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more about #doomsday more comments → Roklimber: Someone has stolen the keys to my spaceship yet again... I gotta find a better place to hide them. more » Vondruke: why isn't there any other footage other than this video? you'd think in a place like Moscow, lot's of people would have taken pictures/video of this. ... more » CodenameV: it's a really bright, particularly circular cloud, with sunlight reflecting off of it more » Dethgar: The character from "The Men Who Stare At Goats" was just doing some practice. more » golddiggersof2033: One word, kids: Tunguska. more » goldfarb: it looks a lot like something you get in a mushroom cloud... maybe some kind of heat plume hitting the colder, higher air? and the fact that it was su... more » AEchinoderm: Made by the same thing that made this: more » Scandal.ous: This is totally related to the Hadron sabotaging aliens from the future! more » Post-Nuked: Man, if it is aliens, they are gonna be really disappointed at first contact when they find out that they're in Russia. "In Mother Russia, the aliens ... more » IDVariation: Yeah, it must be swamp gas if that's what the scientists from Division 6 say. more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: I always knew the Triumvirate would strike again. Nice try Orville Redenbacher, but I always knew your psychic panda clone project would work and yo... more » night.laila: I'm actually really confused about the stance this site has towards UFOs/aliens. Is this facetious? Or serious? more » winshape: We weren't getting the hints from all the crop circles...so now they're trying cloud circles. more » Orionche: I for one welcome our new circle loving overlords... more » Cupajo: By "Moscow has been FlashForwarded" do you mean that they have been overrun by cliched writing and hamfisted acting? more » -
#doomsday
Has Moscow Been FlashForwarded?
A strange cloud formed above Moscow last Wednesday which "scientists" dismissed as an"optical illusion" - about one BS excuse step below the "swamp gas reflected the light from Venus." We, however, think otherwise: Moscow's been FlashForwarded. More » -
#io9backgrounder
All You Need To Know To Watch Smallville
If tonight's episode of Smallville happens to be your first, here's the bad news: You've missed eight years' worth of backstory. Now, here's the good news: We're about to tell you all you need to know anyway. More » -
#predators
"Doomsday" Gorehound Neil Marshall May Direct "Predators"
If they really have to do a new Predator movie, we're psyched to learn that the directing job may go to Neil Marshall, whose Doomsday was our favorite over-the-top, post-apocalyptic, head-chopping, eye-popping punk-rock cannibal movie of 2008. More » -
#smallvillerecap
Death Comes To Smallville
Alas, poor Smallville supporting character. We knew you well, but that wasn't enough to save you from Doomsday (in a very literal sense). But that's not all that happened in last night's finale. Spoilers!
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#impact
ABC's Miniseries Impact Shows The Upside To The End Of The World
A German miniseries (with American actors) shows us that doomsday doesn't have to be such a downer. In fact, when the Moon hurtles on a collision course with Earth, the upside is no more gravity. More » -
#doomsday
Doomsday TV Movie: It's Not Our Doomsday?
An actor posted some cool-looking pics from the set of Sci Fi's Doomsday TV movie. The bad news is, apparently it's not based on the Neil Marshall classic. Sort of. More » -
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#doomsday
Beloved Doomsday Gets Another Chance On TV
Remember the awesome-but-panned Doomsday movie that was a cross between Medieval Times, Mad Max and Resident Evil? Well, they're making lemonade out of tattoo faced cadavers, and trying a Doomsday TV movie, with Trekkies. -
#scifigiftguide
Last Minute Shopping: What To Do When The Goods Are Gone
The clock is ticking away, and with each precious moment, someone is snapping up the last copy the Dark Knight, World War Z and Watchmen. We braved the stores to find surefire last-minute shopping items. -
#eradicatingcamp
21 Ways To Eradicate Campiness From Science Fiction
Ever since the first cheesy monster or goofy robot leered out from the cover of a pulpy magazine, science fiction has struggled to shake off a certain tinge of campiness. No matter how hard creators may try to tell cool stories, that slightly ironic silliness is always lurking just outside the frame. And there will always be science fiction which takes those little hints of camp and amplifies them a million-fold. A little campiness may be fun to get stoned and giggle at, but it also stands in the way of telling amazing tales about the impact of technology on humans. Here's a rulebook for rooting out the campiness from science fiction. More »
