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Game Of Thrones Finally Admits The Show Will Spoil The Books

This was becoming increasingly obvious, but Game of Thrones showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff have finally confessed out loud the TV show adaptation, which looks to end several years before George R.R. Martin releases the series’ final volume, will be spoiling several aspects of the books. Here’s David Benioff speaking to the Oxford Union…

​New Orphan Black Trailer Hints At The Return Of One Lost Clone UPDATE

A new Orphan Black trailer strongly suggest that one clone we thought was lost may have been found. How very, very exciting. Spoilers! UPDATE: Now with the first clip! Bouncing off this morning’s earlier Orphan Black news in which Graeme Manson warns us all not to count Rachel the clone gone for good: “[The pencil…

Crazy Rick Returns With A Vengeance On The Walking Dead

Things are tense in Alexandria. There’s only one person who can keep the group and the Alexandrians from turning on each other, and that’s Rick Grimes. Which makes it problematic that Rick Grimes is missing, and Crazy Rick — last seen making imaginary phone calls to Ghost Lori — has taken his place. Trying to…

In this interview with Armando Iannucci, the TV vet mentions that he’s spoken with Steven Moffat about writing an episode of Doctor Who. Nothing’s confirmed, but it could be a fun reunion for Iannucci and Peter Capaldi — who before becoming a Time Lord starred on Iannucci’s political satire The Thick of It.

Wes Craven Is Making A Horror TV Show … Set In Space!

Wes Craven (Scream, A Nightmare On Elm Street) and Steve Niles (co-creator of 30 Days of Night) are working on a TV adaptation of Niles’ latest comic: The Disciples. It’s described as “a scifi horror story set in space.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Disciples comic will be out in May. Alas, Craven will…

All I Want To Do With My Life Is Watch Stefan-Caroline YouTube Videos

I was going to recap last night’s episode of Vampire Diaries, but instead all I want to do (with my weekend, pretty much) is watch all of the Stefan-Caroline clips on Youtube. Of which there are a lot. Turns out Stefan and Caroline are even more fun when they’re both remorseless monsters. YAY! Actually, last…

When It Comes to Tech Dystopia, Portlandia Is Better Than Black Mirror

UK series Black Mirror is being lauded as the first show that really tells the truth about our dystopian tech destiny. But the best critique of technology in today’s culture is not this science fiction import. For the most scathing commentary on the high-tech world we’ve designed for ourselves, you have to watch Portlandia. https://gizmodo.com/get-into-black-mirror-the-best-dystopian-show-ever-mad-1677175675…

Which TV Show Was Cancelled Just As It Was Getting Interesting?

Sometimes you watch the last ever episode of a TV show that’s already been killed, and you can’t help thinking, “Damn, they waited too long to get to the good part.” Which TV show dragged its feet for an entire season (or three), only to turn into something really interesting in its final hour? This…

Meet The Sand Snakes, Game Of Thrones‘ Greatest New Characters

The fifth season of Game of Thrones premieres on April 12th, but are you ready? Well, not if you don’t know the Sand Snakes — the three badass daughters of Pedro Pascal’s late, lamented Oberyn Martell. Get the lowdown on each of them in this brief HBO promo before they become your new favorite characters.…

Our Exclusive 12 Monkeys Clip Contains A Huge Spoiler

We’ve got an exclusive clip from tonight’s episode of Syfy’s hit time-traveling drama, set in the year 2043…. and it contains a huge reveal for the future of one major character. The clip is from tonight’s episode titled “Divine Move,” which is centered around Ramse (Kirk Acevedo). And it’s the first time anyone has seen…

io9 March Madness Round 2: Harry Potter Vs. Star Wars! Hobbit Vs. Alien!

It’s Movies vs. TV in this edition of io9 March Madness, and after two days of voting, we’re down to the 32 competitors. Now it’s time to get down to 16. Will the favorites continue to dominate? Top image and bracket: Jim Cooke Wednesday brought some pretty big surprises. The DC Animated Universe took out…

Preacher’s Arseface Has Been Cast

While we’re still waiting for AMC to announce who will play title character Jesse Custer for their TV adaptation of the comic Preacher (along with his vampire pal Cassidy) a very strange side character with an extremely messed-up backstory has been revealed. Behold, Arseface. AMC has announced that fresh-faced newcomer Ian Colletti will play Eugene…

Houdini Is Scully And Doyle Is Mulder In A New Victorian X-Files Show

Yep, it’s official: the creators of The Librarian and House are joining forces for a 10-episode series about “the unlikely real-life friendship between Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and illusionist Harry Houdini.” And the two iconic figures will be solving crimes of the supernatural variety. Deadline has the scoop: In Houdini And Doyle,…

On Supernatural, Sam And Dean’s Main Critic Becomes Their  #1 Fan

The character of Cole had a lot of potential on Supernatural: someone with a reason to hate Dean (who killed Cole’s father.) Someone who hadn’t drunk the hunter Kool-Aid. He could have provided an interesting critique of the Winchesters — but as of last night’s episode, Cole is totally on the Sam-and-Dean fan bandwagon. In…

Joseph Gordon-Levitt To Star In Fraggle Rock Film—THANK YOU MUPPET JESUS

The best of the Jim Henson Muppet line, the Fraggle Rock gang is getting its own movie and Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star. *Stands on desk and screams, “Dance Your Cares Away”* Variety is reporting that JGL will star in a Fraggle Rock movie. Little else is revealed besides this quote from JGL, where he says…

Arrow Showcases Every Character’s Hidden Talent

Everyone who watched the Arrow episode a few weeks ago knows what the title of this episode, “The Offer,” means. And we know what the answer will be. So the rest of the episode was just about serving up a steaming cup of crazy, using each character’s particular talents in that area. Spoilers ahead… So…

An Exclusive Look At A Polar Bear Autopsy From Fortitude 

Here’s an exclusive look at an icy polar bear autopsy from tonight’s episode of Fortitude. Why are they cracking open this magnificent beast? Because this Arctic-set series has gone insane. Spoilers. Pivot’s Fortitude (which has been getting pretty stellar praise) is centered around the formerly peaceful town located on the Arctic Circle (also called Fortitude).…

The Iron Throne Makes A Grand Entrance Into The Tower Of London

Last night Game of Thrones held their big premiere party in the legendary Tower of London. It was a pretty perfect set-up, but no word on if the Queen of England actually sat in it this time. https://gizmodo.com/the-queen-visited-the-game-of-thrones-set-yet-and-troll-1595298748 A crane lowered the the Iron Throne into the Tower of London for the party, which looks…

Someone Inhuman Is Coming To The Preacher TV Series

Someone… or something. Actually, it’s Ruth Negga, who is definitely a someone, and who’s been playing the recently transformed villainess Raina on Agents of SHIELD. The actress has been officially cast as Preacher’s female lead Tulip. For those who don’t know the hit ’90s Vertigo series, Deadine got weirdly descriptive when describing the show and,…

It’s The First Clip Of Tyrion Lannister From Game Of Thrones Season 5

HBO just unleashed the first Tyrion clip from the new season of Game of Thrones, along with a mess of stills presenting some “new” characters including Trystane Martell and Myrcella Baratheon (who was recently recast). Plus, you have to see this featurette on the history of the Targaryens and their dragons! Now, here’s the featurette…