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more about #thedaytheearthstoodstill more comments → ParryLost: And then of course there is the solution from Elizabeth Bear's Carnival: Build AIs that will save the planet... by literally taking apart every human ... more » NotChoinski: Hooray! You're reading Lem! more » jbq: If they ever did a sequel to Highlander, I hope they wouldn't let it involve Connor MacLeod designing a force field to shield the earth from solar ra... more » foolish-rain: re: Restart the Gulf Stream. Sure, it hits -50 in Washington and the world leaps into action. What is the world doing about the -50 temperatures we c... more » The_Sporean_Bob: Here's an an idea: make humans at least slightly autotrophic, i.e. make us photosynthetic, so we don't eat nearly as much. that way you need fewer me... more » LittleDragon: Lets just do a controlled eruption of Yellowstone so it sends enough ash in to the air to lower the temperature. We can do that, right? Right? more » dazoid: SAVE THE TURTLES! more » darthsodomizer: The Earth got used up, so we moved out and terraformed a whole new galaxy of Earths more » WestMantooth: Drop a bomb on the ozone. That's the American way. more » Doctor Who?: Another option is saying "Screw it", and creating a Ringworld or Dyson Sphere. Entirely out of the question with modern technology, though. more » ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: For the Urban Fantasy selection, Harry Dresden messes with Global Climate Change by getting involved with a Faerie civil war. more » CoyoteBrown: In Rainbow Six, (by Tom Clancy), a group of eco terrorists genetically engineer a virus strain in the hopes of wiping out enough humans to reverse the... more » geesejuggler: Hey, you forgot how the Sentinels in the Matrix made massive clouds to-- Maybe we should just forgot that route. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I thought science fact has pointed towards the earth heating up all on its own regardless of human interferance! Maybe the question is not what should... more » Regular_Stormy: Global warming was also fixed by moving the earth farther from the sun in Frisky Dingo. But it was by accident. more » -
#triviagasm
10 Ways To Rescue The Climate, According To Science Fiction
Hot enough for ya? Our crazy fossil-fuel orgy is driving the planet's temperatures through the roof. Good thing science fiction books and movies have come up with 10 can't-fail solutions (well, maybe they'd work) for stopping global warming. 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 » -
#exclusive
How "Day the Earth Stood Still" Became Fox's First Carbon-Neutral Production
Liberal alien flick The Day the Earth Stood Still comes out on DVD next Tuesday, and we've got an exclusive clip from the extras. It's all about how the movie production was totally carbon neutral. More » -
#hyperion
Hyperion To Stand Still For New Director
The movie version of Dan Simmons' Hyperion has found its director: Scott Derrickson, the man who helped Keanu Reeves make the Earth Stand Still in last year's remake. Should we be afraid? More » -
#cowboybebop
Neo Goes Bebop
Not content with ruining The Day The Earth Stood Still, Keanu Reeves has set his sights on another sci-fi classic, signing up for the live-action remake of classic anime Cowboy Bebop. Is nothing sacred? More » -
#rant
Why Do Aliens Among Us Always Go Native?
It never fails: an alien comes to Earth to study us, or spy on us, or hide from other aliens. And he/she always goes native. Just once, I'd like to see an unassimilated alien. -
#review
Three Ways to Make the Most of "Day the Earth Stood Still"
Forget about whether the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still is true to the original. It isn't. But it does give us a compelling picture of futuristic alien civilizations. More » -
#exclusive
Don Draper Solves the Alien Problem With Scotch
At the premiere for Day the Earth Stood Still, we nabbed cast member Jon Hamm and asked what his Mad Men character Don Draper would do to stop angry alien Klaatu. -
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#morningspoilers
Major Hints For Iron Man 2, Dragonball, T4, And Clone Wars
Today's spoilers include an Iron Man 2 revelation. Plus Terminator 4, Dragonball and TDTESS clips. Shocking Heroes set pics! Sulu's role on Clone Wars! Plus spoilers for Fringe, Dollhouse, Sarah Connor, Smallville and more! More » -
#exclusive
Klaatu Movie Shot Into Space, Director Washes Hands Of Eventual Invasion
That's right — the movie about aliens coming to Earth to wipe out humans is going to be broadcast into space. But the director, Scott Derrickson, doesn't want to be blamed. -
#exclusive
Hundreds Of Tests Needed To Get Spaceship Right, Says Earth Stood Still Designer
Those giant glowing spheres that trash Manhattan in the Day The Earth Stood Still remake took painstaking work — on everything from color schemes to the way they looked reflected in people's hazmat suit visors. We talked to production designer David Brisbin about reinventing a science fiction legend, and he explained why the new film is such a visual departure from the 1950s version. More »
