Television

Firefly returns to cable — in HD

Miss the world’s greatest space Western the first time it aired? Don’t worry — you’re getting a second chance to watch the entire series, on television! Tell your friends. The Science Channel has acquired the rights to Firefly and will air the series plus a few new extras. Let’s hope these include the footage from…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 17

This is your new Wonder Woman

David E. Kelley has cast the lead role in his hip, updated remake of Wonder Woman: Adrianne Palicki, who played Sam’s doomed girlfriend Jessica on Supernatural. (She also appeared on Smallville and had a role in the abortive Aquaman pilot for The CW.) But Palicki is best known for playing Tyra on Friday Night Lights…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 16

First screens from Game of Thrones PC game

Looks like there’s a dance with dragons happening in your town, in this awesome screen from the Game of Thrones: Genesis tie-in game. According to the early buzz, this will be a strategy-based game, in which the raw cunning of a Tyrion Lannister can outweigh the might of a dozen armies. Let’s hope the game…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 16

On V, there’s no breeding yet but at least Tyler finally got slapped

Once again V disappointed us by having no kinky sex or decent torture scenes to carry us through the lackluster action sequences and speeches from Anna about breeding and the human soul. Honestly, can’t they just give her a new speech once in a while? We’ve heard her “human emotions” speech like twenty times and…

Television Annalee Newitz Feb 16

No Ordinary Family battles a scheming shapeshifter and its own clueless characters

Last night’s No Ordinary Family saw the Powells under attack from a shapeshifter who could pretend to be any member of the family. This was an adversary who could be among them at any time – and who had orders to kill. This episode wrapped up long-running plots, expanded the show’s mythology, and offered a…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 16

IBM Jeopardy Challenge, Night 2: Watson Runs Wild

If you happened to miss out on the first half of Round 1 last night, shame on you. You can catch up here. When we last left our heroes, Watson and the undefeated Jeopardy champion Brad Rutter were tied for the lead with $5000 apiece. Ken Jennings, meanwhile, trailed with $2000. Watson had some shaky…

Television Adrian Covert Feb 16

The Criterion Collection Is Leaving Netflix

After ceremoniously becoming bedfellows in 2009, Criterion and Netflix are breaking up and they’re cutting Netflix off completely.. On the day after Valentines, no less. This comes after the shocking revelation that Criterion was involved with Hulu, with plans to let it have its entire 800 film fortune. Does this sound like a soap opera…

Television Adrian Covert Feb 15

The Cape does what no other TV show has managed in years: Tell a truly original story about terrorism.

It’s been the golden chalice of television scriptwriting since 9/11: Find something profound to say about terrorism ‘n’ stuff. Few shows have managed it, and as the years have gone by, it’s gotten harder and harder. But The Cape made it look easy last night, with a spin on bioterror that I’m pretty sure nobody…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 15

Why don’t we see more stories about how technology can set us free?

We’ve all seen proof that technology can bring people together and change the world. People are crediting Facebook with helping to organize the Egyptian protests that led to the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. It turns out that our faith in technology’s ability to empower people wasn’t misplaced after all. So where are all the stories…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 14

Funky Indonesian Supergirl film is also a rip-off of Spider-Woman

Soraya Intercine’s TV program Supergirl not only cribs a name from DC’s lady Kryptonian — this Indonesian show also takes some serious fashion cues from Marvel’s Spider-Woman. Frankly, I love these bootleg heroes. She can start a superteam with the Indian Incredible Hulk, the Bangladeshi Hulk, and every Turkish superhero ever. Together they can take…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 13

On Smallville, evil clones love to melodramatically throw whiskey bottles

On Friday, after news that Michael Rosenbaum refused to appear on the Smallville final season, the erstwhile Lex Luthor finally acquiesced to appear on the show’s last episode. This news gave last Friday’s episode, “Beacon,” a little more narrative heft, as the episode was all about the super-fast-aging clone Lex and his machinations for Clark…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 13

On Supernatural, “a monster with opposable thumbs and unlimited text messaging”

On last night’s Supernatural, called “Unforgiven,” Sam had to confront what he’d been doing for that year when he didn’t have a soul and Dean was off playing house with his girlfriend and her son. It turned out he was even more screwed up than we thought, but maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing.…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 12

