There's Never Been a Better Time to Remember to Actually Watch For All Mankind
Are you watching For All Mankind? I hope so, because our regular reminders that you absolutely should be culminated this week with the news that Apple doesn’t just want more, but a whole extra show on top of what some of you already aren’t watching. But that’s not all this week—we looked back at DS9's finest episode, gave our thoughts on Fallout’s debut, and much more. Check it out! — James Whitbrook
The Greatest Sci-Fi Show You’re Still Not Watching Is Getting a New Season—and a Spinoff
The world of For All Mankind was forever changed when the Soviet Union arrived on the moon before the United States. That one event changed the course of the show’s alternate history, and now we’ll get to see exactly how it happened. - Germain Lussier Read More
Ryan Gosling’s Viral Beavis and Butt-Head Skit Was 5 Years in the Making
People watch Saturday Night Live to laugh, of course, but there are laughs and then there are sketches that last forever. This past weekend, Ryan Gosling hosted SNL and the episode may have featured one of those all-time sketches. What starts as a discussion of AI then turns into one of the most absurd and random pop culture references imaginable as two audience members who look like the characters from Beavis and Butt-Head derail the whole thing. - Germain Lussier Read More
8 Things We Liked, and 2 We Didn’t, About Fallout
After what feels like a very long cryogenic sleep in an underground nuclear bunker, Amazon’s take on Fallout dropped like a bomb on Prime Video late last week—but whether or not you’re complete newbie to the world of Interplay and Bethesda’s legendary roleplaying games, or a series veteran, was it worth the wait? We think so—but here’s our spoilery take on what works, and what doesn’t. - James Whitbrook Read More
The Best Moment in Deep Space Nine’s Greatest Episode Is a Punch Left Unthrown
Twenty-six years ago today, Deep Space Nine delivered the knife under its cloaked examination of Star Trek’s morals in wartime with all the delicate precision of a sewing needle: the incredible “In the Pale Moonlight,” not just one of DS9 or Star Trek’s finest hours, but one of the all time greatest episodes of TV ever made. But the finest moment in an already immaculate piece of television is all about the ways to enact violence without lifting a single finger. - James Whitbrook Read More
Warhammer 40K’s New Culture War Crossfire Is a Mess of Its Own Making
Warhammer 40,000's grimdark world of horrors both human and alien has developed a complicated relationship with elements of its audience over the years. What was once a biting satire of Britain’s conservative government in the late ‘80s has, in iteration after iteration of lore and retcons, become a messy extrapolation of the fascism and its imagery, and what it means to present that from a marketable perspective—and what that in turn means for cultivating elements of a fandom that interprets those ideas in a very different manner. - James Whitbrook Read More
At Least One Familiar Face Won’t Return for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Production has begun on Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler’s mystery vampire movie. Get a look at more pictures from Chucky’s return. Plus, what’s next on Ghosts. Spoilers, away! - Gordon Jackson and James Whitbrook Read More
Disneyland Is About to Get a Huge, Billion-Dollar Expansion
Disneyland Forward, the Walt Disney Company’s initiative to expand its original theme park, just got the go-ahead from the Anaheim City Council. Deadline reports that the $1.9 billion expansion plan, which will take decades to finish, received unanimous approval. - Sabina Graves Read More
Transformers One’s First Trailer Certainly Looks Different
At last week’s CinemaCon, Paramount unveiled more information about its upcoming animated prequel Transformers One, with Chris Hemsworth—who voices Orion Pax, a young version of Optimus Prime—in tow. Today, the actor and his co-star Brian Tyree Henry introduced the trailer as it was launching into orbit... yes, into space. Really. - Sabina Graves Read More
David Dastmalchian On Working With Mike Flanagan for The Life of Chuck
Late Night with the Devil actor chats with io9 about the live action adaptation of Stephen King’s If It Bleeds. Late Night is streaming now on AMC+ and Shudder.
3 Body Problem’s Marlo Kelly Breaks Down Her Sinister and Complex Character
Tatiana herself tells io9 how she approached her role in the sci-fi series. 3 Body Problem is streaming now on Netflix.
