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drama good, has never struck us as the most introspective show. But that could be about to change — this new promo for next fall's Heroes Volume 3: Villains hints that every hero could have a villain inside. Could Hiro be about to discover his dark side? The promo also gives some hints about who lived and who died after the end of season two. Meanwhile, there are new spoilers about a new arch-nemesis for Hiro on the show.
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Clark May Be Talking To Himself A Lot On Smallville
Looks like cast members of Smallville are starting to jump ship after the exit of Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum). Allison Mack, who plays sassy Chloe Sullivan, is hinting she may be leaving the show as well. Combined with the fact that Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk's) has only signed on to do a few episodes next season, this spells trouble for Smallville. More »
blake's 7
You've heard great things about Blake's 7, that edgier 1970s show from some of the makers of Doctor Who. You've heard it features darker, more complex characters, and it's like a warped mirror held up to Star Trek's utopian future — instead of the human Federation being this amazing force for peace and justice in the galaxy, it's evil and oppressive. You've heard it includes dialog so sharp you could shave with it. But how can you discover this show for yourself? Here are some handy tips.
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How To Get Into Rebel Space Opera Blake's 7
You've heard great things about Blake's 7, that edgier 1970s show from some of the makers of Doctor Who. You've heard it features darker, more complex characters, and it's like a warped mirror held up to Star Trek's utopian future — instead of the human Federation being this amazing force for peace and justice in the galaxy, it's evil and oppressive. You've heard it includes dialog so sharp you could shave with it. But how can you discover this show for yourself? Here are some handy tips.
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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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Ron Moore Drags Us Back To The Holodeck
Battlestar Galactica producer Ron Moore is going back to his Star Trek roots for his next project, a "backdoor pilot" for Fox called Virtuality. Moore got his start writing for Star Trek: The Next Generation, which became notorious for its frequent episodes featuring the crew trapped inside a holographic simulation that got out of control. It was a cheap way to do a cowboy episode or a 1920s gangster episode. And now Moore's new show will revolve entirely around the crazed-holodeck storylines. More »
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The Color That Scares Spider-Man
Are you an obsessive compulsive Spider-Man fan who's read every Spider-comic ten times — even the gothy MacFarlane issues? Rest assured that Victor Cook, producer of the Spectacular Spider-Man Saturday morning cartoon, has still obsessed about Spider-Man more than you have. In a new interview, he shows off a detail-oriented focus on the art and mythos of the classic Spidey comics that will either make you excited to view his handiwork — or flee in terror. More »
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Which Scifi Franchises Should Go Head-To-Head Next?
It's sad but true: we'll probably never see another Aliens vs. Predator movie, now that AVP2 failed to set last Christmas on fire. But that doesn't mean Hollywood can't revive some other moribund franchises by forcing them to fight each other. Which classic but struggling universes would you like to see mashed together into an uncomfortable — but thrilling — clash of titans? Click through to vote. More »
Trapped In An Endlessly Repeating SF TV Episode? You're Not Alone
K. Tempest Bradford runs down some of the most common stock plots in science fiction TV, and it's a wonder to behold. A new castmember joins the show, but everybody acts as if he/she has always been there? Check. You're stuck reliving the same day/hour over and over again? Check. You're in a mental institution and they're trying to convince you your life of space adventures were just a crazy dream? Check check check. Her awesome post includes examples from Star Trek, Stargate and Torchwood, and we'll probably be mining it for ideas for months. [K. Tempest Bradford]
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What's The Most Overrated Classic Scifi TV Show?
We've all had the experience of looking back at a movie or TV show that rocked our worlds a few decades ago, and going, "Oh." Suddenly, the awesome classic of the 1970s or 1980s looks kind of cheesy and silly. The robot pets, the speechifying, the Klingons in cowboy hats. You expect the special effects not to be that special or effective, but you're not prepared for the dialog or the acting. Which "classic" scifi show deserves to be kicked out of the canon? More »
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The Amazingly Awful Spider-Man
It's pretty easy to see why the live-action Amazing Spider-Man show hasn't ever made it to DVD. It's not just the lame special effects, like the obvious stop-motion camerawork when Spider-Man uses his webshooters to grab someone's gun or cobweb a gun-happy dowager. Nor is it the fact that every episode includes half an hour of Peter Parker and friends sitting around discussing world affairs. There's also the extreme silliness, like Spider-Man using his Spider-Vision (huh?) to spy on the women's bathroom. Or the villains deciding "there's no time" to unmask him after their Oddjob-esque henchman has used his throwing stars to collapse the balcony he was standing on. We've collected some of the silliest bits from one episode, just to illustrate why you should be writing postcards to demand CBS/Fox not issue this series on DVD.
