Television

Witness Project Popcorn, the Russian Mystery Science Theater 3000

Just how much does the Russian TV show Project Popcorn ape Mystery Science Theater 3000? Check out the theme song. Something tells me nobody from the original MST3K was consulted on this. Even the plot appears to be ruthlessly cribbed from MST3K. In short, Stephen the protagonist needs money, so he signs up for an…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 29

Watching Television With My Robot Butler (1932)

The December 4, 1932 San Antonio Light (San Antonio, TX) ran this illustration accompanying a piece titled, “Looking Ahead Another 50 Years.” TELEVISION — The husband at home in bed is able to sweep the mechanical eye through the shopping district and see what his wife is doing. He also has all sorts of appliances…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 28

Angst and the Undead: The CW greenlights a zombie drama

Two networks are following in The Walking Dead’s footsteps. The CW is developing The Awakening, a show about two sisters dealing with their relationship and a zombie apocalypse. And NBC’s developing a show from McG’s production company, Zombies vs. Vampires.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 28

Star Trek Potato Head dolls boldly go where no merchandising deal has gone before

The potato adventure is just beginning! PPW Toys will release Star Trek Mr. Potato Head collectible figures along with a few TOS-centric sets! Future potato characters include Captain Kirk, Kor, Mr. Spock and Lt. Uhura. [Star Trek]

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 28

Turns out watching vampires have an existential crisis isn’t as much fun as it sounds

When Damon said, towards the end of last night’s Vampire Diaries, that there had been more than enough doom, gloom and personal growth,” he was basically speaking for the audience. Get bitten by spoilers below! I don’t really have that much to say about this episode — it was not one of the really fun…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 28

What we’re dying to see from ABC’s Edgar Allan Poe crime procedural TV series

ABC has greenlit a historical cop show starring Edgar Allan Poe, world-famous poet and pioneer of science fiction and horror, as the world’s first detective. It will be set during the 1840s in Boston. Here’s what the show must include. According to TV Guide the series, which is titled Poe, will explain how Poe’s famous…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 27

10 Biggest Time-Sinks in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Where does the time go? For some of us, that’s a question involving time-loops and FTL drive. But for a lot of us, the explanation has more to do with massive books, bursting DVD sets and addictive games. We asked over on our Facebook page what your biggest science fiction/fantasy time sinks were, and many…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 27

Resistance is futile against the sweet “Star Trek Girl” song

Created by Meekakitty, “Star Trek Girl” single is poised to be the biggest hit at 2011’s San Diego Comic Con. It’s hard not to get hooked on this cute little ditty, so grit your teeth and get in step.

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 27

A TV Tray For Holding a Kinect Sensor, PlayStation Eye or Just Your Car Keys

When you’re parked infront of the gogglebox with your TV tray, don’t you think your TV is missing some of the fun? Screw a $40 ScreenDeck into the TV’s VESA holes to hold up his peripherals too. [Amazon via Unplggd]

Television Kat Hannaford Jan 27

TV Hit the Public 85 Years Ago Today

Your LCD or plasma has a great, great grandfather. And it’s not the chunky CRT that preceded it in the 90s. No. Eighty five years ago, public eyes first hit TV—while it broadcast the head of a dummy. Although Scottish inventor John Logie Baird’s studies were so rudely interrupted by World War I, he was…

Television Sam Biddle Jan 26

When Power Armor Makes You a Cyborg

There’s nothing cooler than power-armor. All of a sudden, your plain human body has a super-strong shell, and you’re stronger than an army. But what happens when the armor changes you? Here are a bunch of heroes who found out. With Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance in theaters in the U.S. right now, we’ve…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders and Michael Ann Dobbs Jan 26

This is the face of Battlestar Galactica’s new William Adama

The Battlestar Galactica prequel, Blood and Chrome, has chosen its younger William Adama, Luke Pasqualino. Does this young actor have the snuff to become the famous Cylon-slayer and defender of humanity, Admiral Adama? Take a closer look. EW is reporting that Pasqualino has been cast in the new Syfy BSG prequel Blood & Chrome, which…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 26

