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more about #getsmart more comments → Alessar: Props for featuring Ultraman. I rented the entire original series from Netflix (old DVD set) and I was surprised how much fun I had. I actually had wa... more » Allen_Richards: I've mentioned on here a few weeks ago that I'd be willing to add more straight sci-fi to my Netflix Horror, Exploit, and Cult cinema new release list... more » Bill-Lee: The footage not shown on TV will probably include the bare breasts, bare breasts, and umm bare breasts. more » disatess: wheres Ultra -seven dvd set . more » Roklimber: I have a feeling that the BSG: The Plan DVD will not sell very well. more » Roklimber: Hah.... UltraMan... I used to watch that when I was a kid. more » SuperTuna: "...including at least 16 individuals known only as "Number Two"... I'm sorry - the only thing that pops into my head is Austin Powers shouting "Who ... more » OMG! Ponies!: Of course TK421 isn't listed. That lazy good-for-nothing is never at his post. more » chriscrob: 007. Red XII. more » Dracoster: Where's X5-452? more » Purple Dave: Some of us prefer to refer to the Ho-Borg as 69, because that is a much more enlightening descriptor of her purpose on the show. more » Soupytwist: Agent 355... *contemplative sigh* Brian K. Vaughn really set the bar so high with her, I just don't think anyone will ever create another character, ... more » GrumpierGrunt: what about agent 47? more » OsDavis: What about the unborn Seven Constanza? (Well, hey, if House is sci-fi, Seinfeld gets in by dint of the visit to Bizarro World and the time-travellin... more » foolish-rain: Seven of Nine might be disqualified, since her name on the set was the alphanumeric "44 of D". At least according to those of her castmates who attend... more » -
#falldvdpreview
The io9 Guide To 2009's Fall DVD Releases
Last week, we told you about the movies reaching theaters this fall, but it has to be said: Sometimes, even just going to the theater seems like too much hassle. Here's what you can watch at home, instead. More » -
#triviagasm
16 Great Characters with Numbers For Names
This week, we're gearing up for 9, Shane Acker's film about nine animated rag dolls, each known only by their number. With that in mind, we list 16 other characters who have numerical monikers.
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#voltron
Are You Ready For Dark Knight Voltron?
It had to happen: Voltron is getting a live-action big-budget remake, courtesy of the producers who brought you Get Smart, Wanted and The Dark Knight — with a focus on being Transformers, but with added human spirit. Be very afraid. More » -
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#getsmartreview
Can Old-School Jewish Humor Survive in the Future?
Get Smart is essentially the comedy equivalent of one of William Gibson's recent novels. It's present-day science fiction, filled with superspies and high-tech gadgets that just might exist in real life if you squint. Looked at from that perspective, you'd think the film would be a slam-dunk. Steve Carell plays the nerdy klutz Maxwell Smart who saves the world, Heroes' Masi Oka has a bit part as the cute engineer who makes a buggy cone of silence, and kicky Anne Hathaway plays Maxwell's sidekick Agent 99. And the tone of the flick is generally true to Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's original schmendrick-as-hero tone. So what made this fun little movie movie fall short? I think it's because the old-school Catskills Jewish humor of the original clashes so intensely with what is ultimately a zany, futuristic tale. (Spoilers ahead.) More »
