock

The 50 Greatest Special Effects Shots In Cinema

Transformers 2 Set Pics Deepen The Mystery. And Star Trek Pics Beautify Your Desktop

How To: Origami Millennium Falcon

Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, You’re My Only Baritone

Lightsabers Banned By UK Supermarket

Buildings That Could Be Mistaken For Famous Spaceships

Buildings That Look Like Famous Spaceships: A Gallery

R2-D2 Battalion Dances In Preparation to Earth Invasion

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