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Alien Motorcycle Concept Looks Fast, Scary

This Alien-inspired motorcycle is beautifully designed, although I doubt very much that any future movies would call for the use of such a cool Alien bike. It was created by industrial designer Tamás Jakus. It is a customized black-on-black Yamaha SR with design cues inspired by H.R. Giger’s aliens.

I love all of the detail, which isn’t overdone. Everything is just perfect. The fuel tank is shaped like a Xenomorphs head and has a Weyland Corporation logo. Too bad it doesn’t exist in real life. Ripley could make good use of this sweet ride.

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via Mighty Mega

Scifi Staff by — January 7, 2015 in Art 0
By Your Command: NBC Battlestar Galactica Sizzle Reel

January 2nd was National Science Fiction day. NBC actually did something cool to celebrate. They created this recut trailer for the original Battlestar Galactica. It is awesome. It makes me want to dust this series off and watch the whole thing again.

If they released this trailer today for a new show on NBC, do you have any idea how much money they would make? Let’s get back to making some amazing Sci-Fi on TV guys. This trailer made my day. The original BSG had everything. Robots, space battles, overacting, Robot dogs and more. I miss you original Battlestar Galactica.

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Scifi Staff by — January 7, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
Jessica Rabbit In Star Wars And TRON

Jessica Rabbit is lovely. Although she would say that she’s just drawn that way. She ads sexy to any situation. That’s probably why artist FitzOblong inserted Jessica Rabbit into Star Wars as Slave Leia and a Stormtrooper. The artist also put her in TRON.

That is the best looking Stormtrooper I’ve seen all day. I have no idea how you wiggled into those costumes.

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Jessica Rabbit Star Wars Tron

Jessica Rabbit Star Wars Tron

Jessica Rabbit Star Wars Tron

Scifi Staff by — January 6, 2015 in Art 0
Neill Blomkamp Was Working on an Alien Movie

Neill Blomkamp working on an Alien movie? I like that idea. Can you even imagine what such a movie would look like? Well, just check out these images. The other day he posted some concept art from an Alien project that he was working on.

Apparently he was not working on this for the studio officially, but just for kicks. Now I just want to see this movie come to life. It would have been a wild ride, that’s for sure. Excuse me while I stare at these images for a few hours and dream of what could have been.

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via Comic Book Movie

Scifi Staff by — January 6, 2015 in Art 0
Raiders Of The Lost Ark Concept Art

Joe Johnston was a concept artist and character designer for Lucasfilm. He is responsible for the design of Boba Fett and many other cool things that we love. Guess what else? The Ark of the Covenant too. Here is some concept art from him from Steven Spielberg’s 1981 classic The Raiders of the Lost Ark.

It is pretty stunning. The version we saw in the film was really something, but this one just seems more biblical and alien to me. Can you imagine it all in gold and shining in the desert sun?

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via From Director Steven Spielberg

Scifi Staff by — January 6, 2015 in Art 0
The Evolution of the Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver

If you are a fan of the Doctor’s sonic screwdriver, you can get this print by David Wildish from Society 6. It shows the Doctor’s favorite gadget in the order they were used in the show.

I think the main thing to learn from this cool print is that over time the sonic has become more complicated in design and if you go by the show, it also does more these days and is certainly used more often. Good old Peter Davison used it maybe once before his got fried, because he didn’t want his Doctor to overuse it.
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Scifi Staff by — January 6, 2015 in Infographics 0
Alien: 35th Anniversary Fan Art

The Poster Posse recently paid tribute to Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi horror film Alien, for the film’s 35th Anniversary this year. I can’t believe it has been that long. Time flies when you are enjoying great Sci-Fi.

Below are several pieces of art that were submitted for the first phase of the tribute project. This is some fantastic art from one of our favorite groundbreaking movies.

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Scifi Staff by — January 5, 2015 in Art 0
Rare 1984 Making-Of Dune Documentary

It’s the 30th anniversary of David Lynch’s Dune, so now is a good time to take a look at this rare documentary. Back in 1983 this short film was shown on the convention circuit to get people all hyped up for the movie’s release in 1984. It is titled Destination Dune and if you like the movie you’ll want to spare 6-minutes to check it out.

It shows some scenes being rehearsed, a look at the prop and model shop, David Lynch discussing designs with special effects coordinator Carlo Rambaldi and more. Even Frank Herbert himself. They really packed in a lot in this short documentary, which was included in the 2004 UK DVD release of Dune. It’s a rare treat for fans.

Scifi Staff by — December 17, 2014 in Behind The Scenes 0
Miniature LEGO Sci-Fi Vehicles

This ongoing LEGO chibi micro contest is fun. Not to mention all kinds of cute and creative. Below are just some of the neat Sci-Fi vehicles that LEGO fanatics have created in chibi style. These are all done in micro scale. Some of the entries get really creative.

I’m always impressed at what people can make with LEGO. You’ll see several famous vehicles that you recognize from TV and movies, just much much smaller and much much cuter. I especially like that Landspeeder.

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Scifi Staff by — December 17, 2014 in Toys/Collectibles 0
The Adorable Evolution Of Catwoman

What I find most interesting about artist Jeff Victor’s illustrated Evolution of Catwoman from movies and TV is that in the 2000’s she was wearing a lot less clothes. I never really noticed since I have tried hard to forget Halle Berry’s version of the classic character.

These illustrations are absolutely adorable though and give us a look at how Selina Kyle has changed over the years. It’s not nearly as drastic as some other heroes. For the most part they haven’t changed her all that much.

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Scifi Staff by — December 16, 2014 in Art 0