Television

Google Mobile Survey Reveals Tablets Are Attacking Television

We’ve heard it said backward and forward that tablets are eating into laptop sales, but rarely if ever do we hear much about the tablet’s influence on TV watching. Turns out all those iPads are disrupting that experience too. So says a new survey out of Google’s mobile division anyway, where we learned that laptop,…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 10

All Those Star Trek Episodes Are Coming to Netflix in July

First an original series. Then Mad Men. Now Netflix has release dates for its promised delivery of every episode of all five live-action Star Trek TV series. https://gizmodo.com/netflix-watch-instantly-beams-up-the-entire-star-trek-u-5767471 Starting July 1, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise will all be available in their entirety. And on October…

Television Adrian Covert Apr 8

How HBO adapted Game of Thrones to television — and how season 2 might diverge from A Clash of Kings

The thing that’s really striking when you watch HBO’s Game of Thrones television series is how closely it sticks to George R.R. Martin’s original book. We talked to producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff about how they made it work. We were lucky enough to be on a conference call with Weiss and Benioff, along…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 8

William Shatner and Jonathan Frakes both pitched Star Trek TV shows

Star Trek hasn’t been on television since Enterprise went away in 2005, but that’s not for lack of trying. Not only did Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) pitch a show, but so did past stars William Shatner and Jonathan Frakes. https://gizmodo.com/pushing-daisies-creator-wants-to-make-new-star-trek-sho-5068676 At least, Frakes told UGO in an interview published today: I had a Star Trek…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 8

25-minute Game of Thrones documentary explains everything you need about Westeros

What does it mean if a character’s last name is Snow? What’s a Kingslayer? What’s beyond the great wall? The cast crew and author George R.R. Martin explain everything you need to know about HBO’s Game of Thrones. Beware spoilers…

Television Meredith Woerner Apr 8

YouTube Wants to Drop $100 Million on 20 Channels Worth of Original, Professional Content

Following the lead of the independently-minded Vimeo, and the studio aspirations of Hulu and Netflix, Google is apparently planning to revamp YouTube with up to 20 ‘channels’ that will produce 5-10 hours of original content a week. Here’s what the Wall Street Journal reports: The company is planning changes to the homepage that would highlight…

Television Adrian Covert Apr 6

No Ordinary Family goes out in one last gloriously insane blaze of glory

Last night was likely No Ordinary Family’s final episode. So the show gave us everything we ever wanted: an absolutely bonkers showdown between the Powells and Dr. King, a sidekick getting powers, and, at long last, an actually interesting premise. There are no words for just how batshit insane the Dr. King showdown really is.…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Apr 6

10 of the most embarrassing racial and ethnic stereotypes in science fiction

Whether it’s an alien who might as well be called a “space Jew,” or an evil Asian ripping the hearts out of innocent victims in an exotic ritual, racial and ethnic stereotypes in SF often reach facepalm levels of fail. Today, let us contemplate 10 of the most embarrassingly awful stereotypes we’ve had to endure…

Movies Annalee Newitz Apr 6

Who is the most popular choice to play a female Doctor in Doctor Who?

British science fiction mag SFX polled its readers on who they would like to see play the first female Doctor in Doctor Who. It an entirely unscientific study of one of the most crucial questions of our time. Here’s what the SFX editors report: The top 5 suggestions for the best female Doctor were: 1.…

Television Annalee Newitz Apr 6

Samsung Cutting Some of the Obnoxious Expense from 3DTV with $50 Shades

The notion of having to buy special (expensive) glasses to able to watch the TV you just shelled out for is a terrible idea that should die, and it looks like Samsung (sort of) agrees. The company’s 3DTV lineup will now come with two pairs of active shades included, and Samsung’s new 2011 SSG-3100GB 3D…

Gadgets Sam Biddle Apr 6

The great and powerful Rodney McKay shows SGU how it’s done

Last night Rodney McKay stepped through the Stargate once again. It was glorious. Now this is how you make a gritty Stargate series that connects with the original franchise. I only wish it had happened sooner. It’s well known that I’m a die hard Rodney McKay fan. He’s an intellectual snob with a lot of…

Television Meredith Woerner Apr 5

Being Human makes us pine for 1970s vampire sideburns

Last night’s second-to-last Being Human treated us to yet another fantastic vintage vampire hairstyle and some quality hauntings. Is it wrong that we’re only attracted to Bishop when he’s very, very bad? What a night! I think it’s safe to say that Mark Pellegrino should be getting all the screen time he wants, because even…

