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Virtual Resurrection: The Dead Who Went To Cyber-Heaven

Is there life after death? Maybe, if you’re wired. After all, death is just a failure of storage media. Science fiction is full of people who’ve died in meatspace, only to live on in cyberspace. Here’s our inventory of cyber-Heaven. As the Cyberpunk Project writes in an essay called “Neuromancer Afterlife”: “I am the dead,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 7

UFO Creator Gerry Anderson Reacts To Movie Remake

We recently reported that super-producer Robert Evans is teaming up with British network ITV to bring the seventies cult classic UFO to the big screen. Gerry Anderson, the show’s creator, has now commented on the news with surprising optimism. https://gizmodo.com/british-cult-classic-ufo-is-headed-to-the-big-screen-5263679 In an interview with Den of Geek, Anderson acknowledged he had been contacted by the…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins Jun 7

Cylon Plan Will Make You Gasp, Buy DVDs

We already know that Battlestar Galactica: The Plan will retell the story of the cylon attacks on humanity from a distinctly nonhuman viewpoint, but according to director Edward James Olmos, it’s monumental despite being what you’d expect. Talking to an audience during an appearance at last week’s The Envelope event held by the LA Times,…

Television Graeme McMillan Jun 7

6 More Heroes Who Might Still Be Trapped In Virtual Reality

Yesterday, we looked at six characters who seemingly managed to escape virtual prisons. Now, we’ll make it an even dozen as we examine another sextet of science fiction heroes that may or may not still be stuck inside their own minds. Spoilers! 1. John Anderton, Minority Report The Setup: In the year 2054, John Anderton…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins Jun 6

New Stargate Universe Clips: “It’s Sexier!”

Additional footage from the Syfy Channel’s latest gate series Stargate Universe is out and, from the looks of things, it’s still going for that Stargate “painted black” look… with sex. Count me in. The sadly David Blue-free look was heavy on Ming-Na and Lou Diamond Phillips (looks like LDP get’s rough end of a rifle…

Television Meredith Woerner Jun 6

Get Away From It All By Traveling The Multiverse

As summer brings thoughts of vacation, why not consider stopping off on one of the many Parallel Earths of science fiction? There’s an infinite number of possibilities available to you – and here are some of our favorites. Even before most people had heard of Erwin Schrödinger, we knew that there were plenty other Earths…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jun 6

Could Doctor Who Be Splitting Series Five In Two?

Another day, another rumor about a change to Doctor Who‘s format for the first year of the Steven Moffat and Matt Smith era. The latest news suggests you may have to wait until late 2010 for the second half of series five. Apparently, there are rumblings that spring 2010 will only see the transmission of…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jun 6

Conan O’Brien Reacts to His Super Mario Bros-Themed Backdrop

On last night’s The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (god, that feels great to type), Conan responded to those who noticed his backdrop’s uncanny resemblance to a certain mushroom kingdom. https://gizmodo.com/conans-new-backdrop-sure-looks-familiar-5278719 Looks like Conan agrees with Nintendo that intentional or not, it’s pretty great. [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-on-conans-new-mario-style-backdrop-thats-gre-5279789

Television Dan Nosowitz Jun 6

Where Will Lost’s Charlie End Up Next?

So, the rumors are – apparently – wrong, and Dominic Monaghan‘s Charlie will not be returning to Lost for its final season (Unlike Emile De Ravin’s Claire), because he’ll be busy elsewhere on ABC’s drama schedule. But where? https://gizmodo.com/iron-man-2-spider-man-4-and-transformers-posters-plus-5278284 Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello was told by ABC that Monaghan’s appearance in a recent trailer for…

Television Graeme McMillan Jun 6

George Clooney Brings Diamond Age To SyFy

SyFy is planning on turning Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age into a television series, and it’s looking to George Clooney to make it happen. Insert your “Well, here’s hoping it’s better than Solaris” jokes here. According to Variety, the network is looking to adapt Stephenson’s The Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer” into…

Television Graeme McMillan Jun 6

Guess What? Many Of You Wasted Money on Your 1080p TV (But There’s Hope)

The other day I posed a simple question: How far do you sit from your TV? The results show that many of you are not getting all the definition out of your HDTV. https://gizmodo.com/how-far-do-you-sit-from-your-hdtv-5277417 As mentioned, the Lechner Distance chart illustrates that there are specific distances at which the human eye has the best chance…

