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What Would Make Speed Racer Better Than The Matrix?

I saw Speed Racer last night, and though I can't tell you much about it yet (full review on Thursday!), I can say this: It might actually be better than director/producer pair the Wachowskis previous effort, The Matrix. I know them's fightin' words, but you gotta trust me on this one. Or, better, take our poll below and see if you can guess what makes Speed Racer better than the flashy trilogy that pitted latex-clad hackers against machines who enslave humans in a VR world so they can use our body heat as energy. Honestly, how could a movie be better than that? Take our poll, and I'll tell you Thursday if you got it right. More »

1:30 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Annalee Newitz
6,221 views, 73 comments

Latest by beelzebuddha: @MrLister: No, I'm simply going off of how the first Matrix ended. The sequels basically canceled out the original and completely stripped it of its meaning and purpose so that they could tell a story that the W Bros didn't more »

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What's The Best Scifi Show To Get Your Kid Hooked On?

It's never too early to produce the next generation of science fiction consumers. If they're old enough to walk, they're old enough to start obsessing about the finer points of space combat. (In fact, any kid worth her salt should understand the predestination paradox before she's potty-trained.) A serialized TV narrative is the best thing to start your kid on a life of SF addiction, but which show is best for providing that crucial first dose? Click through to vote, and remember: the first hit is always free. More »

2:20 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
6,905 views, 80 comments

Latest by tohoscope: Land of the Lost or H.R. Puffnstuff... more »

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Are Spy Movies Science Fiction?

We don't talk much about the cloak-and-dagger genre here at io9. We haven't touched on the new James Bond movie, despite the scifi-sounding title (Quantum Of Solace.) We've barely even talked about Get Smart. (We did celebrate the history of James Bond's scifi plots, including Moonraker's fantastic space battle. But we're up in the air about how much of the spy genre belongs within the geodesic dome of science fiction.) Maybe you can help us settle the question. More »

2:45 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
2,430 views, 39 comments

Latest by Silver_Back: Nien! more »

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What Genre Should Science Fiction Steal From Next?

Science fiction has a long and honorable tradition of straying over the lines, from the noir of Neuromancer to the space-western of Firefly. But there are still a few genres that science fiction hasn't lifted from, in both the book and movie/TV worlds. Vote for the territory that SF should be invading next. More »

1:40 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
24,593 views, 86 comments

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Give BSG's Ron Moore Some Career Advice

Battlestar Galactica supremo Ron Moore could be the busiest science fiction producer in Hollywood, if all of his post-BSG projects come to fruition. He's writing at least three big movie projects, one of which is a trilogy. And he has three TV movies in development, including two which are definitely appearing — and any one of those could be picked up as ongoing series. Hollywood being what it is, some of Moore's projects will probably vanish into the murk of development. Which of Moore's pending masterpieces do you hope actually succeed? More »

4:50 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,779 views, 43 comments

Latest by Silver_Back: I LOVE "The Thing" but I do hope they never do make a movie of it as a sequel because the ending for the movie was AWESOME! Prequel, oh yeah! more »

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Which Science Fiction Anti-Hero Would Win A Poker Tournament?

The greatest scifi antiheroes aren't just ruthless and hard as nails — they're also crafty. You'll never know what they're thinking, or whose side they're on, or how many aces they've slipped into nano-pouches somewhere on their persons. But which science fiction anti-hero is the cleverest cheat (or sorry, rule-improviser)? There's only one true measure of their worth, and that's a poker tournament. More »

12:20 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
7,811 views, 66 comments

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ChooseThe Next Scifi Classic To Get The Comedy Remake Treatment

Now that Eddie Murphy and Brett Ratner are remaking The Incredible Shrinking Man as a comedy, maybe we'll see the start of a trend of comedy remakes of scifi classics. After all, a version of The Day The Earth Stood Still starring Martin Lawrence probably wouldn't be any sillier than the "serious" Keanu Reeves version coming in December. So which classic movie do you think would make for a modern comedy masterpiece? More »

12:03 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,312 views, 56 comments

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How Do You Find People Who Like Science Fiction?

With science fiction becoming more mainstream all the time, it should be easier and easier to find people who share your interest, right? At least, there are more big SF movies than ever, and literary writers are dipping into the SF well more and more. But there are many kinds of science fiction enthusiasts, from the highbrow George Saunders-ites to the girls who dress up as Optimus Prime. How do you find your own kind of SF lovers? More »

4:30 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,693 views, 72 comments

Latest by tse-tse-fly: I've found the most successful way to make friends with people who like science fiction is to proselytize amongst my current friends. BSG and, surprisingly, SGA have converted many of my friends into Friday night faithful. more »

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Which Big Summer Movie Ruined Science Fiction Forever?

