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‘Zombieland’ TV Series Dropped By Amazon After Unsuccessful Pilot

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Screen Rant

Some sad news for 'Zombieland' fans, as Amazon Studios have decided not to commission the TV show for a full series, due to a lukewarm response to the pilot episode.

‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Interview: Alice Eve on Deleted Scenes, ‘Star Trek 3,’ & ‘Entourage’

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Screen Rant

In our 'Star Trek Into Darkness' interview, star Alice Eve (Carol Marcus) discusses deleted scenes, 'Star Trek 3,' and whether she'll return for the 'Entourage' movie.

Smoking Pot Offers Relief to the Lonely

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

This seems a bit counter-intuitive, but a new study has shown that marijuana protects people from the emotional pain of being socially excluded. Read more...

‘V/H/S 2? Red-Band Trailer Will Terrify You

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Screen Rant

The 'V/H/S 2' red-band trailer is chock-full of scares and grue.

When Sliders went to paradise, it was pure hell for viewers

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

There’s one thing you need to know about “This Slide of Paradise,” and that is it’s Sliders’ season 3 finale. Not only do Quinn, Wade, Rembrandt and Maggie think they’re going home, this is supposed to be the amazing hour of television that keeps viewers interested and eager to watch another season. Show More Summary

View From a Hotel Window: San Jose

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Whatever

And to answer the age-old question, no, I don’t know the way to San Jose, on account that for the last two days I was driven around by other people and have no idea, navigationally, how I got here. Thank God for GPS. Nevertheless I am here, in San Jose, and about to formally embark […]

SR Geek Picks: ‘The Office’ Blooper Reel, ‘Breaking Bad’ in Canada & More

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Screen Rant

What 'Breaking Bad' would be like in Canada; an Office blooper reel + Dwight Shrute facts; classic paintings with Faces of Modern Celebrities and more!

The New Wave Super Friends Would Save Us, But That Would Be Selling Out To The Man

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Gamma Squad

Last time we checked in on the art of Billy the Butcher, he was drawing real-life despots as comic book supervillains and mashing up Marvel comics superheroes with stills from their film adaptations. Now he’s created “The Post-Punk /...Show More Summary

Open Discussion – May 17, 2013

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Screen Rant

Here's your chance to choose the topics in our regularly scheduled open discussion post - May 17, 2013.

Cataplexy: When emotions paralyze you

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

And not figuratively, either. Sometimes people have found that certain emotions literally cause their muscles to unhook from their brains. They collapse entirely. This is not some strange disease, or weakness — tt's the misapplication of a necessary function. Read more...

The Biggest Explosion Ever Seen on the Moon!

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

Two months ago, a boulder-sized object smashed into the surface of the Moon. The resulting flash — which could be seen by the naked eye — was 10 times brighter than anything witnessed before. Read more...

‘Hangover 3? Red Band Trailer Showcases New R-Rated Jokes

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Screen Rant

'The Hangover III' red-band trailer gives us a taste of the R-rated humor and raunch the Wolfpack's final adventure will offer.

Capcom’s New Challenger: Tobias Funke?

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Gamma Squad

As some of you may perhaps know, an obscure sitcom called Arrested Development is being brought back for a fourth season by Netflix. In a desperate attempt to make the Internet aware of the show, the producers put out InsertMeAnywhere, an attempt to crowdsource funny marketing materials. Show More Summary

Lost's Sawyer is a super-solider for the Info Age in Intelligence

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

I don't know if Josh Holloway's character in Intelligence has a chip on his soldier, but he definitely has a chip in his head — a microchip! (See what I did there?) Holloway plays a soldier whose brain has access to the "global information grid" in CBS' new scifi action series. Read more...

Civilization and barbarism, side by side in San Jose

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Making Light

Urban light rail -- and a construction site that's been allowed to eliminate a whole block's sidewalk, not even...

When will we see Star Trek 3? And will we ever see The Incredibles 2?

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

Damon Lindelof discusses the early, early status of Star Trek 3. Check out a video update from Godzilla director Gareth Edwards. Breaking Bad's Mark Margolis discusses his role as a fallen angel in Darren Aronofsky's Noah. Brad Bird won't rule out The Incredibles 2. Plus a final preview for this week's big Doctor Who finale! Read more...

‘The Dark Tower’ Resurrected With Russell Crowe And At Least One Film Financed

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Gamma Squad

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are at Cannes unveiling several projects in the pipeline, but the only one we care about is The Dark Tower, AKA Shut Up And Take My Money. The project has been beset with problems. The nine books were adapted...Show More Summary

Bro, Matt Fraction Has New ‘Hawkeye’ Shirts, Bro

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Gamma Squad

Hawkeye is a book we may have mentioned a little bit in the past. So we are, of course, mildly excited to discover Matt Fraction, the writer, is selling official T-shirts. And even better, they’re going to a good cause. Fraction came...Show More Summary

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Comics round up: After Darkness, August releases, timeline, and latest covers

Lots of comics new for you, starting with a first look at After Darkness; the three-part comic sequel to Into Darkness, which will comprise issues twenty-one to twenty-three, of the Star Trek ongoing series. Wired posted these two preview pages (pages 10 and 13 from Part 1): Pre-order: Things From Another World, Forbidden Planet. Show More Summary

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