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morning spoilers
Sex Secrets Of Hancock And Smallville's Clark Kent
Spoiler fiends are the truest afficionados of media SF. We're endlessly curious about everything: we actually care about drunken superhero Hancock's sex life, and exactly what Mulder and Scully's status is in X-Files 2. We pore over toy announcements to decipher the secret of Doctor Who's season finale, and read between the lines to dope out Smallville's next female villain. We scan every bit of new Speed Racer footage, and comb through hints about Heroes season three. We spy on Lost's finale shooting. We even pay attention to the reports about Eureka's next season and news about Star Wars books, that's how omnivorous we are. If it's a spoiler, we're interested. More »
morning spoilers
Surprising Twists On BSG, Smallville And Doctor Who
This morning's spoiler roundup lets you know how the new Star Trek movie ends, just in case you were wondering. Our spoiler-bash also includes even more hints about the inevitable Iron Man sequel, plus some clues about the slightly less inevitable Superman Returns sequel and the Wolverine prequel. And there are new clues for Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Smallville, and the Amazing Spider-Man comic. All this, plus two new clips from tomorrow night's Lost episode. It's spoiler season! More »
terminator
Please Don't Let Arnold Schwarzenegger Do Terminator 4
The producers of the fourth Terminator movie dismissed rumors that Arnold Schwarzenegger would put in an appearance in the film months ago, but now Arnie himself is stirring them up again. He told a reporter that he hasn't had any talks with anybody, but he's really interested in appearing in T4, as long as it's shot in California. There are so many reasons why this would be a really, really bad idea. More »
morning spoilers
Secrets Of Battlestar, Sarah Connor And Lost
Spoiler alert: Fans got hold of some script pages from one of the very last episodes of Battlestar Galactica, and they give a lot of spoilers for how the show will look in its home stretch. Also, producers tell us what to expect from the next Superman movie and season two of Sarah Connor Chronicles. Plus there are some spoilers, and some wild speculation, for Doctor Who. Plus a few new details about the tail end of Lost season four. Spoilers avast! More »
terminator
Terminator's Bleak Future Will Keep Growing
Rumors that the unstoppable Terminator franchise was being deactivated have turned out to be totally false. Various sites reported last week that Terminator 4, the post-apocalyptic robot-fighting sequel starring Christian Bale as John Connor, was cancelled. But now it's just been announced that Moon Bloodgood (the smirking time-traveler from TV's Journeyman) will co-star in T-4 as a resistance fighter suffering from survivor's guilt because she survived the nuclear holocaust. And the movie starts principal photography May 5. Meanwhile, it's official that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will have a second season on Fox, so we'll find out if Summer Glau survived almost getting blown up in the season finale. [Hollywood Reporter and TV Guide]
triviagasm
The Most Badass Robot Army Dream Team
We've talked about the toughest scifi soldiers, but those were made out of blood, muscle and bone. What about their robotic counterparts? It's goes without saying that if the Bot Army met the Meat Popsicle Army, the robots would clean house. If you had access to unlimited funds and a lot of time-traveling doohickeys, then you'd want to put together a lineup like our dream team robot army. We've assembled them below for your pleasure. More »
time travel wars
Greatest Time-Travel Duels Of All Time(lines)
Some of the greatest battles in science fiction haven't involved dogfights or shoot-outs, but time-traveling smackdowns, with two different people trying to change history out from under each other. Like Marty and Biff, trying to wipe out each other's timelines in this clip from Back To The Future 2. As soon as you have more than one time machine, you can have timeline-altering sniper fights, and whoever can erase the other person's time line first wins. Start your paradox engines, and may the slipperiest time-trickster win! More »
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Which Science Fiction Ass-Kicker Would You Want As Your Bodyguard?
It's a tough world out there, and if science fiction is any guide, it's only going to get more dystopian and hairstyle-challenged in the years to come. You're going to need some protection from all those tinfoil-clad harpoon-punks who want to steal your teeth. Ideally, it should be someone dependable, as well as a person you'd like to spend all your time with. Someone like one of the great bad-asses of science fiction. Which sci-fi bruiser would you want to have as your personal bodyguard? More »
morning spoilers
The Most Surprising Confrontation On Lost Yet
We're here to spoil your morning, with some inside scoop on a surprising report about the filming for an upcoming Lost episode, plus some new hints about who gets laid in Battlestar Galactica. Meanwhile, some new plot info for Terminator 4 has trickled out. And we get confirmation on a worrying Doctor Who rumor. And there are a couple of new stills from the animated Batman DVD. Spoilers await, below the fold. More »
sarah connor chronicles
She'll Be Back: Terminator Renewed?
