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AngriestGeek: Civil War was just a stupid piece of crap as was Secret Invasion... HOWEVER... There is s a trend at Marvel that omnipotent women are a problem be i... more »
Insomnia Bob: While I can't refute the anecdotal evidence to support this theory, it's also a GRAND oversimplification of the plots of the last few years. Don't wo... more »
Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: What if the reason Caroline become a doll has something to do with what she did to Rive.. eh.. Glau. more »
Pants McCracky: I guess I wasn't all that bothered by quirky/weird Bennett, because, well, it's Summer Glau, and she's on a Joss Whedon show. What is she supposed to ... more »
Dr Emilio Lizardo: I have a feeling Microsoft just slapped their logo on a FOX produced commercial. I think that's the way the network sees this show, which is why it's... more »
DrMathochist: I saw the Senator Perrin twist coming. The whole white-knight thing was a bit too much to take. I'm disappointed that Topher moved back towards bein... more »
TomSkylark: To gesture at something like a generous reading of Abhay Khosla’s article, as well as arguments against it here, I think it might be helpful to foll... more »
geesejuggler: It was awesome! First, the last thing I needed as a fangirl was a Victor/Topher. His scenes in the episode might beat his "Kiki" scenes. Second, I or... more »
Rocketknight: Maybe I'm the only one, but I saw the latest episode of FlashForward and said "THIS is why Demetri gets killed". It just screams that somewhere along ... more »
MargaretMoony: You know, I might be the only person on the planet, but I have all sorts of love for Mellie/Madeline/November. I think her whole plot line was intere... more »
Cash907Censored: Hmm... most of the comics I read feature supremely badass women, like Preacher, Echo, The Resistance, etc etc. Then again, I've never much cared for ... more »
RoboBagins: I totally called the senator is a doll bit the moment it looked like his wife was a doll. It just seemed like it would be more twisted that way. So ... more »
MCM: Apologies... there seems to be a post limit that's cutting off the end of this latest chapter. I hope to have it resolved shortly. more »
firstanointed: I loved the sheer complexity of the story development but what hinders me from being completely happy with the ep is that a lot of the dialogue --part... more »
Darklighter: Am I the only one who had to quadruple check that Enver Gjokaj wasn't being dubbed by Fran Krantz? Because his impression was just so damn perfect. more »

#dollhouserecap

Dollhouse Gets Political, And Our Minds Are Blown

With last night's double-header, Dollhouse swung firmly back towards "best thing Joss Whedon's ever done" territory. There was only one slight problem... the weak subplot involving Summer Glau. Mega spoilers below! More »
#quoteoftheday

Revealed: Marvel Comics' Secret War On Women
Have superhero comics outgrown a pre-adolescent fear of women? Not in the slightest, argues critic Abhay Khosla. In fact, he argues, Marvel Comics' last few linewide storylines have been all about why women are terrifying and need to be destroyed. More »
#flashforwardseasonrant

Why FlashForward Fails
With this week's episode being the last we'll see for awhile of the show hyped as "The New Lost," it seems like a good time to look back at what we know about FlashForward and ask, What went wrong? More »
#livewriting

The New Real: Livewriting Day 1
Welcome to The New Real, a sci-fi livewriting adventure composed entirely on io9. Over the next two days, we'll bring you into the world of interplanetary narcotics control, where the bad guys are bad, the good guys are iffy, and the heroes are alcoholic and suicidal. More »
#fringerecap

Monster Worms Are Fringe's Latest Health Craze

Last night's Fringe gave us a new monster nightmare: giant, tentacled worms that live inside their host until they come bursting out of their faces. But it turns out that not everyone minds an encounter with their fearsome fangs. More »
#scifigiftguide

DVDs To Give The Fan Who Has Everything
Nothing makes a better gift for the science-fiction fanatic in your life than some cool-looking DVD box sets that can keep him/her up all night for weeks. Here are some boxsets your loved ones will want to crawl inside. More »
#stealthispitch

