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Galactica 2.5 Due Sept. 19

June 30, 2006   || Category: On DVD | Leave a Comment

Source: SciFi Wire
Battlestar Galactica 2.5, the DVD set encompassing the second half of the second season of the Emmy-winning SCI FI Channel original series, will be released on Sept. 19 with several special features, including an extended version of the cliffhanger season finale “Pegasus.” The set includes episodes 11-20 of the second season, which follows […]

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (SoSF Producer & Managing News Editor)
The WB Frog has one more major hop-dance in it before it croaks forever. The WB will call it quits forever on Sunday, Sept. 17, by remembering its heydays and will show the episodes of several of its major headlining program’s pilots […]

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I Robot, Your Companion

June 30, 2006   || Category: Technology News | Leave a Comment

Source: IST
Robotic technology is advancing apace and now a top team of European scientists and engineers hope to make the leap from single function ‘dumb’ machines to adaptive learning machines.
The concept of a cognitive robotic companion inspires some of the best science fiction but one day may be science fact following the work of […]

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Superman Returns Again!

June 29, 2006   || Category: Film Reviews | 4 Comments

Review by: Kreg Steppe (Spyndle.com)

I saw it at the 10pm showing on Tuesday. There is a lot to say about this movie. Here are my reactions being a Superman fan, and a fan of the original two films. (3 and 4 didn’t work for me in the [same] way Star Trek 5 didn’t either).
I […]

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Superman Opens Well

June 29, 2006   || Category: Film | 2 Comments

“Superman Returns” with $21M on its opening day. Not too bad for a middle-of-the-week debut at the end of June.
This marks the 8th biggest opening for a Wednesday, just behind last year’s War of the Worlds, which collected $21.3 million. Superman Returns is expected to surpass Worlds in its 7-day total however.
Spider-Man 2 […]

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Jim Baen Remembered

June 29, 2006   || Category: Human Interest | 4 Comments

Jim Baen called me on the afternoon of June 11. He generally phoned on weekends, and we’d usually talk a couple more times in the course of a week; but this was the last time.
In the course of the conversation he said, “You’ve got to write my obituary, you know.” I laughed (I’ll get to […]

Source: TV Guide
Posted by: Matt Webb Mitovich
The $24 million, 3½-hour stage adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which has been playing in Toronto and is believed to be the most expensive stage show ever mounted, will close on Sept. 3, it was announced on Wednesday. There is still talk that […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
We had just reported how Bryan Singer was reported by Dark Horizons to have said on the 16th of June that he would not be apart of the remake of “Logans Run.” Well, nine days can change a lot in Hollywood. Yesterday he told iFMagazine that he […]

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Ron Howard Eyes “The Changeling”

June 29, 2006   || Category: Film | 3 Comments

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
One of J. Michael Staczynski’s (Babylon 5) thrillers has been bought up by Imagine Entertainment and Universal Studios. “The Changeling” is the story about a kidnapped boy who is returned to his mother, but she soon suspects that the boy that has returned, while showing all outward signs […]

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FARSCAPE Collectible Autographs

June 28, 2006   || Category: Collectibles | 1 Comment

Source: Creation Entertainment

FARSCAPE: BROWDER: BLACK & MORE AUTOGRAPH 2003 CONVENTION PROGRAM
FARSCAPE: BROWDER: BLACK & MORE AUTOGRAPH 2004 CONVENTION LARGE PHOTO
FARSCAPE: BROWDER: BLACK & MORE AUTOGRAPH LARGE PHOTO
FARSCAPE: BROWDER: BLACK & CAST AUTOGRAPH PHOTO
FARSCAPE: BEN BROWDER & CLAUDIA BLACK AUTOGRAPH LIMITED EDITION TRYPTICH LARGE PHOTO
FARSCAPE: BEN BROWDER: CLAUDIA BLACK AUTOGRAPH PHOTO
FARSCAPE: CRICHTON: BEN BROWDER AUTOGRAPH PHOTO
FARSCAPE: […]

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“Dragonlance”

June 28, 2006   || Category: Fan Mailbag | 6 Comments

Written by: Mark in St. Louis
Just found out that there is an animated DRAGONLANCE movie on the horizon! Starring the voice talents of Lucy Lawless (Xena) as Goldmoon, Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor in Smallville) as Tanis Half-Elven, and Jason Marsden as Tasslehoff Burrfoot, this movie is based on the first book in the DRAGONLANCE […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
IGN Film Force recently caught up with the manic genius known as Robin Williams and talked with him about his new animation film entitled “Happy Feet.”
Williams will lend his voice to three different characters in the feature. Actually, I don’t know why directors wouldn’t just turn Robin […]

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Spidey Teaser

June 28, 2006   || Category: Fan Mailbag | 3 Comments

Sam,
Just thought you would like to know that the first teaser trailer is out for “Spiderman 3″. You can definitely see the Sandman, Green Goblin/Hobgoblin (I’m not sure which way they were going with that one), and at least the beginnings of the Venom story arc. The black suit looks awesome!
Check it out […]

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Hollywood Quickies

June 28, 2006   || Category: News Briefs | 3 Comments

Director Bryan Singer will not be involved with the remake of “Logan’s Run” as was previously supposed.
A sequel to “Superman Returns” will get all the primary people back, Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, head writer Dan Harris on one condition - Bryan Singer must be the studio’s director of choice.
Chinese superstar Chow Yun-Fat will team up […]

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Toydarian Zapper

June 28, 2006   || Category: On the Net | Leave a Comment

by: bortQ

 
icon for podpress  Slice of SciFi #63: Interview with Ira Steven Behr: Play Now | Download (13241)

On This Week’s Show: Interview with Ira Steven Behr

News Bytes:

The secret behind the “Bad Twin” novel in LOST is revealed
Netflix to begin online downloading of rentals
Apple negotiating more deals to make online feature films available for download via iTunes
Sci-Fi to Sci-Fact: International Seed Banks

MovieTalk:

Sarah Jessica Parker and Luke Wilson to star in horror/thriller Vacancy

Slice […]

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But - Can the Grinch Dance and Sing?