Television Sean Fallon Jun 5

Angel And X-Files Alum Takes Charge Of ABC’s V Remake

Good news for V fans: former Angel showrunner Jeffrey Bell has signed on as showrunner for the highly anticipated remake of the alien drama on ABC. So stop worrying that this is just Scott Peter’s 4400 with a new skin. Bell, is known for his work on X-Files, Alias and the best part of Angel…

Television Meredith Woerner Jun 5

Heroes’ New Cult Leader Into Teabagging, Fires

When NBC’s superpowered Heroes returns in the fall, traditional enemies Sylar and/or the government will be replaced by faces more unexpected… but, for fans of canceled Fox show Prison Break or Star Wars, a little more familiar, as well. Spoilers… Break’s Robert Knepper – AKA the show’s resident white supremacist racist T-Bag – has been…

Television Graeme McMillan Jun 5

Most Awesomely Overcomplicated Time Travel Plot Of All Time

Superthief Carmen Sandiego has stolen a time machine, and then nabbed an electromagnet from the year 2101. Now she’s impersonating Roman Emperor (and Stoic philosopher) Marcus Aurelius, so she can use Hannibal’s elephants and her electromagnet to steal the Colosseum. The time-travel episodes of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego are pure win, especially…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 4

“Land of the Lost” Is “Anchorman” With Dinosaurs and Aliens

Will Ferrell‘s Land of the Lost movie took the original television show in a weird new direction. Ferrell plunked a version of his famous character from Anchorman into a science fiction landscape – and it worked. In many ways, the movie is a recreation of the original TV series with this serious characters taken out…

Movies Annalee Newitz Jun 4

Can Anything Stop The Voices Tormenting Sookie? True Blood Gets Louder

HBO released a ton of new short character-based TV spots for season two of True Blood, including this ethereal Anna Paquin one. (The rest are below.) And producer Alan Ball talked season two’s themes and direction with reporters. Spoiler bite! Show creator Alan Ball did a conference call with reporters, and had some grand pronouncements…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 4

NBC Just Can’t Stop Running Shows About Pretty People With Mental Powers

It seems like telepathy dramas are what funky swingle sitcoms were in the 90s. NBC’s latest pretty psychics with powers show, Canada’s The Listener, focuses on a lowly paramedic and his brain powers. My kingdom for something different on TV. The Listener already aired in Canada according to Wikipedia, and NBC bought the U.S. rights…

Television Meredith Woerner Jun 4

Doctor Who Specials Add A Comedian

David Tennant‘s two-part Doctor Who swansong just added another cast member, as comedian Lawry Lewin has signed on to play a role. As with most things to do with these specials, very little is known for sure, but the initial rumors suggest he’s landed far more than a bit part. British comedy site Chortle broke…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jun 4

Sarah Connor Chronicles Producer’s Blog Will Make You Die Laughing, Mourn The Show All Over Again

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles producer Josh Friedman just updated his blog for the first time since February 2008. His inside look at what it’s like to have a show canceled is hilarious and depressing and brilliant and… God, why?

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 4

Dance For Your Life, Jorge Garcia!

The cure for your Lost withdrawal: new ads featuring a dancing Jorge Garcia. I think the point is that Jorge is genuinely sexy, not that we’re making fun the idea that he could be sexy. At least, I hope. What do you think? Is Jorge Garcia’s sex-object status in these videos ironic or straightforward? And…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 4

Virtual Resurrection: The Dead Who Went To Cyber-Heaven

UFO Creator Gerry Anderson Reacts To Movie Remake

Cylon Plan Will Make You Gasp, Buy DVDs

6 More Heroes Who Might Still Be Trapped In Virtual Reality

New Stargate Universe Clips: “It’s Sexier!”

Get Away From It All By Traveling The Multiverse

Could Doctor Who Be Splitting Series Five In Two?

Conan O’Brien Reacts to His Super Mario Bros-Themed Backdrop

Where Will Lost’s Charlie End Up Next?

George Clooney Brings Diamond Age To SyFy

Guess What? Many Of You Wasted Money on Your 1080p TV (But There’s Hope)

Angel And X-Files Alum Takes Charge Of ABC’s V Remake

Heroes’ New Cult Leader Into Teabagging, Fires

Most Awesomely Overcomplicated Time Travel Plot Of All Time

“Land of the Lost” Is “Anchorman” With Dinosaurs and Aliens

Can Anything Stop The Voices Tormenting Sookie? True Blood Gets Louder

NBC Just Can’t Stop Running Shows About Pretty People With Mental Powers

Doctor Who Specials Add A Comedian

Sarah Connor Chronicles Producer’s Blog Will Make You Die Laughing, Mourn The Show All Over Again

Dance For Your Life, Jorge Garcia!

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