Archive for the 'Science Fiction' Category

I knew there was a heaven. And those are angels.

[albotas]

The classic Sci-Fi miniseries from the 80’s is returning courtesy of ABC. From Variety:

“Whenever I mention ‘V’ to anybody, they still have a lot of good memories about the original movie and series,” Peters said. “Everybody has that imagery of their uniforms, or the visitor eating a hamster. It’s a science fiction icon and too good to pass up.”

The original “V” served as an allegory for the Holocaust and Nazi Germany. Peters said he won’t duplicate that concept, except that the new “V” will still focus on what happens when the masses have blind faith in their leaders.

In this case, the new “V” will center on Erica Evans, a Homeland Security agent with an aimless son who’s got problems. When the aliens arrive, her son gloms on to them — causing tension within the family. As in the original “V,” several storylines will unfold simultaneously.

Awesome. Don’t fuck it up!

This movie actually doesn’t look half bad despite being a remake of a classic. If you don’t blink you might even catch a glimpse of Gort the robot. Check out the trailer here.

From the Licensing International Expo in New York, comes this first look at a poster for MGM’s remake of RoboCop.

I’m not so sure about this guys. Robocop was cool and all, but as cyborgs go, he was always a bit on the lame side. I would have expected that they would have updated the look a bit more. All they did was add a Battlestar Galactica Cylon look. Here’s to hoping we get something superior to the original movies, but with the same kind of weird humor.

[Superherohype]

The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan! These Battlestar Galactica Minimates were also created by man, quite nicely. They paid great attention to detail, even on characters like Doc Cottle, and the variants like the pinstripe suit and test tube tray Gaius Baltar. Nice!

[Amazon]

Over at The Brick, we’ve compiled a list of awesome Sci-Fi robots. Some old, some new, all shiny metal friends. Hit the link to check it out.

[Slippery Brick]

Who would have thought that ceramic ray guns could be so cool. Me from an alternate universe, that’s who. I just met myself from a parallel reality. In that reality, it turns out that ceramic is the hot technology.

They don’t have any weapons that actually work, but people make ceramic ray guns then fire them in the oven. After that they paint on details and later meet in combat. It goes something like this.

Two opponents meet and unholster their ray guns. Each takes a look at the other’s work. “Damn that’s pretty good. You got some kick-ass detail on your piece. Dude, you totally kicked my ass. You win. I knew I should have spent more time on design.” Then they part ways.

Turns out I’m hot-shit over there in that universe. Sad thing is that universe is lame and non-violent. I gave my double a real gun and a camera, then showed him how to introduce his universe to head-shots.

See, now I’ll be the top dude over there AND I’ll have a new reality show. Get it?

[Gizmodo]

The Doctor has one, so naturally, the Master his arch rival Timelord enemy has one too. It’s cooler then the Doctor’s, but not as versatile. It will set you back $18.99 and keep you from touching a woman.

[Thinkgeek]

Candy holders don’t get any cooler than the Lost in Space Giant Pez Dispenser. Pop Pez in style. It’s a 12 inch tall Pez dispenser with authentic robot dialogue and sound effects. $24.99. Awesome.

[Perpetualkid]

You guys sick of all things Steampunk yet? You won’t be when you see these Star Wars figures made by Sillof. This is pure…awesome…geekiness.

[Sillof's workshop]