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The history of genre movies is littered with massive, lavish failures — movies that took hundreds of millions of dollars and tossed the money down a sinkhole. But some of the movies that everybody "knows" were box office disasters actually did really well, when you look at the numbers. More »
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Peeps: delicious to some, disgusting to others. At least we can all agree that these sugary Easter sweets make for some fantastic dioramas, remaking scenes from some favorite scifi movies, books, and TV shows. More »
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YouTube user OneMinute Galactica takes your favorite science fiction scenes and characters and redubs them using stilted, dated, and backwards 1950s educational film dialogue. The Day The Earth Stood Still becomes a solemn warning about the dangers of homosexuals and Indiana Jones' stand-off at the Obi Wan nightclub is transformed into an etiquette lesson. My favorite moment is when Non demonstrates filing cabinet safety at the Daily Planet. More »
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Roland Emmerich's 2012 has the worst science in a science fiction film, according to NASA's experts — followed by Armageddon, Volcano, The Sixth Day and Chain Reaction. So what were the films with the best science, according to NASA? More »
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The Twilight Zone left an indelible mark on pop culture, but it's been years since we made a new journey to that dimension of sight and sound. Peter Hall argues that we need Rod Serling's vision now more than ever. More »
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Science fiction has rocked cinemas for a century, and the genre has produced many undisputed classics during that time. But which movies are essential viewing for anyone interested in the genre? We broke down the 25 must-watch science fiction films. More »
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The best concept art tells a story, all by itself. But what's the difference between creating concept art for movies, versus drawing comics or illustrating books? We asked some of our favorite concept artists, and here's what they said. More »
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Author Pat Cadigan tells NPR how she and her friend concocted a fantasy life in the 1960s, in which they were twins from Venus, in charge of the entire solar system. But they still found time to advise the Beatles. More »
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There's only one thing Hollywood loves than a movie based on a toy: remakes. Dozens of science-fiction classics are slated for do-overs. But instead of remaking films that were fine the first time, here are 20 books Hollywood should film. More »
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After the Frank Miller-influenced The Dark Knight conquered the box office, it makes sense to make another movie about Daredevil, the other superhero Miller made awesome. But a reboot from the writer of The Day The Earth Stood Still? No! More »
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Is Trevor Sands the new go-to guy for science-fiction movie adapations? He's written the screenplay for Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos and the Six Million Dollar Man movie. And now he's taking on Jeff Somers' The Electric Church. More »
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Hot enough for ya? Our crazy fossil-fuel orgy is driving the planet's temperatures through the roof. Good thing science fiction books and movies have come up with 10 can't-fail solutions (well, maybe they'd work) for stopping global warming. More »
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Space is silent and vast, but we can't feel the awe and terror of epic space battles without great music. Here's our list of the ten composers without whom science fiction would feel as empty as the void. (With samples.) More »
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Liberal alien flick The Day the Earth Stood Still comes out on DVD next Tuesday, and we've got an exclusive clip from the extras. It's all about how the movie production was totally carbon neutral. More »
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The movie version of Dan Simmons' Hyperion has found its director: Scott Derrickson, the man who helped Keanu Reeves make the Earth Stand Still in last year's remake. Should we be afraid? More »
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Not content with ruining The Day The Earth Stood Still, Keanu Reeves has set his sights on another sci-fi classic, signing up for the live-action remake of classic anime Cowboy Bebop. Is nothing sacred? More »
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It never fails: an alien comes to Earth to study us, or spy on us, or hide from other aliens. And he/she always goes native. Just once, I'd like to see an unassimilated alien. More »
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Click to view Forget about whether the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still is true to the original. It isn't. But it does give us a compelling picture of futuristic alien civilizations. More »
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At the premiere for Day the Earth Stood Still, we nabbed cast member Jon Hamm and asked what his Mad Men character Don Draper would do to stop angry alien Klaatu. More »
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Today's spoilers include an Iron Man 2 revelation. Plus Terminator 4, Dragonball and TDTESS clips. Shocking Heroes set pics! Sulu's role on Clone Wars! Plus spoilers for Fringe, Dollhouse, Sarah Connor, Smallville and more! More »
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That's right — the movie about aliens coming to Earth to wipe out humans is going to be broadcast into space. But the director, Scott Derrickson, doesn't want to be blamed. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5106843&view=rss&microfeed=true SETI Senior Astronomer Seth Shostack was a science advisor to The Day the Earth Stood Still, and spills his guts about the experience today in an article for Space.com. Apparently he tried (sometimes vainly) to correct a lot of astronomy-related inaccuracies in the movie, and also told John Cleese the meaning of life while working on set. Apparently Cleese wasn't thrilled with his answer. It's a great article - definitely check it out. [via Space.com] More »
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Click to view One of the huge hunks of coolness that everybody is anticipating when The Day the Earth Stood Still lands in theaters this Friday is eco-conscious alien Klaatu's sidekick, the deadly bot Gort. In the original 1950s flick, Gort was a smooth, silver menace with a cylon-style eye glowing out of his wrap-around visor. In the remake he's also giant, and one of his updated powers reflects today's cutting-edge research in robotics. (Mild spoilers ahead.)
