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Dark shadows
Can Tim Burton Convert Over 1000 Hours of TV into One "Dark Shadows" Movie?
One of the weirdest soaps ever to hit the airwaves is Dark Shadows, a late-1960s daily story that spent 6 months as a typical gothic melodrama and then surprised viewers by abruptly introducing ghosts, ancient gods, a sexy vamp named Barnabas (pictured), time travel, and parallel universes. Dan Curtis' iconic series aired for 5 years on ABC, racking up almost 1100 hours of television packed with monstery goodness. And now Tim Burton is set to make a movie version of it, with Johnny Depp as Barnabas. Can it really be done? More » -
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Sorcerer's Apprentice
Nicolas Cage Wants To Show Jay Baruchel His Magic Wand
This whole Seth Rogen phenomenon has yielded one good result: more exposure for sassy Jay Baruchel. Now Baruchel is in line to star in the modernized version of Disney's Sorcerer's Apprentice playing, erm, Mickey, I guess. Playing the wizard is omnipresent cheesemaster Nicolas Cage. More » -
December books
Plagues, Hidden Cities, and Harbingers of Doom at the Bookstore This Month
Nothing is better than curling up during the holidays with a good book, and December brings a lot of terrific options. Dark urban fantasy dominates, with The Engine's Child and Knights of the Cornerstone, but there's also some good space opera from Mike Resnick and Karen Miller - and a whole lot of apocalypse with a new Wild Cards novel and Scott Sigler's latest "virus ate the world" book. Check out what's coming to your local bookstore in the next few weeks, below. More »
3:50 PM on Thu Dec 4 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,242 views, 14 commentsMost discussed Evil Tortie's Mom: So "Muse of Fire" is an expansion of a novella or novelette (forget which it was), "Kilimanjaro" is a sequel more »
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Design
Dubai Got It Wrong: Hill-Shaped Green Buildings Are The Future
Whenever you see pictures of futuristic buildings in places like Dubai, they always look blue and metallic, with tons of crazy lights. But here's the real future of architecture: a new city in South Korea, Gwanggyo, will feature hill-shaped buildings, with hedges planted on the terraces and roofs, to improve ventilation and reduce energy use. Gallery below.
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Dr. horrible's sing-along comic
Discover The Secret Shame Of Dr. Horrible's Moist
While we wait for the DVD release of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, you can get a small dose of Joss Whedon's world of super-villainy - and discover the secret origin of sidekick Moist - in a brand new webcomic written by Fringe's Zack Whedon.
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Debatable Space review
A Cure For Stainless Steel Rat Withdrawal
Are you missing Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat novels? Me too. It turns out there's a placebo available, for your space-opera anti-hero needs. Philip Palmer's Debatable Space, which came out earlier this year, is a very Rat-like tale of a space pirate who kidnaps a princess. More » -
Space
Teddies Boldly Go Where No Bear Has Gone Before
England’s newest astronauts are plush. Last week, the Cambridge University Spaceflight program sent four brave teddy bears into suborbital space as part of a program to get young people interested in space exploration. The experiment taught the children about the importance of proper insulation in space and created a series of photographs they’re sure to remember. More » -
Battlestar Galactica
Bid On Battlestar Galactica's Life Size Raider Or The Cylon Resurrection Hot Tub
We knew January's auction of Battlestar Galactica stuff was going to be huge, but we didn't realize quite how big. They're auctioning bloody outfits from late night Cylon torture sessions, President Roslin's crazy pills, just about everything that ever sat on Adama's desk, Cylon resurrection tubs and life-size Cylon raiders, priced at a mere $30,000 to $40,000. We've collected a gallery of the most amazing and bizarre set items.
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Alcoholism goes orbital
Science Reaches A New Peak: Space Beer
A Japanese brewery has just released a beer made from barley grown by cosmonauts onboard the International Space Station. Does this mean that the International Space Station has finally proven to have a purpose after all? More » -
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Creature From The Black Lagoon Will Be Based On Pure Science
Gary Ross has been talking about remaking the Creature From The Black Lagoon, which his father co-wrote, since 2001. But now Ross says he hopes to be making the film next year — and it's going to be science-focused and scary, not campy. More » -
Terminator Salvation
No Wonder Christian Bale Looks Worried In New T4 Footage
Here's our first official look at a Harvester in action, from Terminator Salvation. Entertainment Tonight will have a sneak peek at the movie's new trailer, which runs in front of The Day The Earth Stood Still, on Tuesday. But for now, here's about 20 seconds of new footage, including a familiar-looking metal skull. Rock on. More » -
triviagasm
Science Fiction's Deadliest Plants
The BBC announced last week that it plans to remake The Day of the Triffids, the classic tale of flesh eating plants that prey on a blinded humanity. Plants may seem sweet and innocent, rooted to the ground or sitting in pots on your windowsill. But our list of the deadly plants found throughout science fiction prove that flora can be more dangerous than you’d ever imagined.
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Futurism
Videogames in 2020 Won't Be Much Different from Today's Games
Though most scifi movies and books portray future videogames as totally immersive, almost indistinguishable from real life, a University of Washington researcher says the reality is more likely to be a lot more mundane. Kris Erickson writes in PS3 Informer that getting an accurate picture of future videogames requires us to look into the past, and accept the fact that there's not a tremendous difference between 1998 games and today's games. So what does he think games of 2020 will be like? More » -
Mecha moses
Sick of Cyber-Santa? Here's Mecha Moses!
I love this poster for Ain't It Cool News' annual "Butt Numb-a-Thon" in Austin, where movie nerds gather around the warmth of a movie projector at the legendary Alamo Theater to drink beer and consume cinematic craziness. The butt numbing happens on Dec. 13-14, but Mecha Moses is forever. Click the image to see it in mega size. -
They Live
6 Rules For Remaking John Carpenter's They Live
Rumor has it that Strike Entertainment is talking about picking up the rights to John Carpenter's They Live. This fills me with mixed emotions, because They Live is full of great moments (like a newsstand filled with black and white subliminal messages embedded into the magazines and papers). But at the same time, how do you recreate such cheesetastic "I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum" lines and fight scenes? It's impossible, unless you follow these simple rules. More » -
Ink
The Dream Wars in Your Head
Ink is an indie urban fantasy flick about a battle between the creatures who deliver good dreams and those who deliver nightmares. Clearly influenced by tales like Sandman, it's a fairy tale about a girl who is stolen by a dreamworld demon named Ink who needs to make a sacrifice to join the ranks of the cool-looking nightmare gang. Here's a preview for the movie, which looks really gorgeous. More »
