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This Week’s TV: Quite Possibly The Cutest Animal Documentary Ever Made. Plus Two Types of Apocalypse!

This week, two different TV movies offer your choice of apocalypses: a zombie rampage, or the Earth’s rotation slowing down. But only one of them features Lance Reddick as a zombie-fighter. If you’re not in the mood for the end of the world, though, there’s also an animal documentary that pushes cuteness levels into the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 12

Watch Joffrey disintegrate (metaphorically) in the new Game of Thrones trailer

Hey everyone, a new Game of Thrones teaser is out to complement that preview featurette we saw recently! And look! Joffrey becomes a gentle breeze of volcanic flatulence. I really hate that little inbred Muppet, so color me the target demographic. [Via Vulture]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 11

On Grimm, some guy was killed with a rat bomb

Oh, gritty fairy tale murder mystery Grimm. What are we going to do with you? While we love the fun twists you’ve given the Pied Piper and the Three Little Pigs, we still don’t give a Blutbaden’s cuss about any of these characters. Ah well, there’s always this clip of a man killed by hundreds…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 11

Two long-lost Doctor Who episodes uncovered

Many early Doctor Who episodes have sadly been wiped from existence, but today brings an iota of good news for Whovians. Two episodes — the third episode of the William Hartnell serial “Galaxy 4” and the second episode of Patrick Troughton’s “The Underwater Menace” — have been recovered by Terry Burnett, a film aficionado who…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Dec 11

Concept Art from Lucas’ forgotten Star Wars Animated Series

The current CGI Star Wars: The Clone Wars series is great, but it’s hard to beat the traditional animation style and storytelling of the original animated Clone Wars series. Star Wars: Clone Wars aired on the Cartoon Network between 2003 and 2005. The episodes, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Dexter’s Laboratory), take place in…

io9 Keith Veronese Dec 9

Community debuts the Inspector Spacetime Holiday Special (and spoofs Invasion of the Bodysnatchers!)

Watch a segment from “the long lost 1981 Inspector Spacetime holiday special. Runtime two and a half hours — and so critically reviled that after it aired, the creator had his knighthood revoked.” Community wishes everyone a happy holidays with a great Body Snatchers shout out and more Inspector Spacetime. Check it out! First, the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 9

Bag of Bones? More like Bag of Too Much Sh*t Going On!

There’s nothing better than a good Stephen King miniseries. “The Reaper” introduction from The Stand and the evil clown from It are illustrious beacons of classic King TV. Sadly, Pierce Brosnan’s epic showdown with a tree in Bag Of Bones, airing this Sunday and Monday, is not quite in the same league. All headline zingers…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 9

Never Forget the Name of Your Favorite Actor Again with Hulu Face Match

You totally know that actor. He was in that movie you watched just last week—oh God, what was his name? With Hulu’s new Face Match service, your days of almost remembering stars are over. According to a recent post on Hulu’s blog, the Face Match engine will pop a small window with info on any…

Television Andrew Tarantola Dec 8

American Horror Story confirms our worst suspicions about Violet

The ghosts took a break from their non-stop orgy to flip the scales, and add one more member to their cast. Yes, the big plot reveal — which many of you have been predicting — came true last night and hooey was it a doozey! Behold the spoilery reveal! Last night American Horror Story revealed…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 8

The Rules of Magic, According to the Greatest Fantasy Sagas of All Time

Magic is mysterious and ancient, and its workings are often beyond the understanding of mere mortals. But that doesn’t mean that magic doesn’t have rules. Now updated, with tons of corrections from the comments! Thanks to everybody who provided some tweaks to the accuracy of our chart. Every fantasy saga has its own rules for…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 8

10 ways to update the Peter Pan story that wouldn’t suck

Syfy’s latest stab at updating the Peter Pan story, Neverland, reminded us how much this whole tale needs to be retired. Or rebooted beyond recognition. Here are our outrageous suggestions for making a truly modern Peter Pan — they’re just so crazy they might work! Illustration by chemicalorange. 1. Retire the “Injuns.” Now. Calling them…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 8

The Hunger Haims: Corey Haim’s legacy lives on in our new favorite Tumblr, The Haim Game!

Even though our beloved Lost Boy Corey Haim tragically died at age 38, his legacy lives forever in his movies and in this amazing new meme, The Haim Game. Behold: The Haim Of Thrones. We miss you Corey! [via The Haim Game]

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 8

Check out the best moments from Eureka‘s amazing animated Christmas special!

