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Hell Yes – It’s the Friday Night Battlestar Commenter Liveblog

There was so much weird family bickering in last week’s Battlestar Galactica episode that we thought we were reading Brideshead Revisited. Now you can tell us what you think as tonight’s episode unfolds. Spoilers ahead! I am currently moving my entire house, including my extremely large book collection, from one end of San Francisco to…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 27

Christopher McDonald Joins Stargate Universe Crew

Shooter McGavin on Stargate Universe: is this some kind of beautiful dream? Christopher McDonald is one of the big surprises in the premiere episode, and another reason to hope SGU topples past Stargate ratings. Producer Joseph Mallozzi revealed on his blog that chin-for-days McDonald would be joining the cast as the guest character Senator Armstrong…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 27

Is The Sarah Connor Chronicles Cancelled?

There’s a rumor going around that Fox’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been cancelled, and that it’s not even a sure thing that the show will complete its second season. But is it true? In a word, no. In three words, well, not yet. The reports (like this one) are taking their lead from…

io9 Graeme McMillan Feb 27

John Locke Gets Played Like A Card

Last night’s Lost was an hour-long festival of Locke, with a special guest appearance from the World’s Biggest Kid (and I don’t mean whiny Jack). Let’s talk about it after the cut. I’ve been familiar with the name Jeremy Bentham ever since I got a wonderful book about mummies when I was in grade school.…

Television Lynn Peril Feb 26

Dollhouse’s Mysterious Alpha May Be The Person We Least Suspect

Now that the news we posted about Dollhouse’s mysterious Alpha is looking more like a rumor, Joss Whedon has let slip another crucial detail: the actor who plays Alpha may, himself, be a huge spoiler. EW’s Michael Ausiello didn’t confirm that pervasive rumor that regular Whedon actor Alan Tudyk is playing Alpha, the renegade doll…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 26

Red Dwarf’s Return Grows Another 30 Minutes, Kind Of

New images from behind the scenes of the new Red Dwarf have been released, but that’s not the best news from the show we’ve heard. That’ll be the fact that it’s now an episode longer. UK cable channel Dave — home to “Back to Earth,” the new Dwarf special — has confirmed that the show’s…

Television Graeme McMillan Feb 26

The Electronic Home (circa 1988)

Ameritech’s (late 1980s) concept video The Electronic Home envisions the futuristic world of HDTV and videophone, as well as internet-like services that allow you to make restaurant reservations (at a cartoonishly stereotypical Italian restaurant), shop for kimonos (because your shirt is made of giant playing cards), or buy a house (with your Atari joystick). The…

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 26

Could A Six Get Her Own BSG Spin-Off?

With the end of Battlestar Galactica rapidly approaching, is this the end of Tricia Helfer‘s cyber-goodness? Or could Six have a spin-off of her own? Helfer herself spills gooey Cylon details. While doing press for her character Carla on the sexy spy drama Burn Notice (which we all adore), Helfer took the time to answer…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 25

One Of BSG’s Best Writers Penning An Original Screenplay — Yes, Not A Remake Or Sequel!

Mark Verheiden, scribe and producer with Heroes and Battlestar Galactica has been hired to pen DreamWorks’ original science fiction endeavor Quartermain. While we have little to no details on the project we can say that Verheiden is one of the brains that brought you BSG’s “Crossroads 2,” home of the great Lee “We’re all a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 25

ST: TNG Cast Reunite In Cartoon Form

Seven years after they last shared a screen together, the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation (Yes, even Wil Wheaton and Denise Crosby) are reuniting… for an episode of Fox’s Family Guy. The crew of the Enterprise-D will get back together for, of all things, a Star Trek convention in next month’s “Not…

io9 Graeme McMillan Feb 25

A Chunk of the ISS to Be Named After Firefly

NASA is allowing the public to vote on the name for “Node 3” of the International Space Station. So what did we do? We named it after a cult science fiction show, of course! As of right now, “Serenity” is dominating an open vote for Node 3’s new name. This ship from Joss Whedon’s short-lived…

Space & Spaceflight Mark Wilson Feb 25

La Bamba, Black Canary, A Doc And A Smallvillian Join Stargate

SGU has cast its final crew members – and check it out, it’s Lou Diamond Phillips and Ming-Na. Add the new cast to David Blue and Robert Carlyle, and SGU is shaping up quite nicely. First up, Lou Diamond Phillips has been cast as Colonel Telford, the leader, because his magnificent head of hair was…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 25

New Zealand’s Greatest Superheroes?

