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We've often wondered what you would call a remake of Space: 1999, the 1970s series about a Moonbase on the loose, and now we know. The show is being remade by a team that includes the same studio that brought you the V remake, and they're calling it Space: 2099. More »
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This year has been a wild ride for lovers of science fiction and fantasy. Some hugely expensive, massively hyped projects have failed, but also some new mega-hits have been born. Hollywood is struggling with sagging movie ticket sales and TV ratings, and book publishers are facing a rapidly changing world. It's a tough time — and you have to learn fast to survive. More »
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You might have thought ABC's V remake gave us the most cheese-tastic take on the "evil alien queen" trope — but you haven't seen Daryl Hannah in The Last Days of Planet Earth. Her performance is one of our favorite things ever. More »
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Just because science fiction has a low budget, doesn't mean its alien creatures need to look silly or ho-hum. Here are 10 low-budget alien spectaculars that blew our minds. More »
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The Wachowskis' Cloud Atlas movie gains some major stars. New Men In Black III pics feature a pop-art icon. A new Transformers 3 trailer gives a glimpse of John Malkovich. A Total Recall cameo is revealed. More »
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The death of Osama bin Laden doesn't mean the end of terrorism. But it will mean less lazy storytelling about terrorism, for a while at least. More »
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Season three of V is by no means a sure thing: The producers and cast told Wondercon they remain hopeful, but there's no news yet. But one thing is sure: if V comes back, it'll be a totally different show. More »
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An inside source claims to know who Superman is fighting in the new movie. Producer Donald De Line explains Green Lantern's appeal. Plus we sort through the massive Doctor Who media blitz, and ponder a potentially massive Fringe spoiler. More »
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People already find inventive ways to off each other in life and in fiction. The addition of aliens, rocket packs, and transporters only offers them more variety. See the ten most evil murder plots ever to come to fruition. More »
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Sometimes you just need to end the day with some explosions and some people killing weird mega-bats. Here's an awesome sequence from the movie The Cave, in which a bunch of humans take out a nest of hybrid Orc/Cloverfield Monsters. More »
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When the re-imagined/re-booted/re-whateveryouwanttocallit V television series was announced, few people were simultaneously as excited and skeptical as I was. I was — and still am — a huge fan of the original two miniseries from the 80's (the weekly series is admittedly best left ignored, although even that misfire had its moments), and the idea of Visitors being back on my TV screen had me slavering like Diana for a guinea pig. More »
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As I watched the season finale and, most likely, series finale of V, I was once again struck by how brutally, off-the-charts insane this show is. Incest-laced breeding programs and mother/daughter/grandmother sexual voyeurism and naked torture and psychic drugs and hybrid babies . . . I'm going to miss everything that happened on Anna's V ship of alien depravity. What I'm not going to miss is everything that happened back on Earth. More »
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Just when the Sandman TV show appeared completely dead, DC Comics' number one writer reveals he's working on it with Neil Gaiman himself. Plus Elizabeth Hurley films her first Wonder Woman scene, Limitless, True Blood and Supernatural spoilers, and more! More »
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The young mutants of X-Men: First Class explain why the movie focuses on more obscure characters. Martin Sheen is amazed with the new Spider-Man Andrew Garfield. Plus a new Prometheus love interest, a massive Doctor Who roundup, and much more! More »
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This week's television holds many wonders: The return of Pee-Wee Herman! Isaiah Mustafa is back on Chuck. "Our" universe's Lincoln Lee appears on Fringe, and we've got the first clip. V's season finale goes all out! More »
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The latest plot rumors for the Avengers have Earth's Mightiest Heroes fighting at least three distinct villains. Aaron Eckhart won't quite deny a surprise Harvey Dent cameo. Plus The Hunger Games is this close to finding its star! More »
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Ian McKellen reports his first sighting of Martin Freeman in costume as Bilbo Baggins. The dinosaur time travel show Terra Nova will also explore the 22nd Century. Plus updates on Fringe, The Walking Dead, True Blood, Chuck, and more! More »
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Aliens have it in for us on television this week. They're attacking on The Event, they're firing up reactors on V, they're facing off on Stargate Universe...and they're invading Los Angeles. Yes, there's a Battle of Los Angeles TV movie. More »
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Peter Parker is headed to a new school in The Amazing Spider-Man. A Thor writer reveals the Asgardian's most humiliating defeat. Is Batman finally getting a plane? Plus tons of juicy updates on Fringe, The Walking Dead, and True Blood! More »
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Morena Baccarin was our favorite Companion on Firefly, and now she's an inscrutable lizard queen on V. How does she manage to play a character who ostensibly has no human emotion, but grapples with tons of family drama? More »
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So this week's episode of V was so crazy and over-the-top that you need to contemplate it to make your afternoon complete. I'll give you a recap but honestly all you need to focus on right now is MATING. Because that's all V cares about too. That, and little teeny bottles of DNA that look like sperm. More »
