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The Brazilian SciFi Short "Analog" Is Minimalist Cyberweirdness [Movies]

This creepy-cool trailer for EBBËTO's 25-minute-long film Analog is an agoraphobe's worst nightmare -a machine must keep a man alive during a deep space journey. Unfortunately, the machine begins to reassess its programming, and a lot of symbolic oddness precipitates. More »
Spider-Man Battles Samurai In 1970s TV Stills [Television]

In the Seventies, The Amazing Spider-Man aired on CBS, Nicholas Hammond was Peter Parker, and the show's theme song was pornoriffic. Take a trip down memory lane with these photographs from an era when Spidey fought crime in his PJs. More »
What If Superheroes Were Elements? [Super Art]

It's Marvel's Avengers as you've never seen them before... Namely, as abstract personifications of elements from the periodic table. Artist Das Chupa is the genius behind this version, and he's given Superman the same treatment here. [Zero Lives] More »
When Happy Endings Seem Important, After All [Rant]

Here's my terrible, heretical admission about the last season of Lost: I enjoy the flash-sideways. No, wait, that's not it. What I meant to say was: I don't care if they answer all of the questions about mythology or not. More »
Will Google Leave China Because Of Hacking And Censorship? [China]

Google will likely be pulling the plug on Google.cn by the end of the month. According to the web search giant, China's stringent censorship and the hacking of Gmail accounts have driven Google to relinquish 35.6% of China's search market. More »
Old-Timey Predator Will Joyride Into Your Heart [Concept Art]

I say old bean, is that a Yautja on a penny-farthing velocipede? By gum, I haven't beheld such a spectacle since eleventy-twelve! And lo! Our pedal-pushing intergalactic sportsmen totes one of those newfangled heliumized air bladders! What delicious farce! [Gavwoodhouse's Deviant Art page via Superpunch] More »
Is Corot-9b Cool Enough To Be Earth-2? [COROT-9b]

Scientists have discovered what may be the first exoplanet to mirror Earth's climate, which may be a major breakthrough in the study of planets in other solar systems. More »
The Hilarious Lost Recaps Of Someone Who's Never Seen Lost [Television]

Even the most ardent Losties find the show inscrutable at times, but can you imagine what Season 6 looks like to someone who's never the show? The wonderfully bemused blog Never Seen Lost tries (and fails) to keep up. More »
Warners Unveil DC Movie Strategy... Maybe [Dc Comics]

How to replace a multi-million dollar movie franchise with Harry Potter? Well, if you're Warner Bros., the answer seems to be "Suddenly realize you own a company that's specialized in creating movie franchise IP for years." Enter the DC years... More »
Scarier Monsters And Super-Creepy Doctor/Companion Relationships In New Who? [Doctor Who]

The new Doctor Who will see familiar monsters be scarier than even before, according to new showrunner Steven Moffat, and that's not even describing the new Doctor/companion relationship... Mild spoilers ahead. More »
Steampunk Dinosaur Madness in Luc Besson's "Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec" [This Is Awesome]

You don't need to speak French to appreciate how awesome this trailer is for Luc Besson's latest SF flick. A brilliant, sexy adventurer named Adèle Blanc-Sec has discovered a dinosaur egg - and now a pterodactyl threatens steampunk Paris! More »
Book Artists And Designers Pick Their Favorite Recent Covers [Book Covers]

What's more amazing — the arresting loveliness of many recent SF book covers, or how different from each other they are? SFSignal asked artists and designers for their favorite recent covers. Here are a few of the ones they picked. More »
First Teaser Trailer For The Return Of Futurama! [Futurama]

Thanks to the Panama Wormhole — which is a sort of Comedy Central Channel in space, Futurama is coming back in June! And here is the first trailer. More »
Why V's Reality Makes Less Money Than Its Promise [V]

The ratings may have fallen during its four week run, but that didn't stop ABC's V from being one of the largest moneymakers on television last year. How good a position does that put the show in for next year? More »
Space Rays Might Be Responsible For Crashing Your Car [Space]

Toyota vehicles have been having a problem with sudden, uncontrollable acceleration lately. It's been variously attributed to faulty circuits and driver error, but the real culprit might be radiation from beyond the skies. More »
10 2000AD Characters Who Could Rule Cinema [Steal This Pitch]

If there's one trend that we hope both The Losers and Kick-Ass will jumpstart, it's one where British comic creators get their due in Hollywood. Particularly because that could lead to these 2000AD movies we've always longed for... More »
New Doctor Who Season 5 Trailer: "It Begins!" [Doctor Who]

Hang on to your TARDIS console. The new Doctor Who series five trailer, shown at the press launch, is online, and it reveals new monsters, new space battles, and dangerous TARDIS stunts. (And it's spoilery, natch.) More »
Image's Kirkman Explains Guardian Teases [Guardians]

Not content with tweaking Marvel for their Avengers teases, Image Comics flirted with copyright law by teasing Harry Potter as a member of their Guardians Of The Globe series, right before writer Robert Kirkman explained all. More »
Professor Believes It's Our Moral Imperative to Launch Packets of Life Into Space [Panspermia]

Is it possible to send starter kits of Earth life to other worlds in the hopes of triggering terraforming processes all over the galaxy? Not only is it possible, argues Michael Mautner, but we have an obligation to do it. More »
That's No Moon... That's A Bunch Of Free-Floating Debris [Space Debris]

