Television

Why Nickelodeon’s Kid-Friendly Space Opera Space Cases Deserves More Love

If you were a kid in 1996 and a fan of science fiction, chances are that you watched Space Cases at some point. Space Cases was the Nickelodeon network’s mid-‘90s attempt to break into the science fiction market. Do you remember it? It’s not surprising if you don’t. Space Cases ran for less than a…

Television Mary Staggs - Panels on Pages Aug 29

Miss Doctor Who due to hurricane mania? There’s a repeat tomorrow night

BBC America is showing a repeat airing of the Doctor Who midseason premiere, “Let’s Kill Hitler,” starting at midnight EST/PST Tuesday night, for those of you who missed it due to hurricane shenanigans. That’ll be followed by a repeat airing of “Best of the Companions.” Time is repeating!

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 29

This Week’s TV: Fringe‘s John Noble explores the weirdest real-life science. Plus a wizard battle on Adventure Time!

The man behind Walter Bishop, John Noble, proves that the real world is just as demented as Fringe’s bizarre science, as he hosts a new show featuring “twisted but true” stories. MTV gives us C.O.P.S. with zombies and werewolves. And meanwhile, the Doctor ventures into a child’s scary bedroom, on Doctor Who. And both True…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 29

The Venture Bros. make the world’s shortest rock-and-roll documentary

Last night’s Venture Bros. special — From The Ladle To The Grave: The Story Of Shallow Gravy — was only ~11 minutes long, but that was the perfect amount of time for the episode’s central gag to play out. Hank and Dermott have cobbled together a self-penned documentary for their band Shallow Gravy, whose accomplishments…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Aug 29

Remember when Dr. Who fought King Kong?

Yesterday, we met the world’s most viscuous Dr. Who, a.k.a. a Singaporean brand of bottled water. Today we’re looking at yet another Doctor Who…and this one had a bone to pick with King Kong. https://gizmodo.com/in-singapore-dr-who-is-not-a-significant-source-of-di-5834865 Mellifluous master commenter LightningLouie has brought this new Who to our attention. According to Wikipedia, this Doctor Who starred on…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

Doctor Who and the One Woman the Doctor Can’t Screw Up

Tonight’s Doctor Who episode brought back an idea that Russell T. Davies used to play with a lot: the Doctor inevitably ruins his companions. In Davies’ version, it was that the Doctor winds up turning them into weapons against ultimate evil. For Moffat, it’s perhaps more complicated. In any case, “Let’s Kill Hitler” includes the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 28

Watch Captain Jack actually mention Ianto by name, on Torchwood

This is by far the best moment from last night’s Torchwood episode — Captain Jack actually mentions Ianto by name, before inadvertently causing a new tragedy. It’s a moment of real emotion and bittersweet irony. It’s one of a few really nifty moments from last night’s episode. Spoilers ahead… Sadly, though, a lot of Miracle…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 27

All of the Greatest Rory Williams Moments from Doctor Who

Many people would assume that the hero of Doctor Who is the time-traveling main character, played by the rakishly British Matt Smith. But it’s not so. The real stand-out hero of the new series is the steadfast (and studly) Rory Williams. And we’ve got the video collection to prove it. Watch the evolution of the…

Television Meredith Woerner Aug 26

Doctor Who will take advertising to a whole new level

If you’re watching tomorrow’s Doctor Who midseason premiere on BBC America, you’ll get to see an extra 60-second sequence which was sponsored by AT&T. At one point in the episode, Amy and Rory take off on a motorcycle in pursuit of someone — and then they arrive, soon after. The BBC wanted to include a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 26

On Futurama, the cure for the common cold is a father’s love (or lack thereof)

Last night’s Futurama delved into Fry’s relationship with his forbidding, somewhat insane father, as it proved key to preventing a deadly outbreak of the 31st century’s most dreaded disease: a little something called the common cold. “Cold Warriors” is an episode much in the vein of classics like “Luck of the Fryrish” and “Jurassic Bark”,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 26

Supernatural Creator Eric Kripke’s New Project: A Superhero Ghost?