One must don a Cyberman swim cap to be a cold competitor

A man at the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships in London is seen here adjusting his Cyberman swim cap. It’s emotionless headgear for a frigid race. How deliciously apropos! [Photo: Kieran Doherty/Reuters via Boing Boing]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 26

Sneak Peek at Next Week’s Dungeons & Dragons Episode of Community

Community, the show that has lovingly harpooned every genre staple from zombies to superheroes, is taking on Dungeons and Dragons next. Next Thursday NBC will air their fantasy role playing game special episode. Donald Glover is Bing Bong the Archer. Here is the full synopsis from NBC: “ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS” 02/03/2011 (08:00PM – 08:30PM)…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 26

10 funky Spider-Man sketches from The Electric Company

In the 1970s, Spider-Man starred in a bunch of awesomely nonsensical sketches for the PBS children’s show The Electric Company. See him fight a yeti and a vampiric Morgan Freeman. They’re so trippy, you’ll need a disco nap after watching. 1.) Spider-Man and Morgan Freeman team up to defeat a Yeti In this sketch, the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 26

Being Human wallows in a pool of blood and shame, to our everlasting delight

The second episode of Being Human, while still trying to find its feet, continues to find a place in our hearts. Last night we watched the vampire play “undead Revolutionary War soldier,” and the werewolf howl over his latest defeat. The Good The show picked up right where it left off: swiftly untangling the sticky…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 25

The original Battlestar Galactica series bible is Ron Moore’s rebuke to Star Trek

Ron Moore’s original series bible for Battlestar Galactica is online, and it’s full of critiques of “bumpy-headed aliens,” “techno-double-talk” and other Star Trek mainstays. The most important thing to remember about the Cylons? “They are not the Borg.” The jabs at Star Trek from Moore — who had only recently ended a long stint on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 25

First Look at the Anime-style Thundercats UPDATED: New Image!

The cat-faced aliens from the planet Thundera have gotten a makeover. The first image of the new Thundercats anime series has been leaked out of the London Toy Fair. Would you watch this? UPDATED Now with a new image! Warner Bros has now released this official look at the new series: The top image of…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 25

So what did A Game of Thrones really do to that nature reserve?

Our excitement for HBO’s Game of Thrones adaptation was in danger of being squelched when we heard that the production company had trashed a nature reserve. So we investigated — and thank goodness, it seems early reports were somewhat exaggerated. We reported last November that the production company, Fire and Blood Productions, was filming a…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 25

Watch Vampire Diaries and get the clap!

Vampire Diaries is getting creative with its marketing campaign. New billboards are popping up across the nation encouraging people to “Catch VD.” GET IT? Nothing says super fun TV like “burning sensation” or “oozing sores.” [EW]

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 25

Witness Project Popcorn, the Russian Mystery Science Theater 3000

Watching Television With My Robot Butler (1932)

Angst and the Undead: The CW greenlights a zombie drama

Star Trek Potato Head dolls boldly go where no merchandising deal has gone before

Turns out watching vampires have an existential crisis isn’t as much fun as it sounds

What we’re dying to see from ABC’s Edgar Allan Poe crime procedural TV series

10 Biggest Time-Sinks in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Resistance is futile against the sweet “Star Trek Girl” song

A TV Tray For Holding a Kinect Sensor, PlayStation Eye or Just Your Car Keys

TV Hit the Public 85 Years Ago Today

When Power Armor Makes You a Cyborg

This is the face of Battlestar Galactica’s new William Adama

One must don a Cyberman swim cap to be a cold competitor

Sneak Peek at Next Week’s Dungeons & Dragons Episode of Community

10 funky Spider-Man sketches from The Electric Company

Being Human wallows in a pool of blood and shame, to our everlasting delight

The original Battlestar Galactica series bible is Ron Moore’s rebuke to Star Trek

First Look at the Anime-style Thundercats UPDATED: New Image!

So what did A Game of Thrones really do to that nature reserve?

Watch Vampire Diaries and get the clap!

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