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What to Expect on the Fringe

Have you been wondering about those radio ads that prompt you to find "the pattern"? What about the posters wheatpasted in several major cities that feature fake X-ray images of frogs, apples, and a six-fingered handprint (left, reminiscent of the X-Files handprint of yore, right)? Well, I think we've found a pattern for you: it's all part of Fox's not-so-stealthy stealth marketing campaign for Fringe, a new series about a mega-spy and her gang of mad scientists coming this fall from the brain of J.J. Abrams. Part of that stealth marketing campaign also included leaking pristine copies of the series pilot online. We've watched it, and have the scoop on what you can expect. Spoilers ahead. More »

2:40 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Annalee Newitz
2,472 views, 21 comments

Latest by n/a: @spacekicker: I guess it's that I'm used to an entirely different type of actor for out-there psychodramas like this one. Pacey is so...saccharine that it really detracts from some of the darkness of the show. more »

battlestar galactica

Sleeper Agent Soul-Searching in Battlestar Season Premiere

We've had a chance to watch the premiere episode of Battlestar Galactica's fourth and final season, and it certainly didn't disappoint. To keep this spoiler-free, I will speak in vagueries about what's in store and why things are going to get ooky as well as spooky this season. Like the very best BSG episodes, this one balances out interesting character developments with seriously kickass space battles. And of course, there's the mystery we were left with at the end of last season: Why has Starbuck returned? More »

8:20 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Annalee Newitz
4,500 views, 26 comments

Latest by Front_Towards_Enemy: I'm going to laugh at all of you who thought that the "four" are Cylons. They might think they are, but I think theat they have "another" purpose and they whole Cylon thing is a complete ruse. If they were Cylons, more »

battlestar galactica exclusive

Why Battlestar Galactica is the Best Political Drama on TV

This exclusive new preview clip for Battlestar Galactica season 4 reminds us why the science fiction series' violent moral ambiguity has made it the most compelling political drama on TV. Sure the show is about humans fleeing for their lives from cyborgs in space, but it has a realistic, ripped-from-the-headlines urgency that 24 could only dream of. Even the basic BSG premise sounds familiar: Separatists with a burning desire for religious purity have launched a coordinated nuclear attack on our heroes, who are themselves struggling in a mire of corrupt political leadership and a military gone mad with power. It just so happens that the separatists are cyborgs called Cylon and the heroes are from a star system halfway across the galaxy from us. More »

2:15 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Annalee Newitz
16,349 views, 45 comments

Latest by n/a: hey this is doc the itunes podcast: Heroes of Science Fiction and Fantasy, found this website thru a google alert. Was looking thru the posts and the responses and will definitely be back. Went over "Razor" and the episode "Valley more »

wondercon

Our Picks for WonderCon

Maybe you're heading out to annual scifi/comic book convention WonderCon in San Francisco this weekend, or maybe you're just going to be reading our coverage of it and cursing us for being lucky enough to drink shots off the stomachs of cosplayers. Either way, you might not want to wade through the entire conference program trying to figure out what to do next. That's why the dorks at io9 have whipped up this handy, slightly-annotated program for you. It's full of what we consider the highlights of the weekend, though we couldn't include ALL the cool stuff — so be sure to check over the WonderCon program yourself to make sure we haven't skipped over your favorite things. Check out our picks below. More »

3:30 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Annalee Newitz
2,390 views, 23 comments

Latest by n/a: The Kristin Bell panel is for the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall with that guy from Freaks and Geeks and How I Met Your Mother. For the ones asking about Kristin Bell - she was in the show Veronica Mars, which more »

star wars

4100 Years of Star Wars in Vector Crossover Comic

Sure, the six movies featured a fairly coherent storyline running across two different time periods, but Dark Horse Comics has decided to go two better and give the world a Star Wars storyline that spans 4100 years in four different series. Called Vector, the twelve-part story - beginning in this week's Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic #25 (set more than a millennium before the original movie) - promises to follow the search for a particularly dangerous Sith artifact across the entire history of George Lucas's money-making franchise, and we've had a chance to take an early peek at the first chapter. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By grae
2,790 views, 10 comments

Latest by n/a: I can take or leave the EU stuff mostly. This looks like it might be OK though. However, I have just ordered a replica stormtrooper helmet. It's due to arrive any day now. I just thought you should know. more »

"It's Kinda of a Grayish-Yellowish-Off-White Looking Thing" Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News attended a screening of Cloverfield tonight, and he spills it about the monster: "It has a tail, it has teeth and freaky eyes...it's kinda of a grayish-yellowish-off-white looking thing. But more important than the creature is what this fucker does. He basically goes bug-nuts." Oh, and the lice monsters? They're real.

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