Scrapped Thundercats test footage reveals a goofball Lion-O and the evil Slithe (UPDATED)

Test footage from the upcoming Thundercats series has leaked. Check out a less than regal Lion-O messing around with the Sword of Omens and an ambush from the villainous Slithe. Between this footage and the series’ Pokémony take on the once loquacious Snarf, how are you feeling about this? UPDATE: It looks like this is…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 12

It’s official: Fringe is a beautiful, demented soap opera

Fringe keeps delivering the pain to its characters. This scene was agonizing to watch, especially with the look on Anna Torv’s face as she tries to get past this impossible situation, but she can’t. Poor Liv. And then it leads to one of the creepiest/tenderest scenes ever, which I honestly don’t know what to make…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 12

Tonight’s Fringe episode might make you root for Walternate

So… Walternate is the villain of Fringe, right? Well, you might not think so after watching tonight’s episode. We’ve seen “Immortality,” and it’s another classic Fringe episode. Tonight’s episode contains some shocking revelations — but it also will change how you view some of Fringe’s main characters. Here’s our spoiler-light preview of tonight’s episode… By…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 11

CBS buys J.J. Abrams and Jonah Nolan’s Minority Report-esque TV series

J.J. Abrams and Jonah Nolan are teaming up to prevent future crimes. CBS has just ordered a pilot of their drama Person of Interest, about an “an ex-CIA hitman and a scientist who team up to prevent crimes before they happen.” Nolan wrote the pilot, and both he and Abrams will stay on as exec…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 11

Watch Bones on TV, Follow Along With Your iPad

The Fox forensic police procedural Bones is on TV tonight (every network is obliged to have at least one!), and they have something new for viewers this week: an iPad companion app which will syncronize with the show and provide you with relevant, supplementary information in real time. It even has a few interactive elements,…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 11

Science fiction heroes who tried to abuse patent law

If you’re smart, the first thing that comes to mind when you think about visiting other universes or traveling through time is “file a ton of patents.” After all, just because someone else invented something, doesn’t mean you can’t patent it, if you get there first. Reverse-engineering is still a kind of engineering, right? Read…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 10

Watch a Transformer audition for American Idol. But did he get to go to Hollywood?

Drew, a young bartender with a sick home-made Transformers costume auditioned for American Idol last night. So, how’d it go? Not so good. Not only did he forget the words, but he also forgot that Optimus Prime’s favorite karaoke jam is a serenade for his unrequited love bot, Mustang Sally. Plus he also opened himself…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 10

Now YOU control Ziro the Hutt

If you’ve spent any time watching Clone Wars, you know that Jabba the Hutt has a relative named Ziro who runs a nightclub and seems drawn from a Harvey Fierstein play. Or some kind of otherworldly Truman Capote impersonation contest (why does Ziro have a Southern accent when he lives on Coruscant?). Perhaps the best…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 10

Firefly returns to cable — in HD

This is your new Wonder Woman

First screens from Game of Thrones PC game

On V, there’s no breeding yet but at least Tyler finally got slapped

No Ordinary Family battles a scheming shapeshifter and its own clueless characters

IBM Jeopardy Challenge, Night 2: Watson Runs Wild

The Criterion Collection Is Leaving Netflix

The Cape does what no other TV show has managed in years: Tell a truly original story about terrorism.

Why don’t we see more stories about how technology can set us free?

Funky Indonesian Supergirl film is also a rip-off of Spider-Woman

On Smallville, evil clones love to melodramatically throw whiskey bottles

On Supernatural, “a monster with opposable thumbs and unlimited text messaging”

Scrapped Thundercats test footage reveals a goofball Lion-O and the evil Slithe (UPDATED)

It’s official: Fringe is a beautiful, demented soap opera

Tonight’s Fringe episode might make you root for Walternate

CBS buys J.J. Abrams and Jonah Nolan’s Minority Report-esque TV series

Watch Bones on TV, Follow Along With Your iPad

Science fiction heroes who tried to abuse patent law

Watch a Transformer audition for American Idol. But did he get to go to Hollywood?

Now YOU control Ziro the Hutt

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