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io9Scenes from a 3-D, augmented reality metropolis [Mad Urbanism]
#madurbanism
Keiichi Matsuda creates incredible short films that depict an augmented reality city where synthetic information clouds are grafted onto brick'n'mortar material spaces. Here are two of his futureshock videos. More »
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Megazords Of My Youth: How Power Rangers toys made me a science fiction fan [The Marvelous Little Toy]
#themarvelouslittletoy
I have a terrible confession to make - I watched Power Rangers for a long, long time, well past the age when I knew better. Why couldn't I quit this obviously terrible show? The toys were just too damn cool. More »
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New Walking Dead teasers to hit TV this week [Television]
#television
Three new trailers for The Walking Dead will begin airing this week. The longest one showcases Rick limping through a hospital jam-packed with the undead. More »
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Congratulations to the 2010 Hugo Award Winners! [Hugos]
#hugos
The 2010 Hugo Award Winners were presented today at Aussiecon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, in Melbourne, Australia, Who were among the big winners? China Miéville, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Moon. More »
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A visit to the Soviet arcade game museum [Videogames]
#videogames
In late 2009, two intrepid bloggers visited a museum of Soviet arcade games outside of Moscow. What did they find? A subterranean den of gaming classics from behind the Iron Curtain. More »
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Smallville RPG wields big drama [Tabletop Games]
#tabletopgames
Did you know they made a Smallville RPG? Ed Grabianowski of Robot Viking recently scoped out this new role-playing game and found that this character-driven title offered a lot for Smallville and RPG aficionados alike. More »
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The upcoming Judge Dredd movie is simply "Dredd," will be "neo-noir action" [Movies]
#movies
The 2012 Judge Dredd film starring Karl "Éomer Bones" Urban has a new title — Dredd — and a new plot synopsis. Also, Olivia Thirlby of Juno has signed on as the psychic Judge Anderson. More »
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An amnesiac zombie teams up with a hyperactive paranormal detective [Webcomics]
#webcomics
Hanna is Not a Boy's Name stars a nameless zombie employed by a bouncing-off-the-walls hyper detective. Together, they investigate offbeat paranormal mysteries — and try not to get too many people killed in the process. More »
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All's Fair at the Fair (1938) [Retrofuturism]
#retrofuturism
In this 1938 short animation by the Fleischer Brothers, the world of the future is imagined as a wondrous place filled with automated cityscapes and robotic barbers. More »
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What science fiction and horror flicks are on Hulu these days? [Saturday Matinee]
#saturdaymatinee
Hulu's scifi and horror pages are chock full of worthwhile movies, even if the selection skews towards the ridiculous and low-budget. Here's the cream of the crop. Apologies to our international readers! More »
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Fictional business cards to fill your scifi Rolodex [Concept Art]
#conceptart
Yesterday, we showed you how the corporate websites for science fiction companies might look. But what about their business cards? Designer Fernando Reza has imagined Rolodex fodder for starship researchers, henchmen, and the folks who sweep up zombie guts. More »
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The 10 strangest creative liberties ever taken on superhero TV shows [Triviagasm]
#triviagasm
When a superhero makes the jump from comics to TV, you anticipate that the show will deviate from the source material somewhat. What you don't expect is Spider-Man piloting a giant robot or the Thing hanging out with Fred Flintstone. More »
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How to get into 20 classic science fiction shows: The ultimate guide [Scifi 101]
#scifi101
Even if you're a massive science fiction fan, there are probably still some great shows you've yet to discover. But for massively long-running shows, where to begin? Here's our guide to how to start watching twenty classic science fiction shows. More »
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Did Anyone Else Realize Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Is Entering Its EIGHTEENTH Season? [Mighty Bad]
#mightybad
As if Power Rangers staying on the air for 17 seasons wasn't bad enough, Nickelodeon is now bringing the show back for an 18th season in 2011. Note: children's TV executives are reviving Power Rangers, while Reading Rainbow remains canceled. More »
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The Stainless Steel Rat still shines bright [Book Review]
#bookreview
It's been ten years since the last Stainless Steel Rat book, and now Harry Harrison is back with another tale of "Slippery" Jim diGriz. John T. Ottinger ventures into Harrison's dangerous world, and lives to tell the tale. Spoilers below... More »
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The Ataris That Never Were [Concept Art]
#conceptart
Time for some concept art! Not for upcoming games, though. Not for old games, either. These are for old systems. More »
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Sandworms and Fremen caves: concept art for the Dune movie that never was [Concept Art]
#conceptart
2000 A.D.'s Jock created some amazing concept art for Peter Berg's Dune movie before Berg left the project. Now he's posted some of it on his site, giving us a tantalizing glimpse of an Arrakis that never reach our screens. More »
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Harper Collins creates global science fiction imprint, Harper Voyager [Publishing]
Today at WorldCon, Harper Collins announced it's rebranding its Eos imprint as Harper Voyager, bringing it in line with the Voyager imprints in Australia/New Zealand and the U.K. According to the press release: More »
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In Burroughs' final Barsoom series, we see urban Mars, synthetic flesh, and Nazis of Jupiter [Book Review]
#bookreview
In the last installment of our Reading Barsoom series, find out what happens when Edgar Rice Burroughs tried to write an "urban" novel of Mars, why "synthetic men" suck, and how Nazi aliens built Salt Lake City on Jupiter. More »
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Syfy readies a 4-hour Peter Pan origins tale, Neverland [Neverland]
#neverland
Syfy is bringing you the backstory to Peter Pan in a four-hour miniseries called Neverland. We're not so sure how to feel about this one. We like who's involved, but the last few Syfy miniseries have been Riverworld-level bad. More »
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