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Vote for the greatest animated TV theme song of all time

Welcome to the second io9 music smackdown! We’re putting together the ultimate science fiction (and fantasy) playlist – all the music that everyone should have on his or her iPod. Today, help us decide which Anime animated, puppeted or early morning kid type TV tunes absolutely must be in the mix. Which would you rather…

Television Meredith Woerner Sep 2

Why We Need More Space Adventures

Two depressing facts became apparent the other day: 1) NASA is so desperate to get people excited about space travel, they were willing to consider collaborating on the horror mockumentary Apollo 18. 2) The fall 2011 season is the first time there’s been no TV show, on any network, featuring people on spaceships, since probably…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 2

Who lives and who dies in the True Blood finale? Bloody new trailer gives our first hints…

With only two more True Blood episodes left, it’s time to start placing your death bets. We’ve been warned that not everyone will survive, and this new promo video only reinforces that fact. Watch the trailer, then guess who’s next in line for True Death!

Television Meredith Woerner Sep 2

Futurama turns Bender into a god, and somehow all hell doesn’t break loose

Yesterday’s Futurama found Bender on the path to omniscience, as an attempt to improve his video game abilities made him a robot god. Meanwhile, Fry tried desperately to salvage things with Leela…even if he’s not sure what those things are. “Overclockwise” was written as a potential series finale if Comedy Central had not picked the…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Sep 2

Ultra-realistic Futurama replicas creep us the hell out

Sometimes we forget that the awesome animated series Futurama is a collection of lobster aliens and cyclops women. These characters could actually be hideous in real life — and that’s just what this one artist attempted to show. Behold the real life faces of the Planet Express crew. Dreamed up by the deviantART artist artanis-one,…

Television Meredith Woerner Sep 2

io9’s Guide to What’s Next for Science Fiction and Science

What’s coming this season to entertain and edify you? We’ve got the complete scoop on the best of what’s going to be awesome in fall — from dinosaurs on TV and time thieves on film, to Neal Stephenson’s latest novel and an arctic sea explorer robot from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. MOVIES: 5 Movies…

Movies Annalee Newitz Sep 1

10 Actual Mistakes that Syfy Has Made Over the Years

We expect a lot from Syfy, because it’s the only cable channel devoted to science fiction. So it’s inevitable that the network formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel will disappoint us occasionally. And sometimes people blame Syfy unfairly — like when Syfy pulls the plug on a low-rated show. But at the same time, it’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Sep 1

Why Doctor Who’s Time Traveler Should Never Apologize for Fighting Evil

Writer John Ostrander knows about heroism. The writer of some of our favorite titles, including Suicide Squad, The Spectre and some great Star Wars comics, Ostrander has often dealt with heavy issues of morality and sacrifice in his work. In this piece, reposted from ComicMix, Ostrander takes issue with one aspect of the recent Doctor…

Television John Ostrander - Comic Mix Aug 31

Vote for the greatest science fiction theme song of all time

Welcome to the first io9 music smackdown! We’re putting together the ultimate science fiction (and fantasy) playlist — all the music that everyone should have on his or her iPod. Today, help us decide which theme tunes absolutely must be in the mix. Which would you rather have in your ultimate science fiction playlist: the…

Television Meredith Woerner Aug 31

The io9 Guide to September’s Science Fiction and Fantasy

Science fiction and fantasy heat up in September. There’s Dragon*Con! New television shows, including Spielberg’s dinosaur epic Terra Nova! New Scott Westerfeld dieselpunk insanity! Star Wars on Blu-ray! And Stephen Soderbergh’s plague thriller Contagion. And so much more… Here’s the ultimate guide to science fiction and fantasy in September. Top image: Lost City by James…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 31

Hands On: Sony’s HMZ-T1 Is an Amazing OLED 3DTV. That You Wear On Your Head.

