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more about #watchmen more comments → reddingofish: "promising Virtuality" ? That show was lame. I hate shows that kill the most interesting character in the first episode. I want to watch a space tra... more » Wookie1972: I would also add the last two seasons of X-Files. I really felt that Carter lost the plot. literally. more » Wookie1972: Wow. I agree with all of the,. Although I also agree with ejp1082 that all the pre-2009 Trek projects from this decade deserve to be on this list. more » gigshaft: Am I the only one tired of hearing people whine about the final episode of BSG? I happened to like it. Most of my educated, media-savvy friends happ... more » Islandkiwi: Can we hold off until the end of the year, so we can give Avatar a shot to qualify? more » Alessar: I think that this line about Heroes "Most of all, the show ducked out on its very title, opting to show us histrionics and family squabbles in place o... more » Cash907Censored: "and the burial of the promising Virtuality." Are you joking? Virtuality was Defying Gravity without the inappropriately quirky music and lame flashb... more » Roklimber: I really don't get what so many people see in Firefly. I watched the first 15 minutes of the pilot and thought it was incredibly boring. Superman Ret... more » TrueCrime: I also enjoyed Watchmen, but I understand its place on this list. This was supposed to be the movie that converted the masses. Non sci-fi friends wer... more » Chuck: I find your lack of "Enterprise" disturbing... more » shoroko: As much as everyone criticized the actress for Laurie's lackluster appearance in Watchmen, after a few viewings I felt like it was pretty clear that e... more » Dresan: Watchmen's intro alone is enough to take it off this list. more » Aidan_: I disagree completely about Hulk, the Matrix sequels and Watchmen. But then, I seem to be the only sapient lifeform in the goddamn multiverse that tho... more » Chip Overclock: Aw, hell, I was in a pretty good mood despite -1F temperatures in Denver. Now I'm just depressed. Cold and depressed. But rumor has it that Santa is ... more » geesejuggler: What's with all the hate for the Matrix sequels? I love them. more » -
#decadeinreview
Top 10 Science Fiction Disappointments Of The Past Decade
Disappointment sometimes seems the natural state of mind for science-fiction fans, but it's because we have so much hope. We raise our hopes again and again, only to suffer crushing disappointment. Here are the 10 worst letdowns of the 2000s. More » -
#io9giftguide
15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays
The Holiday Season is officially on us again, and that can mean only one thing that isn't watching Christmas In Connecticut over and over again: Time to think about gift-giving (and getting). Where better to start than with toys? More » -
#movies
Page-To-Screen Fail: The Worst Live-Action Versions Of Book Characters
We've all had our hearts broken by movie and television versions of our favorite book characters. You know the adaptation will never be as good as the beloved original, but sometimes it's hideously worse. Here are the absolute worst offenders. More » -
#politicalsciencefiction
5 US Presidents Best Equipped To Handle An Alien Invasion
The fourth issue of alien invasion comic Resurrection hit stores this week, introducing President Bill Clinton as a regular cast member. We've already seen current-President Obama fighting aliens, but now we're wondering: Which US President would be best at alien-fighting?
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#moviereview
The Wild Things Don't Really Love You
Spike Jonze is known for making uncomfortable films — I still can't think about the ending of Being John Malkovitch without squirming — but Where The Wild Things Are may be his coldest comfort yet. Major spoilers below... More » -
#celebrityfanzines
Watchmen Creator's New Medium: Fanzines
Having abandoned mainstream comics, Watchmen creator Alan Moore is turning to fanzines for new project Dodgem Logic. The 40-page bi-monthly zine offering (in Moore's words) "subterranean exotica in a bleached-out cultural and social landscape" launches next month. [Bleeding Cool] -
#thisisadisaster
Choose Your Own Disaster!!
Hello friends. Over the past few months I've been telling you what was a disaster, now the time has come for you to pick your own. More » -
#lobo
Watchmen's Comedian Looks To Space For Next Role
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, fresh from starring in Watchmen and currently shooting the movie version of The Losers, wants to stay with comic books for his next project. He's hoping to play DC's intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo in Guy Ritchie's adaptation. More » -
#afternoonreading
Discover The Origins Of 2000AD - For Free
Looking for something to read while you wait for the weekend to finally arrive? What about the first appearances of some of the greatest science fiction comic characters of all time? And what if you could do it for free? 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?
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#watchmen
Gilliam on Snyder's Watchmen: It Looks Better Than Mine Would've
For years, Terry Gilliam tried to get a movie version of Watchmen made without success, before deciding that the book was unfilmable. So what did he make of Zack Snyder's faithful, CGI-filled version from earlier this year? More » -
#summermovies
Summer 2009: What Just Happened?
With District 9 a bona fide hit and GI Joe amazing all by not crashing and burning, the summer movie season of 2009 has ended just as it began: Surprising a lot of people. What lessons can we learn? More » -
#fanboys
The Greatest Nerdware We'd Steal From Our Favorite Fans
You think your science fiction memorabilia is impressive? The scifi fans depicted in movies and TV have way cooler shit than you do. Here are 10 nerds who don't even exist in real life, and whose collections still pwn yours. More » -
#gijoe
GI Joe Rises At Box Office
Despite expectations of disaster and controversy over a lack of mainstream reviews, GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra looks like it's going to be a hit after all, opening with a surprising $22.3 million box office take on Friday.
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