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10 Books That Were Better Off on Paper

Click to view It’s happened to all of us. We read a novel that blows us away, and a few years later its title appears on posters underneath the face of Harrison Ford or Natalie Portman. But at some inevitable point in that darkened theater, the movie takes a turn we didn’t expect. Our eyebrows…

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First Pics Of Starship Troopers’ Armor And Heroes’ Gun-Toting Ex-Blonde

There are a whole weekend’s worth of spoilers to catch up on this morning, including some new pics of the filming of Heroes season three that include that gunshot we’ve heard so much about. And some new Starship Troopers 3 pics include a gun-waving Jolene Blalock and some awesome new hardware. Two new Doctor Who…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Starship Troopers 3: New Weapons, New Toys

The Japanese trailer for Starship Troopers 3 is online now, debuting new robotic killing machines that might become an even cooler toy (now on sale in black, green or red). The usual fare is served up in the ST3 trailer, and it’s just how I like it: heavy on the Johnny Rico and even heavier…

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Are You Ready To Be An Evil Colonist?

Humans are a plague, shredding across the galaxy and destroying other peace-loving creatures. At least, that seems to be the theme of a number of movies that are coming out in the next few years. I’ve been wondering what would replace the post-apocalyptic-Earth as the stock plot for “dark” science fiction movies, and the evil-humans-in-space…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Starship Troopers 3: Because Johnny Rico Should Live Forever

Returning roughneck Casper Van Dien (THE Johnny Rico) introduced new cast member Jolene Blalock (Lola Beck) and some new clips from the direct-to-DVD Starship Troopers 3 Marauder at New York Comic-Con. After watching all four clips I can safely say that Starship Troopers is back. Get ready for more obviously biased newsreels, new bug enemies,…

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Thinly-Veiled Allegories About the Middle East in U.S. Science Fiction

If science fiction is really about the present, then it’s no surprise that the longstanding tensions between the United States and Middle Eastern countries should make itself known in tales of “desert planets.” From Tattoine to Klendathu, planets full of barren dunes are usually not-so-subtle allegorical stand-ins for a stereotyped “Middle East.” Let’s take a…

Movies Annalee Newitz

The Toughest SciFi Soldiers For Your Squad

The aliens are invading and you want to assemble a crack squad of commandos to fight the tough battles and serve as human meatshields. But where can you find the best commandos in the galaxy? It’s time to mine science fiction history for some of the steeliest break-your-face soliders so you can sleep easy when…

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The Seven and a Half Rules for Making Scary Aliens

Welcome back to Horrorhead, a fortnightly column where we explore the intersection of horror and scifi. For every bland, friendly Star Trek alien with a crinkle-cut french fry nose or waffle forehead, there are dozens of insanely scary aliens that could rip your face off. Certain alien characteristics, whether physical or psychological, are enough to…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Big SciFi Flicks This Year Will Make Good Look Evil

At WonderCon over the weekend, everybody was talking about a handful of spring/summer scifi flicks that all had one thing in common: the kind of moral ambiguity that would never fly in Superman. We saw an action-packed clip from Wanted, whose superheroes are assassins with a mission to control the world’s destiny that sounds creepily…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Star Wars Movies Have Lost The SFX Race

The skyrocketing number of special effects shots in the Star Wars movies has become a shorthand for the way movies in general have become more SFX-heavy. But while the Star Wars films may have started the SFX arms race, they didn’t win it. None of the three Star Wars prequels has as many special effects…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

New Proof That Every Scifi Epic Is Based On Joseph Campbell

Why do so many adventure movies seem to have the same story? A lot of the blame goes to the Hero’s Journey, a cookie-cutter spiritual-ish adventure recipe concocted by Joseph Campbell in 1949. Star Wars and many fantasy sagas famously follow this treasure map step by step, but how do other science fiction stories measure…

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10 Books That Were Better Off on Paper

First Pics Of Starship Troopers’ Armor And Heroes’ Gun-Toting Ex-Blonde

Starship Troopers 3: New Weapons, New Toys

Are You Ready To Be An Evil Colonist?

Starship Troopers 3: Because Johnny Rico Should Live Forever

Thinly-Veiled Allegories About the Middle East in U.S. Science Fiction

The Toughest SciFi Soldiers For Your Squad

The Seven and a Half Rules for Making Scary Aliens

Big SciFi Flicks This Year Will Make Good Look Evil

The Star Wars Movies Have Lost The SFX Race

New Proof That Every Scifi Epic Is Based On Joseph Campbell

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