Spoiler-Free Review Of Lost Season 5’s First 2 Episodes

January 5, 2009 – Many shows mess with the space-time continuum to varying degrees, but few do it with as much head-scratching/mind-blowing aplomb as Lost. So when ABC let us peek at two new episodes, we expected greatness. There's no shortage of time-hopping on TV these days — Life on Mars, Doctor Who and Terminat... [io9]

10 Movies That Should Never Become Video Games

November 21, 2008 – Times are tough, but word on the street is that video games could be recession proof. That’s why we predict purveyors of the medium will sign off on even more dubious game adaptations of movies. [io9]

Seth Green Spills All About His Directorial Debut, “The Freshmen”

November 3, 2008 – From his role as the as the unflappable werewolf Oz on Buffy the Vampire Slayer to his part in co-creating TV’s lo-fi nerd-satire Robot Chicken, Seth Green has almost effortlessly amassed an adoring fanbase. [io9]

30 Burning Sci-Fi Bromances

November 1, 2008 – Recently, we came across a story about “television’s hottest bromances”—you know, guys who share inexplicably tight, platonic bonds. The writer, Erin White, compiled a smart, pithy list: [io9]

A Sneak Peek at the New Pilot From the Yo Gabba Gabba Creators

October 29, 2008 – Writer-directors Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz—two of the whimsical visionaries behind Nickelodeon’s endlessly delightful Yo Gabba Gabba!—have created a live-action/animated pilot starring occasional Gabba guest-voices The Aquabats. [io9]

The Verdict on the New Heath Ledger-Inspired Joker Graphic Novel

October 24, 2008 – If you’re not familiar with Brian Azzarello, the scribe behind DC’s new Joker comic, you can get all the information you need just from the name of his most notable work, 100 Bullets. [io9]

The Many Superhero Faces of Barack Obama

October 23, 2008 – Say what you will about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, but there’s no disputing the fact that he's proven a potent muse to pop-culture-savvy artists. [io9]

7 Costumes You Should NOT Wear for Halloween

October 22, 2008 – Click to viewThe coolest holiday of them all is almost upon us, and we've done our best to prepare you. We've made a handful of costume suggestions. We asked your fellow readers to share their get-ups with you. [io9]

Ex-NFL Linebacker Spearheads Intergalactic Sports Program

October 21, 2008 – Remember Space Jam, that 1996 movie where Michael Jordan gives a b-ball assist to a gaggle of Looney Tunes characters who’re harassed by evil aliens—as captured in half live action/half animation? [io9]

The Umbrella Academy to Assemble at a Theater Near You

October 20, 2008 – Comics writer/My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way recently let slip that Universal Pictures has optioned his Dark Horse Comics series, Umbrella Academy, for the big screen. [io9]

Tips and Tricks for Mind Control from the US Military

October 17, 2008 – What if you could dial a phone, write an email, or check your voicemail just by thinking it? A new grant from the Army to further research synthetic telepathy intends to make all of the above do-able, plus provide an impermeable headspace for covert operations. [io9]

The 20 Most Awesome SciFi TV Theme Songs

October 16, 2008 – Click to viewNeal Hefti, the jazzy trumpeter behind such TV theme songs as the propulsive ditty that introduced the 1960s Batman series, has passed away. [io9]

Pimp My Ride: The Podcar Edition

October 15, 2008 – Ithaca, New York—home to hoards of vegetarians, well-educated social liberals, and the citizens hope, an organized system of eco-friendly podcards by the year 2010. [io9]

International Space Station Bowel Movements in Crisis

October 14, 2008 – Aw, shit! Seems that pesky 35-pound toilet at the International Space Station is broken…again. If you recall, back in June, the airflow-propelled galactic john experienced a spot of constipation due to a failed pump, leaving the poor chumps on board without a fully functional lavatory for roughly... [io9]

Fincher Pulls the Plug on Rendezvous With Rama

October 13, 2008 – Director David Fincher’s post-Benjamin Button project has been somewhat of a mystery—a 3D/CG Heavy Metal? Brian Michael Bendis’ Torso? Matz's The Killer? [io9]

Gunslinger Comic Book: What Point Is There in Great Villains?

October 9, 2008 – Halfway through new comics trade The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home—in which our gunslinging hero is transported to an ominous netherworld, where he’s banged up and taunted but never killed—writer Peter David’s narrator breaks out with this head-scratching line: [io9]

Twitter Me This: Our Favorite Fake Twitter Feeds

October 7, 2008 – Is fake-Twittering the new fan fiction? We think so! It’s pithy, witty, and boundless in possibilities. Lately it seems like these micro-compositions are omnipresent: [io9]

For Your Consideration: 10 Halloween Costumes That Rule

October 6, 2008 – Christmas is the covetous one, Thanksgiving the gluttonous one, but Halloween, the holiday that kicks off the great holiday trifecta, is the awesome, proud one. [io9]

Kevin Spacey’s Lex Luthor to Tango With Superman again?

October 3, 2008 – Two months ago, Warner Bros. honcho Jeff Rabinov announced his studio’s intentions to release eight franchise-stoking DC comics films by 2011 — among them, a movie "reintroducing" Superman. [io9]

12 Movie Sequels That Must Never Get Made

October 2, 2008 – Click to viewSometimes temptation can be all-consuming, especially when you're still chasing a repeat of your first high. That's why, Hollywood, we're staging this sequel intervention - because sometimes, it's like you're on crack. [io9]

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