• retro futurism

    Before Westworld, Another Robot Gunslinger Walked the Cyber Streets of Laredo

    From the recently-posted Life magazine archives comes photographic evidence of a pistol-packing robot that predated Michael Crichton’s Westworld and Yul Brynner’s Gunslinger by some 13 years. We've got more pictures after the jump. More »

    9:00 AM on Sun Nov 23 2008
    By Lynn Peril
    1,611 views, 18 comments

  • mmo

    Champions Online: Superheroes vs. Westworld?

    Fans got their first hands-on experience of superhero MMO Champions Online at Gen-Con Indy last week, and some in-game footage has made its way online (see video below). Running around in tights and blasting bad guys with a variety of nifty superpowers looks fun, but why are all the heroes stuck in a Yul Brynner-less Westworld? More »

    8:00 AM on Thu Aug 21 2008
    By Ed Grabianowski
    1,925 views, 25 comments

    Latest by Dunny0, Team T/A: @corpore-metal: Neverwinter Nights can be played turn based, if memory serves. It's been a while since I last tried it more »

  • 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 »

    3:30 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
    By Kevin Kelly
    5,410 views, 69 comments

    Latest by jaredluse: HK-47 is a must. That guy was raw. He didn't mess around at all, and would almost be begging you more »

  • triviagasm

    Bald Gunslinging Robots Make Theme Parks Fun!

    Long before Michael Crichton opened up the can of dinosaurs and let them run loose inside a theme park with Jurassic Park, he had already visited the world of theme parks going bad. In the early 1970s, he wrote and directed Westworld, the tale of an android-filled theme park where the robots get a little pissed off and start killing the humans they're supposed to amuse. That film spawned a sequel and a television series — and now, a remake is on the way for 2009. Find out everything you wanted to know about the ultimate robo-vacation destination gone wrong in our triviagasm below. More »

    11:00 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
    By Kevin Kelly
    1,516 views, 24 comments

    Latest by Front_Towards_Enemy: Westworld's ok. Screamers was much more fun however. more »

  • soul code

    Tron's Creator Kvetsches Against The Machine

    Downloading your brain into virtual reality is so 1982. Soul Code, the new movie from Tron writer/director Steve Lisberger, will be about backing up your memories instead. And unlike Tron's bouncy cyber-liberation theme, the collaboration with IGN diva Jessica Chobot will be a "cautionary tale" about technology, Lisberger says in a rambling new interview. Why has the creator of Tron gotten so pessimistic? More »

    8:30 AM on Mon Dec 31 2007
    By charliejane
    1,152 views, 8 comments

    Latest by Kia: @bms74: Did you even RTFA? This has nothing to do with Tron, and is, ironically, pretty original. Nice try though. more »

  • movies turned tv shows

    8 Sci-Fi Movies That Sucked As TV Shows

    We all hope Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will rock our TV screens, but chances are it won't. Over a dozen hit SF movies have morphed into live-action TV shows, and they all blew. Either the replacement cast was crappy, or the movie's single story idea didn't lend itself to endless episodes. Here are the eight lamest movie-to-TV implosions: More »

    1:30 PM on Thu Dec 13 2007
    By charliejane
    1,832 views, 2 comments

    Latest by blurey: how about "great" sci-fi t.v. gone awry on the big screen? you will laugh but i grew up on "lost more »

  • westworld

    Must See: Westworld

    Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

    Title: Westworld
    Date: 1973

    Vitals: Based on a script by director Michael Crichton, Westworld is the tale of an "old west" style amusement park gone awry when the androids populating it start to defy their human masters. Nerdy vacationers must figure out what's caused the cowboy and hooker bots to start killing instead of being killed. More »

    7:45 PM on Sun Sep 30 2007
    By Annalee Newitz
    76 views, Comment

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