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more about #2010 gargravarr: What pisses me off is when they use Apple hardware ('cos it looks cool), but match it to some other machine/interface. Or is the fact this bothers me... more » Trystero: Another good example of practical effects being used to fake CGI occurs during "Escape from New York." The film-makers couldn't afford render the vect... more » HowardRoarkLaughed: The greatest computers/robots EVER were featured in the 1978 classic "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". more » Eriamjh: Vector Graphics are so awesome! I forgot that War Games used them. I thought this article was going to be about just about every TV show that shows ... more » salthegeek: That end-tital card was awesomely retro. ( like mid- 90's ) more » vesperblogs: Hey, great video report! I almost felt that it came from NPR Radio instead of your guys. You should do many more of these. Very entertaining and infor... more » reddingofish: I liked the computers on Time Tunnel. They had thousands of blinking lights and people who walked around looking at them and flipping switches. more » neorandomizer: what about Colossus the Forbin Project that is an oldie but goodie. more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: Who can forget Lawnmower man's birthcry being the sound of every phone in the world ringing in unison after projecting himself into the mainframe comp... more » tamahome: Robert Vaughn as the computer Proteus in Demon Seed, ftw. [www.youtube.com] more » AmishJohn: Shouldn't an 'AE 35 Repair Tech' wear a red suit? more » lightninglouie: One of the things that always pissed me off about Hyams' 2010 (there are many) was that he used clunky Reagan era VDTs for the displays, instead of th... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Max Headroom always confused me... How did a cyberpunk icon speaking out against the evils of big corporations end up becoming the spokesperson for C... more » FrankN.Stein: of course you blissfully ignored that nowadays Val Kilmer + red light = KITT but then - Max Headroom is in the CGI-character-poll because....? (becaus... more » Roklimber: Riiiiiight.... Next, you'll be telling me that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Invisible Pink Unicorn don't exist. Nice try, smart pants, but I... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: "...wearing a suit made of fiberglass." Yes. That is true. more » Rabid: My oh my, my wish list grows exponentially yet again. Thanks for the heads up on these titles. more » Jerjo: If I get just to finally Dance with Dragons this next year, I'll be a happy man. Every other release is just gravy. more » Andrew Young: No mention of the new Halo novel which will focus on the Forerunners, seems a bit odd especially as it will be an awesome sci-fi book that actually fo... more » Joanne Center: Are we going to do a separate list for Fantasy, because otherwise I would seriously like to know why "Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss isn't on th... more » -
#technology
The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
You've been deceived. All those computer interfaces you saw in the movies? They were made without CGI! Watch our video "The Binary Snowjob" to discover the terrible truth about computers that never were. -
#booklists
20 Science Fiction Books We Can't Wait To Read in 2010
You've got a list of books to read today, but what will you be yearning to read next year? We've picked out 20 scifi and contemporary fantasy books coming out next year that have us filled with excitement.
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#stealthispitch
What Comes After 2012? 2011!
With this weekend's release of 2012, we remembered 1984's 2010: The Year They Make Contact and wondered, "How did we get from Roy Scheider and aliens to the end of the world?" Then we realized: The answer is Nic Cage. More »
