Watchmen Movie Was Almost About The War On Terror [Watchmen] (10)
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Last night, it was finally New York's turn to see the 25 minutes of Watchmen and get a chance to hear from director Zack Snyder and Watchmen's artist, Dave Gibbons, about the heavy undertaking that is bringing the classic graphic novel to life on the big screen. But more importantly, Snyder shared with us a bombshell — Hollywood wanted to change the graphic novel's alternate 1985 to the George W. Bush era, and turn Watchmen ...
The Only Thing More Mega than MegaForce is UltraForce! [Ultraforce] (1)
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If you haven't yet unburned from your mind the image of a blow-dried Barry Bostwick laughing heartily while flying his motorcycle against the bad guys in 80s cheesefest MegaForce, then we've got at least an hour of diversion for you. About five years ago, Matt Gourley and Jeremy Carter made a DIY web series called UltraForce, which took the MegaForce thing to its ultimate, CHiPS-in-the-future extreme. Two well-coiffed motorcycle guys are chasing down "the Alchemist," ...
Show Us Your Best (or Most Humiliating) Scifi Halloween Costumes [Scifi Halloween Costume Show] (1)
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It's Halloween month, and we've already regaled you with instructions on how to make some of the coolest scifi costumes around. Now it's your turn to show and tell us about your best — or worst, or most humiliating — scifi costume moments. We've created an io9 Flickr pool called io9 Scifi Halloween Costume Show where you can post pictures documenting your triumphs and shame. We'll pick the most intriguing ones and post them throughout ...
In Wynter Dark, New Yorkers Resort To Polar Bear Weaponry [Exclusive] (2)
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Post-apocalyptic ice age flick Wynter Dark, about how a reversal of Earth's magnetic polarity destroys the climate, stole my heart when I discovered it would contain wars involving polar bears — and not the wussy Golden Compass kind. In newly-released concept art (above) you can see how the tech-challenged future world has had to resort to carrier pigeons for communication, which is fantastic. Wynter Dark Creative Director Pete Ford talked to io9 about the warring ...
Holographic Television Coming Soon [3D Tv] (1)
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We use high-definition television, dark rooms, and surround sound to create an immersive media experience. But for those who want television that more closely resembles the holodeck, there’s good news. A University of Arizona research team has made a significant breakthrough in 3-D displays that could put holographic sets on the market in five to ten years. A team at the university’s Optical Sciences department, headed by photonics and lasers chair Dr. Nasser Peyghambarian, has ...
Exclusive: Read The First 10 Pages of Marvel's Enders Game (4)
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The first issue of Marvel's adaptation of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game hits stores tomorrow - but if you can't wait that long, you're in luck. We've got an exclusive preview of the book's first ten pages to whet your palette. The five issue series, Ender's Game: Battle School, is adapted by New X-Men and X-Force writer Chris Yost and artist Pasqual Ferry, is only the first in a line adapting Card's famous novels; it'll ...
Why Was This Freaky Scene Cut From Tonight's Sarah Connor? [Sarah Connor Chronicles] (1)
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When Shirley Manson went on Last Call With Carson Daly the other day, she showed this weird clip from Monday's Sarah Connor Chronicles. It answers some of your questions about CEO Catherine Weaver's relationship with her "daughter," and it doesn't look like Catherine is in line for mother of the year. But this scene wasn't in the DVD of the episode which I watched the other day. Maybe that final shot of the floor squicked ...
The Zombie Apocalypse -- in Legos [Toys] (1)
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This past weekend, the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall played host to BrickCon 2008, an annual convention of adult Lego hobbyists. The best part? Lego enthusiasts Brothers Brick sponsored a large-scale zombie apocalypse made entirely from plastic bricks. Participants in the Zombie Apocafest created interlocking segments of a city overrun with the Lego undead to form one giant display. Witness the plastic carnage. The Brothers Brick, who organized Zombie Apocafest, gave out awards for best zombified ...
Indiana Jones 5 Is An Unsurprising Go, Says Ford [Indiana Jones And The Ignorance Of Retirement] (3)
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The world may not have accepted Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull's foray into science fiction, but that hasn't stopped George Lucas from planning a fifth outing for Indy... or Harrison Ford from apparently agreeing to do it: "It's automatic, really, we did well with the last one and with that having done well and been a positive experience, it's not surprising that some people want to do it again," the actor ...
True Blood Goes Old Timey And Shows Civil War Sluts [True Blood Recap] (1)
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This week on True Blood, we journeyed back into vampire Bill's past and encountered some of the women who have wanted to sleep with him. And we heard some of the worst Civil War pick-up lines ever. Spoilers and dishing below. Sookie breaks things off with Bill, and quickie picks up with Sam as an escort to Bill's speaking engagement at the church. But besides all the mushy lovin' so-and-so, this was one of the ...
