Television

Will there be more Stargate? Dr. Rodney McKay answers!

Is Stargate gone forever? The cancellation of Stargate Universe seems to imply that we’ve got a long ways to go until we see a gate on television again. We asked beloved Stargate actor David Hewlett, aka Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay, what the chances are for more Stargate. And since he now owns most of the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 11

Why We Still Love Battlestar Galactica‘s Ronald D. Moore

Ronald D. Moore had a huge cult following long before he relaunched Battlestar Galactica. His work on Star Trek was notably awesome, and his very public departure from Voyager, complete with spot-on critiques of the show’s failings, was legendary. Whenever Moore joined the staff of a show like Carnivàle or Roswell, you knew you were…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 11

The Most Unintentionally Terrifying Movies of All Time

Sometimes, Hollywood sets out to make a fun movie for kids — and it winds up being nightmare fuel for everyone, including adults. Whether it’s Dumbo’s drunken severed elephant head monster dreams, or the helping hands from Labyrinth, supposedly cute movies have been freaking us out for years. Here’s our collection of the most terrifying…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 11

An Eye-Popping Look at the Making of Terra Nova‘s Cities and Dinosaurs

The computer generated effects on Fox’s Terra Nova are some of the most ambitious ever created — especially for a weekly TV show. But you probably didn’t realize quite how much of the sets and backdrops on the show were created using CG. We’ve got an exclusive look at the effects reel created by international…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Nov 10

American Horror Story teaches us teenage mass murderers deserve sympathy too

After the insanely paced two-part “Halloween” episode, American Horror Story slowed things down by trudging its characters through a slough of despond. Pretty much everyone was tapped by the shit stick this week — ruining young love, work reputations and pregnancies along the way. We also got to meet the Pig Man, and started to…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 10

Primeval explores the greatest mystery of all — traffic jams!

The British dinosaurs-and-monsters show Primeval is back for a miraculous fifth season, and we’ve got an exclusive clip! James Lester is trapped in a kind of limbo, as he contemplates the way in which road workings create a temporal void in which nothing can move forward. We’ve seen the season premiere, which airs Saturday at…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 10

The Animated Green Lantern: A Non-Stop Joy Ride

This is a pretty great time to be into super heroes on television — if you like animated kid-friendly shows, that is. All of the live-action superhero shows have fizzled, but meanwhile we’re getting a huge wave of new DC Comics shows. https://gizmodo.com/cartoon-networks-next-batman-series-could-be-the-weirde-5846770 And judging by the one-hour premiere of Green Lantern: The Animated Series,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Nov 10

Why the Muppets Need to Host the Oscars (Updated w/ Muppet Reply)

Don’t try and pretend the Oscars isn’t a snoozefest. “And the winner for best… ZZZZZZZZZ.” With Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy officially out of the picture, it’s time for the Academy to step up and hire the Muppets to host. I am completely serious about this. I’m not trying to start a wacky campaign that…

Movies Roberto Baldwin Nov 9

Syfy’s new development slate brings back space opera with Deep Space Nine‘s Robert Hewitt Wolfe!

With Stargate gone and Battlestar Galactica long dead, there’s been a dreadful absence of space opera on our screens lately. Thank goodness Syfy is stepping into the gap, launching a whole new spacefaring series. Even better news? The series is being crafted by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Andromeda producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Here’s…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 9

The One Amazingly Cool Part of Last Night’s Terra Nova

Honestly, “Nightfall” was probably the most boring episode of Terra Nova thus far — I don’t even really have much to say about it, except that there was one amazingly cool part, that almost made the rest of it worthwhile. Spoilers ahead… I am referring, of course, to Mira herding a giant dinosaur to the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 8

Brian K. Vaughan Adapting Stephen King’s Under The Dome for Showtime. Can it compete with HBO’s Dark Tower?

HBO might be getting Stephen King’s Dark Tower but Showtime just landed Lost writer and Y: The Last Man creator Brian K. Vaughan to help them adapt his novel Under The Dome into an ongoing series. Deadline is reporting that Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man) has been tapped by Showtime to pen the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 8

Once Upon A Time trolls Snow White’s Love Story

After lasts weeks almost unicorn murder on Once Upon A Time, I was wondering how this fairy tale series would top itself. The answer? With trolls! https://gizmodo.com/last-night-on-once-upon-a-time-the-evil-queen-tried-to-5855072 Spoilers below… Last night’s episode was infinitely less thrilling than watching two adult women dressed like 1980s Heavy Metal music video villains fight in front of a brown…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 7

This Week’s TV: Green Lantern lights up our TV screens, and Ridley Scott talks science fiction!

