Television

How does Syfy’s Being Human stack up to the UK version? Our spoiler-free review!

We’ve seen the first three episodes of Syfy’s Americanized Being Human series (a drama about a vampire, werewolf and ghost roommates). This thing has a serious shot at becoming Syfy’s next hit, if they can fix a few problems. Here’s the basic premise. A werewolf, vampire and a ghost all share an apartment. The werewolf…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 28

Possibly the creepiest moment of 1970s TV science fiction

It’s a 1970s television staple: the scene at the end of an episode where somebody says something, and everybody laughs or deploys a cheesy grin. It just goes horribly wrong in this scene, where they’re all chuckling about “pain wands.” This moment of sadistic weirdness comes from the end of an episode of the 1970s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 27

First trailer from Steven Spielberg’s alien invasion series Falling Skies

Round up the local ET-fighting militia — the first ever video footage from alien invasion TV series Falling Skies is out. We like the look of the aliens, and Steven Spielberg’s producer credit. But will the show itself be good? Click to view So far, it looks like a lot of fun, here’s the official…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 27

Shot-By-Shot Analysis of the New Doctor Who Trailer

We’ve seen Doctor Who’s time-wimey take on “A Christmas Carol”, and now it’s time to look ahead to season six. Let’s examine the new trailer and learn what’s in store for the Doctor and his friends. Spoilers and speculation ahead! Unlike last year’s trailer, which included clips from as far ahead as episode nine, this…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 27

Brace yourself for a Twilight Zone marathon. Plus Primeval begins and Tower Prep ends!

This week, we have the season finale of Tower Prep and the season premiere of Primeval, and marathons of Doctor Who, Twilight Zone, and assorted other classics. Plus Rufus Sewell meets a mermaid, and Alec “Obi-Wan” Guinness pioneers science-fiction comedy. Today: Right now, as you read this, Syfy is having a marathon of Friday the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 27

The Most Wondrous Doctor Who Christmas Special Yet

When Steven Moffat took over masterminding Doctor Who, he said his vision of the show was more akin to a fairy tale. For my money, tonight’s Christmas special was the closest he’s ever come to achieving that goal. Spoilers ahead! “A Christmas Carol” might be the second-best piece of Doctor Who Moffat’s ever done, after…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 26

Venture Bros. Season 5 is a go (and the annual Venture Xmas song)!

The Season 4 finale of Venture Bros. felt a twinge like a series finale, but the show isn’t done yet. On Christmas Eve, VB creator Jackson Publick confirmed that Brock and the gang will be back for a fifth season! https://gizmodo.com/the-venture-bros-season-finale-was-the-best-homeschool-5696719 The credits of every Venture Bros. season finale have included a vague, James Bond-inspired…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Dec 25

Torchwood could run another seven years

One day, you could find yourself debating whether Torchwood season ten was as good as season nine, if current plans continue. At least, star John Barrowman says the current plan is for seven more years of the Doctor Who spinoff. Talking to a newspaper about the new U.S.-U.K. co-production, Torchwood: The New World, Barrowman said:…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 23

All the greatest scenes where someone talks a computer into self-destructing

Want to learn how to make a computer go foom just by talking to it? Here’s a step-by-step tutorial from the master himself, Captain Kirk. And below, we’ve got every scene where someone destroys a computer with carefully chosen words. The Prisoner, “The General” Number Six is so cool, he doesn’t even need to go…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 22

Spoiler-Free Review of Saturday’s Doctor Who Special

Doctor Who seriously pulls out all the stops for Saturday’s Christmas special, with a tale that manages to come up with a new twist on both Scrooge and time travel. We’ve seen it, and here are our spoiler-free first impressions. “A Christmas Carol” is billed as being the most Christmassy Doctor Who Christmas special we’ve…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 22

The Best 3DTVs

Something you might not know: 3DTVs tend to be the best performing HDTVs period, ’cause the set has to scream to deliver awesome images to each eyeball separately. Well, these are the best 3DTVs around, as recommended by Televisioninfo.com. https://kotaku.com/how-to-buy-an-hdtv-5698534 Panasonic TC-P50VT25 Product Name: Panasonic TC-P50VT25, Screen Size: 50 inches, Resolution: 1920 x 1080, Refresh…

Gadgets Televisioninfo.com Dec 22

5 things you can do to save Fringe right now

It never fails. Now that Fringe has become the best television show in two universes, it’s getting moved to the Friday-night slot that claimed Firefly and Terminator. How can we save Fringe from Fox’s Friday-night curse? A few ideas below. Fox execs say they don’t want to cancel Fringe, and we believe them. It’s probably…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 21