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has won a second season, sources are claiming. We may actually get some resolution on some of the questions that have been nagging us since the show's first season ended abruptly. Now if only Fox gets out a DVD box set this summer, so you can start converting your friends (it's already available on Amazon Unboxed.) Click through for our list of unanswered Terminator TV questions. More »
scifi machines
Some of the most awesome science fiction machines ever conceived for film, like the turbo-tank AT-ATs from Empire Strikes Back, were inspired by things the concept designers saw every day. You may already know that George Lucas was allegedly inspired to create the AT-ATs by these cargo lifters at the Port of Oakland — but did you know the T-1000 "liquid metal" Terminator was inspired by chocolate fudge? Find out which strangely ordinary items inspired eight of the coolest science fiction machines, and be humbled.
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Eight of the Oddest Inspirations for the Coolest Science Fiction Machines
Some of the most awesome science fiction machines ever conceived for film, like the turbo-tank AT-ATs from Empire Strikes Back, were inspired by things the concept designers saw every day. You may already know that George Lucas was allegedly inspired to create the AT-ATs by these cargo lifters at the Port of Oakland — but did you know the T-1000 "liquid metal" Terminator was inspired by chocolate fudge? Find out which strangely ordinary items inspired eight of the coolest science fiction machines, and be humbled.
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12:41 PM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Annalee Newitz
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Latest by sconnelly: I felt compelled to try and settle this matter. I will back up my statements with links. It turns out that Annalee Newitz is, in fact, correct about the lifters. I believe the mistake being made here is the assumption that more »
alternate reality
Secret Revelations from the Future in Terminator Alternate Reality Game
We've written before about the Sarah Connor Chronicles alternate reality game (ARG), where players film themselves acting out the roles of workers at a corporation called Einitech Labs. Enitech has discovered a way to photograph pictures of the future using "tachyons." At first they just see newspapers that are several months in the future, but slowly they begin getting pictures of San Francisco in a post-apocalyptic state. And then they start getting stalked by robots. Each episode contains a puzzle, and this special BoingBoing TV episode of the ARG is no exception. Peek below to get the secret subliminal message. More »
pinnochio-bots
The Greatest Pinnochio-Bot Of All Time
When Summer Glau's Terminator started ballet dancing for no particular reason in a recent episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, it totally made sense: She's just another android/robot who wants to be human. Like the guy in this classic Johnnie Walker Scotch ad. It's like the fourth rule of robotics: The more autistic and socially clueless an android is, the more he/she/it will crave humanity. Click through to see clips of the greatest Pinnochio-bot of all time, plus a gallery. More »
contest winners
We Have Some Winners For Our Caption This Photo Contest!
You blew us away and nearly terminated our ability to process comment overload with the over 400 comments on our Terminator caption contest, underscoring the fact that io9 readers rule no matter what the current timeline is. We had a lot of great entires, including several dozen that had John and Cameron interfacing intimately, if you know what we mean. We decided to award two honorable mentions because we couldn't narrow it down to one winner. The runners-up will get some prizes too. Find out who won after the jump, and look for more contests from io9 soon! More »
sarah connor chronicles recap
I Married A Terminator!
Terminator's rules for keeping the romance in your marriage: Always think about the other women you've strangled during a tender moment, so she'll see the fire in your eyes. Keep her wine-glass full at all times. Do the finger-lip thing, women love that. The best part about the "I Married A Terminator" scenes from last night's Sarah Connor Chronicles is that Summer Glau's Terminator is taking seduction notes. Which is the main reason the show needs a second season — to see Summer put those lessons into action. At the prom. More »
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Save Sarah Connor -- By Getting Drunk!
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles won't get a much-deserved second season unless it shows a ratings surge for tonight's two-hour finale. But how can you convince all your friends and coworkers to give the show another chance? By introducing them to our fun and socially lubricating Sarah Connor Chronicles drinking game. (Note: This time it's a real drinking game. We promise!) More »
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