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This beauty may look like the love child of a flying saucer and a disco ball, but is actually a key component of Europe's most powerful rocket launcher. More »
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Is that a bearded, lightsaber-wielding Han Solo?! You bet your ass it is. This t-shirt features early concept art drawn up by none other than legendary concept designer Ralph McQuarrie — the man behind much of the look and feel of the original Star Wars trilogy. This is just one of over 20 new Star Wars tees being sold for $25 apiece over at Welovefine.com, so check out the gallery for a sampling of our favorites, then go drool over the rest of them. More »
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In 1976, legendary composer Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Enter the Dragon) released this astounding disco-funk cover of John Williams' Jaws theme. It sounds like afternoon delight with a megalodon...or riding shotgun with a hammerhead for a Bay Area car chase. More »
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Star Wars has given us many great musical inspirations, including John Williams' timeless score. But the weirdest tune from Star Wars might well be "Lapti Nek," the song that Lucasfilm tried to turn into a major dance pop hit. More »
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We do appreciate some disco insanity on this here site, so here's Nostromo's remix of the Alien theme. It takes all the cosmic dread out of Jerry Goldsmith's original score and turns it into a keyboard party! More »
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Ryan Todd of Darklord Disco has compiled a massive found art gallery of cosmic disco and funk LP sleeves. Equal parts Studio 54 and Mos Eisley, the covers re-imagine outer space as a non-stop party with lots of zero-G nipples. More »
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If you pen disco songs about aliens and UFOs, you're eccentric. But if you transform your space-case dance jams into music videos, you're asking for a padded cell. Warning: the blinding cheesiness of this disco apocalypse may cause retinal stigmata. More »
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Buck certainly knows how to strut his stuff and get down with it. We've already seen the phenomenon that is the disco-dancing Buckettes on skates, but what about Buck himself showing folks the intergalactic funky chicken? It's great how the DJ just sort of gets the gist of what Buck is explaining to him through hand signals and finger snaps. Plus that Princess Ardala might be a vampy bitch, but she dives right into the dancing fray, bikini top and crazy headdress in tow. More »
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut had a screening last night at the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival, and Warner Bros. decided to host the after-party at the famous Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles. io9 was there, snapping photos and gawking. If you've seen the film, then you know it's the rat-infested condemned shithole where J.F. Sebastian lived. Let's party! Check out our huge gallery of pictures after the jump. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=332189&view=rss&microfeed=true 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 her superweapon to destroy New Chicago unless Buck agrees to marry her. When she zooms down to meet up with Buck, the Earthies throw a reception for her with "traditional folk dancing" which turns out to be disco skating. As if that weren't enough to make you weep with joy, we see Ardala giving Buck the old predatory eye, while two soldiers behind her sport the Gay Uniforms of the future: all white polyester knit with rainbow armbands. Don't thank me for this clip, thank Buck Rogers exec producer Glen Larson, who also worked on the 1980s Battlestar Galactica. More »
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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. More »
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