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#foundfootage
They Really Shouldn't Have Turned Dirk Benedict Into A Giant Snake
A poor lab assistant has been transformed into the snake man at the circus, in this classic scene from 1973's Sssssss. And the same fate befalls Battlestar Galactica's Dirk Benedict, in our second cold-blooded clip below. More » -
#art
The Man Who Put 70s Rock In Space Also Did Star Trek Posters [NSFW]
Shusei Nagaoka is responsible for some of the most iconic rock album covers in history, crafting monumental spaceships for ELO and Deep Purple. But the Japanese artist also created incredible posters for Star Trek and other movies (one is NSFW.) More » -
#droneaircraft
The Soaring Beauty Of Drone Aircraft
Airplanes that don't have to carry a pilot are sleeker, and yet more sinister-looking, than regular planes. The U.S. has started deploying drones to scout for Somali pirates, as the drone flotilla comes into its own. More cool images below. More » -
#conceptart
V's Mothership Already Landed In Milwaukee In 2001
Early concept art shows the assymetrical arches and white coolness of the mothership in ABC's V remake — and it turns out the startling similarity to a cutting-edge art museum isn't accidental at all. More » -
#doctorwho
The Tenth Doctor Marches Into The Darkness, One Last Time
Here's your first official photo from David Tennant's final Doctor Who story, which apparently is still called "The End Of Time." He does not look happy. [Digital Spy] More » -
#morningspoilers
Do Doctor Who Set Pics Reveal A Returning Foe? You Be The Judge!
Are some long-absent Doctor Who monsters coming back? See for yourself! Learn how Lost's castaways reunite, and what woman from Bill's past is appearing on True Blood. Plus Fringe, Supernatural, 2012, The Prisoner, V, Dollhouse, Dr. Parnassus and Smallville spoilers. More » -
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#foundfootage
Scariest Post-Apocalyptic Movie Ever Made!
When it comes to the apocalypse, we can deal with zombies, face-melting plagues, or cannibal hordes. But a world overrun entirely by dancing hippies? Get us out of here! More » -
#flowersforalgernon
Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
Rumor has it Will Smith's getting a brain upgrade, as the star of a new movie adaptation of Daniel Keyes' Flowers For Algernon, the novel that's so iconic it's practically become its own genre. More » -
#quoteoftheday
Kim Stanley Robinson: Dystopian Fiction Is For Slackers
Gallileo's Dream author Kim Stanley Robinson explains why writing about utopias is much, much harder than writing about dystopias, but also much more worthwhile if we're planning on having descendants around to read our stories in the future. More » -
#exclusive
The Lost "Cantina Scene" From Abrams' Star Trek
James Kirk stumbles into an exotic alien bazaar on a desert world, in some concept art from a sequence that never made it into J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. Check out more exclusive views from the Trek art book below. More » -
#mondayhate
The New York Times Columnist Who's Helping To Ruin The Future
Why is John Tierney so skeptical, and yet so gullible? The New York Times' science columnist is one of the most vocal global-warming doubters in the media, but when it comes to Ray Kurzweil's Singularity and geo-hacking, he's suddenly wide-eyed. More » -
#spaceporn
The Stormy Heart Of The Pinwheel Galaxy
This area near the core of the Pinwheel Galaxy turns out to be bursting with newborn stars, some only a few million years old. And there are about 60 supernova remnants, showing the full stellar life-cycle. [Hubble via Wired] More » -
#sciencefictionart
Science Fiction Legends On Black Velvet Part 2: Blacker And More Velvety
The black velvet smoothness of science fiction art continues, like the blackness of space, only creamier. Artist Bruce White saw yesterday's black-velvet gallery and steered us to his gorgeous portraits from Star Trek, Star Wars, BSG, Doctor Who and more. More » -
#top10
Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
Attention evil geniuses! Do you know the ten terrible mistakes that can doom your brilliantest imbroglios to bitter failure? Study the examples of the ten most moronic super-geniuses of all time, and avoid their dreadful fates! Don't fear the spoilers... More » -
#machineman
Max Barry's Weird Cyborg Publishing Experiment Could Be A Movie
Max Barry has been posting his weird improvised titanium-body-parts epic Machine Man on his website, a page at a time, and now a production company has optioned it. Mandalay Pictures will develop the story and then shop it to studios. More » -
#sciencefictionart
The Greatest Velvet Paintings Of Science-Fiction Icons!
Our love for science fiction is so vivid and soars so far into space, regular art just won't convey it. To display our favorite science-fiction characters and creatures properly, you need something special. You need... the black velvet painting. Behold! More » -
#youngadultsciencefiction
YA Authors Explain Everything — Even Twilight — In New York Tonight
Confused about why young-adult science fiction and fantasy are growing so much faster than their adult counterparts? YA authors will answer your questions in New York this evening. They're even prepared to discuss the popularity of Twilight. More » -
#conceptart
Iron Man's Arch Enemy The Mandarin, Like You've Never Seen Him Before
If the Iron Man movies are leading up to featuring the Mandarin as the ultimate big bad, it could be a bit of a letdown, based on the comics. But concept art for a new animated series gives us hope. More » -
#morningspoilers
Doctor Who And Resident Evil Both Have Scary Shower Scenes, But They're Very Different
It's a spoiler-crash! Ed Norton talks Avengers, Milla Jovovich reveals a Resident Evil showdown, and James Marsters shows up in a Caprica ad. Creepy new Doctor Who/Fringe clips! Plus Red Dawn, Ghost Rider, The Box, Supernatural, Smallville, FlashForward and Chuck. More » -
#freeadvice
All Your Characters Talk The Same — And They're Not A Hivemind!
It's one of the biggest problems plaguing fiction — and it seems to hit genre fiction especially hard sometimes: the characters who all sound exactly alike. How do you keep your characters from all having the same voice?
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#vrecap
Is V Anti-Obama Propaganda?
V exceeded many people's expectations last night, getting 13.9 million viewers and coming first among adults aged 18-49. But is the show just one big anti-Obama screed, as some have claimed? We'll answer that question... with spoilers. More » -
#ecodystopia
A Deadly Fungus Is Stalking This Creature
This alien-looking creature is actually a newly discovered species of tree frog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum. And now it's one of 47,000 species on the latest endangered-species list. The culprit is an aggressive fungal infestation, introduced into the frog's habitat. More »