We’ve been waiting ages to find out what Supernatural’s Eric Kripke was going to do next — assuming he wasn’t really going to make an Octocobra movie, as the show suggested last spring. Now it appears Kripke’s next project is a superhero show for the CW: an adaptation of DC Comics’ Deadman. Top image: Deadman…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 26

WSJ Says Apple’s Trying to Kill the Cable Industry

Here’s something mysterious: amid the WSJ’s report on Tim Cook’s ascension, they say Apple’s “working on new technology to deliver video to televisions, and has been discussing whether to try to launch a subscription TV service.” That could be huge. The claim is tied to ye olde “people familiar with the matter,” but this particular…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 26

The Best Uses of Steampunk on Television

The Victorian Age has long since declared victory over the brains of many science fiction lovers. An alternate history, in which the British Empire was accompanied by fantastical steam-powered technology has captured people’s imaginations. Steampunk rules, just as Britannia once did. Just look at the profusion of steampunk costumes at any science fiction convention. And…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 25

A Wishlist for this Fall’s Doctor Who Episodes

Doctor Who comes back for a run of six episodes starting this weekend, and our hopes are high. If nothing else, we know there will be witty dialogue, insanely cute actors, and mind-bending plots. But we’re hoping for more than that. Because these six episodes aren’t just the conclusion of Who season six — they’re…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 25

Torchwood: Miracle Day ratings drifting into apocalyptic territory?

When Torchwood: Miracle Day premiered on Starz, the show was getting in the neighborhood of 1.5 million viewers, which was respectable but about the same as Starz’ recently-cancelled Camelot. With the second episode, the show dipped to about 1.4 million, and Entertainment Weekly warned that if it dipped much further, “Captain Jack might be immortal,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 25

10 Myths About Television That Fans and Viewers Believe

It’s almost fall TV season, which means just one thing — it’s time to start second guessing the TV networks. Many new shows will be introduced, and most of them will die an ignominious death. We will all struggle to understand. Theories will be bandied about. Browncoats will experience schadenfreude. The cold ruthlessness of the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 25

Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome may get demoted back to being a webseries

No new Battlestar Galactica on your television screens? That’s a possibility, according to AOL TV’s Maureen Ryan. Syfy is considering turning its latest Battlestar Galactica prequel, Blood and Chrome, back into a webseries. When Blood and Chrome was originally commissioned, back in July 2010, the plan was for it to be a webseries of nine…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 25

Watch the trailer for Locke & Key, the beautiful horror series that never was

You may never see the brilliant TV adaptation of Joe Hill’s supernatural comic book Locke & Key (as Fox dropped series before giving it a chance). But you can watch the trailer for the pilot right now. Directed by Mark Romanek, backed by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and produced and written by Josh Friedman we’re…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 24

Karen Gillan: Everything changes for Amy Pond in Doctor Who season 6.5

We were lucky enough to get some quality time with Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan at San Diego Comic-Con, and she told us what to expect from her character this fall. How is the Girl Who Waited going to be rewarded for her faith in the Doctor? Not all that well, by the sound of things.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 24

First Footage from Fringe Season 4: Does Olivia suspect the truth about Peter?

A new, longer trailer for the fourth season of Fringe has been released, showing off a bit of new dialogue. The new trailer is almost entirely made up of quick hits from a battery of Peter Bishop episodes past, including “Subject 13,” where we meet a very young Peter. But then the new stuff starts…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 24

Why Nickelodeon’s Kid-Friendly Space Opera Space Cases Deserves More Love

Miss Doctor Who due to hurricane mania? There’s a repeat tomorrow night

This Week’s TV: Fringe‘s John Noble explores the weirdest real-life science. Plus a wizard battle on Adventure Time!

The Venture Bros. make the world’s shortest rock-and-roll documentary

Remember when Dr. Who fought King Kong?

Doctor Who and the One Woman the Doctor Can’t Screw Up

Watch Captain Jack actually mention Ianto by name, on Torchwood

All of the Greatest Rory Williams Moments from Doctor Who

Doctor Who will take advertising to a whole new level

On Futurama, the cure for the common cold is a father’s love (or lack thereof)

Supernatural Creator Eric Kripke’s New Project: A Superhero Ghost?

WSJ Says Apple’s Trying to Kill the Cable Industry

The Best Uses of Steampunk on Television

A Wishlist for this Fall’s Doctor Who Episodes

Torchwood: Miracle Day ratings drifting into apocalyptic territory?

10 Myths About Television That Fans and Viewers Believe

Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome may get demoted back to being a webseries

Watch the trailer for Locke & Key, the beautiful horror series that never was

Karen Gillan: Everything changes for Amy Pond in Doctor Who season 6.5

First Footage from Fringe Season 4: Does Olivia suspect the truth about Peter?

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