This week sees the launch of two exciting new television shows. Green Lantern gets an animated adventure show from the guy who helped put DC animation on the map. Meanwhile, Sir Ridley Scott explores the history of science fiction. Plus Primeval returns to American TV! And Terra Nova does something unutterably cool with a dinosaur,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 7

On The Walking Dead, there’s love during end times!

Man, was that a gushy episode of The Walking Dead! Seriously, there were bodily fluids and heartfelt moments gosh-darn everywhere! Both human and undead descended to lower elevations! Hey-yo! Euphemisms off, spoilers on, and all that shibboleth. When we last saw The Walking Dead, Shane had served up Otis to the ravenous horde like it…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 6

Grimm delivers the goods with a deranged take on Goldilocks

Grimm gave Goldilocks a dark little twist and made her pay for all the nasty things she did inside the home of the Three Bears. (First things first, here’s last week’s recap of the pilot in case you forgot what Grimm’s spiel is.) https://gizmodo.com/grimm-makes-fairy-tale-creatures-the-new-homeland-terro-5854805 When Goldie (going by the name of Gilda in this episode,…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 5

On Supernatural, your daily affirmation is death!

Last night’s Supernatural, “The Mentalists,” was one of the show’s better zany episodes — set in a town full of psychics in New York. The new age goofiness was spiced up with a little death, flirtation, and (at last) good sibling processing. Spoilers ahead! Meet the friendly charlatans at affirmation cafe! After stealing a classic…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 5

What Fringe‘s Never-Ending Supply of Mad Scientists Tells Us About Walter Bishop

It’s amazing how many episodes of Fringe focus on a mad scientist who’s misguided, either due to hubris or some dreadful loss in his past. (It’s usually a “he.”) It’s like the show keeps showing us a composite portrait of Walter Bishop, reflected in a parade of older male guest stars, even as the real…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 5

Teaching at-risk children helps you fight the Mob, on Person of Interest

Last night’s Person of Interest had a lot of after school special messages in it, like how being a good teacher will help you escape death by machine gun, and how you should keep your iPhone in its protective carrying case or you’ll lose touch with your surveillance mastermind buddy while you’re crushing some guy’s…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 4

Which Vampire Diaries family is more dysfunctional: the Salvatores, or the Originals?

Last night’s Vampire Diaries episode was the tale of two dysfunctional families. You have Damon giving his brother Stefan his own screwed up idea of therapy. And the backstory of the Original Vampires, including all the spicy details on how they got their Original Recipe. Along the way, we got a very twisted look at…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Nov 4

Community brings back its Doctor Who spoof, Inspector Spacetime!

Last night, Community brought back its beloved Doctor Who spoof, Inspector Spacetime. This fake TV show has already become an internet meme, and last night Troy and Abed brought back the Inspector and his sidekick, Constable Reginald Wigglesworth. https://gizmodo.com/it-only-took-a-few-days-for-communitys-doctor-who-spoof-5844151 It was like a sweded version of the already fairly low-budget spoof. Ah, metaness. Plus here’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 4

Will there be more Stargate? Dr. Rodney McKay answers!

Why We Still Love Battlestar Galactica‘s Ronald D. Moore

The Most Unintentionally Terrifying Movies of All Time

An Eye-Popping Look at the Making of Terra Nova‘s Cities and Dinosaurs

American Horror Story teaches us teenage mass murderers deserve sympathy too

Primeval explores the greatest mystery of all — traffic jams!

The Animated Green Lantern: A Non-Stop Joy Ride

Why the Muppets Need to Host the Oscars (Updated w/ Muppet Reply)

Syfy’s new development slate brings back space opera with Deep Space Nine‘s Robert Hewitt Wolfe!

The One Amazingly Cool Part of Last Night’s Terra Nova

Brian K. Vaughan Adapting Stephen King’s Under The Dome for Showtime. Can it compete with HBO’s Dark Tower?

Once Upon A Time trolls Snow White’s Love Story

This Week’s TV: Green Lantern lights up our TV screens, and Ridley Scott talks science fiction!

On The Walking Dead, there’s love during end times!

Grimm delivers the goods with a deranged take on Goldilocks

On Supernatural, your daily affirmation is death!

What Fringe‘s Never-Ending Supply of Mad Scientists Tells Us About Walter Bishop

Teaching at-risk children helps you fight the Mob, on Person of Interest

Which Vampire Diaries family is more dysfunctional: the Salvatores, or the Originals?

Community brings back its Doctor Who spoof, Inspector Spacetime!

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