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more about #planetoftheapes more comments → SeeingI: I have a strong hunch that the new TARDIS console will resemble #4. more » AbdulMule: The valkyries from Macross Frontier that the protagonists use are supposed to be throwbacks to the original VF-1s, VF-25 Messiahs i think they're called more » EugeniaBSG: The reimagined Galactica still looks too "Star Treky" to me. Something built for WAR ought to look wicked, fast, dynamic, not like a tugboat. more » gods-n-clods: I was expecting to see a re-imagined Veritech. Anyone seen any? more » Pope John Peeps II: The BSG reboot art seems to have borrowed some from the art for the games Homeworld and Homeworld 2. Which, of course, is not a bad thing. Might as ... more » Jack Mayfield: This concept art doesn't reimagine these epics; it imagined them first. (Preimagined?) more » Ogami: Where is Spaceball concept work? (IF there is any...) more » Daveinva: "Star Wars prequels: the concept art is better than the movies. Really." I'll take issue with that-- the movies *are* beautiful to look at, the conce... more » AdamL: I'm a sucker for costume concept sketches. Especially rejected designs that are cooler than the ones actually used. That sounds like a good post to me. more » Bill-Lee: Although I admire the ability to draw a neat looking spaceship, my favorite scifi concept art is always the character and alien design. I like some of... more » ReiRei0: What, no Macross or Legend of Galactic Heroes? more » joetato: This Island Earth? Anyone . . . Anyone . . . Mutants? Anyone . . . Anyone . . . Beuller? more » karpar: Robotech's Invid bear mention (though they do a great job of oppressing humans once they get the chance). They were initially peaceful, and gladly wel... more » Klebert L. Hall: If you're going to use an example from Known Space, it should really "everyone except for the Bandersnatch", under the Masters... Or Possibly "everyo... more » tetracycloide: that is quite possibly the worst rendering of a kzinti i have ever seen. why not just put up a lolcat picture instead, would be roughly as fearsome. more » -
#musicvideos
Music Videos of the Multiverse Apocalypse and the History of the Planet of the Apes
Director Sugimoto Kousuke creates action-packed, animated music videos overloaded with colorful visuals and global disasters. His "The TV Show" goes from hypnotically zen to multiversal meltdown, while "Full Moon Party" chronicles the rise and fall of civilization starring monkey kind. More » -
#conceptart
Concept Art That Reimagines The Greatest Space Epics
Starships, battlecruisers and starfighters are part of the iconic imagery of our favorite space epics. So when classic space sagas like Star Wars or BSG get rebooted, concept artists must reimagine legendary vessels. Here's our favorite reimagined space concept art. More » -
#gallery
Planet Of The Apes - The Tim Burton Remake
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#triviagasm
The Best of Science Fiction's Oppressed Species
District 9's crustacean aliens may be the first extraterrestrials to experience South Africa's apartheid, but they're hardly the first species to feel the sting of oppression. We list science fiction's other downtrodden, enslaved, and dehumanized (so to speak) species.
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#weekendviewing
Return To Return To The Planet Of The Apes
Wondering what to do with your lazy Sunday afternoon? Why not spend it in the company of some cartoon monkeys? The entire short-lived Return To The Planet Of The Apes animated series from the '70s is now available online. More » -
#johncarterofmars
Andrew Stanton's John Carter Of Mars Ready To Start Filming... In Utah's Alien Landscape
Fresh from its supporting role as the planet Vulcan in Star Trek, the state of Utah is preparing for its role as Mars in Disney/Pixar's long-awaited live-action version of John Carter of Mars, which begins production there in November. More » -
#triviagasm
The Composers That Make Space Adventures Epic
Space is silent and vast, but we can't feel the awe and terror of epic space battles without great music. Here's our list of the ten composers without whom science fiction would feel as empty as the void. (With samples.) More » -
#foundfootage
Lousy Human Bastards!
Nothing is more awesome than watching Ricardo Montalban yell, "Lousy human bastards!" in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes - best flick of the series, and about to get a (hopefully awesome) remake. More » -
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#chetzar
Future Recruitment Technique For Alien Space Wars
Now's your chance to meet some monsters straight out of Hellboy, just in time for the release of Hellboy II. Chet Zar, who did monster special-effects makeup and concept art for the first Hellboy and Planet of the Apes, has a new gallery show. His exhibit, "Ugly American" will be at the Strychin Gallery in London opening this Friday. Click through to see a gallery full of Zar's cranky smoking monsters. More » -
#iamlegend
Movies That Smash the Statue of Liberty
A trailer for the upcoming movie I Am Legend shows Will Smith and his canine buddy wandering an entirely empty New York City. But that's nothing new. Hollywood has always loved to show one of the most bustling cities on the planet smashed to hell and emptied of human life. Check out our list of movies that crush New York under their boots. Special bonus: click through our gallery featuring emptied-out NY, with many mangled Statues of Liberty. More »
