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phoghat: "Does Fringe count as new, or just an updated X-Files?" Speaking as a dyed-in-the-wool X-Files fan, I don't think so.There are a few similarities. An ... more »
CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I think theres been more emphasis on reboots over the last few years. But theres also been some very cool original stuff come through aswell. With th... more »
Asbestos_Underwear: If anything, it was the decade of "we can't put a decent ending to our show". Most shows turned sour or got canceled before having the chance to wrap ... more »
Cory Gross: I thought the 1930's were the decade of the remake, once they switched over to those newfangled talkies? And the decade of sequels, for that matter? H... more »
Mary Ratliff: "In the end, it may simply be the result of conservatism on everyone's parts: Audiences don't want to spend time or money on something they don't know... more »
bookwench: This was the decade that sucked beyond words. The reboots were an attempt to recapture the feeling of a time that didn't suck beyond words. more »
cylon_conspiracy: People like to see old things presented in new ways. They have the comfort of the familiar but the excitement of something they haven't seen before, a... more »
shoroko: This doesn't really apply for some reboots, but it does seem like in terms of sci-fi, there may be an inclination to bring stories we've already told ... more »
The Curse of Millhaven: Isn't a reboot just a remake? Why the different terminology? more »
geesejuggler: I like the idea of reboots and remakes because I end up watching the original anyway. Plus, the concepts of remakes isn't really new. How many movies ... more »
Bill-Lee: There is no such thing as an "original idea". The human race has been around for 40'000 years and we've been retelling the same stories to each other ... more »
OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: I read this headline quickly and thought it said "decade of the robot". I then got very excited. Then very terrified. more »
Dr Emilio Lizardo: Somebody is teaching this? I'm not even a huge Batman fan beyond the movies, but it seems obvious that this is the whole point of the Batman/Joker re... more »
Starwatcher: Yes, I believe at the end of the day they see themselves as sort of ying/yang twins, brothers who took different paths, although when you get down to ... more »
Bill-Lee: I've always preferred a mythological approach to the Joker. He's like Loki or the Coyote from American Indian lore. He says things others are afraid ... more »

#decadeinreview

Was This The Decade Of The Reboot?
Looking back at the fictional stories that defined the last decade, you might think of things like The Dark Knight, Battlestar Galactica, or failures like Bionic Woman and Speed Racer. Was this the decade we ran out of original ideas? More »
#batpsych

The Existential Loneliness That Unites Batman and the Joker
A university lecturer in philosophy suggests that Gotham's hero and its worst villain share an unwilling awareness of society's fragility — and a profound isolation from others as a result. We're pretty sure we knew this, but validation is nice. More »
#twilight

Cinema Is Doomed: New Moon Most Successful Opening Ever
The reign of The Dark Knight is over: The Twilight Saga: New Moon is now officially the movie with the most successful opening day of all time, easily beating Batman's 2008 record. But what about the opening weekend total? More »
#sciencefictionart

The Greatest Velvet Paintings Of Science-Fiction Icons!
Our love for science fiction is so vivid and soars so far into space, regular art just won't convey it. To display our favorite science-fiction characters and creatures properly, you need something special. You need... the black velvet painting. Behold! More »
#batfail

Batman's Vanishing Act is Only Impressive When It Works
Sure, Batman's "vanishing silently into the shadows" routine is impressive and unnerving 99% of the time. But what about those rare occasions when he doesn't pull it off? College Humor reveals what happens when the Dark Knight's mystique fails. More »
#flashforward

Dark Knight's Goyer To Run FlashForward Solo
ABC's FlashForward recent full season order from the network came with an interesting addendum, it seems. Producer and co-showrunner Marc Guggenheim is leaving the show, and co-creator David Goyer will be stepping up to take things over. More »
#movies

The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
The 2009 summer movie season ended, with a record-breaking box office. But 2009 will also go down as the year with the most movies that cost $200 million or more. We've compiled the most expensive movies of the past decade. More »
#morningspoilers

Inception Script Review: Real Or Headfake? Plus Awesome Surrogates Footage!
Refresh yourself with spoilers! A script review of Nolan's Inception is shocking and possibly accurate. There's thrilling Surrogates footage, and a revealing FlashForward clip. Smallville gets zanier. Plus: Batman 3, Jennifer's Body, Supernatural, Fringe, Warehouse and Heroes spoilers. More »
#movies

So What Happened To All Those Dark Knight Imitators?
It's been over a year since The Dark Knight made a billion dollars and revolutionized genre cinema. At the time, everyone said we'd be seeing a spate of Dark Knight-influenced "dark" superhero films. So are any of them still happening? More »
#inception

Your Blurry First Look At Dark Knight Director's Inception
Bootlegged versions of the trailer for The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan's new movie, Inception have started leaking out onto the web following its first appearance in theaters yesterday. Click through for your first glimpse of Leonardo DiCaprio going Matrix. More »
#weekendreading

This Is The Batman We Want
Never mind crime-fighting and detecting the truth behind dastardly crimes; Brazilian cartoonist Eduardo Medeiros has shown us the truth behind Batman in a wonderful five-page silent strip, including how he really feels about the Man of Steel. More »
#docsavage

Pulp's Science Detective Meets Comics' Dark Knight Detective
Doc Savage - the pulp character created in 1933 who inspired the creation of Superman - is being resurrected by DC Comics in an all-new special hitting stores this November. Are you ready to meet the Man of Bronze? More »
#batgirlfail

Miley Cyrus In Dark Knight Sequel? Do Not Want.
Call it the news that Comic-Con thankfully drowned out, but we're stunned to discover the rumor that Hannah Montana herself, Miley Cyrus, could play Batgirl in Chris Nolan's follow-up to The Dark Knight. It can't be true... right? More »
#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 »
#thedarkknight

Is Dressing Up In Bale's Batman Cycle Armor Just Asking To Be Sideswiped?
Wasn't this exactly what Bruce Wayne didn't want? A bunch of fake Batmen running around getting themselves into trouble? And yet "official" Dark Knight motorcycle armor is being released — forearm fins and all. More »
#rant

Is Superman Really Damaged Goods?
One of the more troubling things to come out of the Siegel/Warners/DC lawsuit decision this week was the feeling that everyone involved in creating Superman stories has already decided that the character is broken. Is Superman's failure a self-fulfilling prophecy? More »
#exclusive

The Middleman's Romance With Lacey Almost Didn't Happen
One of our favorite parts of superhero-adventure The Middleman is the on-again, off-again romance between the mysterious hero and Lacey, his sidekick's roommate. But Javier Grillo-Marxuach tells io9 he fought that storyline tooth and nail. So what happened? Spoilers ahead. More »
#harrypotter

Will Harry Potter 6 Be The Biggest Movie Ever?
You may scoff, but advance ticket sales are suggesting that Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince may have the biggest opening in US box office history. It's always the quiet, lightning-scarred ones you have to look out for. More »
#transformers

Will Transformers 2 Have The Biggest Opening Ever?
As Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen continues to steamroller everything else in its wake at the box office, it's time to face the possibility that it just might break The Dark Knight's 5-day opening record by the end of today. More »
#transformers

Transformers Breaks Some, But Not All, Records
Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen's Wednesday midnight opening broke box office records by $16 million with its first screenings, becoming the largest Wednesday midnight opening ever... and the third biggest midnight opening of all time. More »

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