triviagasm
The Complete X-Files on The X-Files
The long-awaited X-Files sequel (as yet unnamed) will be in theaters this summer, and even though it'll have been six years since X-Files fans have seen anything new, there's already a lot of excitement buzzing around this movie. Will they find the truth? Will they make a believer out of skeptics? Will they finally just shed their clothes and do it so all the "Shippers" (fans who think that Mulder and Scully should be in a relationship) can finally get their deepest desires? We don't know yet, but we have put together an exhaustive list of what we do know about the show below . . . where your questions will never be answered unless you want to believe. More »
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Far Out SciFi Worlds of Sid and Marty Krofft
Brothers Sid and Marty Krofft first came to fame with their touring puppet show "Les PoupĂ©es de Paris" in the 1970s which featured topless puppets, and puppet-on-puppet sex long before Avenue Q or Team America. They later made the move to television with the trippy H.R. Pufnstuf in 1969, which they swear was not drug influenced, nor was the Donny & Marie show, which they created as well. But here at io9, we'll always remember their wacky-ass forays into science fiction. Find out everything you wanted to know about the Krofft scifi shows of yesteryear in today's triviagasm. More »
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Sample The Hugo Selections Online
You can read several of the stories and novellas on the Hugo nominations list, including Elizabeth Bear's "Tideline," Ted Chiang's "The Merchant And The Alchemist's Gate," Gene Wolfe's "Memorare" and Nancy Kress' "The Fountain of Age" online. The novel nominees include Michael Chabon's Yiddish Policeman's Union, Charles Stross' Halting State, Ian McDonald's Brasyl, and John Scalzi's The Last Colony. Long-form dramatic presentation nominees include Heroes season one, while short-form dramatic presentation nominees include two Doctor Who stories, a Torchwood episode, Battlestar Galactica's "Razor" and an episode of the fan-produced Star Trek: Phase II..jpg)
eleventh hour
Jerry Bruckheimer Reinvents Patrick Stewart's Fear-The-Science Drama
Jerry Bruckheimer, creator of CSI, will copy Eleventh Hour, a British TV miniseries about a government scientist who investigates abuses of science, including killer viruses and stem-cell research run amok. (With his bad-ass female bodyguard in tow.) The British version starred Patrick Stewart, who went around insisting in interviews that the show wasn't an attempt to cash in on the success of the new Doctor Who. (But the show's creator/producer, Stephen Gallagher, wrote some of the most confusing Who episodes in the early 80s.) The American version, airing on CBS, will star Rufus Sewell, a British actor who starred in The Illusionist. [C21 Media]
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First Clip Of Firefly-Influenced Space Drama Venus Rises
The Sci Fi Channel chose the wrong online TV show when it bought Amanda Tapping's Sanctuary, judging from this exclusive new clip from the much grittier Venus Rises. Venus Rises is about the struggle between the working-class Venus and the wealthy Mars in a post-Earth future. In this clip, Sam and Kylara are exploring the Ikarus, and they meet the crew: Demille and the deaf Aeriana. Click through for an interview with writer/director J.G. Birdsall. More »
movies vs. television
Why is science fiction so much hotter at the movies than on television? People have wondered for a while. Recently, the universally panned Jumper and the blah I Am Legend and Cloverfield have hit big. But the well-received Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is on the brink of cancellation. We explain this strange phenomenon, after the jump.
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5 Reasons Scifi Does Better In Movies Than In TV
Why is science fiction so much hotter at the movies than on television? People have wondered for a while. Recently, the universally panned Jumper and the blah I Am Legend and Cloverfield have hit big. But the well-received Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is on the brink of cancellation. We explain this strange phenomenon, after the jump.
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greatest american hero
Believe It Or Not, "Greatest American Hero" Is A Movie
The movie version of TV's worst superhero show, The Greatest American Hero, starts filming in July, says director Steven Herek (The Mighty Ducks). And Herek wants "name" actors to play the teacher who gets superpowers from an alien suit and his main nemesis. The good news: the movie version's synopsis actually has some potential to be way more interesting than the super-dull TV show. More »
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