Why The Jetsons still matters 50 years later

Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of The Jetsons' first appearance on television. While the futuristic cartoon was first broadcast in 1962 and the initial run lasted just one 24-episode season, The Jetsons remains a significant vision of the technologically optimistic future. Retrofuturistic historian Matt Novak…

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The Ultimate History of Cute Robots

Cute robots have been a fixture in the pop culture landscape, ever since C-3PO and R2D2 crashed on Tatooine in the original Star Wars — but there have been cute robots in pop culture for way longer. The history of cute robots is a proud and totally cuddly one, full of beeping, blooping noises.

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Optimistic Science Fiction Stories that Could still Come True

Many of science fiction's most rosy ideas of the future seem less and less likely, or they've already failed to materialize on schedule. But the future could still be a beautiful place.

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The 11 greatest, craziest sci-fi crossovers in television history

Tonight's conclusion of the already epic Eureka/Warehouse 13 crossover is just scratching the surface of science fiction's greatest TV crossovers. You may not believe some of what we're about to tell you about actually happened...that's why we brought video evidence.

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Live Action Jetsons Movie Takes Flight Next Year: Pick Your Judy Now

Robert Rodriguez is going full hovermobile ahead with his live-action Jetsons movie. Which means we could be just a year away from seeing Judy Jetson live and in the flesh. So let's talk our dream white-wig casting.

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Rodriguez Rebooting Both Jetsons And Predator. Should We Laugh Or Cry?

After much speculation, Robert Rodriguez finally announced that he would be making his Predator reboot movie, with the worrisome title Predators. And we've got our fingers crossed for a live action Rosie housekeeper bot.

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