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First Glimpse Of New, Non-CGI Sleestaks

USA Today features our first look at the new Sleestaks in the Land Of The Lost movie, now filming — and they don't look all that different from the classic Sid-And-Marty-Krofft versions. Director Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events) says he fought to keep the humanoid shape of the menacing lizard people, instead of letting them be "spindly computerized beings." They look a bit cooler than the original versions, but still have the actors-in-suits thing. Click through for the full picture, plus some spoilers. More »

triviagasm

Far Out SciFi Worlds of Sid and Marty Krofft

Brothers Sid and Marty Krofft first came to fame with their touring puppet show "Les PoupĂ©es de Paris" in the 1970s which featured topless puppets, and puppet-on-puppet sex long before Avenue Q or Team America. They later made the move to television with the trippy H.R. Pufnstuf in 1969, which they swear was not drug influenced, nor was the Donny & Marie show, which they created as well. But here at io9, we'll always remember their wacky-ass forays into science fiction. Find out everything you wanted to know about the Krofft scifi shows of yesteryear in today's triviagasm. More »

morning spoilers

We Reveal The Ending Of Batman: The Dark Knight

This morning's batch of spoilers includes a first look at Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost movie and a new clip of Doctor Who. We also have a plot twist in the new Batman movie that would be pretty surprising, if true, and a few new details about the Y: The Last Man movie. There are some new details about Smallville and Lost, and a massive report about exactly who is a shape-changing alien in Marvel Comics' huge summer storyline, "Secret Invasion." It's all spoilers from here on out! More »

poll

What Movie Remake Are You Dreading Most?

The fact that another science fiction remake is announced every week doesn't mean Hollywood has run out of ideas. It just means nostalgia is the mind-killer. And it's only going to get worse, now that the Omega Man remake I Am Legend was such a huge success. So which planned remake makes you want to firebomb your local cineplex? Click through to vote. More »

triviagasm

Land Of The Lost Was Cooler Than Lost

J.J. Abrams' Lost returns to television tonight, and you'll finally be able to find out what happens when those crazy Losties leave the island. But we're more interested in another (albeit smaller) group of castaways who were busy trying to get out of their own personal hell over 30 years ago. No, we're not talking about Gilligan and company. We mean Marshall, Will, and Holly. They were just a family on a routine expedition, who met the greatest earthquake ever known. It struck their tiny raft and plunged them down a thousand feet below, to the Land of the Lost. Find out more than you wanted to know about this terrific Sid and Marty Krofft show inside, including its connections with Lost, Doctor Who, and Star Trek. More »

morning spoilers

Trek Movie Features At Least Five Kirks

Today's Morning Spoilers gives away a few minor, but possibly important, details from December's Star Trek movie. It also has new info on Land of the Lost, Smallville, Sarah Connor and Lost. Plus a few new pics from an upcoming Torchwood. It's time for maximum spoilage. More »

land of the lost

Will Ferrell's Male Bonding Among The Lizard People

Will Ferrell will star in a remake of 1970s dinosaurs-and-campy-lizards show Land of the Lost. Marilyn Manson's favorite TV show is about a family that gets caught up in a mega-earthquake during an expedition and falls into a prehistoric little enclave full of ape-kids, dinos and lizard guys called the Sleestaks. How will Ferrell's slapsticky style mesh with Land's Sid-and-Marty-Krofft campiness? Here are some hints. More »