Television

Are you ridiculously emaciated? You could be a zombie extra on The Walking Dead

It’s that time of year again, gang. The Walking Dead is looking for extras to fill out their shambling horde. The only stipulations? You have to A.) be in Atlanta; and B.) already look like you’re mildly deceased. Here’s the classified from Extras Casting Atlanta: Extra Casting Atlanta is starting casting for some featured zombie…

Television Cyriaque Lamar May 16

First Trailers for J.J. Abrams’ Alcatraz, plus Grimm and Awake!

Fox has finally released the first footage from J.J. Abrams’ mysterious time-traveling series Alcatraz. It’s so Abrams-y, it makes us squeal — quick, to the lens-flare machine! Plus new footage from Terra Nova and NBC’s Grimm and Awake. Alcatraz Not only does Alcatraz have a new trailer, but feast your eyes on these sexy promo…

Television Meredith Woerner May 16

Who’s a bigger fool on Game of Thrones: the King, or his Hand?

It’s easy to think of King Robert as a fool, and Ned Stark as the wise counselor who tries to save the King from his own folly. But like most things in Game of Thrones, it’s not quite that simple. Last night’s episode showed us a few hints that King Robert might actually be shrewder…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 16

Networks admit 2010 was kind of a crap year for TV

In an interview with the New York Times ABC’s Paul Lee and NBC’s Bob Greenblatt (both new studio presidents) admit that 2010’s new TV shows were completely devoid of any fresh ideas. Which is why they’re reaching further afield for 2011, giving us fairytale cops and time-traveling colonists meeting dinosaurs. We can’t wait!

Television Meredith Woerner May 16

Season finales of Supernatural and Big Bang Theory bring H.P. Lovecraft and Star Trek sex fantasies

Supernatural’s sixth season comes to an end, with the first appearance of… H.P. Lovecraft! And The Big Bang Theory’s season finale features Star Trek salaciousness. Plus Maria Hill vs. Hydra, Chuck’s big day, and Family Guy Return of the Jedi! Not to mention more Doctor Who and Game of Thrones. Plus the return of Nikola…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 16

Watch the first footage from NBC’s new fall genre shows, Grimm and Awake

NBC has jumped this week’s upfront celebration early! They’ve already released photos and clips from their two new Fall 2011 genre shows: the magical cop procedural Grimm and the alternate reality drama Awake (starring Lucius Malfoy)! Watch them now! Grimm The magical police procedural Grimm is about a detective who finds out he’s part of…

Television Meredith Woerner May 15

Grimm Photos

David Giuntoli – Det. Nick Burkhardt Russell Hornsby – Lt. Hank Griffin Silas Weir – Mitchell Eddy Munroe Sasha Roiz – Captain Renard Bitsie Tullock – Juliette Silverton Reggie Lee – Sgt. Wu

Television Meredith Woerner May 15

A tween girl designed the coolest TARDIS console yet

Check out the awesomeness of this incredibly weird TARDIS console, complete with coat-hanger, skipping rope and telephone wires that make tea. And satnav! It’s the work of Susannah Leah, a young viewer of the BBC’s Blue Peter program. Spoilers ahead… Susannah’s design was featured in yesterday’s Doctor Who adventure, “The Doctor’s Wife.” The BBC just…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 15

Doctor Who really is a love story after all

It turns out Doctor Who’s time-traveling misfit has always had one great love in his life. Tonight’s episode was writer Neil Gaiman’s love letter to the series, but it was also a showcase for the Doctor’s great love affair. “The Doctor’s Wife” provides a weirdly skewed take on the show’s premise, which might well serve…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 15

Is this Magneto’s most depressing defeat?

In the incredibly strange scene from the 1978 cartoon series The New Fantastic Four, Reed Richards bests Magneto with his secret weapon…the wooden gun. Who knew Reed Richards was such an avid hobbyist? Who knew Magneto was such a weenie? https://gizmodo.com/the-10-strangest-creative-liberties-ever-taken-on-super-5629796 [Via Buzzfeed]

Television Cyriaque Lamar May 14

Handy flowchart helps you decide which science fiction series to watch next on Netflix

What should you watch next? This helpful chart of all the scifi and fantasy series available on Netflix will save you from the summer’s endless loop of reality TV dancing shows. Horror, space operas, UK, anthologies — it’s all here! Click on the chart to enlarge, or right-click and choose “open in new tab.” [Created…

Television Meredith Woerner May 13

A New Star Trek Animated Series Coming to Television?

