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Cute robots have been a fixture in the pop culture landscape, ever since C-3PO and R2D2 crashed on Tatooine in the original Star Wars — but there have been cute robots in pop culture for way longer. The history of cute robots is a proud and totally cuddly one, full of beeping, blooping noises. More »
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With The Tempest, opening tomorrow, Julie Taymor and Helen Mirren bring a splashy fantasy vibe to the Bard. But science fiction and fantasy have been playing with Shakespeare forever. Here are the greatest Shakespeare homages and cover versions in SF. More »
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Leslie Nielsen, who died last night, helped to pioneer the science fiction genre on screen when he starred in Forbidden Planet. And then he helped lampoon that genre in countless spoof movies, including 2001: A Space Travesty. More »
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Science fiction has rocked cinemas for a century, and the genre has produced many undisputed classics during that time. But which movies are essential viewing for anyone interested in the genre? We broke down the 25 must-watch science fiction films. More »
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Godzilla has been a classic for years, but now he finally gets classical in this mashup by artist Andrew Leipzig, aka Zig. From Stormtrooper Mona Lisas to zombie pastorals, Zig has specialized in putting geek icons into fine art. More »
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There's only one thing Hollywood loves than a movie based on a toy: remakes. Dozens of science-fiction classics are slated for do-overs. But instead of remaking films that were fine the first time, here are 20 books Hollywood should film. More »
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Tony Stark loses his head in Iron Man 2 footage. True Blood finally casts the werewolf Alcide, and the Eleventh Doctor will inherit one of the Tenth Doctor's most popular enemies. Plus Inception, Toy Story, Forbidden Planet, and Chuck spoilers. More »
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J. Michael Straczynski is revealing more details about his remake of Forbidden Planet. Not only does the script call for more action than the original scifi classic, there may be plans in the works for more Forbidden Planet movies. More »
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Space is silent and vast, but we can't feel the awe and terror of epic space battles without great music. Here's our list of the ten composers without whom science fiction would feel as empty as the void. (With samples.) More »
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J. Michael Straczynski may have announced that his new Forbidden Planet is "not exactly a prequel" to the original movie, but if a leaked synopsis is to be believed, we're calling shenanigans on that. More »
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Hollywood bigwig, and big ship-sinker, James Cameron is rumored to be interested in filming J. Michael Straczynski's Forbidden Planet script. More »
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With The Day the Earth Stood Still bowing next week, you'll want to brace yourself for more epic re-imaginings of iconic 1950s scifi: J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Shakespearean alien melodrama Babylon 5, is hard at work on what he mysteriously calls "not a remake, not a reimagining, not exactly a prequel" of Forbidden Planet. Now he's dropping some hints about what we might see in this contemporary adaptation of the classic that brought us Robby the Robot and Leslie Nielsen as a scene-chewing captain dealing with strange alien tech. More »
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With the liberally revamped version of The Day The Earth Stood Still opening next month, it seemed weird that J. Michael Straczynski was rumored to be writing a retro Forbidden Planet movie that kept the peachy keen 1950s look of the original intact. And now it turns out the rumors were wrong — Straczynski piped up on a Usenet group to say the new movie won't be a continuation of the original, and it won't look like some kind of 1950s pastiche. So how will he pay tribute to the original? More »
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It's not just JJ Abrams' Star Trek remake that's taking upcoming science fiction back to yesterday's future - Now we're hearing that J. Michael Straczynski's Forbidden Planet movie is similarly setting up a trip in the way-back machine as well. The project, announced earlier this week, turns out not to be a remake, but a "continuation" of the original movie - complete with an appearance by the original Robby The Robot. More »
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It seems like only two weeks ago, we were asking where why more movies weren't remaking the classics, and apparently Warners was listening... kind of. Forbidden Planet, the sci-fi version of Shakespeare's The Tempest, is getting the makeover treatment, courtesy of Babylon 5's J. Michael Straczynski and producer Joel Silver. More »
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It's not been a good couple of months for fans of SF theme music. Following last month's death of electronic music pioneer Bebe Barron, one of the composers for the 1956 Forbidden Planet movie, May 15th saw the sad passing of Alexander Courage, the man who gave the world the theme music for the original Star Trek. More information about both men after the jump. More »
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You know you want to see it in all its sexy robotic glory, so click through. P.S. What's a Brannock device, you say? It's that foot-measuring doohickey you didn't realize had such a noble name. More »
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Some of the most awesome science fiction machines ever conceived for film, like the turbo-tank AT-ATs from Empire Strikes Back, were inspired by things the concept designers saw every day. You may already know that George Lucas was allegedly inspired to create the AT-ATs by these cargo lifters at the Port of Oakland — but did you know the T-1000 "liquid metal" Terminator was inspired by chocolate fudge? Find out which strangely ordinary items inspired eight of the coolest science fiction machines, and be humbled. More »
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Disney/Pixar's cute robot epic Wall-E will be hitting in summer, and they've just released a new image of the sad-looking little title character that'll tug at your heartstrings. At a time when cinematic robots have become super-cars, or terrifying red-eyed machines with complete disregard for human life, Wall-E reminds us that there's a robot counterculture full of sweet, dreamy, groovy bots who just want to sniff the flowers. Get ready for Wall-E with our list of the very best (erm, at least the most memorable) wacky bots. More »
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Must-see movies 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. Written by James Rocchi. 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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