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A 22nd Century Gumshoe Makes a Grim Discovery in the First Peek at Sci-Fi Noir Midnight, Water City
Hawaiian author Chris McKinney’s new sci-fi noir Water City Trilogy begins with Midnight, Water City. The book, set in an underwater world filled with keenly brutal crime, isn’t out until summer 2021, but today, Gizmodo has an exclusive look at its neon-drenched cover, as well as a peek at the first chapter.
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His Dark Materials Turns Into a Heist Thriller and Sets Up the Eventual Endgame
BBC and HBO’s His Dark Materials is building to something big, with last week’s episode finally seeing Will come into possession of the Subtle Knife. Now, we’re seeing him put it to the test in a high-stakes episode that also delved into sexism, the line between science and faith, and what happens when someone finds…
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Star Wars: The High Republic Is as Refreshing as It Is Familiar
Adding something truly new to the canon of Star Wars media has to strike a delicate, daunting balance. Anything so vastly removed from what we know about the franchise — particularly the Skywalker saga — has to balance feeling worthy of being called new, while paradoxically still delivering that vague, yet tangible, feel of Star…
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In Resident Alien’s New Trailer, Alan Tudyk Is an E.T. Hiding Out in a Town Full of Secrets
The newest trailer for Resident Alien shows Alan Tudyk as an extraterrestrial plotting to destroy humanity while disguised as a local doctor, but it turns out he might be the most normal thing in town.