We’re huge fans of Star Trek: The Animated Series, which brought back the Original Series cast and writers and included some surprisingly great stories. So it’s good news that Roberto Orci tweeted that a new animated Trek could be materializing. Let’s just hope Lieutenant M’Ress, the awesome cat woman, makes a long-delayed reappearance. Rrrrowrr. [via…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 13

Syfy explains to fans why Stargate Universe couldn’t go on

Every since the announcement that Syfy was canceling Stargate Universe, the fans have been mighty pissed. And Syfy isn’t taking it lying down any longer. In a letter to Stargate fans everywhere the studio explains why SGU had to go. Craig Engler, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Syfy Digital, penned a letter over…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 13

Everybody is gettin’ naked in the first footage from True Blood season four!

The first ever footage from this summer’s all-new True Blood has been released in a new trailer and clip. And it looks like everybody is getting naked, crankin’ jokes. And wait until you see what Hoyt and Jessica are doing. So in that new trailer we saw naked Sookie, naked Eric, a naked Jason, and…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 13

A Warehouse 13 Spin-Off Starring H.G. Wells? Yes please!

One of the best things about Warehouse 13’s second season was the revelation that H.G. Wells was a woman — and she was a sassy inventor, who rivaled Doctor Who’s River Song in the style department. So it’s exciting news that Syfy has greenlit an H.G. Wells show, which would follow the steampunk adventures of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 12

The World’s Most Ginormous HDTV Is Only 720p

The world’s largest HDTV is 200 feet wide and 80 feet tall. The 16,000-square-foot screen is made up of 158 panels, weighing 165,000 pounds. It’s lit up by 9 million LED lamps. But it’s only 720p. Located at North Carolina’s Charlotte Motor Speedway, this most gargantuan of boob tubes dwarfs the Dallas Cowboys’ former giantest…

Television Max Behrman May 12

The Funniest Moments From Stargate History

Yesterday we said goodbye to the darkest Stargate ever made. But now it’s time to wipe away the tears, and remember the laughs. Here they are, the funniest moments from Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate Universe! https://gizmodo.com/stargate-universe-comes-of-age-with-a-bittersweet-final-5800569 One of the best things we’ll miss the most about Stargate was its ability to make us…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 11

Former FCC Commissioner Who Voted for Comcast’s NBC Takeover Is Joining Comcast as an Exec

Not four months after voting to approve Comcast’s takeover of NBC, FCC Commissioner Meredith Baker will soon be employed by Comcast as an executive of Governmental Affairs. Wait, what? Shady? Absolutely. While she technically committed no ethical violations by doing this, you have to question her getting hired so soon after lording over this huge…

Television Adrian Covert May 11

Fox picks up Alcatraz, nixes Locke and Key, and cancels Human Target

There’s been a spate of news concerning what genre shows Fox will and won’t air this fall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox is going with J.J. Abrams’ time-travel-and-prison-drama series Alcatraz, passing on Locke and Key, and canning Christopher Chance. We heard previously that Fox wasn’t 100% sold on a televised adaptation of Joe Hill…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 11

Stargate Universe comes of age with a bittersweet finale

Last night, we said goodbye to Stargate Universe. In a strange way, the finale was almost parallel to the manner in which this series was canned — the show ended right as it started to get good. Perhaps Eli said it best in this episode: “What’s the point of having tremendous potential if you’re not…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 10

Are you ridiculously emaciated? You could be a zombie extra on The Walking Dead

First Trailers for J.J. Abrams’ Alcatraz, plus Grimm and Awake!

Who’s a bigger fool on Game of Thrones: the King, or his Hand?

Networks admit 2010 was kind of a crap year for TV

Season finales of Supernatural and Big Bang Theory bring H.P. Lovecraft and Star Trek sex fantasies

Watch the first footage from NBC’s new fall genre shows, Grimm and Awake

Grimm Photos

A tween girl designed the coolest TARDIS console yet

Doctor Who really is a love story after all

Is this Magneto’s most depressing defeat?

Handy flowchart helps you decide which science fiction series to watch next on Netflix

A New Star Trek Animated Series Coming to Television?

Syfy explains to fans why Stargate Universe couldn’t go on

Everybody is gettin’ naked in the first footage from True Blood season four!

A Warehouse 13 Spin-Off Starring H.G. Wells? Yes please!

The World’s Most Ginormous HDTV Is Only 720p

The Funniest Moments From Stargate History

Former FCC Commissioner Who Voted for Comcast’s NBC Takeover Is Joining Comcast as an Exec

Fox picks up Alcatraz, nixes Locke and Key, and cancels Human Target

Stargate Universe comes of age with a bittersweet finale

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

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