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OMG spoilerage! The Land Of The Lost movie came out with a new plot description, which may make you as happy as a kid in a Krofft Superstore. Also, Star Trek's Roberto Orci patiently answered a ton of questions about the movie, including Kirk's bathroom habits. Keanu Reeves clears up a major Day The Earth Stood Still mystery, and there's a new Wolverine rumor. Also, we've got tons of info about an upcoming Chloe-Jimmy episode of Smallville. There's a new video from the Lost producers, and True Blood has announced which new characters will be getting naked in season two. Plus spoilers for Heroes, Sarah Connor, Fringe and Knight Rider. More »
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The original version of The Day the Earth Stood Still deliberately left audiences with many questions. Does Klaatu return to Earth? Does humanity prove itself worthy of survival? In 1981, Fox commissioned science fiction author Ray Bradbury to pen a sequel to the film. But Bradbury's script never made it to the silver screen - perhaps because it minimizes the roles of the robot and his alien master, trades Klaatu’s message of peace for a lesson on solar power, and features a Christmas love story. More »
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I knew it - Keanu isn't real; he's made up of sex toys and goo. At least, parts of him are, according to MastersFX's Todd Masters, who worked on special effects for The Day The Earth Stood Still. He recently revealed that some of the movie's designs involved a whole lot of sex toys. Some spoilers ahead, which explain why this week's blockbuster is sexier than a boutique dildo. More »
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Today's spoilers cut a wide swathe through your entertainment future. Find out just how John Cleese saves the day in The Day The Earth Stood Still. Plus have another glimpse of a new Transformers Decepticon. There are script snippets for Doctor Who and Smallville, showing unholy forces at work in both shows. And some new casting calls for the David Goyer-does-Robert Sawyer show Flash Forward. And there are some tantalizing details for the new Stargate Universe show. Plus mind-altering hints for Dragonball, Push, Heroes, The Survivors, Star Wars, Knight Rider and Supernatural. Spoilers are like unto the gods — they toy with us for their sport. More »
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To everyone who wonders what the point of remaking The Day The Earth Stood Still is, you're not alone. In fact, one of the first people to question the remake was the new Klaatu himself, Keanu Reeves. Is he one of us after all? More »
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Those giant glowing spheres that trash Manhattan in the Day The Earth Stood Still remake took painstaking work — on everything from color schemes to the way they looked reflected in people's hazmat suit visors. We talked to production designer David Brisbin about reinventing a science fiction legend, and he explained why the new film is such a visual departure from the 1950s version. More »
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Some fans have been up in arms over the upcoming remake of the classic film The Day the Earth Stood Still. But the film is itself an adaptation of Harry Bates’ short story “Farewell to the Master,” originally published in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction. In 1973, Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas acquired the rights to Bates’ alien invasion tale and adapted it for Marvel’s Worlds Unknown. Read the comic adaptation below. More »
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We tried hard to abstain from toy spoilers, but some new G.I. Joe toy pics are just too good not to post. But we also have rock star spoilers, as Gerard Way talks Watchmen. Meanwhile, Keanu Reeves may have given away the ending of The Day The Earth Stood Still. And there are big changes afoot for Davis and Clark on Smallville. All this, plus spoilers and hints for Doctor Who, Lost, Torchwood, Benjamin Button, Dragonball, Heroes, Eleventh Hour and Pushing Daisies. Just remember, if you're high enough up in the air, everything looks like a toy spoiler. More »
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Extraterrestrial elitism is the worst kind of alien domination, especially when the alien in question has shown up because we humans have mismanaged the place so poorly. MTV has a couple of new clips from The Day The Earth Stood Still remake, and they show Keanu lecturing the stoopid humans for being so mean to mother nature. But guess who's not going to take it? Will Smith's little boy Jaden — because if there's one thing he learned from his poppa, it's how to punch out an alien. The videos await you below. More »
