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As Dan Aykroyd continues his insane quest to make a third Ghostbusters movie, he's hit on the crackpottiest idea yet — recasting the role of Peter Venkman, played by Bill Murray in the first two movies. More »
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Are you Team Stark or Team Targaryen? Do you pledge your loyalty to the Browncoats or the Time Lords? Root for your favorite fictional group with these custom hockey jerseys. More »
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Fringe keeps proving over and over that everybody's sexier when they come from a dark, dystopian alternate universe. But it's basically a law of science fiction that the evil twin is always the sexier one. More »
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In day-to-day use, electromagnetic field (EMF) meters are used to diagnose problems with electrical wiring and power lines and to get readings on working appliances. More »
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In the old days, Ghostbusters didn't have the luxury of carrying their equipment on their backs. Instead, ghost-hunting spiritualists had to travel with large stationary contraptions, and hope their etherial prey wasn't too nimble. More »
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When you call for a doctor in the 31st century, you have a wide choice of physicians. Hell, you can call up multiple versions of Neil Patrick Harris depending on whether you need a high school MD or a PhD in horribleness. Hopefully, you just want them for their minds. More »
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Wondering how Ghostbusters 3 is doing? According to Bill Murray, not so good. More »
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Some people look to religion or well-thought-out systems of ethics when choosing the rules to live their life by — and some people are more comfortable relating to pop culture. Science fiction and fantasy movies provide plenty of wise mentors, who tell the heroes exactly what they needed to know. More »
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Sunlight Labs recently gave io9 the heads up about this groovy motion-sensing Vigo the Carpathian painting they constructed using XBox Kinect. You can find the technical info on how to build your own Scourge of Carpathia here. More »
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The Planet Express team dons the khaki and takes up ghost hunting in a series of Futurama/Ghostbusters mashups. And Bender takes his rightful place as giant, mystical destroyer of New New York. More »
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The delightful John Hodgman is certainly having a lot of fun with the public and our obsession with Ghostbusters 3 — but have his latest comments secretly revealed a few plot points in the long-awaited Ghostbusters sequel? More »
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If there is any movie we'd pay good money to see in a theater again, it's the epically hilarious and action-filled Ghostbusters. And this October the movie is coming back for a big theatrical rerelease. Ecto-Cooler for everyone! [AICN] More »
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There are many actors who help make science fiction and fantasy awesome, but there are some faces you see again and again. And some actors just automatically brighten the screen whenever they appear. No matter what movie or TV show they're in, they make it better. More »
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The Wolverine has been delayed. Amy Pond gets tested all over again, on Doctor Who. A supermodel will impersonate Jeff Bridges. There are tons of set photos for Man of Steel, The Avengers, Supernatural and the Eureka finale. Will Ghostbusters 3 finally happen? More »
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The cruel economics of Comic-Con dictate that gee-whiz collectibles (produced in ludicrously small quantities) will be rewarded to those who make the pilgrimage to San Diego. Here are the 2011 exclusives destined to whip convention-goers into a rampage. More »
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Artist Ian Glaubinger created some fantastic retro-1980s cereal boxes for some of your favorite movies. But would you dare to add water to your Gremlins cereal? Come to that, would you dare to eat Plutonium-laced Back to the Future bites? More »
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Peeps: delicious to some, disgusting to others. At least we can all agree that these sugary Easter sweets make for some fantastic dioramas, remaking scenes from some favorite scifi movies, books, and TV shows. More »
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The new Ghostbusters game available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC is a fun arcade-style shooter that lets you bust plenty of ghosts with your friends. Don't expect too much depth or variety for your $10 though. More »
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The cross stitch samplers of Wee Little Stitches blend pop pixel art with classic crafting, stitching up 8-bit-style renditions of everyone from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to all 11 Doctors. More »
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They're goopy and nasty, and many of them can ooze under doorways and through tiny holes. Slime monsters are your worst nightmare. And they're everywhere! We've catalogued 104 of the scariest, most horrendous slime monsters of all time. More »
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Is there anything scarier than a garbage monster? If you even survived a trash-monster attack, you'd have to take one continuous shower for a week to feel clean afterwards. Plus some garbage monsters contain a lot of rusty metal. More »
