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Countdown Science Fiction's 10 Most Murderous Robots
It's one thing to talk about Killer Robots, but which ones have actually managed to really rack up the senseless slaughter? Here are our choices for the ten deadliest robots for you to avoid. More » -
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Could'a Been Contenders...
Wondering where Daleks, Cybermen and the Borg are? They're over in the "Do cyborgs really count as robots?" corner, although it's arguably worth pointing out that Daleks aren't really robots at all, just aliens inside weirdly-shaped suits of armor... that may as well be robots for all we actually care. I'm sure there will be arguments about this, nonetheless. Also missing from the list: The Decepticons, who must've killed many people during their various toy, cartoon, comic and movie reigns of terror, but none that I can remember in "real" continuity (Which is to say, All Hail Megatron doesn't count, because it's intentionally an "alternate reality" story). Also also missing is Brainiac, who has just been retconned again into being as organic as robotic, sadly. More » -
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#1: The Manhunters
How deadly are they? They destroyed all life within Space Sector 666 because of a "programming glitch." How big is a Space Sector? Unknown, although the entire universe is split into at least 3601 of them, and Final Crisis claims that there are "thousands of worlds" within Earth's sector. So let's just say that's a lot of life extinguished. More » -
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#2: Unicron
How deadly is he? He eats planets for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. And if they're populated, all the better; it adds texture, apparently. More » -
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#3: The Cylons
How deadly are they? They destroyed the twelve colonies of humanity, committing genocide on a scale unimaginable to everyone except Glen A. Larson and Ron Moore. More » -
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#4: Separatist Battle Droids
How deadly are they? Apparently, an unstoppable killing machine that continually causes trouble for the Republic and their Jedi forces during the many years of Star Wars' Clone Wars. Despite their apparent ineffectualness, the war continued for many years, therefore the estimated high kill-rate and higher ranking on this list. Sorry, prequel haters. More » -
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#5: Skynet/The Terminators
How deadly are they? They took over the Earth and are pretty much trying to destroy all human life, starting with a successful nuclear annihilation of three million people. You've seen The Terminator movies, right? More » -
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#6: Sentinels (The Matrix)
How deadly are they? They took over the Earth and keep humans around only as batteries. Which, you know, is potentially an environmentally solution to the whole need for energy (Although they did start out with solar power. More » -
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#7: Sentinels (Marvel Comics)
How deadly are they? They almost eradicated the mutant race, killing millions in one afternoon's work by destroying the island of Genosha. There's also a much-visited future where the Sentinels have taken over the world and killed the X-Men and many other superheroes. More » -
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#8: Ultron
How deadly is he? He singlehandedly slaughtered the inhabitants of the fictional European nation of Slorernia, before enslaving the alien robot race the Phalanx and taking over countless planets as a result, for his own nefarious ends. More » -
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#9: ABC Warriors
How deadly are they? As deadly as you want them to be; in the future's Volgan war (When the west goes to war with the fictional Russian-analog "Volgan Republic"), human soldiers are slowly replaced by robots created to fight wars. Slowly enough, in fact, that the ABC Warriors get more than a few kills in before the war ends, at which point they get to kill some more people while - at various times - rebelling against their makers, terraforming Mars, assassinating people for chaos magic rituals and getting involved in other unlikely scrapes. More » -
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#10: Mechagodzilla
How deadly is he? He rampages continually against Japan and fights Godzilla on a regular basis, with his laser eyes and flamethrower breath. I'm guessing there's got to be some level of collateral damage going on there. Also, he kills giant monsters, which can come in handy. More » -
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The Best Free Comics To Bring You Up To Super-Speed
Tomorrow is 2009's Free Comic Book Day, when all manner of publishers release free books to celebrate the medium and try and get some new readers into characters they hadn't previously considered. Here're our favorites.
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clone wars
Star Wars' Latest Transmission Gets Decoded
If you missed Cartoon Network's Star Wars: The Clone Wars the first time around, you'll have a chance to relive the entire first season this summer... and this time, it'll be accompanied by brand-new commentary. More » -
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Cartoon Network Grows Up, Abandons Cartoons
Is Cartoon Network about to head the way of the Sci Fi Channel? More than half of the shows for next season aren't cartoons... but that doesn't mean that they won't be awesome. More » -
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Chesty Magician Goes Freaky Friday On Smallville's Stars
Zatanna's Smallville time has finally come, and she's looking all sorts of ridiculously sexy. Plus Dean and Sam inspire some Supernatural fanfic. And Tricia Helfer's back! Clips and spoilers below. More » -
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Things Get Darker, And Better, On Clone Wars Finale
Pity poor Clone Wars, finishing its first season on the same night as Battlestar Galactica... It was pretty much doomed to be overshadowed, even though last night was the best episode of the season altogether. More » -
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New Star Wars Villain Is Both Bad And Ugly
Here's a new special trailer for Friday's episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, focusing on the new character, Lee Van Cleef-inspired bounty hunter Cad Bane. With minor spoilers, below... More » -
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The Last Battlestar Galactica Asks All Of You To Be Brave
BSG's finale has arrived, and not even a cameo from Star Wars' gay Hutt can cheer me up. Farewell, Starbuck, Chief... and Fat Lee, I'll miss you most of all. Clips and spoilers, below. More » -
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator Update, Plus A New Clue To Dollhouse's Naked Monster
Secrets of Arnie's Terminator Salvation cameo! G.I. Joe fight scenes! Iron Man 2 first look! They're all major spoilers. And so are Dollhouse casting news, Smallville/Clone Wars clips, Terminator: SCC pics and Stargate Universe hints. More » -
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Obama Keeps The Planet Safe From Clone Wars
Even though President Barack Obama signed an executive order that will allow federal spending on stem cell research, he's still very aware that cloning humans can only lead to the eventual evil-twin/clone revolution. More » -
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Pics And Clips From Wolverine, Sarah Connor, Dollhouse, Star Wars And Dragonball!