For Your Consideration: 10 Halloween Costumes That Rule (3)
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Christmas is the covetous one, Thanksgiving the gluttonous one, but Halloween, the holiday that kicks off the great holiday trifecta, is the awesome, proud one. It’s a day when even the most ordinary of citizens take self-expression to heart and fly their freak flag high. That is, once they can figure out what to be for Halloween. Below, a few suggestions of varying skill—some DIY, some store-bought—to help you avoid the dreaded Oct. 30 crunch. ...
How Many Futures Does Heroes Actually Need, Anyway? [Heroes] (3)
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I'm sure you all remember the heart-wrenching first season of episode of Heroes where Hiro realized that, even though he could travel back in time, he still couldn't prevent the death of his girlfriend Charlie, because somethings are just destined to happen. You cried, I cried and we all missed the real lesson of the episode: Hiro is a moron. After all, if there's one thing that Heroes is actually about, it's messing about in ...
Radioactive Venom Lengthens Lives, Promotes Tumescence [Mad Bioscience] (2)
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So here's one thing you probably didn't know about Peter Parker: All that spider venom in his bloodstream not only makes him super-powerful, but also keeps Mary Jane satisfied through the night. Yes, you read that right - new research is showing that spider venom could be used to treat impotence. That's not the end of the story, either; radioactive scorpion venom can also be used as a cancer treatment. You may have heard that ...
8 Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins Who Pushed the Boundaries (12)
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Mary Shelley helped advance the science fiction genre with her tale of a scientist who brings a man built of corpses to life. But in real life, plenty of mad and not-so-mad scientists have played with human and animal bodies (and body parts) to gain a greater understanding of the limits on life. After the jump, right real-life scientists who have performed shocking experiments on the nature life and death. Johann Dippel: An actual inhabitant ...
Doctor Who Faces The Question On Everyone's Lips [Youtube Trawl] (4)
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Throughout the long history of television's longest-running SF show, one question has continually popped up (and more often than not, been answered in a way that the questioner didn't appreciate). But can you really sum up the forty-five year history of Doctor Who just by asking "What are you doing here?" Apparently, the answer is yes, if this eight minute tribute to our favorite Time Lord is anything to go by. See if your own ...
How L. Ron Hubbard And Jack Parsons Created California, Plus The Worlds Cleanest Zombies [Cult Scifi Worship] (1)
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This week, we've got stills from a new movie, from the brilliant mind of indie director Craig Baldwin. Mock Up On Mu is cut from actual historical footage of Jack Parsons, L. Ron Hubbard and Marjorie Cameron creating the California that we know today with mind control, secret societies and science. Also a squeaky-clean zombie movie is getting a sequel, and there's a new trailer for 20th Century Boys. Mock Up On Mu: Splicing together ...
Comic Fans Cast Their Vote For America. The Other Vote, That Is [Captain America] (1)
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Comic news site Comic Book Resources is inviting fans to vote for their ideal movie Captain America this week, and a surprising choice is currently in second place behind much-rumored fave Matt Damon - Journeyman's Kevin McKidd. Sadly, MTV rumor and Stan Lee choice Will Smith is currently second-to-last in the voting, just barely ahead of Matt Salinger, who played the role back in 1990's little-remembered movie version. [Comic Book Resources]
Recycling Hits A New High With Nerdbots [Robots Save The World] (2)
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Solar power, high-efficiency appliances and sustainable agriculture are all good things, but you've not properly gone green until you've started turning unused household objects into your own droid army. That's what Nerdbot creators "Nicholas and Angela from Kansas City, Missouri" (as they call themselves) did, and the result is something that mixes cute with retro cool for an affordable pricetag. We've got some more examples of their handiwork below. According to the official Nerdbot site, ...
Anything Called "Blasphemous Horrors" Belongs on My Wall for Sure [Art] (1)
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In May of this year, historically transgressive SF monthly Weird Tales launched a year-long tribute to one of its greatest writers, cosmic horror scribe Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Lovecraft's work fills a lengthy bibliography, and now it can fill the walls of your (no doubt sci-fi-themed) living room as well. Inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos — the Lovecraftian universe of tales that focuses on the extraterrestrial deities who inhabit our world — artist Steven Archer is ...
Want To Read Some Doctor Who Scripts? [Doctor Who] (2)
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As part of the promotional website for Russell T. Davies' book, The Writers Tale, the BBC have made six scripts for episodes of Doctor Who available for download as PDFs. The episodes - all written by Davies and from the fourth season - include "Turn Left," "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End"... as well as last Christmas' special, "Voyage Of The Damned." Because, let's face it, you've got nothing better to do today than read ...