With more big summer spectacles exploding, laser-blasting and CGI-ing all over the place, is serious, thoughtful science fiction being pushed out? Have movies like Transformers or Star Wars tractor-beamed the genre of science fiction away from perceived as serious literature, even in the book world? And which giant battle cruiser of a movie deserves the most blame for turning the genre into an amusement park ride instead of an exploration of our place in the universe? Vote for your scapegoat below. More »

12:00 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
50,132 views, 120 comments

Latest by steeleye: Let's face it - "Silent Running", "Logan's Run" and "Soylent Green" are all pretty damn lame, anyway. To hold them up as paragons of SF is to miss the point entirely. [electronictiger.net] more »

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Will Humans And Cylons Ever Really Be Friends?

If a race of quasi-immortal cyborgs came and wiped out 99 percent of the human race, would you ever really forgive them? Let alone learn to live in harmony with them? Battlestar Galactica starts with an unthinkably enormous act of genocide, and ever since then the last survivors of humanity have been showing signs of opening their hearts, slowly and grudgingly, to their mass-murdering Cylon cousins. We've even seen Cylon sympathizers among the fleet. Is this realistic? Annalee and I were debating this amongst ourselves, and we figured we'd throw the question out there to you. What do you think? More »

12:01 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,816 views, 56 comments

Latest by cde: @rufustfyrfly: They are not immortal. Just get rid of the regeneration ships. That's how the Cloud 9 Caprica died. That's how Scar died. more »

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Which Scifi Franchises Should Go Head-To-Head Next?

It's sad but true: we'll probably never see another Aliens vs. Predator movie, now that AVP2 failed to set last Christmas on fire. But that doesn't mean Hollywood can't revive some other moribund franchises by forcing them to fight each other. Which classic but struggling universes would you like to see mashed together into an uncomfortable — but thrilling — clash of titans? Click through to vote. More »

4:47 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,171 views, 72 comments

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What's The Most Overrated Classic Scifi TV Show?

We've all had the experience of looking back at a movie or TV show that rocked our worlds a few decades ago, and going, "Oh." Suddenly, the awesome classic of the 1970s or 1980s looks kind of cheesy and silly. The robot pets, the speechifying, the Klingons in cowboy hats. You expect the special effects not to be that special or effective, but you're not prepared for the dialog or the acting. Which "classic" scifi show deserves to be kicked out of the canon? More »

1:14 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
11,720 views, 135 comments

Latest by cloudhunter: @loserface: 'I know it's not really sci-fi, but 'Buffy.'' I second this. more »

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How Should We Fund Space Exploration?

Even though NASA's budget actually increased in 2008, the government space agency faces an uncertain future as it transitions from the Space Shuttle to the Constellation Project, and it's been plagued for years by claims of inefficiency and lack of creativity. Is it time to look at a new way to pay for the exploration and exploitation of space? More »

11:30 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Ed Grabianowski
1,534 views, 31 comments

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What Happens If The Galactica Finds Earth?

The final season of Battlestar Galactica starts this Friday, which means Admiral Adama and his crew have just twenty episodes to find the legendary Earth. But even if they do make it to their goal, chances are Ron Moore and the other BSG writers will have at least one more twist up the sleeves of their pleather flight suits. What do you think "Earth" in the Galactica universe would look like? More »

6:00 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
8,278 views, 92 comments

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What Are You Doing To Prepare For Human-Alien Sex?

The biggest challenge of the 21st century won't be global warming, or colonizing Mars. Rather, most reputable futurists agree, it'll be having sex with the vastly different alien species we'll make contact with. When we finally meet extraterrestrial sentients, it will take some ingenuity to have something resembling sexual congress with them. What are you doing to prepare for this challenge? More »

11:00 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,781 views, 54 comments

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Now That Plagues Are Played Out, What Should Be Movies' Next Apocalypse?

We fell in love with Doomsday's plague-quarantine horror, but sadly the rest of the world failed to fall with us. And maybe the failure of yet another movie about a deadly virus wrecking civilization means that people are finally sick of plagues? After I Am Legend, 28 Days/Weeks, and countless others, it's time for something else to take its turn crashing everything down. What do you think should be our new global disaster movie meme? More »

1:52 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,788 views, 104 comments

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Which Science Fiction Ass-Kicker Would You Want As Your Bodyguard?

It's a tough world out there, and if science fiction is any guide, it's only going to get more dystopian and hairstyle-challenged in the years to come. You're going to need some protection from all those tinfoil-clad harpoon-punks who want to steal your teeth. Ideally, it should be someone dependable, as well as a person you'd like to spend all your time with. Someone like one of the great bad-asses of science fiction. Which sci-fi bruiser would you want to have as your personal bodyguard? More »

11:18 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
10,783 views, 115 comments

Latest by Defendant: @CargoCult: Actually, if you can remember that one Chinese phrase you should be OK. more »

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What Scifi Dream World Would You Rather Be Trapped Inside?

The best science fiction often includes a healthy dose of escapism — and sometimes even the main characters get to escape from reality for a while. Whether it's Captain Picard's happy flute-playing dream world, or Superman's wish-fulfillment chest flower, science fiction is full of dream worlds that are trippy, or lovely, or scary but cool. Which world of beguiling illusion would you like to spend your weekend trapped inside? More »

11:14 AM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,893 views, 57 comments

Latest by DarlingMagpie: I love "The Inner Light" it always makes me feel so sappy. more »