June 27, 2006   || Category: On Stage | 2 Comments

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
The latest in the book-to movie-to stage development is the adaptation of Dr. Seuss for the Broadway stage.
News from the Great White Way is that a certain group of producers are looking to turn that thing with the nasty attitude and green haired Grinch into a big stage extravaganza […]

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Slice of SciFi “Search Engine”

June 27, 2006   || Category: FAQ | Leave a Comment

Have you racked your brain wondering where an article on your favorite subject might be located here on the Slice of SciFi website? As the news manager I know I sure have. I have written and posted from our reporters literally hundreds of articles over the past 15 months that even I loose […]

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SFX Man Buys TARDIS Replica

June 27, 2006   || Category: Collectibles | 3 Comments

Source: SFX Online Zine
Written by: Clare Thompson
SFX’s Advertising Manager, Adrian Hill (pictured standing by his TARDIS), and ex-Editor, Dave Golder, may have started a trend in a bid to become Doctor Who’s biggest fans. The two are now jointly the proud owners of a full-sized officially licensed TARDIS, designed to order. Nice one, lads.
Adrian, who […]

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Heroes First Look

June 27, 2006   || Category: TV | 5 Comments

NBC Universal is offering a first look at their new series entitled “Heroes” on their official website.

Some people are born to be extraordinary. They thought they were like everyone else… until they woke with incredible abilities. In Japan, a lowly office worker can teleport at will. In New York, a struggling artist can paint […]

All genre films in BOLD
1. Click…………………………$40,011,365
Engagements:3,749 Cume: $40,011,365
2. Cars………………………….$23,285,367
Engagements:3,949 Cume: $156,664,916
3. Nacho Libre……………………$12,699,864
Engagements:3,083 Cume: […]

 
icon for podpress  Slice of SciFi #62: Voicemail Show, Redux: Play Now | Download (8171)

This Week’s Voicemail Show!
For those who might be confused, we’re switching the order of the shows, so they make a little more sense to all of our listeners. So the voicemail show for the previous week’s episode will be released for Tuesday, and the new Slice of SciFi episode will be released the next […]

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Calling all Night Watch Fans!

June 26, 2006   || Category: Film | 2 Comments

WE NEED YOUR HELP: JOIN “THE HUNT� TODAY
Unique Sweepstakes Celebrates DVD Release of Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor)
LOS ANGELES Calif., June 20 – The Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) Scavenger Hunt sets out to recruit the ultimate horror and sci-fi fans with a new sweepstakes timed to coincide with the DVD release of Night Watch (Nochnoi […]

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Satellite Wars

June 26, 2006   || Category: Technology News | Leave a Comment

Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin has a dream, and it is to buy out his biggest competitor XM Satellite Radio. I guess Mel likes to dream big because XM leads Sirius, a.k.a. the Howard Stern network, by a very large margin inspite of Stern’s obvious boost to the young pay radio service.
Karmazin noted that the […]

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Grand Marshal Takei

June 26, 2006   || Category: Events | 2 Comments

If you have a message of tolerance you want to make plain in an annual parade, but are tired of just preaching to the choir….what do you do?
This year in Chicago the gay and lesbian community were asking that same question. They wanted to get across that message to more than just those within […]

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New Voyages - El Sillon De Mando

June 26, 2006   || Category: Film | Leave a Comment

Star Trek: New Voyages has released its first “vignette” dubbed in spanish after six weeks of casting, recording and mix. The vignette is titled “Center Seat.”
All those in the studio, crew and voice actors on this project were amateurs and fans.
New Voyages vignettes are short episodes ranging from 10 to 20 minutes in length […]

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The Stone’s Richards Makes Pirates

June 26, 2006   || Category: Film | 1 Comment

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
IGN Film Force is reporting that after a ton of rumors, Keith Richards, legendary guitarist for The Rolling Stones, will be making an appearance in the number three sequel to the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise. Let’s face it, Keith is the ultimate pirate - just look […]

We are pleased to bring you an exclusive interview with the writer/producer/director of some of the finest scifi ever produced on television. Ira Steven Behr, the genuis behind the massive hit “The 4400″ will be our guest on the next Slice of SciFi Show #064 ready for download on Wednesday, June 28, 2006.
Ira is […]

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What Are They Doing Now?

June 26, 2006   || Category: Other | 1 Comment

Gina Torres has acted in a lot of movies and TV shows, but the part that has brought her the most recognition and fame (at least with scifi fans) was Zoe on Firefly/Serenity. Now that it appears Joss has placed the much loved franchise on the shelf (and we all hope that is only […]

Source: TrekWeb
Brand New Magazine to be available on newstands beginning August 22 in Conjunction with 40th Anniversary of Legendary Franchise
As the legendary Star Trek franchise approaches its 40th anniversary, CBS Consumer Products and Titan Magazines are proud to announce the launch of a brand-new bi-monthly Star Trek Magazine, which will take fans further into the […]

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