io9 | by Charlie Jane Anders | Wed, Mar 18
Wed, Mar 18
Deadpool talks about his crazy mouth. New Monsters Versus Aliens TV spots. Ron Moore talks The Thing. Doctor Who monster reports! Plus Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Dollhouse, Terminator:SCC, Fringe, Life On Mars, Smallville, and Heroes.
Monsters Versus Aliens:
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source: I Watch Stuff
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source: io9
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AMC Fearfest '09 Video - Alien Creature Effects Coordinator on Working Before Digital Effects 
source: blogs.amctv.com
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Orci & Kurtzman Talk 'Trek 2,' 'Transformers', 'Cowboys & Aliens,' 'View-Master' 
source: Cinematical
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Daily Scan for 09.30.09 - Rowling Encourages Witchcraft, Terminator Staves Off Bankruptcy 
source: blogs.amctv.com
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James Cameron Says Studio Wanted Avatar's Aliens To Be Less Alien 
source: io9
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12 Science Fiction Movie Sequels That Don't Utterly Suck 
source: io9
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Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley Tops List Of Science Fiction's Baddest Women [Women Who Rule] 
source: io9
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