Greetings, spoiler junkies. Wolverine character posters show a dapper Gambit. New videos illuminate Dragonball, Dollhouse, Terminator: SCC, Clone Wars and Reaper. New Iron Man/Star Trek scoop! Plus Doctor Who, Lost, Fringe, Smallville, Supernatural and Heroes. More » -
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Major Star Trek And Doctor Who Scoopage, Plus A Watchmen Rumble
Spoiler-mania continues. The Star Trek novelization's back-cover copy gives away plot points. Plus there's new Watchmen action, and excellent Dragonball news. A Doctor Who writer explains the 2009 specials. Plus Lost, Dollhouse & Clone Wars! More » -
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Double The Jar-Jar, Double The Frustration On Clone Wars Double Bill
It's all viral warfare this week on Clone Wars, but don't worry; Jar-Jar and a comedy Nazi scientist are here to make sure that it's not as exciting as it may sound. More » -
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Revealed: Avatar's Alien Planet, Watchmen Origins, And A Sordid BSG Tryst
Two new Watchmen TV spots include Dr. Manhattan's final fear. Glimpse Avatar's alien planet. Discover an illict BSG hookup. Plus clips from Lost and Clone Wars, a Terminator Salvation photo, and Heroes dope. Spoiler madness! More » -
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Clone Wars To Continue For Another Year
Surprising absolutely no-one, Cartoon Network announced yesterday that they've picked up Star Wars: The Clone Wars for a second season starting this fall, following the show's successful first outing on Friday nights. More » -
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Star Trek's Commander And Dragonball's Creator Both Speak Out
Greetings, spoiler-mongers! Today there are tidbits on Star Trek, Transformers, Watchmen and Dragonball. Also, a Lost and Heroes deathwatch and clips from Fringe and Sarah Connor. Plus Chuck, Supernatural, Clone Wars and Kyle XY. LOLspoilers! More » -
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A Surprising Wolverine Co-Star Confirmed!
A French magazine printed tons of new Wolverine pics, and confirmed a shocking mutant costar. Plus there are new Astro Boy and Clone Wars pics, and Push/Heroes clips. And super-minor Doctor Who season five spoilers. More » -
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Clone Wars Targets Adults Next
Proving that Edwin Starr may have been wrong and war is good for something after all, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is getting a network promotion of sorts, with the show moving to TNT. More » -
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Old Soldiers Make Clone Wars Feel Like Star Trek
Ah, the schizophrenic nature of The Clone Wars. Last week, we learned that war was awesome and pacifists are idiots, and this week, it's all about the destructive paranoid nature of war. Conflicted much? More » -
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A Bat-Script, Hiro's Surprising Companion, And A BSG PDA
Spoiler orgy! New Batman 3 script pages are probably fake, but fun anyway. There's Transformers 2 set video. Plus tons of Lost, Battlestar, Doctor Who, Heroes, Life On Mars, Smallville and Supernatural pics and spoilers. More » -
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Explosions > Peace In This Week's Clone Wars
This week on George Lucas Wants You To Learn That Fighting Is Awesome, war comes to Space Brigadoon, and Raccoon Ewoks discover that pacifism is for losers. Socially responsible television the way you like it! More » -
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Science Fiction Stories That Make Gandhi Cry
Tonight's Star Wars cartoon looks like it may teach an important lesson: pacifism sucks. If so, it'll join an illustrious science-fiction tradition: stories where peace-loving, non-violent people learn to kill. Here's our list. Minor spoilers... More » -
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Telltale Set Video Of An Oceanic Six Encounter
Spoiler pride! A new Lost set video shows just what the Oceanic Six gets up to in a couple of weeks. Plus more Doctor Who set reports, Dollhouse casting, Supernatural secrets and Star Wars pics. More » -
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Which Major TV Show May Be Turning Its Shippers Into Unwitting Incest Fans?
Today's spoiler harvest includes scorching Doctor Who set pics, Supernatural script pages, and the most shocking Fringe theory yet. Will there be crazy Lost twists? There will! Plus Sarah Connor, Star Wars and Smallville. More » -
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The United Nations Of Star Wars Still Disappoints
Two thoughts occurred to me during last night's episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Firstly, the series should never, ever, try to make any philosophical points. And secondly, that French Jedi is kinda cute. More » -
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Star Trek Space Battles! Giant Slugs! Doctor Who Aliens! Smallville Clips!
Star Trek and BSG will make perfect sense, promise creators. Lost and Smallville clips! Plus dirt on Doctor Who, Star Wars, Heroes, Fringe, Sarah Connor and Dollhouse. The spoiler watch is right twice a day! More » -
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All Your Sex Questions About Trek And Transformers — Answered!
Today's spoilers include Chris Pine's Star Trek sex forecast, and official confirmation of a naughty Transformers rumor. Lost's producers explain everything. Plus dirt on Watchmen, Star Wars, Fringe, Heroes, Supernatural and Sarah Connor. More » -
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Secrets Of Battlestar's Final Five Revealed! Plus The Naughtiest Transformer!
Spoiler watch! Writers of a Battlestar "Final Five" tie-in comic revealed Cylon secrets. New Transformers rumors — some of them pre-debunked. Watchmen and Chuck videos. Dirt on Lost, Wolverine, G.I. Joe, Dollhouse and Clone Wars. More » -
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BSG Is Back, Hood's Crazy and Smallville's Chloe Causes Havoc
Whether you praise the gods, or the one true cylon god, can we all just be happy that the second half of Battlestar Galactica is back this week, along with a few other old friends? More »
























































