It sounds like science fiction. And it was.
"The Fourth Kind" isn't the kind that Nome, Alaska, wants around.
The hottie will fill shoes worn by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck
Why leave home when you can send out a sexy, stylish robot version of yourself to do anything you tell it?
It's the year 2000, and Eric Olsen is a medieval knight sheathed in armor with sword in hand.
Science fiction flicks featuring aliens can be a little formulaic: Aliens invade American territory, mass destruction ensues, and nine times out of 10, Will Smith rides to the rescue
"This is ground control to Major Tom," sang David Bowie about a fictional astronaut lost in orbit in 1969. Now, 40 years later Bowie's son Duncan Jones has released his own space oddity.
In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the threat from villainous Lord Voldemort is ignored until it's almost too late.
At 6 a.m. today, the Sci Fi Channel officially became Syfy, and if fans commenting on its site are to be believed, science-fiction lovers everywhere went into a self-satisfied state of mourning, convinced that the corporate makeover of their fringe fantasyland was at last complete. As one fan wrote, "NBC is what happened to Sci Fi."
Dave Howe, the president of the Sci Fi Channel, knows that many people will be upset.
It sounds like science fiction. And it was.
"The Fourth Kind" isn't the kind that Nome, Alaska, wants around.
The hottie will fill shoes worn by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck
Why leave home when you can send out a sexy, stylish robot version of yourself to do anything you tell it?
It's the year 2000, and Eric Olsen is a medieval knight sheathed in armor with sword in hand.
Science fiction flicks featuring aliens can be a little formulaic: Aliens invade American territory, mass destruction ensues, and nine times out of 10, Will Smith rides to the rescue
"This is ground control to Major Tom," sang David Bowie about a fictional astronaut lost in orbit in 1969. Now, 40 years later Bowie's son Duncan Jones has released his own space oddity.
In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the threat from villainous Lord Voldemort is ignored until it's almost too late.
At 6 a.m. today, the Sci Fi Channel officially became Syfy, and if fans commenting on its site are to be believed, science-fiction lovers everywhere went into a self-satisfied state of mourning, convinced that the corporate makeover of their fringe fantasyland was at last complete. As one fan wrote, "NBC is what happened to Sci Fi."
Dave Howe, the president of the Sci Fi Channel, knows that many people will be upset.
At the 1964 New York World's Fair, people stood in line for hours to look at a strange sight.
The trailer for her low-budget sci-fi flick, Mega-Shark vs. Giant Octopus, is an online hit
If Rob Spence achieves his goal, technology will change his view of the world -- literally.
Author Philip Jose Farmer died in his sleep Wednesday, according to a message on his Web site.
The most consistent production unit in Hollywood just hit another home run.
Author Iain M. Banks, whose "Culture" novels have made him one of science fiction's leading lights, has created a utopian universe where altruistic robot spaceships care for genetically-enhanced humanoids, where no one wants for anything and where people are freed from the chores of daily life to express themselves as they choose.
Sitting around watching television might not be as useless as you think. Certain shows have been remarkably accurate in their forecasts of the future.
Seattle's character and history are closely linked to its waterside location, so it makes sense to start your sightseeing at the Waterfront.
People don't go to the Sci Fi Channel for its political coverage. They'd rather watch an "X-Files" rerun.
Last week in an operating room in Texas, a wounded American soldier underwent a history-making procedure that could help him regrow the finger that was lost to a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, last year.
Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for "2001: A Space Odyssey" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said.
Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90
Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit the Beijing Olympics over the Darfur crisis is drawing condemnation by China's state-controlled media
Steven Spielberg's decision to withdraw from his position as an artistic director for this summer's Beijing Olympics over the country's policies in Darfur is drawing fire from China's state-controlled media and its public, reports the Associated Press.
I Am Legend paints an appropriately gloomy picture of postapocalyptic New York, says Richard Corliss -- but it's an odd locale for one of Hollywood's most winning actors
Not only is Microsoft Game Studios' "Halo 3" the most eagerly anticipated video game of the year -- it achieved a milestone of a million preorders two months ago -- but this action sci-fi series has become a cultural phenomenon, spawning novels, comics, action figures and a top-secret project with Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings. The Return of the King").