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Tricia Helfer has the most devastating power of all — she can control your mind and body. We say a tearful goodbye to The Cape, and welcome back all of your animated favorites. Bikini-clad ninjas attack! And much, much more. More »
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A major heavy-hitter might be the villain of Zack Snyder's reboot after all — and a couple of big-time actors are reportedly in line to play him. The new Hulk won't just share Marc Ruffalo's movements... it'll share his looks. More »
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A Captain America writer confirms the movie features villainous Nazis. Bill Murray says he's singlehandedly delaying Ghostbusters 3...but considering the latest casting rumor, we can't really blame him. Will Transformers continue without Michael Bay? Plus a new Source Code trailer! More »
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Tom Hardy describes his preparation to play Bane and whether he'll be donning the rather...unique costume from the comics. And Kevin Costner might be up for a role in the new Superman reboot. Plus Kenneth Branagh explains the appeal of Thor, some familiar aliens are returning in Prometheus, Matt Smith teases Doctor Who's new monsters, the V finale will actually feature some legitimately shocking moments, and more! More »
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You didn't get to see much of Bruce Boxleitner as Tron in Tron Legacy, but you can see a lot of him fighting nasty aliens this Saturday in a new film from After Dark Originals. More »
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A producer on The Amazing Spider-Man suggests the new movie isn't quite "rebooting" the saga. New photos reveal sets being built for The Hobbit. We now know who a Little Britain star is playing on Doctor Who. Plus a poster for Battle: Los Angeles, cosmic ruminations on Tree of Life, True Grit's young star loses her memories of the future, and more! More »
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Chris Evans explains his Captain America contract, and how he figured out how to play Steve Rogers. Henry Cavill is Superman because he wears the red and blue tights like no one else. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang's Shane Black is this close to signing on for Iron Man 3. Plus a Battle: L.A. interview, casting news for Prometheus and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a pregnancy on Fringe, a revealing True Blood casting call, a new Warehouse 13 star, and much more! More »
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Longtime Batman composer Hans Zimmer explains why his score for The Dark Knight Rises will be his most epic yet. The Amazing Spider-Man costar Irrfan Khan explains how his character fits into the movie. Woody Harrelson isn't so sure about a sequel to Zombieland. There's a great new image of everyone's favorite ring-wielding poozer, Green Lantern's Kilowog. Plus Men in Black III casting, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter's surprising historical accuracy, and more! More »
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Once again V disappointed us by having no kinky sex or decent torture scenes to carry us through the lackluster action sequences and speeches from Anna about breeding and the human soul. Honestly, can't they just give her a new speech once in a while? We've heard her "human emotions" speech like twenty times and her "eradicate the human soul" promise for about four episodes in a row. The lady is an interplanetary dictator - are you telling me she can't come up with some new evil things to say? But I'll quit my whining because at last, as you can see in this clip, Tyler got the slap he deserved from Erica. More »
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Michael Caine has heard all the same rumors we have about who is joining The Dark Knight Rises. January Jones explains the frenzied production schedule for X-Men: First Class. Paul may be a buddy comedy, but it's also not afraid to shed some blood. Roland Emmerich gives updates on his Foundation adaptation and Independence Day 2, Johnny Depp talks Dark Shadows, and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has found its First Lady. More »
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This week on television, the original British Being Human returns to America's screens. And it looks like yet another one of the other shoes is dropping on Fringe. Clark inches closer to wearing a costume on Smallville, and Dean reunites with his surrogate family on Supernatural. And you'll never guess who's getting frozen in carbonite in our clip from this week's Star Wars: The Clone Wars! More »
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James McAvoy explains how his portrayal of lead mutant Charles Xavier in X-Men: First Class is different from Patrick Stewart's. Zack Snyder explains what Christopher Nolan has brought to the latest Superman movie that was missing from the previous ones. Plus the worlds of Harry Potter and Twilight collide in futuristic prison movie Incarceron, the new Red Sonja has found its director and maybe its star, the latest Battlestar Galactica prequel starts filming, and the minds behind Fringe reveal what's next for the craziest love triangle in history. More »
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The Dark Knight Rises doesn't start filming in earnest until the Spring, but they might actually be shooting some key location shots this week. A bizarre press release might have revealed a new Avengers character. Plus Roberto Orci talks bringing Ender's Game to the screen, Jamie Bell explains the voice of Tintin, we have some updates on werewolf love from True Blood, and more! More »
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The thing I like about V is that it just keeps getting more and more sordid. Watching it is basically like reading a pulp from the 1930s - you know, one of those Weird Tales stories where devils are planning to have sex with your girlfriend, or alien sea beasts are impregnating every girl in a small town with tenticular babies. This week, V leader Anna revealed what can only be described as an alien sex fiend agenda. Plus, everybody cared way too much about Tyler's feelings. More »
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