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The 10 Best Star Trek Episodes

Star Trek, in all its various incarnations, has changed the way we see science fiction on television — not once, but over and over. Not only that, but Trek has made us think about human nature in a new way. No matter which Trek series is your favorite, and no matter where you stand on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 10

You’ll never guess who’s in The Avengers, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Hunger Games and Del Toro’s Monster Movie!

Spoilergeddon! New Dark Knight Rises set photos may confirm a key plot point, and the Avengers cast may have just gotten bigger. Stanley Tucci joins The Hunger Games and a Sons of Anarchy star joins Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim. Plus our first photo of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, new Green Lantern and Conan posters,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Gordon M. Jackson May 10

The tragic lives of Game of Thrones’ misfits

You think you have a hard time fitting in? Pah. The denizens of Westeros and the Dothraki horde spit on your pathetic feelings of mal dans la peau. Try being a bastard, a disabled lord, or a cowardly Night’s Watchman. Last night’s Game of Thrones was dedicated to the people who will never quite fit…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 9

Neil Gaiman’s Doctor Who story might help convert all your friends to Who fandom

It’s finally here: award-winning author Neil Gaiman’s episode of Doctor Who is airing this weekend. We’ve seen it, and here’s our absolutely spoiler-free review. And when we say spoiler-free, we really mean spoiler-free. There will be no details below — beyond vague generalizations. We’re assuming you haven’t even watched the “next time” trailer. With that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 9

7 new Falling Skies videos introduce the last humans left alive on Earth

We’ve got two new clips from Falling Skies, and a gaggle of character profiles that help flesh out the only human survivors on TNT’s new alien attack drama. Falling Skies tells the story of the aftermath of an alien invasion; It follows a group of survivors who must band together in order to fight back…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 9

The Latest “World’s Largest 3DTV” Crown-Wearer Is Samsung, at 75 Inches

Samsung has a 3DTV that’s almost as wide as the average bent-knee, platform shoe-wearing young Korean woman. That’s big! 75-inches diagonally, in fact. The D9500 Smart TV will be propping up Korean walls first, and US walls from August for around $13,000. You’ve got to feel sorry for LG and all those 72-inch 3DTVs they’ve…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford May 9

Smallville and Stargate Universe come to an end, and Neil Gaiman writes Doctor Who!

This week’s television sees the last ever episodes of Smallville and Stargate Universe. Will Clark become Superman in time to save the Destiny? Plus season finales of Adventure Time, Vampire Diaries and Community. Orc Bikers! Daffy Duck’s social climbing! Ghost-angst! But quite possibly the most interesting bit of television this week is the premiere of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 9

First True Blood season four trailer slathers on the vampire glamour shots

A brand new promo for True Blood season four has been released. So does it show Bill’s solo misery, or the beginning of a human-vampire war? Nope. Instead we get vampire and werewolf slo-mo glamor shots. Imagine our disappointment when the first ever extended True Blood promo is just a collection of moving profiles with…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 9

Japanese TV show pranks unsuspecting victim with a haunted mirror

In this clip from a Japanese candid camera program, a fellow sits down to use a mirror and is immediately harassed by angry ghosts straight out of Ringu (or perhaps Hausu). Shit gets extremely real around the 30-second mark. https://gizmodo.com/in-the-japanese-cult-classic-hausu-schoolgirls-are-eat-5778012 See also: a similar prank for Spanish television, using a creepy kid and a hotel…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 8

Is this the first time this has happened on Doctor Who?

After the twisted, creepy darkness of Doctor Who’s opening two-parter, you’d expect the show to follow up with a lighthearted episode, but instead “Curse of the Black Spot” was the most horrifying, intricate… just kidding! It was a fun episode. And I’m wondering if last night’s pirate episode of Doctor Who features the first time…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 8

On Supernatural, it was the balls-out cosmology episode you’ve been waiting for

Last night’s Supernatural episode, “The Man Who Would Be King,” was written by goofball visionary Ben Edlund, and finally we got the full backstory on what happened to Cas after the Apocalypse We also got all the tragic details of his connection to Crowley, the man who would be king of Hell. Episodes that provide…

Television Annalee Newitz May 7

Fringe finally sums up the central paradox of Walter Bishop, the gentle destroyer

In another universe, much like our own, last night’s episode of Fringe probably served as the series finale, given how close the show came to cancellation. And in many ways, this would have been a fitting end to the series. “The Day We Died” was a great summation of Fringe at its absolute best as…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 7