New Supernatural Anime trailer rolls out the old Impala

A brand new Supernatural anime trailer is out, showcasing the new cartooned cast and a whole lot of nasty boil-popping hexes, curses and demons. And it’s all set to the tune of Kansas, naturally. Okay, Bobby is looking pretty fly! Plus it looks like the anime is going to allow for some super-disgusting demon action.…

Television Meredith Woerner Dec 21

Three best scenes from last nights Robot Chicken Star Wars special

Wow — last night Robot Chicken aired its third Star Wars special, and it was almost better than the first. It was truly spectacular, especially when Boba Fett called Luke Skywalker Jodi Foster. Here our our three favorite moments. Death Star Escalator This scene was just brilliant, I can’t stop thinking about it. Does ANYONE…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 20

So what’s Syfy’s new superpowered action show about?

Around the same time that Syfy cancelled Caprica and Stargate Universe, the network greenlit a new show — Alphas, about a team of superpowered people who solve special cases. We read a ton of pages from the pilot script. Spoilers… Edited to add: I forgot to include the usual disclaimers for this sort of thing.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 20

First concept art from Battlestar Galactica’s next prequel series, Blood and Chrome

The first ever concept art from the new Battlestar Galactica prequel series Blood And Chrome have been released. From the looks of things, the space opera’s next chapter will be full of aliens, blood, cylons, spaceships and WAR! Excellent! According to earlier reports, Syfy will allegedly air Blood and Chrome in late 2011 or early…

Television Meredith Woerner Dec 20

The electric ghost of Douglas Adams haunts your screen

Recreating Douglas Adams’ unique, bizarre humor is like catching cosmic rays in a bottle — messy, breathless, and likely to cost you a few fingers. So let’s all celebrate the Dirk Gently pilot’s success in some highly improbable comedy. Spoilers… So the pilot for Dirk Gently, based on the Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency novels,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 20

Doctor Who crashes your Christmas party. Plus Buffy and Star Trek: TNG marathons!

The big event on television this week is the return of Doctor Who, airing in the U.S. and U.K. on the same day. There are also two new episodes of the vastly underrated Tower Prep. Plus some fun marathons! Today: There’s literally nothing on today. Syfy is showing dinosaur movies, including its own Triassic Attack…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 20

The heart of Lost’s island discovered outside of Buffalo, NY

Lost’s mysterious cave, the heart of the island, was discovered just outside of Buffalo, New York. Get a better look at this totally natural phenomenon – just don’t expect a better series ending to be hiding in there, somewhere. The name of this waterfall is Eternal Flame Waterfall on Shale Creek in Chestnut Ridge Park…

Television Meredith Woerner Dec 20

Fan mashes up Fringe and Firefly to protest Friday Night death slot

With Fox shuffling Fringe off to the hinterlands of Friday night, YouTuber Gualcit has made fictional opening credits for the show’s next episode, “Firefly,” which is a cheeky reference to Joss Whedon’s doomed drama. Enjoy those Twizzlers, Walter. [Thanks, Lakedesire!] https://gizmodo.com/fox-moves-fringe-to-the-friday-night-death-slot-5694839

Television Cyriaque Lamar Dec 20

How does Syfy’s Being Human stack up to the UK version? Our spoiler-free review!

Possibly the creepiest moment of 1970s TV science fiction

First trailer from Steven Spielberg’s alien invasion series Falling Skies

Shot-By-Shot Analysis of the New Doctor Who Trailer

Brace yourself for a Twilight Zone marathon. Plus Primeval begins and Tower Prep ends!

The Most Wondrous Doctor Who Christmas Special Yet

Venture Bros. Season 5 is a go (and the annual Venture Xmas song)!

Torchwood could run another seven years

All the greatest scenes where someone talks a computer into self-destructing

Spoiler-Free Review of Saturday’s Doctor Who Special

The Best 3DTVs

5 things you can do to save Fringe right now

New Supernatural Anime trailer rolls out the old Impala

Three best scenes from last nights Robot Chicken Star Wars special

So what’s Syfy’s new superpowered action show about?

First concept art from Battlestar Galactica’s next prequel series, Blood and Chrome

The electric ghost of Douglas Adams haunts your screen

Doctor Who crashes your Christmas party. Plus Buffy and Star Trek: TNG marathons!

The heart of Lost’s island discovered outside of Buffalo, NY

Fan mashes up Fringe and Firefly to protest Friday Night death slot

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