Give Me A Biotech Apocalypse That I Can Believe In
So Hollywood trashed the world in 2012, and scourged it in The Road. But neither apocalypse delivered the sweet tang of satisfaction. That's because what the Earth needs now are life-distorting biotech mutation stories. Here's why. More »
#review

SyFy's "Alice" - Warning: May Contain Your Next British Obsession

This weekend Syfy is taking a trip through a very modern looking glass, complete with romance, casinos and lots of fighting. So is this Wonderland worth revisiting? Check out our spoiler free Alice review. More »
#spiderman

The Top 10 Wackiest Norman Osborn Weird-Outs

Today's release of Siege: The Cabal marks the beginning of the end of Norman Osborn's Dark Reign over the Marvel Universe. Let's reminisce over the on-again, off-again Green Goblin's stranger moments of murder, mayhem, and flagrant disregard for contraceptives. More »
#teaser

This Weekend, You Take Control Of A Science Fiction Novel On io9

Have you ever started reading a novel and thought, "Hey, why don't they explore this idea, instead of that one?" Now is your chance to make that kind of question count. This weekend, we'll have a livewriting event on io9. More »
#scifigiftguide

Gift Ideas for the Ten Major Species of Science Fiction Fan
Stumped on what to get the Doctor Who fan in your life? Still need gifts for lovers of Star Wars, zombies, and Transformers? Our gift guide has plenty of ideas for ten species of science fiction fan. More »
#predictions

Millennium Predictions That Got Things Right - and Those That Didn't
A decade ago, the world was braced for the Y2K bug and everyone was prognosticating about the 21st century. Ten years into the new millennium, we look back at those predictions and decide which still seem likely - or not. More »
#bookreview

Steampunk Comes Of Age With Westerfeld's "Leviathan"
Plenty of young-adult novels feature teens reaching adulthood in a world that adults have royally buggered. And there's no shortage of books about a British Empire with improbably high technology. But Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan makes both of those themes epic. More »
#iceage

There Could Be an Ice Age Two Months from Now
Everyone knows disaster movies are totally unrealistic — massive climate change doesn't just happen in a few months, right? Wrong. Some Canadian scientists have figured out that it did once, and very easily could again. More »
#exclusive

Why The Road's Baby Scene Was Cut, And Why Its First Trailer Sucked

One important cannibal scene in the post apocalyptic film The Road, based on Cormac McCarthy's book, was cut. Here's why, along with how director John Hillcoat feels about his movie being compared to, and marketed as, "disaster porn." More »
#rant

Reclaiming Your Humanity Means Killing A Whole Lot Of People
Wolverine, out on DVD recently, is a great example of one of the silliest clichés in escapist entertainment: someone reclaims his/her true humanity and unique individuality — by killing everyone in sight. What the hell is this about? More »
#comicswecrave

Belated Comics Offer Superhero Overload And Sneaks At Movies
It may be the start of the holiday season - which, amongst other things, means that new comics are released on Thursday this week, instead of Wednesday - but that doesn't stop comics from bringing death, destruction and Iron Man. More »
#io9backgrounder

Before They Fall, Meet The Hulks
Why are there now seven Hulks (Three of whom are children of the original Hulk)? What are the differences between them all? And where did this all get started? We explain all for beginners and Hulk-curious bystanders. More »
#top10

12 Movie Adaptations That Did The Books Justice
Whether or not you loved The Road, most people seemed to feel it captured Cormac McCarthy's novel. Sadly, most adaptations do violence to the original books, but not all. Here are 12 SF/fantasy adaptations that did right by the books. More »
#timburton

Tim Burton's Lost Movie Pitches That We Wish Hollywood Greenlit
A lot of Tim Burton's early artwork in his MoMA retrospective consists of pitches for movies he never got to make... and they'd make some kick-ass films today. Here are the best Burton monsters and mutants that deserve screen time. More »

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