In which our critic counts the ways he hates Bai Ling as a “special guest star”

In Pop Punishment, Louis Peitzman endures the most derided genre films, television, and literature, all for your sadistic pleasure. Few phrases fill my heart with dread quite like “Special Guest Star Bai Ling.” Some people can’t seem to get enough of her bizarre brand of Bai Ling-ness. (Have you read her website? Here’s a sample:…

io9 Louis Peitzman May 6

New casting call shows how Spielberg’s Terra Nova will ramp up the non-dinosaur drama

Steven Spielberg’s time-traveling dinosaur drama Terra Nova has just cranked back into production, making the first episode after the pilot. We found a casting call for episode two, which introduces a new character who’ll cause lots of trouble. One of the biggest question marks over Terra Nova has been how the show will sustain its…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 6

A capella group’s Battlestar Galactica’s “All Along the Watchtower” is all the Glee we need

Now this is choral anthem we can get behind. Spare me your endless Lady Gaga covers — the Sacramento State Jazz Singers just nailed Bear McCreary’s BSG version of “All Along the Watchtower.” Hey Glee, take notes. If you don’t get chills listening to this, you’re dead inside. [via Topless Robot]

io9 Meredith Woerner May 6

First trailer for the rebooted Voltron Force unleashes the Kitty-bot

The new Voltron Force series has finally released some footage that doesn’t have someone rapping about “Let’s Voltron” all over it. Does this new trailer for the Voltron reboot get you pumped for cat robot action? Voltron Force premieres June 16th on Nick Toons.

Television Meredith Woerner May 6

10 Coolest Bounty Hunters in the Galaxy

Bounty hunters are the ultimate anti-heroes. They’re tough as titanium and hard to kill, and they can find anyone, no matter how much you try and hide. Their only loyalty is to whoever can afford their services. It’s easy to see why bounty hunters are such a popular part of so many science fiction and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 5

First clip from the brand new season of Futurama reveals the male versions of Leela and Amy

Is this the return of the infamous she-Bender character Coilette? The first ever clip for the brand new season of Futurama gives everyone at Planet Express a gender-swap. Meet male Leela and Amy right now. Futurama’s one-hour season premiere is June 23 at 10/9c on Comedy Central — keep up with the show via the…

Television Meredith Woerner May 5

Is Doctor Who getting too scary or too complicated? A minor backlash is brewing

When Steven Moffat took over as showrunner of Doctor Who, he seemed to be making a conscious effort to keep the breezy family-friendly tone of his predecessor, Russell T. Davies. But now that Moffat’s settled in, that’s changed. Moffat’s second season of Doctor Who launched with a two-part story that was both darker and more…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 4

Life under alien occupation is one scary heartbreak after another, in Falling Skies

We’ve seen the first seven hours of Steven Spielberg’s new alien-occupation show Falling Skies, airing this summer. And the good news is, this could be one of the most thought-provoking and intense stories about alien invasion you’ve ever seen. The bad news is, Falling Skies gets off to kind of a rocky start in its…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 4

The 10 Best Star Trek Episodes

You’ll never guess who’s in The Avengers, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Hunger Games and Del Toro’s Monster Movie!

The tragic lives of Game of Thrones’ misfits

Neil Gaiman’s Doctor Who story might help convert all your friends to Who fandom

7 new Falling Skies videos introduce the last humans left alive on Earth

The Latest “World’s Largest 3DTV” Crown-Wearer Is Samsung, at 75 Inches

Smallville and Stargate Universe come to an end, and Neil Gaiman writes Doctor Who!

First True Blood season four trailer slathers on the vampire glamour shots

Japanese TV show pranks unsuspecting victim with a haunted mirror

Is this the first time this has happened on Doctor Who?

On Supernatural, it was the balls-out cosmology episode you’ve been waiting for

Fringe finally sums up the central paradox of Walter Bishop, the gentle destroyer

In which our critic counts the ways he hates Bai Ling as a “special guest star”

New casting call shows how Spielberg’s Terra Nova will ramp up the non-dinosaur drama

A capella group’s Battlestar Galactica’s “All Along the Watchtower” is all the Glee we need

First trailer for the rebooted Voltron Force unleashes the Kitty-bot

10 Coolest Bounty Hunters in the Galaxy

First clip from the brand new season of Futurama reveals the male versions of Leela and Amy

Is Doctor Who getting too scary or too complicated? A minor backlash is brewing

Life under alien occupation is one scary heartbreak after another, in Falling Skies

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