Mike Judge always seemed to have secret geek sympathies. He co-created the HBO series Silicon Valley, as well as the movie Office Space (reviewed in 1999 by Slashdot contributor Jon Katz). Now comes the word that besides rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer — and an animated scifi/action/horror film called Predator: Killer of Killers — Hulu is also relaunching Judge's animated series King of the Hill on August 4th. And Cinemablend notes they took great pains to ensure the inclusion of internet-loving neighbor Dale Gribble despite the death of voice actor Johnny Hardwick: Co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels joined the cast of returning voice actors for a revealing Q&A at ATX Fest while also revealing longtime cast member Toby Huss took over the role of Dale Gribble... Hardwick passed away in August 2023 at 64, with fans and co-stars paying tribute soon after. It was revealed at the time that he'd recorded some audio for the new season, but it was clear that another actor would be needed to fill those intimidating and conspiracy-obsessed shoes. Among other characters, Huss provided the voice of Cotton Hill and Kahn Sr. in the O.G. run, and feels to me like a natural fit to take over as Dale. And he sounds humbled to have been given the task, telling the ATX Fest crowd: "Johnny was one-of-a-kind and a wonderful fellow. I'm not trying to copy Johnny...I guess I'm trying to be Johnny. He laid down a really wonderful goofball character...he had a lot of weird heart to him and that's a credit to Johnny. So all I'm trying to do is hold on to his Dale-ness. We love our guy Johnny and it's so sad that he's not here...." I can already hear Dale himself questioning why he sounds different, and whether or not the government has replaced him with a lizard creature or some other sentient organism... In the immediate aftermath of Johnny Hardwick's death, the word was that the actor had filmed a couple of episodes' worth of material for the Hulu revival, but Mike Judge went on the record at ATX Fest to reveal that initial assessment undershot things entirely. From the voice of Hank Hill himself: "Johnny Hardwick is in six episodes. He's still going to be in the show." Hulu uploaded the new opening credits to YouTube eight days ago — and it's already been viewed 2.1 million times, attracting 55,000 upvotes and 7,952 comments... Long-time Slashdot reader theodp shared the official blurb describing the new show: After years working a propane job in Saudi Arabia to earn their retirement nest egg, Hank and Peggy Hill return to a changed Arlen, Texas to reconnect with old friends Dale, Boomhauer and Bill. Meanwhile, Bobby is living his dream as a chef in Dallas and enjoying his 20s with his former classmates Connie, Joseph and Chane. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Commentary: This Adult Swim animated thriller is funny, riveting, profound and thought-provoking. It may be the best sci-fi show of the year.

This 20-year-old show walked so Severance could run. And yes, I'm going to defend it like it just came out yesterday.

'Resident Evil Requiem' and 'Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver' were just two intriguing trailers at this year's Summer Game Fest.

After a messy finale and a future left uncertain, after 20 years 'Doctor Who' finds itself in a place not unlike that it found itself in 1989.

FX's new sci-fi horror show Alien: Earth has a new trailer with an intriguing twist.

After years of waiting, we finally have our first proper look at the 'Alien' TV series in action.

Spoilers for “The Reality War.” The BBC and Disney chose not to share screeners ahead of “The Reality War” to preserve its numerous twists. There isn’t time to review it in the usual style, but I felt I’d be remiss not to cap off this run of reviews

Marc Simonetti is a French concept artist and illustrator. Best known for his work on GRR Martin’s books “A Song of Ice and Fire”, and his Iron Throne, he’s also illustrated some of the most well-known fantasy and SciFi novels, such as The Discworld by Terry Pratchett, The Royal Assassin trilogy by Robin Hobb, Terry Goodkind’s “Sword of truth”, or Dune Saga by Frank Herbert.He’s also worked for many video game companies such as Activision, Ubisoft, Magic The Gathering, EA, Square Enix, and King Isle Entertainment. He has just released an art book, “Coverama,” and is currently working on several projects, including long feature films and concept art for video games, as a freelancer.His most recent work as a concept artist, which includes creating visual development and staging dramatic lighting and designs, is featured in Aladdin, Maleficent 2, Aquaman 2, and the upcoming Transformers Movie, Rise of the Beasts, among many others. He also serves as the Art Director at DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation studios.

Science fiction encompasses so much of modern blockbuster cinema. So many big-budget movies these days are based on comic books, video games, and toys — and, in turn, so many comics, video games, and toys are rooted in sci-fi concepts like doctors who inject themselves with experimental serums or alien bounty hunters on alternate planets, or robots in disguise that transform into tractor-trailers or boomboxes.Comics and games and even action figures have inspired some good science-fiction movies, even one or two about robots that can turn into boomboxes. But we tend to not to expect Shakespeare from most of those sub-genres, and we tend not to get Shakespeare from those sub-genres all too often either. (Although I bet Shakespeare would have loved to write a play about a robot boombox ... “To beat or not to beat. That is the question.”)In the last 10 years alone, there have been some truly abysmal science-fiction movies — including then ten listed below, which might be the worst sci-fi films of the last decade. These are films about scientists racing to stop climate disasters, scientists racing to stop alien invasions, and scientists racing to stop themselves from turning into vampires. At this point, I’m basically on high alert from the moment I hear a movie is about a scientist.The worst sci-fi films of recent years are...The 10 Worst Sci-Fi Movies of the Last 10 Years (2016-2025)Fact: These science fiction movies are ... not great.“Honorable” Mentions: Chappie, Don’t Worry Darling, Eternals, Fantastic Four, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Jupiter Ascending, Jurassic World, Jurassic World Dominion, Passengers, Pixels.READ MORE: The 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of the Last 10 YearsGet our free mobile appThe 10 Best Comic Book Movies of the Last 10 Years (2015-2024)There have been a lot of comic book movies over the last ten years. These are the best of the best.