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The Middleman's Romance With Lacey Almost Didn't Happen
One of our favorite parts of superhero-adventure The Middleman is the on-again, off-again romance between the mysterious hero and Lacey, his sidekick's roommate. But Javier Grillo-Marxuach tells io9 he fought that storyline tooth and nail. So what happened? Spoilers ahead.
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A Closer Look At SGU's Redesigned Stargate
Here's an exclusive new featurette showcasing Stargate Universe's Col. Everett Young — including an up-close-and-personal look at the ancient Stargate's brand new look. Plus another dark new SGU trailer awaits your discerning eye, below. More »
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Just How Dark Will Alien Nation And New Quantum Leap Reboots Go?
Firefly's Tim Minear is already hard at work on the Syfy Channel's reboot of Alien Nation, and we asked the Syfy execs about it. But that's not the only classic they're looking at restarting: Quantum Leap could make a comeback.
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Syfy Seeks The Next Big Space Opera, To Replace BSG And Farscape
Now that the Syfy Channel has a new name, does that mean it's abandoning science-fiction fans? Syfy president David Howe assures us that's not the case, and promises a new space-opera, along the lines of Firefly or Farscape, by 2011.
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Angst And Guns In New Torchwood Images
Ianto totes a big gun, and an even bigger pout, in some new stills from Torchwood's five-part miniseries "Children Of Earth," airing July 20 on BBC America. Check out some more exclusive Torchwood images below. More »
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9's Number 8 Will Protect You From The Machines
We've got an exclusive look at the ragdoll character poster for 8, from Tim Burton's end-of-the-world film 9. Little 8 was created in order to protect the rag dolls from the evil machine uprising, and wields a meat cleaver. More »
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Orci And Kurtzman Talk Robo-Testicles And Transformers 3
How do things like robot urination and teabagging end up in the Transformers movies? We asked co-writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. And the duo hinted that, contrary to press reports, they may be up for Transformers 3. Spoilers ahead... More »
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Next Star Trek Could Feature Yeoman Rand
Were you sad the U.S.S. Enterprise was such a sausage-fest in the most recent Star Trek? Then there's good news: co-writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman tell io9 the next film could feature one of Trek's most iconic women.
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Samuel Delany Answers Your Science Fiction Questions!
Samuel R. Delany has been away from science fiction for over twenty years — and now he's coming back to it, sort of. His new novel Through The Valley Of The Nest Of Spiders is an introspective future history.
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Sleeper Offers Classic Noir Pessimism
Now that it's being turned into a movie for Tom Cruise, DC Comics have issued a new edition of forgotten superhero classic Sleeper. But how does it hold up, seven years later? Plus, an exclusive Q&A with writer Ed Brubaker. More »
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Comment by Iamtehawesome: Tom Cruise?! Why? Looks like Clooney. Clooney could probably pull it off too. F*ck Tom Cruise. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Jurassic Park 4 A "Long Shot," But NeverEnding Story's Coming
Legendary producer Frank Marshall chatted up his future genre projects today, including whether we'll be seeing the NeverEnding Story continue — and what are the chances of another Jurassic Park movie?
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Your First Look At Doctor Who's Next Big Guest Stars
Who is David Tennant standing next to in this photo? The answer reveals a lot about the storyline of Tennant's final adventure as the time-traveling eccentric in Doctor Who, and its impact on the show's mythos. Major, huge spoilers below.
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Zombie Christ Tries To Save Us From More Undead Spoofs And Vampire Girl Upskirts
This week, meet the next Zombie Christ and check out the latest viral plague (extra gory). Plus, we've got an exclusive look at the Vampire Girl Versus Frankenstein Girl poster, complete with an New York Asian Film Festival update.
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Virtuality Is More Like An Indie Movie Than A Space-Opera
We chatted with Michael Taylor about the two-hour Virtuality movie that he brought to life with Ronald D. Moore. We cleared up rumors about the plight of this series, and ventured into virtual world of the cutest crew member.
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Natasha Henstridge Loves You Back
Natasha Henstridge, promoting her upcoming sci-fi mini-series Impact, chatted with us about her fanbase, cloning, her upcoming collaboration with Stan Lee, and aging gracefully out of the space-hottie pigeonhole.
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Discover The Secrets Of Ron Moore's 10-Year Space Probe
Ronald D. Moore's long-awaited Virtuality airs June 26, and we've got exclusive concept art showing the inner workings of the deep-space probe Phaeton and its various modules — including a super-detailed diagram explaining the physics of the ship. More » -
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Take A Tour Of 9's Post-Apocalyptic Stronghold
Take a deeper look inside the post apocalyptic animated movie 9, produced by Tim Burton. This detailed look at the rag dolls' throne room shows what scraps human culture will survive past our extinction at the hands of feral machines. More »
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Duncan Jones Says "Moon" Is Our Real-Life Future
We sat down with Moon director Duncan Jones and talked evil robots, scientific inspirations behind the film and how scifi needs to catch up to comic book movies. Check out the full video interview and new clips from the film. More »
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Control Gerard Butler's Killing Spree From Your Futon
An exclusive shot from Gerard Butler's new action movie Gamer reveals how the berzerker's stay-at-home puppet master controls his every function. Time to step it up, Gerard and skinny user boy — zero kills is just pathetic. More »
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Duncan Jones' Next Science Fiction Film Has "Unique" Villains
While chatting with Duncan Jones, director of indie darling Moon, we pried for more information about his highly anticipated Blade Runner-inspired film Mute. He cleared up rumors about this Berlin-set future world, and gave us a status update.
