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There's an argument that we are in a new golden age of television, with the rise of serialized storytelling and original cable programming. But these exact same forces have also created some spectacularly awful TV, particularly in science fiction. More »
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Steven Spielberg's time-travel-with-dinosaurs show Terra Nova has been drawing plenty of comparisons to Avatar. But when the show revealed its first trailer to critics, the comparison on everyone's mind was television's former mega-hit, Lost. More »
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This was a year of hard lessons. Movie attendance and ticket sales fell. Television shows struggled and died. Book publishers faced an electronic future. And through it all, some great works of the imagination thrived. What did 2010 teach us? More »
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The Walking Dead carried all our dreams on its undead shoulders. We're all hoping HBO's Game of Thrones will also rule. But sadly, television has an even worse record of adapting books than movies. Here are 10 book-to-television embarrassments. More »
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Have you been waiting forever for Max Headroom on DVD? Your dreams come true this month. We've got a rundown of noteworthy August DVD releases, from the very good to the, well, watch at your own risk (hello, Heroes!). More »
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Flashorward may have been canceled, but that doesn't mean this show is dead... yet. A devoted army of fans won't let it die, and they're reporting that Starz is interested in bringing it back on their cable channel. More »
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Last week, FlashForward protagonist Mark Benford barged into my home, soused to the gills and absolutely livid that ABC axed his show for Fall 2010. Since then, we've reached a shaky rapprochement, had some bro-chat, and wrote FlashForward's ending. More »
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What TV show is going to be the new Lost? People keep asking. But the sad fact is, it may take a few years before we see anything like the island-castaway show again. Real-life spoilers ahead. More »
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Some rumors are just too good to die, and apparently Jeremy Renner playing Hawkeye is one of them. Cillian Murphy promises Inception won't leave you cold. George Romero thinks there's plenty of life in the Dead series. So many spoilers! More »
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We're at the tail end of the spring finales this week as Chuck and FlashForward call it quits (for the summer and forever, respectively). Also, new Ashes to Ashes and Next Generation and Doctor Who marathons. More »
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I was going to recap the penultimate episode of FlashForward, but I was sidelined by an unexpected guest. The star of the show, Mark Benford, materialized on my doorstep drunk as a skunk and totally despondent about his show's cancellation. More »
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Jon Favreau posted a Cowboys And Aliens glimpse. Neil Patrick Harris was spotted in Smurfland! Will Harry Potter's two-part finale make major changes to the book? Plus Doctor Who, Lost, Skyline, Twilight, Transformers, Fringe, No Ordinary Family and True Blood. More »
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This week offers us a solid 3.5 hours of new Lost, but it's the last new Lost we'll ever get. That is, until The Lost Polynesian Christmas Reunion Special of 2020. Also, the season finales of V and Fringe! More »
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With Flashforward not returning this fall, it seems a tad moot to recap this episode. We're doing this for posterity's sake at this point, people. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5539145&view=rss&microfeed=true Plans to turn Heroes into a 13-episode miniseries or four-hour TV movie have been scrapped. Instead, NBC has officially decided to cancel the series. FlashForward also died its long-predicted death as well, but Chuck has survived the fallout yet again. [THR and Ausiello ] More »
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It's a good day to be an evil invading lizard. After the latest episode showed a 14 percent ratings spike, ABC has renewed V for a 13-episode second season. FlashForward, meanwhile, may not be seeing much more of a future. More »
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Three TV spots sum up Christopher Nolan's mind-bending Inception, and new Transformers 3 set video includes crazy car stunts. There's True Blood scandal and Lost romance. Plus Lost, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Fringe, FlashForward and V spoilers! More »
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Television loves you this week. We're getting the season finales of Supernatural and Smallville, the origin story of Lost's Smoke Monster, those nasty Weeping Angels from the Whoverse, and new episodes of V, Chuck, FlashForward, and more! Minor spoilers ahead. More »