Television Meredith Woerner Apr 5

Why Doctor Who’s opening two-parter will be bigger than ever before

Doctor Who comes back on Easter, and the opening two-parter sounds like one of the most ambitious things the show’s ever done — including the first ever proper filming in the United States. We had the opportunity to talk to director Toby Haynes about how these first two episodes are different than “The Pandorica Opens”/”The…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 5

If V gets a third season, the action will pick up the pace, and Erica will kick some ass

Season three of V is by no means a sure thing: The producers and cast told Wondercon they remain hopeful, but there’s no news yet. But one thing is sure: if V comes back, it’ll be a totally different show. Producer Scott Rosenbaum and star Elizabeth Mitchell took some time to tell us, and a…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 5

The most messed-up parody of Doctor Who’s tin dog ever. Plus Ozzy Osbourne is the Earth Troll!

A man from the future travels back in time to stalk a failed romance novelist. Stargate’s Joe Flanigan gets trapped on a bizarre, deadly planet. Ozzy Osbourne becomes the Earth Troll and teaches about recycling. Meet K-999 the robot dog. Plus Vampire Diaries is back and possibly crazier than ever, No Ordinary Family goes out…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 4

The Secret Rules of Terra Nova’s Time Travel

Steven Spielberg’s new TV show Terra Nova may look like Avatar, but actor Stephen Lang explained to us why his character is nothing like the hard-ass he played in James Cameron’s hit movie. And we learned exactly how the show’s time travel to 85 million years in the past will work, and saw a smidgen…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 3

Watch the new ThunderCats footage from Wondercon now!

Watch the same footage of the rebooted ThunderCats series that was screened at WonderCon today. Cartoon Network has certainly given these space kitties a brand new set of claws. Let’s all say it together: Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats Ho! Before this footage was screened, we were lucky enough to get a few minutes with the…

Television Meredith Woerner Apr 3

First Thundercats footage features sexier Cheetara and a badder Thundertank

One of the most beloved 1980s cartoons is returning to television this year — but will the Cartoon Network’s Thundercats reboot satisfy the rabid fans of the original? We watched a trailer and heard from the creators. Spoilers ahead! So between the brief trailer and the tons of concept art and stills they showed at…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 3

Learn why this season of Doctor Who changes everything

We saw awesome new footage and a behind-the-scenes featurette of the new Doctor Who season — and you can too! Plus writer Neil Gaiman, actor Mark Sheppard and director Toby Haynes told us what to expect. Minor spoilers ahead! So above is the new one-minute trailer that BBC America put out yesterday, which is actually…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 3

TiVo Customer Email List Hacked—Prepare Yourself for Spam (Updated)

Good morning, TiVo owners! I have some bad news, but you’ve no doubt heard about it by now, thanks to the email message partially pasted above. To everyone else: Tivo’s email database has been compromised! According to the TiVo service announcement mailed out yesterday, the breach was thankfully limited to name and email address only.…

Television Jack Loftus Apr 3

Google Mobile Survey Reveals Tablets Are Attacking Television

All Those Star Trek Episodes Are Coming to Netflix in July

How HBO adapted Game of Thrones to television — and how season 2 might diverge from A Clash of Kings

William Shatner and Jonathan Frakes both pitched Star Trek TV shows

25-minute Game of Thrones documentary explains everything you need about Westeros

YouTube Wants to Drop $100 Million on 20 Channels Worth of Original, Professional Content

No Ordinary Family goes out in one last gloriously insane blaze of glory

10 of the most embarrassing racial and ethnic stereotypes in science fiction

Who is the most popular choice to play a female Doctor in Doctor Who?

Samsung Cutting Some of the Obnoxious Expense from 3DTV with $50 Shades

The great and powerful Rodney McKay shows SGU how it’s done

Being Human makes us pine for 1970s vampire sideburns

Why Doctor Who’s opening two-parter will be bigger than ever before

If V gets a third season, the action will pick up the pace, and Erica will kick some ass

The most messed-up parody of Doctor Who’s tin dog ever. Plus Ozzy Osbourne is the Earth Troll!

The Secret Rules of Terra Nova’s Time Travel

Watch the new ThunderCats footage from Wondercon now!

First Thundercats footage features sexier Cheetara and a badder Thundertank

Learn why this season of Doctor Who changes everything

TiVo Customer Email List Hacked—Prepare Yourself for Spam (Updated)

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