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io9MoviesIn Search of Tomorrow‘s Director Dishes on What Will Be the Ultimate Documentary for 1980s Sci-Fi Fans
Last year, director David Weiner made a documentary called In Search of Darkness, an epic celebration of 1980s horror films. His new project, In Search of Tomorrow, will do the same for 1980s sci-fi, compiling tons of interviews with the people who made these now-classic films. We’ve got a sneak peek! First up, we’ve got … Continued
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io9MoviesAfter Fantasy Island, Here Are 5 Other Retro TV Shows for Hollywood to Turn Into Horror Flicks
Fantasy Island is a horror movie now, thanks to the crafty upcyclers at Blumhouse—though, let’s face it, that TV show was already kind of creepy to begin with. Since our reality is silly now, we decided to round up some other vintage TV series ripe for transformation into big-screen horror movies. 1) Small Wonder This … Continued
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io9Your Local Baskin Robbins Is Getting a Stranger Things Makeover
The third season (series?) of Stranger Things is barreling down upon us, which means it’s time for some marketing. One of the biggest trends in marketing in this day and age is to make real-world locations into replicas of fictional spaces. We want to inhabit our fictions, hang out inside of them, eat the food … Continued
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io9TrailersIn the Campy First Trailer for Critters Attack!, an ’80s Monster Returns to Terrorize a New Generation
Fans of gory yet goofball 1980s creature horror, rejoice: Critters are back! The series, which began in 1986 with the cult classic Critters—and spawned several sequels of diminishing returns, plus a recent web series on Shudder—continues with Critters Attack!, which heads to Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming in July. This first trailer suggests the film was … Continued
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io9Heaven Is a Place on Earth in the Latest Gif Party!
Ooh baby, do you know what that’s worth? Ooh, heaven is a place in the io9 Friday gif party! We may still be recovering from the intense experience that was Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, but our hearts will always be in San Junipero. Join us in the latest gif party with your favorite party-time gifs—bonus points … Continued
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Kids of the 1980s Imagined the Year 2020 With Robot Butlers, Bubble-top Cities, and Nuclear War
Earlier this month we looked at predictions from kids at the turn of the 20th century. But what about more recently? Say, from the 1980s? Well, you’re in luck, because today we have predictions about the future from kids in 1984. And some of them are as dark and terrifying as you might guess for … Continued
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Go Underground With These Radical Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Designs
Dan Brooks is an illustrator with a penchant for pop culture design. He’s also a fan of the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures. In this design series, he combines his loves. This set of illustrations, which Dan tells me is based on the original wave of Playmates toys in the 1980s, uses bright … Continued
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io9Toys & Collectibles
This He-Man Action Figure Is Ready for Christmas
Seasonal action figures are a really fun idea. And who’s more suited for Christmas than the Master of the Universe himself, He-Man? After all, he’s taken his turn as Santa before, in a wonderfully bizarre Christmas special. Why not take that power to plastic? That’s exactly what Super7 is doing for Cyber Monday, where they … Continued
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Old Predictions About Space Travel Can Be Super Depressing in 2018
You’re probably familiar with the old sayings, “where’s my flying car?” and “where’s my jetpack?” But the most depressing question for plenty of space nerds from the 20th century might be, “where’s my vacation on the moon?” And I just got really depressed reading a paper from 1987 about the space travel advances we were … Continued
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Tech NewsWatch Michael Jackson’s Classic ’80s Sci-Fi World Evolve in This Rough Cut of Captain EO
When I was a kid, my favorite movie in the world was 1985’s Captain EO. Yes, the 17-minute Michael Jackson sci-fi fantasy played at the Disney theme parks, but it also made an appearance on TV. My parents recorded it on VHS for me, and I honestly wore out the tape rewatching it so many … Continued
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Tech NewsBest of the WeekFacebook Got Mad at Us, Samsung Note 9, and Ajit Pai: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
First, the bad news: Sunday is the anniversary of the disastrous white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that culminated in a neo-Nazi car attack that killed local woman Heather Heyer and wounded scores of others, as well as resulted in the deaths of two police officers. The organizer of that rally, Jason … Continued
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Tech NewsColeco’s Chameleon Is a Retro Gaming Console Every 80s Kid Will Love
The brand new video game console, Coleco Chameleon, made its public debut at the New York Toy Fair this weekend. Although the system spent most of the convention behind a glass enclosure, it easily ran through short demoes of old classic games and new retro-style games created by indie developers. The Coleco Chameleon—which was announced … Continued
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io9Tech Noir Is Your Fantastic ’80s Mashup Music Video Of The Day
Retro Indie band Gunship has just released a new music video for their song Tech Noir, and it’s chock full of references from all the great films of the 1980s. Cue up the nostalgia! This claymation video has references to a ton of great films from the ‘80s: RoboCop, Friday the 13th, Aliens, Hellraiser, Rocky, … Continued
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io9The Video For Nero’s Two Minds Is Like A Lost ’80s Cyberpunk Flick
The video for Two Minds, the latest single from British electronic trio NERO looks just like it’s a lost cyberpunk film from the 1980s. It’s got that early digital look to it, and the story that plays out wouldn’t be out of place on a stack of forgotten VHS tapes. The video single, which is … Continued
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io9Thirsty Aliens Discover Tasty “Lymon” In This Vintage Soda Commercial
This retro commercial — featuring two aliens from planet “I Match My Eyeshadow To My Space Unitard” — is so 1980s it hurts … so good. Who are these big-haired extraterrestrials, flitting about the galaxy to visit diners and sip soda pop? Only Sprite’s marketing team circa 1985 knows. [Via Retroist]
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Tech NewsSploidAwesome animation is like a cross between Back to the Future and Tron
If this video doesn’t get you going, you’re dead inside and we can’t be friends. Florian Renner made this short animation, Retrowave, as an ode to the style of the 1980’s. It basically combines the worlds of Back to the Future and Tron by turning the DeLorean into a Light Cycle on The Grid. Not … Continued
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Nothing Is Better Than These 80s Internet Depictions of Technology
Ever spend time imagining what the world was like the year you popped into it? I love it. Because man, 1983 was ridiculous. And terrible. And awesome. Michael Jackson did his first moonwalk. AOL, Microsoft Word and My Little Pony came into existence. The first consumer Camcorder came out (Sony!) and weighed 7353009 pounds. And … Continued
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What’s The Most Fun Movie From The 1980s?
The 1980s were a troubled time. There were terrible fashions. People talked seriously about Mutually Assured Destruction. Cocaine was everywhere. And yet, the movies of that era have an innocence and fun that’s difficult to beat. What movie from the 1980s is just the most straight-up fun to watch? Please include a picture, poster, clip, … Continued
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The Lonesome Crowded Shopping Malls of the 1980s
When discussing street photography, locations like New York City or Los Angeles probably spring to mind. A less obvious setting is that icon of late 20th-century capitalism: the shopping mall. Stephen DiRado roved the halls of his local mall in the 80s and captured stunning portraits of the denizens within. Many of DiRado’s photos have … Continued
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First Graders of 1988 Make Predictions for 2000
Kids are often some of the most interesting futurists. Their ideas about what tomorrow might bring usually include the most optimistic and far-out predictions of the culture. But they’re also shaded by the fears and neuroses of their parents. The first grade class of 1988 was no exception. In the 1980s, the New Castle News … Continued
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