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Chances are, if you've seen a science fiction movie recently and been stunned to hear actual science mentioned, you have a scientific advisor to thank. A small cadre of science experts have started lending their expertise to movies like Thor, 2012, Tron Legacy and the upcoming Doctor Strange. Here's their story, via Popular Mechanics' David Kushner. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5879094&view=rss&microfeed=true Dying for more alternate homoerotic history of the Spartans from Zack Snyder? Well, your wish is his command. Today at Comic-Con, Snyder announced his next project, a sequel to 300. Frank Miller is penning a comic called Xerxes that the movie will be based on, and Snyder is about to start work on it with his writing partner from 300, Kurt Johnstad. This is Sparta - again! More »
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More than a decade after 300 — the story of Leonidas' doomed stand against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae — the writer-artist reveals a first look at the prequel, Xerxes, named after the power-mad god-king. More »
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The film magazine Empire celebrated its 20th birthday with a photoshoot of famous actors returning to their most recognized roles. The shots finally leaked online, and here are the most geektastic. More »
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Everyone probably occasionally (or often) thinks, You know what would make this Battlestar episode better? A lot of alcohol. So here, for your drinking — and viewing — pleasure, are a dozen science-fiction drinking games. More »
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Watchmen's opening weekend gross of $55.7 million was, depending on whom you listen to, either a triumph or a disappointment. But what really happened this weekend, and what does it mean? More »
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Click to viewThere's no getting away from it - the smash hit of Comic-Con was Watchmen. In the absence of any presence from the rest of next year's big SF movies like Star Trek or Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Zack Snyder's glossy adaptation of the 21-year-old comic swept the collective nerd herd off their feet with the free bags, two panels, star guests and giant prop Owlship. But isn't there something wrong with this picture? More »
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If you've ever wanted to see Star Wars mashed up with 300, then this clip from the short-lived 1978 show Quark may make you happy. Or maybe not. The Great Gorgon, a transparent Darth Vader rip-off, comes in his big orange Death Star to conquer the planet of Spartans... who surrender. I remember loving Quark when I was a kid, but it doesn't hold up that well now. More »
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Amanda Tapping (Stargate SG-1) plays the protector of downtrodden monsters in Sanctuary, soon to appear on the Sci Fi Channel. Her character, Dr. Helen Magnus, is a "cryptozoologist" who creates the Sanctuary Institute to protect and study the mutants that skulk around her future dystopian city. Sanctuary is the first direct-to-web show to jump to a major cable channel. It's also the first TV show to use almost all greenscreen sets. Magnus and her daughter Ashley (pictured) also meet Jack The Ripper and Bigfoot, just in case you were worried the show might not be cheesy enough for Sci Fi. Click through for a gallery of stills, and more info. More »
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The movie version of Alan Moore's classic dysfunctional superhero comic book Watchmen continues to move forward, although one key element might be coming to your DVD player before the film comes out. More »
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