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io9Halloween comes early on Ultimate Spider-Man
It’s a big week in the world of cartoons! Ultimate Spider-Man features a cameo-studded Halloween episode plus the Transformers return, if only for a while, as the original movie Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising airs. Avengers Assemble is off this week. As always – minor spoilers ahead! Adventure Time – “Dungeon Train” What if … Continued
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io9Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na’vi real languages?
Well, not real in that they’re fictional languages spoken by fictional peoples. But what makes a fictional language an actual language and not merely a convincing combination of sounds? Linguist John McWhorter gave this TED-Ed talk, which focuses largely on J.R.R. Tolkien’s quest to make his Elvish languages operate as natural languages would. One thing … Continued
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io9Wolverine & Captain America battle robot ninjas on Ultimate Spider-Man
It’s a big week in the world of cartoons! Ultimate Spider-Man returns from hiatus this Sunday, Anarky makes a pivotal appearance on Beware the Batman, and the Avengers find out what it’s like to walk in the Hulk’s shoes. Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. is off this week. As always – minor spoilers ahead! … Continued
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io9This week’s Korra reveals that Aang was kind of a sucky dad
In this week’s Legend of Korra, our Avatar finds herself stuck between her father and her uncle as the Water Tribe threatens civil war. Meanwhile, Tenzin is dealing with a much more mundane issue: the realization that Aang wasn’t the world’s greatest dad. As a television series, The Legend of Korra still hasn’t quite settled … Continued
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io9Hiccup & Toothless return to television on Dragons: Defenders of Berk
This week in the world of cartoons, the How to Train Your Dragon spin-off Defenders of Berk returned, and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. learn Sunday that miniature golf is not a very safe hobby. As always – minor spoilers ahead! Adventure Time – “The Vault” Where do you put away your deepest thoughts? Maybe it’s … Continued
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io9Legend of Korra kicks off season two with an hour-long premiere
This week in the world of cartoons, Legend of Korra is back for season two! In addition to TWO episodes of Korra, Avengers Assemble comes back from hiatus to gives us a full hour of new Marvel cartoons on DisneyXD. As always – minor spoilers ahead! Adventure Time – “Time Sandwich” According to Finn & … Continued
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io9Meet the First Avatar in an action-packed new Legend of Korra trailer
The spirit world is going to hell in Book Two of Legend of Korra, debuting this Friday on Nickelodeon. Or is better to say the regular world is going to some hellish spirits? Either way, it looks like Korra has her work cut out for her. Luckily she has help from the first Avatar ever … Continued
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io9The 9 Worst Utopias Ever Created
A “utopia” is a fictional place where everything is perfect; it’s supposed to give us a goal to aspire to, a place that we hope we — or maybe even the entire human race — can one day reach. But not all perfect societies are created equal. In fact, here are nine utopias that actually … Continued
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io9Legend of Korra checks up on Team Avatar before the season 2 premiere
Wondering what Korra, Mako, Asami and Bolin have been up to since the season 1 finale? This short clip reveals some surprising change-ups in the world of Team Avatar! Specifically: Bolin is the sole remaining member of the Fire Ferrets, Asami’s running Future Industries, Mako’s a Republic City cop, and Korra — well, Korra is … Continued
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io9This Avatar-themed aquarium somehow includes underwater waterfalls
I know, it sounds completely ridiculous. Who the hell would make an Avatar-themed aquarium? Well, this guy did, and he also included two beautiful waterfalls that cascade down their rock walls — despite both being completely underwater. Sadly, this feat wasn’t achieved by copious praying to the Home Tree or through the use of Unobtanium. … Continued
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The 11 Most Important Political Science Fiction Movies
Science fiction looks to the future — but it also reflects the time when it was created. And the best science fiction often holds up a distorting lens to society that reveals deeper truths. In honor of tomorrow’s release of Elysium, here are 11 science fiction films that had a huge impact on pop culture, … Continued
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James Cameron promises a new Avatar movie every year, starting in 2016
There are going to be a whole mess of Avatar movies coming out — a whole new trilogy in fact. 20th Century Fox and director James Cameron have set a date for the start of the annual Avatar-slaught. The first sequel will debut in December or 2016. And then in 2017 and 2018 the second … Continued
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io9TelevisionKorra will face her greatest challenge in Season Two: her parents
Book Two of The Legend of Korra is titled Spirit, and our teenaged Avatar will be battling plenty of frightening spirits. But Korra will also journey to the Southern Water Tribe, where she’ll deal with a more earthly concern: her family. We got a chance to sit down with Legend of Korra creators Michael Dante … Continued
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The whole family gets in on this adorable Legend of Korra cosplay
The family that cosplays together stays together. Tenzin (sans his blue arrow) escorts young Korra, Jinora Meelo, and Ikki, while Amon lurks in the background. Cartoonist Magnolia Pearl snapped this fantastic family cosplay group at this weekend’s Connecticon. [Magnolia Pearl]
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io9A History of Plagiarism Claims Against James Cameron
James Cameron was recently sued yet again for Avatar, the latest in a long line of plagiarism accusations against the director stretching back to Terminator. But is Cameron a serial plagiarist, or just a popular target for copyright lawsuits? There are certainly some cases (Sally Mann’s in particular, and given the similarities between the openings … Continued
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io9Prog rock fantasy artist Roger Dean suing James Cameron over Avatar
Did the floating mountains and otherworldly landscapes in James Cameron’s Avatar remind you of artist Roger Dean’s fantastical paintings? Dean certainly thinks there’s more than a passing resemblance. He’s suing the director and 20th Century Fox, claiming Cameron based Pandora on Dean’s artwork. Deadline has posted Dean’s full complaint, in which the artist alleges that … Continued
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io9TelevisionHow dark will the Governor (and Carl) get on The Walking Dead? Plus Intriguing Man of Steel hints!
The Avatar sequels will feature underwater performance capture, because why the hell wouldn’t they? At least one Doctor definitely won’t appear in Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary special. Godzilla adds another acclaimed actress to its already overqualified cast. Wang Xueqi explains his role in Iron Man 3, while Hugh Jackman is excited to play Wolverine for … Continued
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12 Movies that Are Incredibly Beautiful and Utterly Vapid
Movies are getting prettier all the time. Thanks to computer animation, IMAX cameras, 3-D and a million other innovations, we can now create films that tower like candy palaces. But that just means it’s easier for movies to be pretty but dumb. Here are 12 films that are lovely to look at, but totally braindead. … Continued
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We are entering a new era of original science fiction movies, says Oblivion‘s Joseph Kosinski
We sat down with Joseph Kosinski, director of Tron Legacy and the new movie Oblivion, along with a handful of other reporters. And he told us that it’s getting easier to pitch an original film, in the wake of huge successes like Avatar and Inception. Minor spoilers ahead… Oblivion, which comes out April 19, features … Continued