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I Tried Giving The Hobbit Trilogy a Chance, But It Just Hurts So Much
We’re nearing Hobbit Day—the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved heroes, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. I also happen to be a few months away from celebrating my own Hobbit Birthday, 33 and a third years young. So, I foolishly thought: I’ve avoided watching Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit movies until now, maybe it’s time I gave them … Continued
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Yandy Pulls Its ‘Sexy’ Handmaid’s Tale Costume After a Swift Backlash
Yandy is pretty well known for making “sexy” costumes out of anything—from South Park to Slender Man. But people drew the line on one of the company’s latest ensembles—a sexy version of the handmaid outfit from Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale—leading Yandy to remove it from its site and issue an apology. The “Yandy Brave Red … Continued
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It’s Official: Jordan Peele Will Host His Twilight Zone Reboot
Jordan Peele is reviving Rod Serling’s iconic series The Twilight Zone, in more ways than one. We already knew Peele was the creative force behind the scenes, bringing this sci-fi saga to life, but the first peek at CBS All Access’ Twilight Zone revival reveals he’s also stepping into Serling’s shoes as the show’s host … Continued
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Ralph Breaks the Internet’s New Trailer Promises to ‘Never Give You Up’
It’s time for cat memes, princess selfies, and the darkest corners of the webiverse in the latest look at Disney’s sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet. The new trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet shows us more of the plot behind this web-friendly sequel to 2015’s Wreck-It Ralph. Take a look… The steering wheel on Vanellope’s … Continued
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LeBron James Assembles His Tune Squad for Space Jam 2, Including Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler
Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam. LeBron James has his starting lineup for the Space Jam sequel, with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler serving as producer and Terence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness) coming on board to direct. Oh right, here’s a reminder that Space Jam is getting a sequel. James’ SpringHill … Continued
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Report: AMC’s The Walking Dead Universe Will Expand With New Movies and Shows
It looks like The Walking Dead is going to be alive and kicking for many years to come. A new report claims that AMC is working on plans to expand the zombie thriller franchise with new TV movies that could turn into shows, with at least one of them taking place outside the United States. … Continued
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A Script Outline Shows How Star Trek: The Next Generation Almost Had Its Own Young Spock
Star Trek: Discovery is getting ready to introduce Spock in its second season, but this isn’t the first time a non-Original Series show has tried to bring young Spock into its timeline. A script outline shows how we almost got two Spocks for the price of one in an early episode of Star Trek: The … Continued
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Tales From the Loop’s Publisher Discusses the New ’90s Expansion and the Big Amazon Adaptation
Tales From the Loop is getting more ironic, don’t you think? The innocence of the 1980s is now venturing into 1990s nihilism with the role-playing game’s first expansion. io9 recently spoke to Free League Publishing’s co-founder about Things From the Flood—also based on the world created by Simon Stålenhag—to find out more and hear his … Continued
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Game of Thrones Continues Its Emmy Awards Reign
This year’s Emmy Awards weren’t the slam dunk for genre fiction that we’ve gotten in previous years. The Handmaid’s Tale, which swept the awards last year with five wins, didn’t even make a dent this time around. However, as Game of Thrones continues to dominate as the world’s best drama series, we also got a … Continued
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Get to Know the Coven in These New Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Photos
Hail Satan! As the temperatures start to drop and autumn slowly creeps back into our lives, we inch ever-closer to the haunting debut of Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. With a little over a month to go before the teenage witch returns, here are some new looks at Sabrina’s circle of family, friends, and … Continued
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The New Trailer for Mary Poppins Returns Reveals a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Emily Blunt
When I heard that Disney was making a sequel to the beloved Julie Andrews film Mary Poppins, I was…hesitant. Now, we’ve gotten a new look at Emily Blunt’s debut in Mary Poppins Returns. And let me just say: This woman is practically perfect in every way. Mary Poppins Returns, the official sequel to 1964’s Mary … Continued
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Strut Your Stuff for This Week’s Gif Party
A horse is a horse of course of course. But do you know what’s better? A dancing horse. That’s right, it’s time for the weekly gif party! Oh, you didn’t know we were back in full stride (get it)? Well, then you’ve got serious gif-ing to do. Fill up these comments with some fun dancing … Continued
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The Strange, Beautiful, and Now Tumblr-Friendly History of Sci-Fi Musicals
Science fiction has a complicated history in musical theater. Much like the Academy Awards, which usually reward stories about “real people” over sci-fi and fantasy (with 2017’s Best Oscar win for The Shape of Water being a notable exception), musical theater audiences tend to scoff at spacey sagas. However, some sci-fi musicals have managed to … Continued
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The Captive State Trailer Reveals a Totalitarian World Run by Aliens
Films like War of the Worlds and Independence Day looked at what would happen when aliens who were smarter, stronger, and deadlier invaded Earth. The first trailer for Captive State, the latest film from Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt, doesn’t bother with the fight. Instead, it asks: What would we … Continued
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The First Trailer for The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Is Legitimately Creepy
Welcome to the coven, my sistren and brethren. Let us light our candles, pray to the Dark Lord, and find a creepy wooded glen to sign a harmless blood pact with the forces of evil. Because the first devilishly charming trailer for Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is here, and it’s going to make … Continued
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Disney’s Mistresses of Villainy Descend Upon New York Fashion Week
Disney’s villains may be doomed to fail, but damn are they going to look fabulous while doing it. Fashion house the Blonds debuted its Spring 2019 collection at New York Fashion Week, inspired by the lovely, the powerful, and the so-bad-they’re-good Disney queens and kings of evil. The Disney Villains x The Blonds fashion show … Continued
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Report: American Gods Is Experiencing More Showrunner Issues
American Gods is only about to enter its second season, but it’s had almost as much turnover as the Trump administration. The newest shake-up involves showrunner Jesse Alexander, who himself replaced Michael Green and Bryan Fuller after they were pushed out. Now, it looks like he’s being pushed out too. As the Hollywood Reporter puts … Continued
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Pandemic Infects Rome, Tales From The Loop Heads to the ’90s, and More Tabletop Gaming News
Welcome to the Gaming Shelf, io9’s roundup of tabletop gaming news, releases, updates, and interesting crowdfunding campaigns—focusing on sci-fi and fantasy games… for the most part. It’s been quite an eventful couple of weeks, as game companies get ready for the holiday season. We had so many announcements and crowdfunding campaigns, we had trouble picking … Continued
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Jamie Lee Curtis on Why the Halloween Crew Wore ‘We Are Laurie Strode’ Name Tags for Crucial Scene
The newest Halloween is kind of an anomaly, in that it’s a movie sequel that ignores all of the other sequels. Jamie Lee Curtis says that’s one of the main reasons why she signed up. So, instead of getting bogged down with surprise siblings, immortality, and all the other crazy reveals from the Halloween series, Curtis … Continued
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