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Is J.J. Abrams Really A Genius? You Decide

If you'd been watching Felicity eight years ago, and somebody had told you that show's producer would one day own science fiction, you'd have scoffed. And yet, J.J. Abrams may well be the most powerful creator in science fiction today. But is he any good? We've already stated our arguments for and against J.J.'s genius status. Now it's your turn to vote. More »

1:00 PM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
6,002 views, 37 comments

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J.J. Abrams: Genius Or Hack?

Here's the most awesome moment from Mission Impossible III, where Tom Cruise improvises a homemade defibrillator to deactivate the bomb in his brain, while teaching his fiancee how to shoot a gun. Since J.J. Abrams wrote and directed this instant classic, he's become one of science fiction's major creators, directing the new Star Trek movie, producing Cloverfield , and creating Lost and his new show Fringe. But is he a brilliant auteur, or just a great huckster who knows how to keep people guessing? Click through to find out. More »

12:17 PM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,067 views, 39 comments

Latest by psaurian: Bruce Willis dies at the end of Armageddon. Genius Fo Sho. more »

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Don't Pull A Wanker Star Trek Move

J.J. Abrams is tacking the teaser trailer for Star Trek onto the front of his monster movie Cloverfield, which opens in three weeks. The whole thing smells wanky. Does Cloverfield really need any more buzz to get people to go see it? Why not just film a better ending to Abrams' Alias series and tack that on as well, plus throw in some Abrams-helmed Felicity reunion footage in order to make every multiplex a JJ wankfest? Also, to add insult to injury, he's already shown the trailer to his Cloverfield director-buddy Matt Reeves, who can't stop gushing about it. More »

12:30 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Kevin Kelly
669 views, 1 comment

Latest by Wireless_phil: Like on said earlier on the Star Trek page. The Cloverfield monster destroys NY and threatens the world. There will be a Cloverfield II where Star Trek comes back from the future, destroys the Cloverfield monster and all its little parisites and more »