Sony’s new 720p OLED 3DTV with 5.1 virtual surround has a 150-inch screen-equivalent and costs $800. But it weighs less than a pound. That’s because it’s worn on your face. It looks crazynerdo; you’re going to want one. Personal TVs are uniformly dorky. I’ve tried several, and all—I mean all of them—are the kind of…

Television Mat Honan Aug 31

Sony’s Wearable 3D Home Theater Sits on Your Face

File this one under crazy/awesome/but really more crazy. This fall, Sony will be releasing personal 3D home theater headgear for one viewer at a time. Called the HMZ-T1, it’s your chance to finally quash your Geordi La Forge envy. You connect the half-helmet, half-goggles contraption to its own gaming console-sized processor, which in turn attaches…

Television Brent Rose Aug 31

Warehouse 13‘s Janeway and Bering are our new favorite action duo

We thought we’d never get another pairing to replace Myka Bering and H.G. Wells, but Warehouse 13 has come through again. The team-up of Kate Mulgrew’s regent, Jane, with Myka Bering was utterly perfect — and that’s before they started joking about being Thema and Louise. Spoilers ahead… I would seriously watch a few episodes…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 30

On Eureka, the past is a dangerous place

Yesterday’s Eureka found our heroes confronting their pasts. For most, these flashbacks were the final test for the Astraeus mission. For Carter, it involved stopping Wallace Shawn as he tried to reenact all the sheriff’s greatest, most dangerous moments. “This One Time at Space Camp…” let us delve deeper into some of the characters’ pasts,…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Aug 30

The Funniest Moment from MTV’s Undead Cop Show Death Valley

Last night MTV premiered its supernatual cop show Death Valley in which a camera crew follows an Undead Task Force as they try and clean up the streets from zombies vampires and werewolves. This is the funniest moment. This clip says it all — Death Valley (while pretty well shot for a shaky-cam series) was…

Television Meredith Woerner Aug 30

How AMC’s Zombie Talk Show Could be Brilliant

Rumor has it AMC is tinkering around with the idea of a post-Walking Dead talk show. But before you start eye rolling yourself in to a seizure inducing stupor, hear us out. This show could be the start of something brilliant, if they follow these simple guidelines. Vulture is reporting that the higher ups over…

Television Meredith Woerner Aug 30

Movie and TV Trends We Hope Are On Their Way Out

Hollywood sells us quick hits of entertainment, and counts on our attention-deficit disorder to keep us distractible. But Hollywood also has its own case of ADD, chasing fads and cool ideas, and then running them into the ground. That can be a very good thing, because some fads are so dumb you can’t wait for…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 30

True Blood lets the leather-jacketed, supernatural war of Louisiana begin!

This week on True Blood, we got our favorite vampire back, FINALLY. But have Sookie’s underbits damaged his brain for good? Possibly, only time will tell! Until then, cue the vampire slo-mo, it’s time for the Pro/Con list. Let’s be honest. This episode existed for one reason and one reason only — as a set…

Television Meredith Woerner Aug 29

Tailgating Might Actually Make Sense with DISH’s Tailgater Antenna

I never got tailgating sports events if you don’t actually have tickets to the game. Why not just stay home and grill with friends or go to a bar? Still, it’s a pretty big deal ’round some parts, and with DISH’s super-portable satellite, it might not suck as much. The Tailgater is a 10-pound box…

Television Kyle Wagner Aug 29

The Truth about George R.R. Martin, Women and Rape

Alyssa Rosenberg over at Think Progress has a must-read essay in response to claims that George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire is too brutal towards women. She deconstructs feminist writer Sady Doyle’s critiques of Martin’s narrative with amazing elegance, and along the way she also delivers a great lesson in how to…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 29

Vote for the greatest animated TV theme song of all time

Why We Need More Space Adventures

Who lives and who dies in the True Blood finale? Bloody new trailer gives our first hints…

Futurama turns Bender into a god, and somehow all hell doesn’t break loose

Ultra-realistic Futurama replicas creep us the hell out

io9’s Guide to What’s Next for Science Fiction and Science

10 Actual Mistakes that Syfy Has Made Over the Years

Why Doctor Who’s Time Traveler Should Never Apologize for Fighting Evil

Vote for the greatest science fiction theme song of all time

The io9 Guide to September’s Science Fiction and Fantasy

Hands On: Sony’s HMZ-T1 Is an Amazing OLED 3DTV. That You Wear On Your Head.

Sony’s Wearable 3D Home Theater Sits on Your Face

Warehouse 13‘s Janeway and Bering are our new favorite action duo

On Eureka, the past is a dangerous place

The Funniest Moment from MTV’s Undead Cop Show Death Valley

How AMC’s Zombie Talk Show Could be Brilliant

Movie and TV Trends We Hope Are On Their Way Out

True Blood lets the leather-jacketed, supernatural war of Louisiana begin!

Tailgating Might Actually Make Sense with DISH’s Tailgater Antenna

The Truth about George R.R. Martin, Women and Rape

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

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