If analysis of new images of Jupiter are to be believed, the planet may have found itself with a new ring recently, which may answer the question of what happened to disappearing moon S/2000 J 11... More »
Dr. Horrible 2 Won't Be Online [Dr Horrible]

The good news is, there will be a sequel to Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog. The bad news is, it won't be available for free online. According to Neil Patrick Harris, Dr. Horrible 2 will be a major motion picture. More »
Will Chris Evans Yield To Cap Movie Offer? [Captain America]

Is Johnny Storm the new Captain America? The Marvel superhero crossover may come true with the new rumor that Chris Evans, who played the Human Torch in Fox's Fantastic Four movies has been offered the role of Captain America. More »
Remember That Book/TV Show/Movie Where...? [Open Thread]

Remember that story where the guy makes aliens appear with his mind using transdimensional technology? What was it called? You've got questions, and luckily you have fellow io9ers with answers. It's "name that forgotten story" time in the Observation Deck. More »
20 Great Infodumps From Science Fiction Novels [Infodumps]

A truly great infodump is a work of art. The best science fiction authors can brief you on everything you need to know about their worlds, without making you feel lectured. Here are 20 great examples of the smooth infodump. More »
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: Surprisingly Fantastic [Book Review]

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter takes gigantic liberties. But if you can allow your imagination to accept the incontrovertible fact that our 16th President also killed vampires on the side, you'll be entertained right up until John Wilkes Booth's fanged appearance. More »
Before The Movie, Witness Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour [Scott Pilgrim]

The movie may be due in August, but Bryan Lee O'Malley is bringing the original (and best) version of Scott Pilgrim to a close a month earlier, with the just-announced release of final book Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour. More »
First Quantum Effects Seen in Visible Object [Mad Science]

Does Schrödinger's cat really exist? You bet. The first ever quantum superposition in an object visible to the naked eye has been observed. More »
A Wrinkle In Time Finally Gets Vengeace For Crappy Disney TV Movie, With A Real Feature Film [A Wrinkle In Time]

Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time is getting another shot at the big screen with an adaptation by Jeff Stockwell (Bridge to Terabithia). Let's hope this time they properly adapt Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which. [THR] More »
The Health Care Industry Apocalypse In "Repo Men" [Movie Review]

With health care a source of fierce debate in America, a movie like Repo Men was bound to be made. A bloody satire of the marriage between medicine and capitalism, it's about repo men who collect on overdue artificial organs. More »
Fassbinder's Ground-Breaking Virtual Reality Crime Movie Showing In New York [World On A Wire]

Computer-generated simulations of people start getting out of control in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World On A Wire, which anticipated The Matrix 26 years early. This film has only showed in the U.S. once, but it's coming to New York. More »
What's Happened To Torchwood? [Torchwood]

Torchwood achieved critical acclaim and blockbuster ratings for "Children Of Earth," but since then? No news. Now BBC Wales left Torchwood out of a list of its productions. And John Barrowman dodged Torchwood questions. What's going on? More »
Everything We FlashedForward To Is Wrong! [Flashforward Recap]

Everything we thought we knew turns out to be wrong in the return of ABC's FlashForward - Well, except for that whole part about Joseph Fiennes being an impossibly wooden actor and it not being a very good show. Spoilers! More »
SF Author Peter Watts Found Guilty Of Felony "Resistance" Against Border Guard [Crime]

A jury finished deliberating in the contentious Peter Watts case. The Canadian author of Blindsight was beaten by US border guards when returning home several months ago. The guards claim Watts assaulted them, and today a court found Watts guilty. More »
Which Group of Science Fiction Fans Has The Best Sex Advice? [Sex]

Star Wars fans can tell you how to have sex in a storm trooper uniform, and True Blood fans can teach you all about rolling in grave dirt. But Joss Whedon fans have the most sensible, practical advice. More »
The Vertiginous Peaks And Perilous Chasms Of The Stock Market [Mad Economics]

Check out this weird-looking mountain range, with its shapes contrary to geology. Is it the result of a freak earthquake? No, it's how the dot-com boom looks in mountain form. Artist Michael Najjar modeled world stock indexes as Argentinian mountains. More »
Will Ghostbusters 3 Ever Actually Happen? [Ghostbusters]

Original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman is rumored to be getting forced out of his own franchise, in favor of a younger director. Too bad his contract won't let Columbia make a new Ghostbusters without his say-so. More »
Addams Family Is The New Coraline? [Addams Family]

Fresh from the success of his Alice In Wonderland, Tim Burton is staying with 3D for his next project, which is one that he's been rumored to be involved in before: A brand-new Addams Family movie unlike any previous efforts. More »
Fringe: The Musical? [Fringe]

Will Fringe's musical episode be called "Once More, On LSD?" No, apparently it'll be called "Overture." And you'll never guess who's serenading Olivia. Spoilers ahead. More »
The Giant Underground Gas Tank Where Most Helium Is Stored [Geophysical Porn]

No, this isn't a secret UFO installation. It's a natural underground gas tank that contains over a billion cubic meters of helium, important in many industrial processes, located under America's Great Plains. It's covered in mines, domes, and pipelines. More »

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