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The TV season is racing to a halt. All your favorite shows end in the next few weeks, with plenty of showdowns: alien moms, alternate-universe doppelgangers, deadbeat dads, evil geniuses, and Lucifer. Which finale are you expecting the most from? More »
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Iron Man 2 promotion hits a Wagnerian pitch this week, as its stars hit late night with a vengeance! Also, it's the last week before your favorite shows begin summer vacation, and there are nature documentaries out the wazoo! More »
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Casting rumors include Tommy Lee Jones joining Captain America, Jamie Kennedy joining Transformers 3, and William Shatner mulling over the next Star Trek. Plus Jonah Hex, G.I. Joe, Twilight, Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, Lost, Supernatural and Fringe. More »
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Demetri took a week off to celebrate being alive as Janis and her double-agent intrigue commandeered the plot. Also, "Don't buy coffee from the man who looks like Mr. Clean!" = the funniest dire warning in recent TV history. More »
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Find out Olivia Munn's Iron Man 2 role, which Smurf Paul Rubens plays, and when the District 9 sequel might happen. Plus Inception, Ghostbusters 3, Avengers, Spider-Man, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Twilight, Fringe, Lost, Heroes, Star Wars, Heroes and True Blood. More »
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Find out how Chris Evans sees Captain America, and how the creators see sexy/scary gene-splicing epic Splice. Plus find out what Ouija, Adjustment Bureau and Jonah Hex are all about. Also: Doctor Who, Ashes To Ashes, Smallville and Caprica spoilers. More »
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There's no new Lost this week, but luckily there are new episodes of V, Flashforward, Chuck, Doctor Who (Nazis vs. Daleks?!?), and more: the season finales of Ugly Americans and Clone Wars, and Tony Stark making the talk show circuit.
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Is Black Widow getting a spin-off movie? Is Vanessa Hudgens joining Spider-Man? Discover Captain America's supporting characters! There's a The Host casting call and an Inception pic, plus Cameron talks Battle Angel. Plus Fanastic Voyage, Transformers, Ghost Rider and Lost. More »
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This week's FlashForward - "The Garden of Forking Paths" - was a rock'n'rolla. Demetri's death day rolled around, Mark Benford got some much needed ass-kicking time, and Dyson Frost was an intriguing foe...until something bad happened. Spoilers on! More »
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Hal Jordan's looking beat-up in Green Lantern pics. Photos from Nolan's Inception reveal nothing, but look awesome. I Am Number Four gets a star, and Zoe Saldana talks Spock/Uhura nookie. Plus Lost, Iron Man, Buck Rogers, Supernatural and Chuck spoilers! More »
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Science fiction is an endangered species on the "big four" U.S. networks — Lost is ending, and pretty much every other show is in ratings freefall. Which trend should we blame for this turn of events? More »
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James Cameron explains how he's bringing his greatest passion to the Avatar sequel. An Iron Man 2 featurette includes Whiplash mayhem. Spielberg's new dinosaur show gets a star. Plus a Beastly trailer, and Lost, Doctor Who, Supernatural and Fringe spoilers. More »
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The miracle of life gets exponentially weirder this week with polymorphic embryos on Fringe and scary Visitor babies on V. Also, new Lost, SGU, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Ugly Americans, Vampire Diaries, and more! More »
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You know FlashForward is a very special program when it can't even make its plucky child protagonist likable. Seriously, Charlie Benford is a pint-sized harbinger of adultery. It's like she wants her mom to cheat on her dad or something. More »
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Green Lantern set pics include a mysterious structure. A British actor will play Captain America's girlfriend. There are clips from Doctor Who, Nightmare On Elm St., Lost and V. Awesome Iron Man Gwyneth/ScarJo posters. Plus Twilight, Kick-Ass and Star Trek. More »
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Discover who's playing Hal Jordan's dad, and your first look at Jackie Earle Haley's Freddy Krueger. Find out what the third Riddick film is called. Daleks help you understand electoral politics! Plus Kick-Ass, Resident Evil, Walking Dead and True Blood. More »
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