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more about #alien gd01skorpius: Was that Michelle Rodriguez having her chest bursted? Yay! more » lightninglouie: Hate to be a buzzkill, but does anyone else wish that the game designers would use H.R. Giger's original creature design instead of the crummy, low bu... more » BangarangRufio867: I was really hoping for an adaptation to Predator 2 rather than AVP...mostly because I wanted to be that coked out gang member who says..."SCORPIO...I... more » SJ_Edwards: The thing I like most about Weyland-Yutani, is that they started out as an effete Aspen, Colorado microbrewery [en.wikipedia.org] and became a star sy... more » theblazeuk: Aliens vs Predator was a great comic and AvP 1 & 2 were great games. Both were set in the ripley-era Earth, rather than modern day, and were far c... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Ive been following this since its anouncement last year. It looks better with every trailer. I still play the original PC version every now and then..... more » Xicer: Come on guys, the games were always leaps and bounds better than the movies (and keep in mind the movies were made many years after the games came out... more » daveNYC: How about a colonial marine game in an AvP setting as done by Bethesda using the Fallout 3 system. more » Im_your_Huckleberry: Boy, this should go over well, the last two movies were so good that this has to be good also. /dripping with sarcasm more » Daveinva: Sold. I'm still bitter that "Colonial Marines" got canceled so long ago... this will do nicely, as long as they don't screw it up. Will it have mult... more » TemporalSword: Can't be any worse than the movies, right? RIGHT??? more » Michael Bauser: You suck, IO9. Know why you suck? Because you didn't include The Immortal (2000-2001) and Starhunter (2000-2004) on this list. In fact, every commen... more » queensowntalia: Leave Heroes Alone!! -- Sorry, Chris Carter moment there. ;) I do like 'Heroes' though and disagree that it belongs on this list. No argument with t... more » reddingofish: I tried watching Birds of Pray but I never could get it. The show made no sense at all. My wife liked it though. more » neatgrl: I don't know why I thought Cleopatra 2025 was entertaining. It was very very bad but then it also was one of the few shows on at 3:00 on a Saturday mo... more » tamoko: I'll miss you Dan. You contributed to scaring the crap out of me as a nine year old in 79, and I never looked back... more » Byronotron: smallville should so be on this list. more » Wookie1972: I watched Alien again last night, and I'm amazed by the quality of the script. It's like a Howard Hawks movie, in that it's really driven by the dialo... more » amadyce: Any one remember Tracker? The really bad, but kinda good Adrian "Highlander" Paul alien-stranded-on-earth show? This was a total guilty pleasure f... more » LolaInSlacks: Pretty sure Billy left BSG for a sitcom that never got picked up, years before Night Rider. more » -
#aliensvspredator
Welcome To Alien/Predator Hell, A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Of Weyland-Yutani Inc.
You may have wondered if we really needed another Aliens Vs. Predator game... but this new ultra-bloody, sarcastic "story trailer" may just win you over. After all, the Weyland-Yutani Corp. does have your best interests at heart. More » -
#yearinreview
Worst Science Fiction TV Shows Of The Decade
It's been a decade of ups and downs for science fiction television. On one hand we got Battlestar Galactica, on the other Firefly was canceled. But so many truly terrible shows managed to scrape by without notice — until now. More » -
#obituary
R.I.P. Alien Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon
Whether or not you've heard Dan O'Bannon's name before, you're a fan of his work on Dark Star, Star Wars, Alien, Lifeforce, Screamers and Total Recall. He passed away yesterday, but his legacy on lives forever. More » -
#io9giftguide
15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays
The Holiday Season is officially on us again, and that can mean only one thing that isn't watching Christmas In Connecticut over and over again: Time to think about gift-giving (and getting). Where better to start than with toys? More » -
#conceptart
Apocalyptic Images We Should Have Seen in 2012
If Roland Emmerich needs ideas for his next film, he should give digital artist Steve McGhee a call. McGhee's images capture an array of disaster scenarios, from eco-apocalypses and nuclear explosions to tentacled alien monsters firebombing the streets. More » -
#foundfootage
This Is What Happens When You Don't Vote For Kodos
Kodos comes to a coffee plantation to lay hundreds of alien eggs, so his offspring can bust out of people Ridley Scott-style. And women can't resist walking towards Kodos' glowing eye. It all leads to the funniest death scene ever. More » -
#whattowatch
Dragon Movies, Alien Marathons And Dying Pornstars Oh My!
