• stargate atlantis

    Robert Picardo Tells io9 About Replacing Trek's Data And Stargate's Tapping

    We were lucky enough to catch up with Robert Picardo, who's joined the cast of Stargate Atlantis full-time as the obnoxious Richard Woolsey. He told us what it's like to take over command from Amanda Tapping's Samantha Carter. We also talked to Picardo about working with notorious comedian Andy Dick on Star Trek: Voyager, plus the differences between his holographic Trek character and Data the android. More »

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    2:00 PM on Sat Aug 16 2008
    By Charlie Jane Anders
    5,900 views, 21 comments

    Latest by Regann: I loved Picardo on Voyager, but even he cannot make me go back to SGA after they ditched Weir for more »

  • firefly

    Why Is Jewel Staite Always In Bondage? We Asked Her

    Jewel Staite is best known for playing the mechanic Kaylee on grungy space-opera show Firefly. But if the writers of Stargate Atlantis have their way, she'll become better known for being bound and gagged in the woods. She mentioned on the Stargate panel at Comic-Con that her character, Dr. Keller, is in bondage in a few upcoming Stargate episodes, not to mention being pinned to a bed by an alien spore recently. We had to ask her about this, plus the differences between Firefly and Stargate. And what she thinks Kaylee is doing right now. More »

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    1:40 PM on Fri Aug 8 2008
    By Charlie Jane Anders
    13,839 views, 26 comments

    Latest by Serenitysky: Jewell sounds like a fun, cool gal, I am sad she's stuck playing Keller, a character who is completely unworthy more »

  • doctor who

    Doctor Who's Julie Gardner Tells io9 The Secret Of Keeping Captain Jack Happy

    The unsung hero of time-travel show Doctor Who and its spin-offs isn't K-9 the tin dog, it's executive producer Julie Gardner. She's kept the flashing light from flying off the top of the Police Box time machine since the beginning. We were lucky enough to sit down with her at Comic-Con and ask her about Doctor Who's success, the evolution of Torchwood, and why Sarah Jane Smith is still . The interview includes spoilers for the Sarah Jane Adventures. More »

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    12:53 PM on Fri Aug 8 2008
    By Charlie Jane Anders
    5,211 views, 10 comments

    Latest by Ivriniel: Let's just hope Rani's mother bucks the Whoverse trend of the mothers of daughters being total harpies. *rolleyes* Incidentally, the name more »

  • battlestar galactica

    Gaius Baltar Is The Teflon Scapegoat, James Callis Tells io9

    We had two chances at Comic-Con to talk to James Callis about his cult following as Battlestar Galactica's Gaius Baltar. The first time, he told us about his amazingleadership secrets, and explained the difference between political and religious leadership. The second time, he talked to us more about the choices he makes in playing Baltar, and what it's like to be Battlestar's "teflon man." Transcript is below. More »

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    12:06 PM on Thu Aug 7 2008
    By Charlie Jane Anders
    2,548 views, 4 comments

    Latest by Tara: We just posted ringtone-ready audio from this interview over at Entertonement: [entertonement.com] more »

  • political science (fiction)

    Cosplay Superheroes Want Your Vote

    When even party politics finds itself dressing up in outlandish outfits and pretending to be a superhero in order to convince grown adults to exercise their democratic right to vote, that's probably a pretty good sign that geeks really have taken over the world. How else to explain the presence of Campaign Boy and Campaign Girl at last week's Comic-Con? More »

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    7:00 AM on Sun Aug 3 2008
    By Graeme McMillan
    2,026 views, 3 comments

    Latest by bonniegrrl: Those Superman Obama shirts at Comic-Con were pretty frakkin rad though. more »

  • comic-con 08

    Was This Year's Comic-Con The Big One?

    It was the con that, it seemed, confounded a lot of people. Press shut out of panels, celebrities turned away from parties, comic publishers vowing never to return and 125,000 fans all in one building for four days without end. Every year, San Diego Comic-Con ends with people griping that it has gotten to be too big and that something has to change, but was this the year that lived up to the complaints? More »

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    12:00 PM on Sat Aug 2 2008
    By Graeme McMillan
    5,501 views, 50 comments

    Latest by Future Threat: @virr: "Send that video and audio to some other room for the press, the room doesn't even necessarily need to more »

  • superhero chic

    Marvel Brings Con, Good Taste, To Standstill With Fashion Show

    Yes, I know that we showed you some of the best Comic-Con fan costumes yesterday, but that wasn't the only fashion parade during last week's nerdfest. Marvel Comics - never one to play down a marketing opportunity - held their own fashion show during the con, and we've got the pics to prove it under the jump. More »

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    10:00 AM on Sat Aug 2 2008
    By Graeme McMillan
    7,253 views, 32 comments

    Latest by TimGunn: You should check out CBR's photos from the event. All the captions are like "mommy, me likey" and other embarassing more »

  • stargate

    io9 Talks To Ben Browder And Amanda Tapping About Stargate's Legacy

    We caught up with Stargate stars Ben Browder and Amanda Tapping at the Sci Fi/EW party at Comic-Con, and got a chance to ask them some fun questions. We talked to Browder about what it's like to embody the heroic archetype, and whether he'd ever want to play a supervillain. And Tapping told us the difference between Stargate and her new show, Sanctuary. More »

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    2:00 PM on Fri Aug 1 2008
    By Charlie Jane Anders
    4,579 views, 15 comments

    Latest by RadfordMacGuyver: I hope that Brad Wright pays more attention to the Stargate fans and bases the 3rd movie on the "guy more »

  • comic-con 08

    Witness The Costumed Awesome Of Comic-Con

    We tried our best to bring you the highs, lows and news from last week's Comic-Con, but there was one essential part of the experience that we've kept from you... until now. Under the jump, some of the best costumes from the show, courtesy of Maximum PC's "Ultimate Geek Gallery." More »

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    1:23 PM on Fri Aug 1 2008
    By Graeme McMillan
    14,600 views, 34 comments

    Latest by manonfire285: I'm on the 11th page, middle column, 4th row down (Rorschach). If I had a better overcoat, gloves, and more »

  • dollhouse

    We Will See Tahmoh Penikett's Dark Side In Dollhouse

    Tahmoh Penikett plays the only character on Battlestar Galactica who always does the right thing, no matter what. (And he was very happy when we told him that, because apparently people are still mad at Helo for stopping the Cylon plague in season three.) But in Joss Whedon's new show Dollhouse, we're going to get to see a different side to Penikett — a dark side. We caught up with him at Comic-Con and learned the terrible truth about FBI agent Paul Ballard. More »

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    11:00 AM on Thu Jul 31 2008
    By Charlie Jane Anders
    2,596 views, 13 comments

    Latest by CapnCalamity: @cuffshark: Apollo's a tourist? more »