Eureka’s Christmas special took the show into the realm of animation, with incredible results. The episode was a minor masterpiece, a thrill ride that was equal parts exciting, emotional, and hilarious. And we’ve got the best parts to share! Carter’s talking house S.A.R.A.H. recounts a possibly non-continuity tale of a past Christmas, sidestepping the fallout…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 7

Look Who’s The President in a World Without Warehouse 13‘s Pete Lattimer!

Apparently we have Agent Pete Lattimer to thank for President Obama — in the world where Pete was never born, John McCain is president! How did this happen? And what’s the town of Eureka like in the McCain universe? Spoilers ahead… I’m seriously confused as to how we end up with President John McCain just…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 7

Massive Stargate graph attempts to chart out every SG-1 story arc

The brave fans of Richard Dean Anderson (known to Gaters as Col. Jack O’Neill) are attempting to map out every single Stargate story arc in the 10 seasons Stargate SG-1 was on the air. Clearly this is a work in progress, as “200” and “Bad Guys” from Season 10 are missing. But we’ve got to…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 7

How The Mythbusters Accidentally Punched a Six-Inch Cannonball Hole in a Minivan (Updated)

The cannonball was supposed to blast through an array of water barrels and a cinderblock wall. Supposed to. Instead it hit the wall, a hill, a house, and Jasbir Gill’s Toyota Sienna. Now do you see why they tell you not to try this at home? The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at an Alameda County…

Television Andrew Tarantola Dec 7

The Greatest Bad TV Movie of The Year

My Future Boyfriend is one of those TV movies that’s so terrible, it’s practically a masterpiece. The story of a man from the year 3127 who travels back to 2011 to meet the author of a romance book, Future Boyfriend is almost rhapsodic in its illogic and cheesiness. It’s easily the best bad TV movie…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 6

The Alan Parsons Project and Earth, Wind, And Fire are demons. Didn’t you know?

Did you know that the bands you hear on the radio station at the DMV are actually occult emissaries? It’s true, they’re exactly like Pokémon! According to this old-school TV host — who I’m unfortunately not familiar with — the music your uncle blasts when he burns incense in the garage is basically a tin-can-and-string…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 6

Hear The Doctor’s desperate plea for help, in the prequel to the Doctor Who Christmas Special!

The BBC has released a short “prequel minisode” setting up the peril Matt Smith will face in the Doctor Who Christmas Special titled, “The Doctor, The Witch and the Wardrobe.” Move over timey wimey — hello smithereening! If you can’t wait until Christmas Day (when this special episode airs) check out writer Steven Moffat’s synopsis:…

Television Meredith Woerner Dec 6

Nichelle Nichols reveals that the original Spock was a woman

What if our beloved pointy-eared science officer was actually a she-Vulcan? According to Nichelle Nichols — who played the gorgeous Lt. Uhura — Spock could have been a lady! How does she know? Because she auditioned for the role. Is there any grain of truth to this highly illogical reveal? Image by Jesus Diaz While…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 6

This Week’s TV: Quite Possibly The Cutest Animal Documentary Ever Made. Plus Two Types of Apocalypse!

Watch Joffrey disintegrate (metaphorically) in the new Game of Thrones trailer

On Grimm, some guy was killed with a rat bomb

Two long-lost Doctor Who episodes uncovered

Concept Art from Lucas’ forgotten Star Wars Animated Series

Community debuts the Inspector Spacetime Holiday Special (and spoofs Invasion of the Bodysnatchers!)

Bag of Bones? More like Bag of Too Much Sh*t Going On!

Never Forget the Name of Your Favorite Actor Again with Hulu Face Match

American Horror Story confirms our worst suspicions about Violet

The Rules of Magic, According to the Greatest Fantasy Sagas of All Time

10 ways to update the Peter Pan story that wouldn’t suck

The Hunger Haims: Corey Haim’s legacy lives on in our new favorite Tumblr, The Haim Game!

Check out the best moments from Eureka‘s amazing animated Christmas special!

Look Who’s The President in a World Without Warehouse 13‘s Pete Lattimer!

Massive Stargate graph attempts to chart out every SG-1 story arc

How The Mythbusters Accidentally Punched a Six-Inch Cannonball Hole in a Minivan (Updated)

The Greatest Bad TV Movie of The Year

The Alan Parsons Project and Earth, Wind, And Fire are demons. Didn’t you know?

Hear The Doctor’s desperate plea for help, in the prequel to the Doctor Who Christmas Special!

Nichelle Nichols reveals that the original Spock was a woman

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