Dr. Grordbort isn’t the only New Zealand culture we discovered on our trip: we also found The Amazing Extraordinary Friends, a show about a young superhero team who are still learning on the job. There’s a lot to like about AEF, as silly as it is: for one thing, it includes an older generation of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 25

Four Sweaty Men In Search of a Plot

io9 commenters are right. You keep asking me why I’m watching Heroes, and after last night’s episode I’m finally beginning to wonder that myself. Now you can vote: Should I keep watching this show? First, allow me to retort even before you start, um, torting. Last night’s episode, “Cold War,” should have been fucking great.…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 24

Won’t Somebody Save Us From Smallville Season 9?

It looks as if the CW is taking Superman’s famous Never-Ending Battle tagline a little too seriously, as it’s just been announced that Smallville has been renewed for a ninth season starting this fall. The new season pick-up (along with similar renewals for Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, 90210, Supernatural and America’s Next Top Model)…

io9 Graeme McMillan Feb 24

Terminator: SCC Will Have Explosions To Go With The Introspection

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles producer Josh Friedman went online to address fans’ concerns about the show. The spoiler-averse creator even ventured into spoiler territory, assuring fans the season’s final episodes will pack a punch. In his new post at the show’s official blog, Friedman says fans seem to be “stressed,” both about the show’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24

First Of Three Eastwick Witches Found

The first witch descends upon the pilot in the new ABC Witches Of Eastwick series, based on John Updike’s novel and the Jack Nicholson-starring movie. Jaime Ray Newman has appeared in Supernatural and Stargate: Atlantis, and fingers crossed the other witches will be as good lookin’ as her. But who are they going to get…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 24

Fringe Abandons The US

Thanks to some missing tax breaks, the cast and crew of Fox’s Fringe are moving to TV’s favorite cheap backlot, Vancouver, for its second season. But is Canada really ready for Walter Bishop? The move comes following the show’s original move from Canada to New York at the start of this season, to take advantage…

Television Graeme McMillan Feb 24

Nunchaku Are Like the New Swiss Army Knife of Gadgets

We’ve already seen nunchaku light matches and battle ping pong balls (albeit in a viral video), but did you know you can use them to play golf, baseball, badminton and even open champagne bottles? Sure nunchakus might have a slightly steep learning curve, but with enough talent and training, it seems like there’s nothing you…

Television Elaine Chow Feb 24

It’s Cylon Family Dysfunction on Battlestar Galactica

Friday’s episode of Battlestar Galactica, “Deadlock,” gave us an odd peek inside the soap operatic lives of cylons, and it succeeded brilliantly. Even though you had to wash the creepy out of your neurons after. Spoilers ahead! After last week’s improbably rapid set of reveals about the Final Five and Ellen’s role in everything, this…

Television Annalee Newitz Feb 23

Hell Yes – It’s the Friday Night Battlestar Commenter Liveblog

Christopher McDonald Joins Stargate Universe Crew

Is The Sarah Connor Chronicles Cancelled?

John Locke Gets Played Like A Card

Dollhouse’s Mysterious Alpha May Be The Person We Least Suspect

Red Dwarf’s Return Grows Another 30 Minutes, Kind Of

The Electronic Home (circa 1988)

Could A Six Get Her Own BSG Spin-Off?

One Of BSG’s Best Writers Penning An Original Screenplay — Yes, Not A Remake Or Sequel!

ST: TNG Cast Reunite In Cartoon Form

A Chunk of the ISS to Be Named After Firefly

La Bamba, Black Canary, A Doc And A Smallvillian Join Stargate

New Zealand’s Greatest Superheroes?

Four Sweaty Men In Search of a Plot

Won’t Somebody Save Us From Smallville Season 9?

Terminator: SCC Will Have Explosions To Go With The Introspection

First Of Three Eastwick Witches Found

Fringe Abandons The US

Nunchaku Are Like the New Swiss Army Knife of Gadgets

It’s Cylon Family Dysfunction on Battlestar Galactica

‘Good Omens’ Season 3 Is Still Just One Episode, Despite Being Called That

Steam Gaming Has Arrived on Apple Vision Pro, and It’s Unexpectedly Glorious

RFK Jr. Will Take on Joe Rogan for Podcaster Supremacy

The Spymaster’s Guide to the Secret Agencies of ‘Star Trek’

Uber Is Testing Driverless Volkswagen ID. Buzz Vans in Los Angeles

Cast Adrift, Meta Employees Have No Idea Who the ‘Token Legend’ Is Anymore

Microsoft Office 2024 and Windows 11 Pro Bundle Hits 76% Off, a Complete PC Setup for Less

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Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

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HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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