<![CDATA[io9: Aeon Flux]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Aeon Flux]]> http://io9.com/tag/aeon flux http://io9.com/tag/aeon flux <![CDATA[The most iconic, stylish, and just plain wacky opening credits on television]]> A good opening credit sequence can be more memorable than the TV program it introduces. Luckily, science fiction shows are rife with sleek, quirky, and flat-out bizarre show intros. Here are over 30 of the best. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5741823&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The biggest box office disasters that Hollywood hyped at Comic Con]]> Every major studio hopes the films it showcases at Comic Con this year will be major hits. But if history's any indication, some of those movies will tank. Here are the biggest turkeys Comic Con has seen in years past. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5589457&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dystopias Where We Want To Live]]> Science fiction is full of dystopias — and they've got the best interior design. These imaginative interiors and sexy architecture are almost enough to make us want to live in the worst possible worlds, just for the decor. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5437086&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why Do the Worst Movies Have the Coolest Depictions of Post-Singularity Tech?]]> While I was a huge fan of the anime AEon Flux, I'm willing to admit that the Charlize Theron movie based on the series flopped for good reason. The plot felt cliched, the dialogue was bad, and Theron never convinced me she was a badass. I mean, she never even grits her teeth ferchrissake. But the concept design in AEon Flux was positively breathtaking, as you can see in this clip. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5014818&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Britney Spears Is Our Future Champion]]> This anime superheroine isn't the latest Japanese import, it's Britney Spears, restyled into an assassin/spy/freedom fighter from a future dystopia for her next music video, "Break The Ice." Britney's Aeon Flux riff makes her just the latest over-produced, programmed and processed songstress to reach for a dystopian future image, after Janet Jackson's much-maligned depiction as an airbrushed bondage robot. Click through for more images of animated Britney and the dark cityscape she protects. More »
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