Goodbye, Heroes, Goodbye #heroesrecap #heroes

Couch is Benjamin Parzybok's Slacker Odyssey #bookreview #couch

The Complete History Of Pandora, According To Avatar's Designers #exclusive #avatar

This Week, io9 Plunges Into The Throbbing Future Of Love #specialfeature #romance3000

The End Of Heroes <em>And</em> Humanity In This Week's Television

The End Of Heroes And Humanity In This Week's Television #whattowatch #lost

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#heroesrecap

Goodbye, Heroes, Goodbye

Tonight is the last episode of Heroes. Ever. I have nothing to drink but mint tea. I'm joined by two tea-drinking friends, and my cat Space, who is now out of her TV writing job. Will all the heroes die? More »

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Yesterday - February 8, 2010

#pulpart

The Most Beautiful Pulp Magazine Cover Art We've Ever Seen

Robot uprisings, demon armies, women fighting dragons and men striding the cosmos have never looked cooler, or lovelier, than in the pulp magazine cover art going on display at the University of Connecticut. Beware: Some of it is quite spicy. More »

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#syfy

SyFy Rebranding Makes Time Magazine's Top 10 Worst Corporate Name Changes

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#spaceporn

The Space Shuttle Blasts Into The Night

Early this morning in the pre-dawn hours, the space shuttle Endeavor shot into space for a two-week trip to the International Space Station. This will be its last nighttime launch. More »

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#starwars

Live-Action Star Wars Series Is Leaking Details

George Lucas' live-action Star Wars TV series is still moving forward in Australia, and little clues are slowly popping up here and there as to which characters will turn up, and which Star Wars film will it most emulate. More »

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By Meredith Woerner

#xmen

Here's How X-Men's Favorite Redhead Could Have Returned...

Astro City writer Kurt Busiek shares a genuine piece of comic history at his blog: the original notes for the story that became the return of X-Men's Jean Grey, unseen even by the people who actually wrote the story. [Busiek.com]

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#madengineering

The Science Of Metal Fever, Or How To Build Your Sexbot

Futurama showed us a world with space travel, robot sidekicks, and Al Gore riding the Mighty Moon Worm, but what really made hearts beat faster were the downloadable Lucy Liu robots. How close are we to robot lovin'? More »

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By Esther Inglis-Arkell

#webseries

50 Science Fiction Webseries, Distilled Into 46 seconds

If you're one of those people who hasn't yet gotten hooked on a science-fiction webseries (other than Dr. Horrible), this trailer for webseries aggregator SciFinal might just change your mind. It's 46 seconds of weirdness, silliness (multi-breasts!) and intriguing drama.

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#romance3000

io9 Plunges Deep Into The Throbbing Future of Love

This week, while many humans ready themselves for a consumer-oriented celebration known as Valentine's Day, io9 takes you away from the hearts and candies and into Romance 3000AD. We're going to get futuristic, romantic, and a little naughty. More »

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#inmemoriam

Remembering Golden Age Science Fiction Author William Tenn

Phllip Klass, who wrote under the pseudonym William Tenn, was the author of off-kilter, humorous Golden Age stories like "On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi" and "Venus and the Seven Sexes." He died Sunday at the age of 89. More »

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#thething

The Thing Claims Its First Prequel Victims

The prequel film for John Carpenter's The Thing starts filming next month with newcomer actors Joel Edgerton and Elizabeth Winstead. But does the audience really care what happened to the science team before the monster ran into Kurt Russell? More »

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#bookreview

Couch is Benjamin Parzybok's Slacker Odyssey

Benjamin Parzybok's Couch is an epic for the apathetic, a journey to save the world undertaken by the post-college American slacker - for the essential reason that there doesn't seem to be anything better to do. More »

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#conniewillis

Connie Willis' Next Story: A Robot Who Wants To Be A Rockette

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#planetoftheapes

Who Will Direct Apes' Rebirth?

Producer Peter Chernin may believe in his on-again, off-again Planet Of The Apes reboot, but he's having trouble convincing directors to feel the same way. Which big-name helmers have already said no, and who's in the running to replace them? More »

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By Graeme McMillan

#publishing

There Are No Successful Self-Published SF Authors, According To Robert J. Sawyer

The Internet may become sentient in Robert J. Sawyer's new novel Wake, but there's one thing it won't do any time soon, according to Sawyer: Allow you to publish your novel without going through traditional publishers. More »

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#jonahhex

Do The Jonah Hex Reshoots Mean A Bigger Role For Megan Fox?

