Sci-fi

Mark Coleran has a dream job dreaming up the future: he’s the man behind the often over-the-top, sci-fi user interfaces in movies like Mission Impossible, The Island, and Children of Men.

Because Admiral Adama kicks pasty white vampire ass any day: this Team Edward tee is a must for BSG fans (and any other sci-fi fans) tired of hordes of screaming teenie boppers.

We don’t plan on featuring every character trailer for Mass Effect 2, but Samara is just too good to pass up: this elite Asari warrior is a biotic badass with a trick that’s literally high-flying.

Its plot may have been weak, but 9’s beautiful CG animation makes it ideal for home theater buffs; the film arrives on Blu-ray 12/29/09 and includes Shane Acker’s original short.

This Alien vs. Predator multiplayer trailer is literally gut-wrenching; gameplay includes sneaking up on marines and biting them through the head, predator hunt, and species death match.

Mass Effect 2’s Adepts get a mind-bending, matter-rearranging upgrade in this class trailer; new abilities including angling and curving shots around corners, plus a shockwave power.

There’s isn’t much new in this second Daybreakers trailer (watch the first one here), but it does introduce a major plot point regarding Ethan Hawke’s character: he’s a type O traitor.

EVE’s 12th free expansion, Dominion, gets an epic, nationalistic trailer; out 12/1/09, it provides more tactical gameplay, new doomsday devices, and improved territory control.

Relive Turkey Day ’95 in style with Mystery Science Theater 3000: XVI Limited Edition; it includes four shows (two hosted by Joel, two by Mike), four mini posters, and a Tom Servo figurine.

The result of 440 hours of work and a horde of Agent Smiths, Matrix’s legendary bullet-time scene gets reimagined with LEGO bricks; it was created to celebrate the movie’s 10th anniversary.

This 1:350 Magnetic-Plated version of Space Battleship Yamato is really silver-painted plastic, but it’s still 30″ of naval bling in our eyes; it includes remote controlled light and sound effects.

This USB Alien definitely scores points for xenomorphic scares; it would have been cooler if its second head/tongue had been the USB port, but it does light up in red.

With Avatar’s 12/18 theater date almost here, this Colonel Quaritch video features our favorite Na’Vi crusher; we get a first glimpse at what happens when the plug gets pulled on Jake.

This Watchers trailer finally shows off Dark Void’s baddies; not only did we have a hard time stomaching how alien they are, but so did they: watch for the inside-out moment at 0:35.

We’ve seen several gameplay videos, but this latest Story Mode trailer for Starcraft 2 is our favorite; it shows off Zerg hordes, lava flows, a Protoss ambush, and the Yamato to save the day.

Due out 2010 as a full game, Dino-D-Day is available as a prototype Half Life 2 mod; it envisions an alternate WW2 with the Allies fighting Nazis literally armed to the teeth. Thanks, Chris!

BioShock 2: Special Edition packs in the physical goodies with a 13″x13″ box, three vintage Rapture posters, a vinyl 180g LP of the original BioShock score, an artbook, and BioShock 2.

We’ve enjoyed Star Trek Online’s Future Past series, but this Tactics trailer really lights up the LCARS with a detailed look at space combat, ship upgrades, and personnel choices.

It’s still in pre-alpha, but this Supreme Commander 2 trailer is both gorgeous and promising; we glimpse a vastly improved research tree, full 3D camera, and advanced pathfinding.

This Vanguard trailer for Mass Effect 2 amps up the Adept/Soldier with a wicked dash/warp move (think Sonic meets Hadouken); also glimpsed: heat-sink discharge and on-suit meters.

Priceline Shatner would name his own price, but you can’t beat Shatnerquake author Jeff Burk’s offer: his bizarro-cool sci-fi opus about alt-universe Shatners will be free on his website 11/17.

New York and Tokyo go the way of Venice in Aqualta, a series of images that depicts the cities after sea levels rise; life goes on, albeit with blimps, ski lifts, catwalks, and gondolas.

Coolest Back to the Future toy, ever: the Lights & Sounds DeLorean packs 10 sound/light combos, gull-wing doors, and fold-up wheels, plus time circuits, a flux capacitor, and Mr. Fusion.

Watch the first eight minutes of Evangelion 1.01 courtesy of Funimation; it’s to promote its DVD release on 11/17, which is part one of a four-feature retelling of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

This Mechanics trailer gives us our first substantial look at Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight’s gameplay; let’s just say “Mechanics” stands more for Mechs than Mammoth Tanks.

Available 12/22/09: District 9 on Blu-ray is a prawns and Poseidon two-fer; the two-disc set not only includes the film in 1.85:1 1080p AVC video, but a God of War III demo.

Its special effects are dated, but few can deny Logan’s Run’s impact on sci-fi; the Blu-ray version is a 1080p transfer with Dolby TrueHD and includes vintage trailers and a commentary track.

The Halo Encyclopedia is a gigantic, ring-sized, 352 page volume covering all Halo games; it packs in a detailed timeline, character profiles, ships & vehicles, and a MJOLNIR history.

With Star Trek on Blu-ray scoring perfect, Star Trek: Art of the Film is icing on cake: the 160 page book includes never before seen set pieces and details on the reimagining of the Enterprise.

This Alien Autopsy t-shirt depicts the aftermath of Earth’s battle against precisely five neatly organized rows of space invaders: dissecting our pixelated foes’ naughty bits and bytes.