Enjoy the delicious eye candy in this cool sci-fi short

Enjoy the delicious eye candy in this cool sci-fi shortAzarkant—a 3D short by Andrey Klimov—doesn’t have much of a plot, but it’s delicious computer generated eye candy for lovers of spaceships, robots, dead cosmonauts and Haloesque things in general.

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Doctor Who missing episodes to appear restored on BBC

One of the most fanatically followed television series of all time, Doctor Who, will be given a jolt of nostalgia soon as the BBC can confirm the recovery of a mass of episodes previously thought lost to the vaults of time. This suggestion comes from the BBC itself, suggesting that a total of 106 episodes […]

Record/Play: A Walkman Time Machine Is Tragic Sci-Fi Love

Here’s a fantastic short for you sci-fi fans: Record/Play, directed by Jesse Atlas, is a short film that covers time travel, love, changing fate, war, memories and cassette tapes. It’s slow building yet tense, you’re itching to see what new wrinkles each play of the tape will bring.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Gravity (Spoilers)

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Gravity (Spoilers)

Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter last night to offer up his thoughts—largely scientific—on the sci-fi stomer Gravity. It’s received rave reviews, but what does everyone’s favorite scientist think?

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“Keloid” sci-fi movie trailer outgrows Internet, gets big-name backing

A revamp of a speculative movie trailer about good robots and bad robots that has been making the rounds on Vimeo and YouTube for two years is finally gaining traction in the legit entertainment industry, the Hollywood Reporter revealed. Keloid, the sci-fi short by BLR VFX (Big Lazy Robot Visual Effects), is being discussed by […]

The Honest Truth About The Matrix

It’s been 14 years since The Matrix came out in theaters and became one of our favorite sci-fi movies ever. It’s been 10 years since The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions straggled onto screens and changed the way we thought about one of our favorite sci-fi movies ever. Honest Trailers smacks down the series and sums up the trilogy perfectly: it’s the most original sci-fi franchise since Star Wars that ultimately went all Jar Jar Binks on itself… kind of like Star Wars.

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Hip-Hop From the Future: Inside Deltron’s First New Record Since 2000

In May of 2000 three legends of hip-hop formed a supergroup and created something nobody saw coming: A futuristic, sci-fi rap album. Over the years, Deltron 3030 has developed an almost fanatical cult following. The long awaited sequel—officially released today—is likely to do the same.

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A Visual Comparison of Sci-Fi Spaceships

No, this is not an intergalactic traffic jam, although those look just like what you see here, just with a lot of honking and space rage. This is a size comparison chart of every Sci-Fi ship ever. Ok, maybe not every spaceship, but it does cover just about every ship anybody cared about.
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It was compiled by DeviantARTist Dirk Loechel. It must have taken him a long time, not to mention lots of research in a galaxy far far away. Let us know if you think he missed some. My eyes are just way too stunned looking at them all in one place.

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Looking at this massive fleet, you can’t help but feel like Doctor Who that one time when every alien from anywhere showed up in the skies above to arrest him. That’s a frak-load of ships!

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Check out the full Hi-Res version here.

[via Geekologie]

Watch a Supercut of The Final Shot in Popular Movies

Here’s a supercut showing the last scene of movies you’ve probably seen before. And if you haven’t seen these movies, well, then you can consider this compilation as an ultimate spoiler reel. Nearly 70 movie endings are in here, ranging from your favorite sci-fi movie like Tron, 2001 and Solaris to old greats like Rocky and ET and so much more. [Plot Point Productions]

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The Best (and Worst) Sci-Fi Computer Interfaces

Science fiction is crammed full of some excellent—and awful—computer interfaces. But, as Chris Noessel explains in this talk, we can learn an awful lot from what we see on screen.

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