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Michael Rennie, stoic actor and first to don the silver spaceman duds in the 1951 classic The Day The Earth Stood Still, has left Neo some mighty big space boots to fill. Don't take our word for it — just check out this exclusive clip from one of the featurettes from the new TDTESS DVD re-release, and find out what went into making Rennie the definitive Klaatu. More »
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Monday's bumper crop of spoilers includes a new clip from The Day The Earth Stood Still, and J.J. Abrams talking Trek. Russell T. Davies takes a sledgehammer to all your theories about the Doctor Who Christmas special. Plus, the Sci Fi Channel aired another batch of Battlestar Galactica teasers and clues — including a mysterious voice shouting that he doesn't want to be human. There are even more Transformers 2 toy pics (really), and another Wolverine image. Plus spoilers for Lost, Fringe and Sarah Jane. Warning: These spoilers will confound your very wits. More »
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Welcome to Black Friday. We've collected a shocking number of spoilers to fortify you before your shopping rampage. Including exactly what Keanu Reeves is up to in the Day The Earth Stood Still remake, and what Hugh Jackman says will happen in Wolverine 2. Plus, Geoff Johns totally gave away the identity of the villain who fights the Legion in an upcoming Smallville. Plus, we find out which dead Lost characters we'll be seeing again, what Jack gets up to in Torchwood, and just who might be dying in Heroes. All this, plus spoilers and pics from The Road, Transformers 2, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica, Eleventh Hour, Pushing Daisies, Stargate Atlantis, Kyle XY and Chuck. Spoilers are fortifying! More »
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The announcement that Battlestar Galactica's Michael Trucco's first post-BSG television appearance will be as a guest-star on CBS' The Big Bang Theory came just a little too soon after the news that Tricia "Six" Helfer will be making a guest-shot on NBC's Chuck. We're wondering: Why aren't these people appearing on good shows? More »
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Today's spoilers include a desription of some Star Trek concept art that was on display in L.A., and yet another batch of Transformers toy pics. There are new pics for Day The Earth Stood Still and new synopses of Special and Timecrimes. Plus a new hint about the hypothetical Hulk 3. An extra from Lost posted a self-portrait that confirms your craziest season five theories, and some new Heroes images confirm a genuinely startling death coming up. Plus there are spoilers for Sarah Connor, Brave And The Bold, Survivors and Stargate. All the flavors of spoilers await you, below. More »
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With every passing week, Fox's remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still looks more and more like Independence Day, and less like the original. The remake still seems like a bad idea, but if Keanu and co. want to go down this splodey path, they'd better be ready to bring it, Michael Bay-style. Producer Erwin Stoff explains, in a new interview, how the original was more of a cautionary tale, and how they tried to keep that theme in the new one...but with Gort shooting down planes with his Cylon eye. More »
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MTV premiered its new quarterly movie show Spoilers on Friday night, and it looks like they're a little unclear on the concept. Taylor Lautner wears a wig in Twilight? That's a major spoiler, worthy of a flashing banner! Luckily, we've got some real spoilers here: Zack Snyder explains a bit more about the controversial changes to his movie of Watchmen, and a new pic shows you what a crucial Decepticon may look like in Transformers 2. There's new footage from The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Spirit and Benjamin Button. And new details about the filming of next spring's episodes of Heroes and Lost. Plus spoilers for Dollhouse, Sarah Connor, Chuck, Fringe, The Survivors and Eleventh Hour. It's all spoilers and no wigs. More »
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Big robots in tiny spaces is apparently all the rage these days. A brand new The Day The Earth Stood Still international trailer shows Gort all locked up in some kind of military facility, just like Megatron in Transformers. The trailer, below, is full of extra Gort goodness, including more scenes of his Cylon eye kicking ass in battle. More »
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