You'd be forgiven for thinking that we weren't in the middle of sweeps right now, looking at this week's TV line-up. Where's the razzle and/or the dazzle? Who's bringing the excitement? Oh, wait: House is treating a pornstar. Never mind. More » -
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#aliens
In Space, No-One Can Hear Us Squee
Fanfiction comes in many shapes and sizes, but rarely does it look as cool as Paul Maybury's wonderful Alien short. Someone, please let this guy go a full-length Aliens comic sometime soon (Click through for the rest). [LJ] (Via) More » -
#alien
Ridley Scott's Alien Prequel Gets A Little Background
We've been eagerly awaiting more details on Ridley Scott's new Alien picture ever since the announcement this summer. The details are slowly trickling in, including a few hints on the new alien timeline. More » -
#movieposters
Clever Movie Posters Advertise Classic Films with Style
Brandon Schaefer's movie posters play with a single concept or image from a film, teasing them out into thoughtful, visually striking representations of the movies they advertise. More » -
#shadow19
"Alien" Prequel Writer's Other Movie, About A Mecha Death Suit
Ridley Scott tapped screenwriter Jon Spahits to write the prequel to Alien, and the script for Spahits' unproduced film Shadow 19 shows us why: it's a videogame-fueled romp through an alien planet filled with space battles, sentient machines, and mecha. More » -
#lobo
Guy Ritchie Moves from Steampunk Holmes to Alien Bounty Hunting
Now that Sherlock Holmes is in the can, Guy Ritchie has signed on to direct Lobo, featuring DC's anti-hero bounty hunter. But while Ritchie may bring some edge to the effects-driven film, Warner Bros. is still shooting for PG-13. [Variety] -
#afternoonreading
Psychedelic Plants Lead to Alien Mind-Melding in a Small Town
In Dash Shaw's Body World, a drug-addicted botanist travels to a small suburb to investigate the hallucinogenic qualities of a mysterious plant. When he smokes it, he finds himself getting closer to the town's inhabitants than he ever cared to. More » -
#top10
Dirt-Cheap Aliens Who Still Look Awesome
Just because science fiction has a low budget, doesn't mean its alien creatures need to look silly or ho-hum. Here are 10 low-budget alien spectaculars that blew our minds. More » -
#triviagasm
It Came From Beneath the Ice To Destroy the World!
Monsters and supervillains come from a lot of places, but a perennial favorite is the frozen depths. Defrosted Big Bads have been rampaging through books and movies for almost a century, and here are fifteen of the freezingest. More » -
#foundfootage
Rutger Hauer Punches Out, Then Shoots, An Alien's Heart. Time To Die.
You really don't want to get on Rutger Hauer's bad side. In the climax to Split Second, he punches an alien in the chest, rips out its heart, and then shoots the heart for good measure. Because he's Rutger Hauer. More » -
#alienprequel
Sigourney Weaver Says No Ripley in Alien Prequel
Details are still scarce on Ridley Scott's plans for his Alien prequel, but Sigourney Weaver has laid one bit of speculation to rest: we won't be seeing her xenomorph-blasting heroine Ripley this time around. More » -
#alienprequel
Yes, Ridley Scott Will Direct the Alien Prequel
It's official: Ridley Scott will be directing the prequel Alien, returning to the franchise he created. And along for the chest-bursting ride is an up-and-coming scifi screenwriter, with a reboot idea Scott couldn't refuse.
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#specialeffects
Leonard Nimoy Takes You Back In Time To Visual Effects Before CG
Spock gives you the rundown on using models and moxie to create blockbuster science fiction sequences, in this 1985 video. It's a rare look at the era between Star Wars and the rise of CG. [Props via Mary Robinette Kowal]
