More and more jobs are being automated and even the world's oldest profession isn't safe. Prostitutes get an upgrade in the latest Almost Human episode "Skin." Sex robots, or Sexbots, aren't illegal. In fact, the police regulate them. Since the sexbots were introduced crimes in the sex trade are down 38% touts Captain ... [Read More]

The war between Rick and Negan has just begun and we already have our first casualty: civility. Writer Robert Kirkman and editor Sean Mackiewicz get snarky answering hate mail in letters page of The Walking Dead #116. Most of it was regarding issue 114. In particular, how Negan's snipers can shoot a gun out a hand but not ... [Read More]

William Hartnell made us believe a man could travel through space and time. Now the BBC is honoring the First Doctor in An Adventure in Space and Time, a docudrama by writer Mark Gatiss. "This is my love-letter to Doctor Who," says Gatiss. "In this 50th anniversary year, I hope fans will enjoy and be thrilled by it and all ... [Read More]

The Children in Need charity event showed an extended look at the art gallery scene from the The Day of the Doctor. The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) and Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) walk past a painting that at first glance appears to be The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault but the figures have been replaced with ... [Read More]

Japanese engineers want to improve the relationship between humans and robots. Their hope is that by teaching robots to pick up on social cues, they can be assistants rather than tools. The sociable robots are being developed by the Interaction and Communications Design Lab at the Toyohashi University of Technology. "The ... [Read More]

The aptly named puppet webseries Dead Meat was nearly just that. The crowdfunded project was far short of its $50,000 goal on Kickstarter so with just 24 hours to go, creator Maxwell Atoms begrudgingly offered donators his personal stash of Bill & Mandy swag. Rare items like in-house promotional pillows, original background ... [Read More]

Toonami is getting an overhaul. "Some interesting things happening with TOM and the Absolution!" they teased on Tumblr. Toonami will also feature anime movies for the entire month of December followed by a new lineup that includes the broadcast premiere of Space Dandy in January. Toonami Schedule: December ... [Read More]