It was rumored that the Jonah Hex reshoots were required to add additional characters to the film, but the latest set pics make us think that Megan Fox's hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold role has been fleshed out. More »

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By Meredith Woerner

#captainamerica

Captain America Movie Gets An International Back-Up Band

Turns out Captain America may not be alone in his upcoming singing-and-dancing movie. According to a new interview with director Joe Johnston, he'll have some buddies at his back, and they're not the Avengers. Is WWII ready to be Invaded? More »

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#conceptart

The Glory And Terror Of Doctor Who's Concept Art

The new Cybermen could have looked much more chilling in David Tennant's first season of Doctor Who, judging from new released concept art by artist Peter McKinstry. He's shared the early concepts behind space stations, Supreme Daleks, and Paradox Machines. More »

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#whattowatch

The End Of Heroes And Humanity In This Week's Television

Click here to read The End Of Heroes <em>And</em> Humanity In This Week's Television

Television may be clearing decks in preparation for the Olympics (which start Friday), but that doesn't mean we're missing out entirely, with new Lost, the US debut of Survivors and maybe the final ever episode of Heroes. More »

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#conceptart

Retro-Style Travel Posters For Planets In The Star Wars Universe

Visit the sixth planet in the Hoth system, which looks so groovy that it has zoomy lines behind it. Or visit Cloud City - or Tatooine. Artist Justin van Genderen makes them all look like spots for hep cats. More »

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#ghostbusters3

Bill Murray Decides The Fate Of Peter Venkman In Ghostbusters 3

What's going to happen to Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters 3? We got our first hint from Sigourney Weaver, and now Bill Murray is insisting on it. What's the plot twist that must happen for Murray to be in Ghostbusters 3? More »

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#lost

Does Lost's New Code Spell Out The End?

Love Lost but bored by the numbers? A new code has been released online that claims to explain the end of the series . . . if you make the right choices. Potential spoilers! More »

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#superbowl

The Best And Weirdest Moments From Last Night's Superbowl Ads

The best part of the Superbowl are the commercials, so did last nights super expensive, robot-heavy glamor ads impress? Watch the Lost cameos, monster benders, and sneak first look at the rides on Harry Potter's theme park. More »

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By Meredith Woerner

#capricarecap

On Caprica, Everybody Has A Dysfunctional Family - Even Robots

On Friday's episode of Caprica, called "Reins of a Waterfall," we went deeper into the conspiracies that form the deep structure of the show. Plus we got an even darker look at interplanetary family dysfunction. More »

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#morningspoilers

Crazy Rumors And Speculation For Lost, Doctor Who And Caprica. Plus Di Caprio Talks Inception!

Leonardo Di Caprio explains why Nolan's Inception confused him. There are tons of Doctor Who and Lost spoilers. Plus clips from Crazies, Supernatural, Repo Men, Smallville and Percy Jackson. Also: Real Steel casting call! And Heroes, FlashForward and V spoilers. More »

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#me2

The Emotion, And Humor, Of Mass Effect 2's Romantic Interludes

While chewing over people's various endings for Mass Effect 2 the other day, one thing that struck me was how many different romantic options you guys had been pursued. And it got me all curious. [Kotaku]

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Sunday - February 7, 2010

#cultmovieworship

Screw K-Pax We Want Zonad, French Mutants And Bigfoot's Cousin The Grassman

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#space

X-Shaped Faux-Comet Likely Related to Prehistoric Dinosaur-Smasher

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#comicpreview2

Mickey Mouse Vs. Science Fiction: Round 1

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#amazonfail

Sci-Fi Writers of America Reject Amazon Over Macmillan Row

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#watchmen2

How (And Who) To Make Watchmen 2?

Once we got over our shock at the rumor that DC Comics may be planning a sequel to Watchmen, we started wondering: What would be the best way to go about it? And could it ever be worth it? More »

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#tronlegacy

Tron Legacy May Be Only The Beginning

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#hero108

Political Folktale Loses Politics, Gains Multimedia In New Cartoon

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#comicpreview1

Russian Experiments Go Wrong In Ghost Projekt

The Cold War lives again in Ghost Projekt, a new horror series from writer Joe Harris and artist Steve Rolston in which things go bump in the middle of abandoned labs at night. Here's a preview of the first issue. More »

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#captainamerica

Captain America To Wield Shield, Microphone In New Movie

Wondering how the upcoming Captain America movie will fulfill its own hype about being unlike any other Marvel movie to date? It'll be by having its titular hero singing and dancing. And, no, we're not joking. More »

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#flashforward

Do FlashForward's Showrunner Troubles Leave The Show Without A Vision?

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#doctorwho

Neil Gaiman Confirms That He's Written An Upcoming Episode Of Doctor Who

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#steampunk

Rediscover The Clanking, Hissing Origins Of Steampunk

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#startrek

Rock Out With Your Spock Out

Today's Limited Edition Cheap T-Shirt at TeeFury.com? Kirk and Spock getting a little Wyld Stallions. Ignore the haters in the comments (Although the Star Trek concert pic is awesome); we laughed. Only available for another few hours, so hurry. [TeeFury]

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#physics

Nobel-Winning Physicist Says Time Can't Run Backward

In Hyderabad this week, Anthony James Leggett delivered some unwelcome news: The earth is warming. Good science teachers are increasingly rare. Oh, and we can't manipulate the flow of time. More »

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#smallvillerecap

Absolute Justice Entertains Absolutely... Well, Almost

If Smallville: Absolute Justice was a stealth pilot for a Justice Society show, we're in... But not until someone works out a way to make Hawkman look less ridiculous with those giant wings of his. Spoilers! More »

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