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First beautiful look at the Blu-Ray version of Star Trek: The Next Generation

It’s about damn time! The first ever clip for the high definition, Blu-ray release of Star Trek: The Next Generation is finally out, showcasing a brilliant new universe of crystal-clear aliens and an unfiltered Picard. It looks absolutely lovely, as you can see from this clip of the two-part series premiere, “Encounter at Farpoint.” To…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 11

First Details from the Pilot Script of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians

Lev Grossman’s The Magicians brought an emotional weight, and a pleasurable snarkiness, to the age-old story of magical people discovering their powers. And The Magician King expanded Grossman’s world-building themes by adding a second protagonist. But how on Earth would you go about translating it to the television screen? https://gizmodo.com/in-the-magician-king-lev-grossmans-magical-over-achiev-5833260 Fox entrusted the daunting task…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 10

There is nothing better than Anime Blade and his rose-tinted sunglasses of death

Oh, Blade Anime, you are so full of delightful quips and vampire murder! Check out the latest clip from the anime Blade, which has been dubbed for the English-speakers (sadly not by Wesley Snipes.) Fun Blade fact: Did you know that Blade has been wearing fancy spectacles for most of his existence, dating all the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 10

10 Unsung Science Fiction TV Classics

Some of the greatest science fiction TV shows of all time have vanished, almost without a trace. They don’t get listed in articles on the “Top 50 Science Fiction Shows Of All Time.” Despite achieving true greatness, they don’t even get as much praise or critical attention as Alf. Here are 10 great unappreciated masterpieces…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 10

Once Upon a Time lets Robert Carlyle chew two realms worth of scenery

The chesty fairy must have been on break, because this week’s Once Upon A Time was all about Rumpelstiltskin’s back story. So where did our favorite scenery-munching imp originate from? A knife. No really! Ah well at least we got close to an hour of Robert Carlyle plunging into the deep end of ACTING! Spoilers…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 9

The Ultimate Guide to 2012’s Science Fiction and Fantasy TV

Last year wasn’t a great year for science fiction and fantasy on television — but thank the sky beast, 2012 looks like it could be way better. With a new horror series, a J.J. Abrams time-traveling mystery, and more Game of Thrones, this year might redeem television after all. Plus find out all the new…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 9

Dish Network’s New Hopper DVR Is the King of DVRs

Dish Network just introduced its new multi-room DVR, weirdly named Hopper, which can record three shows at one time (while playing back a fourth show), has a 2TB hard drive which can store 250 hours of HD programming, a Slingbox adapter, which will let certain users watch what’s on Dish Network from anywhere in the…

Television Casey Chan Jan 9

This Week’s TV: Fringe returns, Katee Sackhoff joins Clone Wars, and 2 shows debut!

In this week’s television, Fringe is back — and kicking its universe-spanning storylines into high gear. This week also sees the return of a few of our other favorite shows. Plus the premiere of two brand new shows (to Americans, anyway), including a brand new look at a classic Marvel character. Meanwhile, Fringe’s Kirk Acevedo…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 9

Is Supernatural finally turning into the X-Files?

On last night’s episode of Supernatural, “Adventures in Babysitting,” the show seemed to plunge into full X-Files mode. Mostly this was because Bobby’s “fatherly advice” role was taken over by Frank, the paranoid, Lone Gunman-esque guy who helped the brothers get spy-proof laptops in a previous episode. But it was also because we’re starting to…

Television Annalee Newitz Jan 7

The One Totally Beautiful Scene From Last Night’s Vampire Diaries

Here’s the moment in last night’s Vampire Diaries where I jumped out of my seat and cheered. Finally, somebody got proactive! And it was the character you least expect to be badass. Spoilers ahead… I yield to no-one in my love of The Vampire Diaries, but last night’s midseason premiere was curiously flat — not…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 6

Frank Darabont’s Amazing Walking Dead Episode That You’ll Never See

Wondering how the second half of Walking Dead season two will be different without Frank Darabont at the wheel? Here’s one brilliant storyline the ex-show runner had planned, which was straight out of the Twilight Zone. And sadly, it will probably never see the light of day. Hear all about Darabont’s lost episode from the…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 6

Totally Bitchin’ Game of Thrones Fan Art! [NSFW]

Winter may be coming — but April feels like a long way off. We can’t wait for the return of HBO’s Game of Thrones series, to see how all of the insanity of A Clash of Kings translates to the screen. To help us survive the long waiting, we’ve gathered some of the coolest, most…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 6

Would you let your children watch a show that featured these horrifying creatures?

