Ed Grabianowski's discussions

Because I only sometimes review video games, I don't usually get review copies from publishers, so the video games I review end up being ones I purchased myself, ones io9 specifically assigned to me, or, as in this case, the rare time when I did receive a review copy. Deus Ex did not fall into any of those categories,… Read more

When I cover games here on io9, I try to approach them less from the hardcore gamer point of view than a general sci-fi fan's point of view. Though it's true there can be a lot of overlap. Read more

Huh, yeah. That's weird. Read more

I watched the whole thing, and now I truly feel that I, personally, am still in the running toward becoming America's next top model. Read more

Heh. "Lady in the Canoe." Read more

Wow, a pre-emptive Godwin strike. That's pure genius. Read more

A few years ago CNN streamed their original 9/11 coverage through their website, so I watched it all. And a really weird thing happened (and I will say ahead of time that this is irrational and silly and stupid, but it happened): Read more

You know that those tarantula corpses are filled with wasp larvae gradually eating their way out, right? Read more

So Superman is being played by Luke Duke? Read more

I'm so bored by contrived weirdness. I'll be over here listening to Roky Erickson. Read more

The eastern area of the state, known as the Flint Hills, is quite hilly. Read more

I was gonna mention it, 'cause I'm familiar with the story (and it's weird, but not that kind of weird), but I figured I'd let you enjoy those mental images for a little while first. Read more

Joe and I actually talked about that, interpolating popular culture depictions of aliens in with the alien sighting data. A project for another day, I suppose. Read more

Actually, the phrase "highly overrated" was pretty much invented for Christopher Nolan. Read more

I hope the novel is written more capably than that Publishers Marketplace blurb! Read more

The first full-length Conan trailer did this too, and it had the exact effect you mentioned: I'm worried that the crappy strobing trailer implies a crap movie. Read more

26. Don't talk about how, "they ruined comic-con." Whoever they is. Read more

Roll cages aren't built to withstand head-on impact at more than 100 mph. Even if you could build the cage to handle that, the human inside can't survive the sudden stop. And if you look at the wreckage, you can see that the roll cage did not withstand the impact. It's barely recognizable, torn to shreds. Read more

I'll bet that toad is a huge Ronnie James Dio fan. Read more