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"Dumb As A Blog" collects scathing reviews of the world's most beloved films. The New York Times calls Empire Strikes Back "a lot of hot air" and disses Bill Murray's Ghostbusters performance, while the New Yorker destroys Indiana Jones. More »
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Science fiction and fantasy films of the 1980s were filled with a ton of memorable, iconic, and patently ridiculous music. Here are 30+ of the decade's finest (and most painful) movie tunes for your listening pleasure. More »
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These days, every cool science fiction universe is a "franchise," meaning that it's a piece of intellectual property separate from any particular creator or even set of characters. It wasn't always that way — everything changed in the 1980s. More »
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If you feel naked without a phaser or a pulse rifle, then you can make sure you're fully clothed with this T-shirt from ThinkGeek. It includes 10 famous science-fiction weapons with the year they first appeared. Can you name them? More »
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Caprica and Stargate Universe are both circling the drain, ratings-wise, but Syfy has already greenlit another Battlestar Galactica spinoff. Pointless TV spinoffs have a long history, littered with horrible failures. Here are the 9 most unnecessary science fiction TV spinoffs. More »
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At the Spike Scream Awards last night, Bill Murray showed up dressed as Peter Venkman PhD to accept his Best Cameo award for Zombieland. Yes Bill, the kids love you. [AP Photo/Chris Pizzello] More »
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If you had to watch a remake of a 1980s science fiction comedy film, which one would you want to see remade? We're grappling with that question over at io9's Facebook page! Just remember: Be excellent to each other. More »
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What's it like to a be a firefighter at the FDNY Hook & Ladder No. 8 Firehouse in Manhattan? 50% of your day is dedicated to extinguishing fires; the other 50% is spent dealing with Ghostbusters fans. More »
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No matter what Bill Murray says, Dan Aykroyd promises a new Ghostbusters movie. Lisbeth Salander could be taking on a Ripley-like role in Ridley Scott's Alien prequel. Aronofsky might not do Wolverine 2. Plus The Avengers, MI4 and Bond 23. More »
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Burlesque has always had a love affair geek culture. There's something about sexy individuals dressing (and undressing) as science fiction icons that gets the pulse racing. But this month may've been the greatest scifi burlesque month ever. NSFW pics below! More »
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Fringe's season premiere proved, once and for all, that both Walter and Olivia are sexier in the alt-universe. But it's often true that evil duplicates are sexier than the originals. Because evil is sexy. Here are the 10 sexiest dopplegangers! More »
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Somewhere in a universe not unlike our own, David Carradine starred in Blade Runner, Sidney Poitier played Morpheus to Bruce Lee's Neo, Tim Curry got his own Joker movie, and Robo Cop was a 1970s porno. More »
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While we're waiting for the Ghostbusters to return to the big screen, a group of artists have dragged our favorite ghost hunting foursome back into the spotlight with a Proton Pack-powered gallery show. More »
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Sigourney Weaver is a giant of science-fiction movies. Few actors have had a career in the genre as prolific as hers, and almost nobody's played such diverse roles. So we were excited to geek out with her about science fiction. More »
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On July 9, Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles will debut their annual "Crazy 4 Cult" show, which pays homage to oddball cinema classics. Here are some samples from 2009's show, which cheekily reinterpreted films like A Clockwork Orange and Freaks. More »
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New York's Epic Win Burlesque once turned Barbara Gordon's crippling into a sexy striptease, but in their most recent show Ghostbusters!, they unleashed something far more offensive — Slimer's denuded rack. NSFW for pasties and puppet nudity. More »
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Just like in Ghostbusters. And, fancy that, four real Ghostbusters herd them away. Sorta. Staged by the Improv Everywhere troupe in the same location as the Bill Murray-Dan Aykroyd paranormal classic, this is a pretty swell little prank. More »
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Today's spoilers include Neuromancer hints, a Transformers 3 promise, and a Super 8 poster. Is Twilight: Breaking Dawn in trouble? Meet Fringe's alt-Astrid. Plus Lost, Ghostbusters, X-Men, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Chuck, Smallville, V, True Blood and Ashes To Ashes spoilers. More »
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There's new reason to be optimistic about X-Men: First Class, while Bill Condon compares Twilight to Gods And Monsters. McDreamy joins Transformers 3, and McKellen talks Hobbit. Plus Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Adventures, Lost, Ghostbusters, Iron Man, Airbender and Haven! More »
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