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A Closer Look At The Mighty Guns On Avatar's Power Suit
Last week, we saw the lush jungle life from James Cameron's Avatar. This week, take a better look at a future society's robotic way of getting from point A to B, but with a big gun. UPDATE: It's fan art.
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Trinity Is Metaphysical Epic Done Right
The final issue of Trinity, DC's third yearlong weekly series, hit stores last Wednesday, concluding a dense, mystical, multiverse-spanning epic that was also absolutely brilliant. Here's our review of this groundbreaking series, plus our exclusive interview with creator Kurt Busiek. More »
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Original Art From Lost Reveals A Different Crashlanding Scenario
The earliest Lost concept art shows the tail section of Oceanic Flight 815 was originally supposed to crashland on the same beach as the rest of the plane, which would have meant no "tailies" storyline later. We've got some exclusive images from a new book, Lost: Messages From The Island. More »
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Sarah Connor's Story Is Really Over, Producer Tells io9
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is really over, and isn't coming back, as far as producer Josh Friedman goes. We asked Friedman about the show's status, but also about its ending and its vision of the future. Spoilers ahead!
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Is "Supernatural" For Atheists?
Supernatural is a horror series that goes a lot deeper than your average monster-chaser story. This past season, heroes Sam and Dean were caught in a dirty war between some nasty demons and even nastier angels. We asked show scribe Sera Gamble about the show's unconventional take on religion.
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The U.S. Isn't Ready For Snarky Superheroes?
Superheroes drink in a bar, try to get on TV, and have really weird/bad sex. Britain's No Heroics sounds like a perfect U.S. sitcom, but ABC passed. We asked creator Drew Pearce about it.
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Meet Real-Life Supervillain Society ROACH
Ever since the real-life Allegiance of Heroes of Cincinnati crawled out into the light, we've been patiently waiting eventual rise of real-life Supervillains, and today is that day. Meet ROACH, the finest super villain society. More » -
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We Talk To The Masterminds Of Kamen Riders' Cyber-Dragon Revolution!
Super-popular Japanese masked-action show Kamen Rider Ryuki has gotten an American version, courtesy of the CW. Just like the old Power Rangers, it's got American actors mixed with Japanese stunts. We talked to the producers. More »
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First Look At Time Traveling Ghostbusters And The New She-Buster
We've got the goods on the new time-traveling Ghostbusters comic, who doesn't want to see Venkman as a cowboy? Check out an exclusive look at the covers and panels, including the new Lady Buster. More »
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What Was The Message Of Abrams' Star Trek?
One thing missing from J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek was a heavy handed message, about racism or international relations. We asked writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman what it all meant. With minor spoilers...
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A Lovely Cyborg Ponders Her Existence, In A Book Trailer That Looks Like A Video-Game Cut Scene
Former video-game programmer David J. Williams' novel, The Burning Skies, comes out soon, and his Homeworld collaborator Paul Ruskay crafted this haunting book trailer. A lovely cyborg ponders whether she's inhuman... or more than human.
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The Shatner Scene You Never Saw In Abrams' Star Trek
You've heard why Shatner's Kirk wasn't included in Star Trek. (He was dead, for one thing.) But Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman tried to write him in, and they walked us through their Shatner scene.
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Emerson Explains Why Ben Is Such A Punching Bag
With Lost's season finale airing next Wednesday, Ben in a position he's never been in before: the underdog. Surely Ben has some tricks up his sleeve? We asked Michael Emerson what to expect. With spoilers!
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What J. G. Ballard Novel Is Christian Bale Adapting To Film?
Christian Bale is itching to jump back into another genre film via the works of beloved author J.G. Ballard. The actor revealed his desire for another Ballard film - update (we think we know).
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The Charred Horizon Of Terminator Salvation's Los Angeles
We've got an exclusive look inside Terminator Salvation's burned-down countryside. Click through to see what happens when you light a T-800 on fire. Check out our high-res gallery full of Terminator glory. More »
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Sulu and Chekov Talk Takei's Baritone, And How To Say "Wessel"
What's it take to pilot the shiny new Enterprise? We asked crew members John Cho and Anton Yelchin about changing their accents, mannerisms and overall tone, to portray Hikaru Sulu and Pavel Chekov.
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Bana: Nero Is Really The Misunderstood Tragic Hero Of Star Trek
We got a few minutes alone with Star Trek's Romulan bad boy, Eric Bana, and looked deep into the psyche of Nero. Bana explained how he got so revved up, he passed out on set.
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Better Off Ted's Scientists Talk Octo-Chickens And Fire Squirrels
Phil and Lem are by far the heart and geeky soul of Better Off Ted. We chatted for a minutes with the hilarious duo discussing season two possibilities and new Veridian experiments. More »
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Concept Art Shows How To Crash Land On A Terminator
John Connor lands his helicopter on a Terminator and then blasts it in the head, in storyboard art from The Art Of Terminator Salvation, from Titan Books. Check out a few more exclusive pics below. More »
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