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Parker Posey Talks About ‘Oh, the Pain‘ of Playing the Iconic Doctor Smith on Lost in Space
Parker Posey may be known more as an indie darling than an action star, but there’s something else almost no one knows her as: a bonafide Lost in Space fan. “As a five- and six-year-old, I woke up before the sun would come up on Sundays and I would wait [for Lost in Space],” Posey … Continued
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Careful, Legion, the Calls Are Coming From Inside the Brain
The latest episode of Legion is a mind trip. Okay, sure, that’s like saying water is wet—Legion is always trippy—but this one actually goes inside the minds of characters other than David, stripping away their layers and abilities to show them at their most basic core. This episode also has what could be one of … Continued
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Created With Artificial Intelligence, This ‘New’ Grimm’s Fairy Tale Is Strange but Magical
It’s the story of a lonely princess, a talking fox, and probably some Transformers or something. Anything is on the table when artificial intelligence is used to craft a Grimm’s bedtime story. Botnik Studios has teamed up with meditative app Calm to create a new Grimms-style fairy tale to add to its collection of audio … Continued
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The Creators of Westworld Head to Amazon With New Scifi Series The Peripheral
Westworld creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan can’t get enough of killer games and multiple timelines. The pair will create a show for Amazon called The Peripheral, based on acclaimed author William Gibson’s popular cyberpunk murder-mystery novel that doesn’t stick to just one reality. And it has evil ’bots, too. According to The Hollywood Reporter, … Continued
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How the New Lost in Space Created Its Very Modern Space-Age Family
Although it’s set 30 years in the future, Netflix’s Lost in Space reboot, which debuted on Friday, is a very thoughtful and astute take on the modern American nuclear family. Here’s what the new Robinsons had to say about their family unit and dynamics—including which members have their own secret handshakes. The new Robinson family … Continued
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Someone’s Making Handmaid’s Tale-Inspired Lingerie Which Seems Like a Very Bad Idea Indeed
A sleepwear company has announced that the red version of its popular lingerie line has been given the name “Offred.” Because when I think of a romantic evening at home, I picture government-sanctioned sexual slavery. In a promotional email, Lunya announced that the latest color for its “washable silk set” is named after Offred from … Continued
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Rick and Morty’s Latest Multiverse Trip Takes Them to My Little Pony
Rick and Morty’s interdimensional travels have taken them to worlds of pizza, hamster butts, and anthropomorphized corn. But now they’re about to see something truly shocking: the Land of Ponies. The latest episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic featured a blink-if-you-miss cameo from what look to be pony versions of Rick and Morty’s … Continued
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Open Channel: Guys, We Need to Talk About the New Lost in Space
Now that we’ve all had a weekend to chow down on Netflix’s new scifi series, Lost in Space, it’s time to sit down and have a spoiler-fueled chat. No space monkeys, no creepy spiders. Just you, me, and a weird alien robot. We’ve already given our take on the scifi reboot (imperfect but promising), but … Continued
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A New Tabletop RPG Lets You Play as Your Friends
Creating a character for a role-playing game is an intense experience. It’s thrilling and intimidating—often at the same time—to invent a fictional version of yourself and send them out on adventures. It’s another thing entirely when the character you’re making is based on the person in front of you. Developer Liam Ginty has released Mirror, … Continued
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Black Panther: World of Wakanda Wins a GLAAD Award, Time for the MCU to Catch Up
A same-sex relationship may have been left on the cutting room floor of Marvel’s Black Panther film, but the comic that showed how two Wakandan women fell in love has been recognized as a standout graphic novel for LGBTQ representation by GLAAD. Black Panther: World of Wakanda has received the GLAAD Media Award for Best … Continued
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io9Movies
How Farts Work in A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place is effective not just because it’s a good horror story, but because of how many questions it doesn’t answer. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t things we’re still eager to know. Luckily, director, co-writer, and star John Krasinski is here to explain things. Most importantly: How the hell can people fart in … Continued
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Welcome… to an Epic Fan Tribute to Jurassic Park
Universal has unveiled a nearly 18-minute fan recreation of Jurassic Park, with actors, animation, and puppets bringing some of the film’s most classic scenes to life. You know what they say: Fandom, uh, finds a way. According to a press release, Universal and Tongal—with the help of Jurassic World stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas … Continued
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Archival NASA Footage Gets Turned Into a Scifi Saga in This Music Video
Nigel Stanford is known not only for his great music, but also for creating music videos that show the coolest things science and robotics can achieve. Now, Stanford is using NASA’s vast video archives to venture into the realm of science fiction, and we’ve got the first look at his latest space-age music video. The … Continued
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Legion Raises the Apocalyptic Stakes, and Drops a Major X-Men Reference
The first season of Legion may have been focused on David freeing himself from the Shadow King’s grasp, but now it’s time for him to sit at “the big kid’s table.” Farouk is no longer the biggest threat to his world. In fact, he might be the only thing that can save it. “Chapter 10″ … Continued
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I Have Seen the Face of God, and It Was Legends of Tomorrow‘s Season Finale
I have never visited a holy site, nor have I brought a child into this world. But for a brief moment, I knew what it was like to feel pure joy. It was watching the season three finale of Legends of Tomorrow. This might be one of the greatest season finales I’ve ever seen on … Continued
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Westworld‘s Showrunners Offer to Reveal the Entire Season Two Plot to Help Protect Its Biggest Spoilers [Updated]
After Reddit and other fan communities pretty much predicted the entire first season of Westworld, showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy made headlines by promising to work with online theorists in the second season. Now, we might know how: Spoil absolutely everything. During a Reddit AMA, Nolan shared a controversial plan to safeguard the biggest … Continued
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We’ll Be Seeing More ‘Myths and Monsters’ on Legends of Tomorrow Thanks to Constantine
Looks like John Constantine (Matt Ryan) is joining the Waverider for more than his swagger and sweet style. Legends of Tomorrow’s co-showrunner Phil Klemmer says the series is diving into the occult next season, and that Mallus is just “the tip of the iceberg.” In an interview with TV Line, Klemmer hinted at what fans … Continued
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The Historical Reason Why the Avengers Keep Fighting Their Evil Counterparts
Marvel has spent the past decade getting us to Avengers: Infinity War for the epic battle with Thanos. Most of that time has been spent having our characters fight their evil counterparts: villains who match—or mirror—their heroes. This isn’t just an MCU trope. It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book. Good and evil … Continued
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Meet the Woman Who’s Giving Game of Thrones Names to the Streets of Idaho
Look out, Belfast. A town near Boise, Idaho is about to be the next hot destination for Game of Thrones fans. It’s getting two residential streets named after the show’s characters, and several more could be on the way. The Silver Trail subdivision in Kuna, a small town less than 20 miles southwest of Boise, … Continued
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Legion Returned and Everything’s Changed—Including David
FX’s Legion returned last night with its sophomore season, but the security blanket David Haller made in the first season is gone. Friendships have eroded, chaos reigns, and David might perhaps be the least-trustworthy character in his own life because he’s keeping some dark secrets from his friends. A lot can change in a year. … Continued