Could this be the most horrific concept art ever created for a kiddie show? Artist Eric Canete developed these nightmarish visions for a new revival of the Cartoon Network series Ben 10, but he tweeted that they’ll probably never be used “because it’ll scare your childrens.” No freaking kidding. Check out more of Canete’s creations…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 4

Battlestar Galactica, in four minutes as a 1990s roleplaying game

Did you miss out on Battlestar Galactica? Do you dream of watching all of the show’s drama, thrills, and frustrating scenes condensed into a four-minute piss take on 16-bit roleplaying games? College Humor has answered your prayers to the Lords of Kobol with this clever video. Beware! Spoilers out the wazoo! Hat tip to Zan.

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jan 4

Falling Skies Photo Caption Winner!

You submitted hundreds and hundreds of captions for our exclusive first photo of Falling Skies season two. And then you voted for the best caption from among 10 finalists. Now, at last, the winner of our Falling Skies photo caption contest can be announced. You’ve chosen Thogar, who will henceforth be referred to as Thogar…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 4

Even stuck in a shoebox with a miniature woman, Nathan from Misfits has zero game

Last week, the BBC aired a special TV movie version of The Borrowers, which featured some lovely performances. Christopher Eccleston was brilliant as Arietty’s father Pod, and Stephen Fry pulled out all the stops (and then some) as the unscrupulous Professor Mildeye. But the show was darn near stolen by The Misfits’ Robert Sheehan, as…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 3

Behold, the movie poster for Inspector Spacetime, Community‘s tribute to Doctor Who

Artist Sam Spratt (who has lent his considerable talents to our sister sites Gawker and Gizmodo) has now created a rather ripping cinematic take on Inspector Spacetime — Community’s ersatz Doctor Who — which tends to inspire plenty of homages. [Spotted on Buzzfeed]

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jan 3

Brilliant Satire: Reasons to Boycott Game of Thrones

The parody website, ChristWire.org, just posted “12 Reasons to Boycott Game of Thrones in 2012,” and it’s a totally brilliant send-up that I actually thought was for real for a moment. Pretty hilarious stuff. Here’s how they sum the show up: In essence, Game of Thrones is a poorly produced copy of Mel Gibson’s Braveheart…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 3

Could NBC’s Beautiful People be the new Caprica?

We still miss Caprica for its explorations of artificial intelligence and grief, in the context of a very different society. So it could be excellent news that Syfy’s sister network, NBC, is apparently serious about making a new show that explores some of the same ideas. We heard a while ago that NBC was pursuing…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 3

The biggest Serenity model ever built has been unearthed (UPDATED)

Famous movie spaceships can have a rough time once the camera stops rolling. For instance, the Nostromo from Alien was discovered with a dead possum inside. The eponymous spaceship from Serenity had been consigned to a similarly undistinguished fate…until recently. The replica builders at Quantum Mechanix recently had the chance to photograph this massive model…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jan 3

First beautiful look at the Blu-Ray version of Star Trek: The Next Generation

First Details from the Pilot Script of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians

There is nothing better than Anime Blade and his rose-tinted sunglasses of death

10 Unsung Science Fiction TV Classics

Once Upon a Time lets Robert Carlyle chew two realms worth of scenery

The Ultimate Guide to 2012’s Science Fiction and Fantasy TV

Dish Network’s New Hopper DVR Is the King of DVRs

This Week’s TV: Fringe returns, Katee Sackhoff joins Clone Wars, and 2 shows debut!

Is Supernatural finally turning into the X-Files?

The One Totally Beautiful Scene From Last Night’s Vampire Diaries

Frank Darabont’s Amazing Walking Dead Episode That You’ll Never See

Totally Bitchin’ Game of Thrones Fan Art! [NSFW]

Would you let your children watch a show that featured these horrifying creatures?

Battlestar Galactica, in four minutes as a 1990s roleplaying game

Falling Skies Photo Caption Winner!

Even stuck in a shoebox with a miniature woman, Nathan from Misfits has zero game

Behold, the movie poster for Inspector Spacetime, Community‘s tribute to Doctor Who

Brilliant Satire: Reasons to Boycott Game of Thrones

Could NBC’s Beautiful People be the new Caprica?

The biggest Serenity model ever built has been unearthed (UPDATED)

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