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Our Alien Origins: 21 Panspermia Tales
Planet Earth might be home sweet home, but is it really humanity’s birthplace? We explore science fiction stories where humans come from everywhere but Earth, be it by colonization, alien experiments, or good old-fashioned panspermia. Panspermia is the term for the most scientifically plausible version of this concept, but it isn’t necessarily what science fiction … Continued
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Doctor Who Villains Revealed, Insane Hyperbole Ensues
Remember the Daleks, Doctor Who‘s cybernetic villains? And the Cybermen, Doctor Who’s other cybernetic villains? Of course you do. But soon you’ll be uttering the name Tritovore in the same breath as those world-shattering villains. Doctor Who’s Easter special will introduce these new monsters, which are described as half-man, half-fly. A BBC source told Digital … Continued
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K9’s Spinoff Series Is Filming!
Doctor Who‘s most faithful traveling companion is still out there in space, fighting monsters and stuff. K9, the robot dog and the BBC’s answer to R2D2, is starring in a spin-off series, already filming. Producer Paul Tams, told the Doctor Who News Page that the show’s eighth episode is set to complete filming at the … Continued
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Welcome To Planet Rome: 12 Extraterrestrial Roman Empires
It’s been two millennia since the Roman Empire held sway, but it’s thriving on a dozen fictional planets. Somehow, aliens love to imitate the glory that was Rome. Here are the greatest interplanetary toga parties. Note: I’m not including alternate history novels where the Roman empire never fell. Instead, I’m only including “Roman Empire in … Continued
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Will This Awesome Doctor Who Filming Go To Waste?
Some lucky fans witnessed Doctor Who filming the ending of its next episode, “Planet Of The Dead.” But will we ever get to see those scenes for real? Pics, video, spoilers, and depressing rumors below. The latest filming report appears to cover the very ending of the Easter special episode, “Planet Of The Dead,” which … Continued
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Battlestar Carnage, Clone Wars Decapitations And Wolverine’s Explosions
Today’s spoiler assault: telltale pics from Wolverine, Transformers, Heroes, Lost and Wonder Woman. New clips from Clone Wars and Smallville. Battlestar mayhem. Hints about Doctor Who, Kick-Ass, Chuck and Eleventh Hour. Spoilers refresh your cortex! Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: I know, I know, we hate toy spoilers. But here’s a pic of Soundwave’s new … Continued
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Doctor Who And The Return Of The Underused Companions
Doctor Who‘s most underrated companion, Martha Jones, will return for one of the 2009 specials, says actor Freema Agyeman. And now Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith) wants to return as well. He should get his chance. Just think about it — Martha and Mickey were last seen wandering off together, after all. At first, we thought … Continued
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A Bat-Script, Hiro’s Surprising Companion, And A BSG PDA
Spoiler orgy! New Batman 3 script pages are probably fake, but fun anyway. There’s Transformers 2 set video. Plus tons of Lost, Battlestar, Doctor Who, Heroes, Life On Mars, Smallville and Supernatural pics and spoilers. Batman 3: I don’t know if there’s enough grains of salt in the world for this, but in any case … Continued
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Doctor Who’s New Vehicle Has Already Crashed
We’re eagerly awaiting the Easter episode of Doctor Who – Michelle Ryan and all – but now we’re hearing the show has run into a major snag, and may not air at Easter. Possible spoilers… If you looked at those set photos we ran last week, you saw David Tennant and costar Ryan sitting in … Continued
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You’ll Never Guess Which Mutant Plays A Key Role In Wolverine!
Today’s spoiler explosion includes shocking Wolverine news. Also, could Lost get even stranger soon? Plus pics and hints from Dragonball, Smallville Battlestar Galactica, Sarah Connor, Heroes, Fringe, Doctor Who, Dollhouse and more. Greet the spoilers! Wolverine: It’s not just Deadpool that will have more screen time in this movie, thanks to the current reshoots. It’s … Continued
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Science Fiction Stories That Make Gandhi Cry
Tonight’s Star Wars cartoon looks like it may teach an important lesson: pacifism sucks. If so, it’ll join an illustrious science-fiction tradition: stories where peace-loving, non-violent people learn to kill. Here’s our list. Minor spoilers… Judging from the trailers and stuff, it sounds as though Anakin and his pals have to teach the peace-loving Lurmens … Continued
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Look Who’s Bringing Leather Jackets Back To Doctor Who
It’s official: Bionic Woman star Michelle Ryan co-stars in Doctor Who’s Easter special, “Planet Of The Dead.” And she’s already begun her journey with David Tennant. Click through for tons of pics, with minor spoilers. According to the BBC, Ryan is playing Lady Christina de Souza, “a woman with a mysterious past who’s going to … Continued
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Telltale Set Video Of An Oceanic Six Encounter
Spoiler pride! A new Lost set video shows just what the Oceanic Six gets up to in a couple of weeks. Plus more Doctor Who set reports, Dollhouse casting, Supernatural secrets and Star Wars pics. Doctor Who: Those set reports we covered yesterday, involving people running around a tunnel with a charred skeleton, didn’t include … Continued
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Which Major TV Show May Be Turning Its Shippers Into Unwitting Incest Fans?
Today’s spoiler harvest includes scorching Doctor Who set pics, Supernatural script pages, and the most shocking Fringe theory yet. Will there be crazy Lost twists? There will! Plus Sarah Connor, Star Wars and Smallville. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: Toy spoilers! (I know. I know.) Here’s an amazingly detailed and very serious review of the … Continued
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Doctor Who’s Filming, And You Are There. Plus Terminator Stars Tell All!
Even the L.A. Times is catching spoiler-mania! Today, the stars of Sarah Connor rave about the upcoming episodes. Roberto Orci answers Transformers questions. New Doctor Who and Heroes set pics! Plus Chuck, Dollhouse and Lost. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: If Roberto Orci could have any Transformers in the third movie, he’d like Unicron, just … Continued
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The One Place A Time Lord Must Never Visit
He’s visited alternate universes, the Big Bang, and even the dying future of our own universe. But there’s one place Doctor Who’s cheeky time traveler should stay away from, says a British newspaper: Dubai. The Guardian thinks Doctor Who is gearing up to film one of its 2009 specials in the emirate, which is known … Continued
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The Doctor’s New Assistant May Be Bionic
Ignore any idea of popster Lily Allen being the eleventh Doctor’s companion. There’s a new name being bandied about to join the cast of Doctor Who… and it’s a little more believable: Michelle Ryan. https://gizmodo.com/now-we-know-about-the-doctor-whos-his-companion-5123868 Ryan may be best known to Americans as the lead in the failed Bionic Woman reboot from 2007, but prior … Continued
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Your Cure For Doctor Who TV Withdrawal
Superstar artist Ben Templesmith posted some pages, including some work in progress, from his new Doctor Who comic, “The Whispering Gallery,” written by Leah Moore and John Reppion. And they’re glorious. And yes, that’s Alan “Watchmen” Moore’s daughter. To be honest, her comics work hasn’t blown me away so far, but the art is amazing … Continued
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Star Trek Space Battles! Giant Slugs! Doctor Who Aliens! Smallville Clips!
Star Trek and BSG will make perfect sense, promise creators. Lost and Smallville clips! Plus dirt on Doctor Who, Star Wars, Heroes, Fringe, Sarah Connor and Dollhouse. The spoiler watch is right twice a day! Star Trek: Some old-school fans take issue with the new bar-brawling, jive-talking Kirk, because of a famous quote that Kirk … Continued