The House of Elsewhere in Switzerland explores space travel, parallel worlds and alien life forms
The name sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, but omega-3 fatty acids are a necessary part of our diet. "Every cell in the body requires omega-3 to function normally," says Dr. Andrew Stoll, author of "The Omega-3 Connection." "They are a class of fats, good fats that are actually as essential as vitamins to our health."
"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ..."
From rebellious mechanoids taking over our lives to subservient droids that do our bidding, concepts of robots are often stuck in versions of fictional dystopia. But as fanciful as it seems, the issue of robot rights to protect both them and us is currently being debated by scientists and governments. But can robots ever know good from bad and what should we be more concerned about, robots abusing us, or bringing out our worst traits?
During the last space shuttle mission to the international space station, television cameras panned around the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control and landed on the CAPCOM desk -- the relay station between astronauts on the ground and those circling in orbit.
Perhaps Darren Aronofsky should have called his new movie "Love and Death." (Though that's been taken.) Or, for prurient viewers, "Rachel Weisz in a Bathtub." (But that would be misleading.)
The 19th Century American lawyer turned author Christian Nestell Bovee once said, "It is the nature of thought to find its way into action."
It was a match made in computer heaven.
Mention Artificial Intelligence and most people are immediately transported into a distant future inspired by popular science fiction.
Nominees in major categories for the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
Keith Richards has returned to the United States after being treated for a head injury in New Zealand, his publicist said Monday.
It's Sunday night, and my wife and I are watching "The Sopranos." This is appointment television. No calls, please.
One more feel-great sports movie with a teen-poetry title and Kurt Russell will have himself a trilogy.
Some of the biggest medical discoveries have come in the last 25 years -- everything from Viagra to laser vision correction.
There's a reason certain stars get eight figures to appear in a film, and it's not talent.
CNN talks to architectural luminary Will Alsop about modern architecture's expanding horizons.
No, says director Mike Nichols, he wasn't trying to create a cultural icon or even a film that would captivate some members of the under-30 generation in 2005 just as powerfully as it had in 1967.
One of the most intriguing places in the universe doesn't actually exist. It is an artificial world, constructed as an enormous ring, 600 million miles in circumference, occupying the entire orbit of an Earth-like planet.
Like most people, all I've seen of "I, Robot" is the trailer and some commercials.
OK, it's summer. Befitting the blockbuster season, Hollywood has already destroyed most of the world in "The Day After Tomorrow." What could be next?
Hollywood has decided you can't have too much of a good thing, so a flood of remakes is set to jam the nation's multiplexes.
The moment was vintage Craig Venter: Biology's bad boy stood before a crowd of reporters in Washington, D.C., trumpeting his latest achievement, with a beaming Spencer Abraham, the U.S. Secretary o...
They've invaded Earth, tried to steal our air, and attacked Bugs Bunny. For Pete's sake, they've even kidnapped Santa Claus.
"To be honest, I can't believe I lasted this long," says Bill Joy. "It seems like I've been working on the same basic problems since college."
Tell me you don't find this story utterly irresistible: At five on a frigid November morning, Keith Anderson gathered a group of his neighborhood friends to help him launch what turned out to be a ...
In theory, the idea has obvious appeal: A robot mower cuts the grass while its owner spends a couple of hours lazing in a hammock.
Biometric devices, designed to keep your PC and its sensitive data secure from prying eyes, are popping up on more and more desktops. These systems--once the stuff of science-fiction movies--replac...
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Jack Christie wants to take a load off the backs of Texas schoolchildren. At a meeting this spring to discuss new technology, the chairman of the Texas board of education posed an intriguing questi...
So you've been saying for ages that no one in your industry really understands technology. What you ought to do, you keep repeating, is start a company with a high-tech edge and make a killing. Or ...
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