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Three Ways To Escape High-Tech Surveillance

In our surveillance-obsessed era, it’s no surprise that science fiction is packed with stories about people going to extreme measures to escape being tracked. Just think about Tom Cruise’s character in Minority Report, swapping out his eyeballs and taking a pill that transforms his facial features in an incredibly painful process. It seems like every…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 12

The 50 Million Dollar Dame. Episode 3.

If I was a high-paid Hollywood writer, this is what my version of the Bionic Woman would look like. Upon realizing that her boyfriend has not only been keeping a dossier on her but apparently waiting to pounce upon her first near fatal mishap to implant her with $50 million of his employer’s goods, Jamie…

Television Peril Oct 11

Heroes Is One Big Humpy Family

Is season two of Heroes all about incest? It sure starts to look that way. The uber-connected Kristen at EOnline speculates that Claire’s new boyfriend could be her cousin, since he has the same power as Claire’s biological dad. And Claire has the same power as the fake Samurai hero Kensei — who will soon…

Television Charliejane Oct 9

Disco Skating In The Twenty-Fifth Century With Buck Rogers

If you don’t know why the early-1980s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series is damn near perfect, then this clip from the episode “Escape from Wedded Bliss” will explain it all to you. Earth is in danger because evil Princess Ardala (wearing the purple spangly lingerie and tiara) has declared that she’ll use…

Television Annalee Newitz Oct 9

Sylar Almost Has Sex With Himself On Heroes

Sylar has always been a lame character on Heroes, but he almost had a chance to get interesting last night when his special friend the illusionist offered to let him have sex with her in any body he chose. Pretty nice offer, actually, especially when Sylar is being such a whiny bitch about losing his…

Television Annalee Newitz Oct 9

NBC’s Monday Night Sci-Fi Block Melts Down

Heroes was supposed to boost NBC’s high-concept new sci-fi shows Chuck and Journeyman. Instead, the two new shows may be dragging Heroes down. All three shows saw double-digit declines in overnight ratings, and Heroes had a season low. NBC came in third for the night, although Heroes still came in first. Says Medialife: Media buyers…

Television Charliejane Oct 9

Why Does The Sci-Fi Channel Greenlight Crap?

When the Sci-Fi Channel announces it’s making two new TV movies and neither of them is science fiction, what does it say about the genre on television? Add to that the fact that they both sound hideous: Ba’al [is] about a rogue Smithsonian archaeologist, dying of cancer, who will stop at nothing to retrieve the…

Television Charliejane Oct 9

Fox Grasps At Lost X-Files Glory

J.J. Abrams just sold a pilot script to Fox for a show that sounds almost exactly like X-Files. A young female FBI agent, faced with unexplained phenomena, must recruit the aid of a scientist who’s been institutionalized for his wacky theories. Fox hopes Fringe will help it recapture the glory of its Mulder-and-Scully days. The…

Television Charliejane Oct 5

Direct-to-Web Show Is All Greenscreen

Can a hi-def sci-fi show succeed by going direct to the Web? Stage 3 Media is gambling that it can. In an interview at VIdFest in Vancouver, Stage 3 CEO Damien Kindler talks up the audacious gamble that is Sanctuary. Sanctuary is the highest budget direct-to-Web show ever, and the first show to be made…

Television Charliejane Oct 5

Next Week On Heroes: Claire Gets Picked Up

You can add "Are you a robot or an alien?" to your list of can’t-miss pick-up lines, judging from this preview clip of Monday’s Heroes. The dorky flying boy tossed out some "negs," just like on The Pickup Artist, and now he’s already making nookie with Claire. And just watch how West kino-escalates. It’s pretty…

Television Charliejane Oct 5

Must See: Starblazers

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Starblazers Date: 1979-1985 Vitals: An old Japanese battleship gets retrofitted into a starship after aliens bombard the Earth with lethal radiation, in this English-language adaptation…

Television Charliejane Oct 1

Must See: The Jetsons

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: The Jetsons Date: 1962-1987 Vitals: The Jetson family lives in a somewhat utopian (and groovy-looking) future, in which robots do all the scut-work. In spite…

Television Charliejane Oct 1

Must See: Alias

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Alias Date: 2001-2006 Vitals: Sydney Bristow thinks she’s working for the CIA, but after her bosses kill her fiance she realizes she’s working for SD-6,…

Television Charliejane Oct 1

Must See: The Avengers

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: The Avengers Date: 1961-1969 Vitals: John Steed is a bowler-wearing secret agent who doesn’t seem to have any bosses. He, and a rotating cast of…

Television Charliejane Oct 1

Must See: The Incredible Hulk

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: The Incredible Hulk Date: 1978-1982 Vitals: An experiment gone wrong gives David Banner the ability to transform into a roaring green bodybuilder whenever something pisses…

Television Charliejane Oct 1

Must See: The Six Million Dollar Man

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: The Six Million Dollar Man Date: 1973-1978 Vitals: As the opening credits explain: “Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.…

Television Charliejane Oct 1

Must See: Wonder Woman

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Wonder Woman Date: 1975-1979 Vitals: An Amazon from an all-woman island paradise travels to America to fight Nazis — and then hops forward a few…

io9 Charliejane Oct 1

Must See: Blake’s 7

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Blake’s 7 Date: 1978-1981 Vitals: In the distant future, political prisoner Roj Blake recruits a gang of criminals to help him battle the totalitarian Federation.…

Television Charliejane Oct 1

Must See: Flash Gordon

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Flash Gordon Date: 1954-1955 Vitals: The swoosh-haired Flash Gordon fights the Cold War in space, with the help of the only-slightly-mad Doctor Zarkov and the…

Television Charliejane Oct 1

Must See: Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Buck Rogers In The 25th Century Date: 1979-1981 Vitals: A twentieth-century astronaut gets caught in a swirly thingy and goes into suspended animation, only to…

Television Charliejane Oct 1

Three Ways To Escape High-Tech Surveillance

The 50 Million Dollar Dame. Episode 3.

Heroes Is One Big Humpy Family

Disco Skating In The Twenty-Fifth Century With Buck Rogers

Sylar Almost Has Sex With Himself On Heroes

NBC’s Monday Night Sci-Fi Block Melts Down

Why Does The Sci-Fi Channel Greenlight Crap?

Fox Grasps At Lost X-Files Glory

Direct-to-Web Show Is All Greenscreen

Next Week On Heroes: Claire Gets Picked Up

Must See: Starblazers

Must See: The Jetsons

Must See: Alias

Must See: The Avengers

Must See: The Incredible Hulk

Must See: The Six Million Dollar Man

Must See: Wonder Woman

Must See: Blake’s 7

Must See: Flash Gordon

Must See: Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

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