Source: Reuters
Written by: Kimberly Nordyke

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - With world attention focused on the nuclear ambitions of rogue states like North Korea, one might assume that the producers of CBS’ promising new drama “Jericho,” which deals with the aftermath of a nuclear attack, are merely playing on Americans’ fears.
“Jericho” executive producer Jon Turteltaub does […]

CAST OF NBC’S “HEROES” HOSTS ONLINE CHARITY ART AUCTION ON NOVEMBER 6-27 TO BENEFIT GREG GRUNBERG’S PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY PROJECT
Also bid on autograhed limited edition Tim Sale “Heroes” Promotional

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The cast of NBC’s new hit series “Heroes” is hosting an online charity art auction at to benefit Greg Grunberg’s charity - the Pediatric Epilepsy Project […]

Source: SPACE.com
NASA Approves Shuttle Flight to Service Space Telescope
The decision is in and the Hubble Space Telescope is saved. NASA announced Tuesday that it will go ahead with one final space shuttle mission to repair and upgrade Hubble after months of debate over the risks of such an endeavor.
“We are going to […]

Source: TV Guide
Film Studio Exec: Tom Cruise Cost Us $150 Million
Sumner Redstone isn’t done deriding Tom Cruise. In a new Vanity Fair feature, the Viacom chief says Paramount’s onetime tentpole-hoister was “embarrassing the studio,” and “costing us a lot of money.” How much did Tom’s Kate-induced antics supposedly affect box office? To […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
After news of the pullout of Universal Pictures and Fox from involvement with the highly anticipated film adaptation of HALO, Microsoft promised to hang tuff and continue development of a movie based on its famous video-game franchise. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh’s Wingnut Films were committed to staying […]

All genre films in BOLD!
1. Saw III……………………….$33,610,391
Engagements:3,167 Cume: $33,610,391
2. The Departed……………………$9,848,258
Engagements:2,951 Cume: $91,098,431
3. The Prestige……………………$9,573,215
Engagements:2,281 […]

Written by: Kirok of L’Stok
It would seem that the fanbase has spoken and swayed Eric! Today he posted the following to his production group …
“After a lot of persuading… I have decided to keep doing Section 31 for the time being. But this will be the last season. I am going to wrap up the […]

The newest entry in BenBella Books’ Smart Pop Books series, So Say We All: An Unauthorized Collection of Thoughts and Opinions on Battlestar Galactica, should be on your bookstore shelves this week.
shameless plug: This volume contains BSG essays by some of your favorite podcasting geeks, Mur Lafferty, Tee Morris, and Slice of SciFi’s own […]

This Week’s Voicemail Show!
This is the show for our fans and listeners! We’re receiving so much voicemail and email feedback commentary that it just won’t fit in one show anymore. But that’s okay… Keep it coming!

SPOILER ALERT!! SPOILER ALERT!!
Here there be spoilers for “Heroes” and “Battlestar Galactica” and “Doctor Who”… proceed at your own […]

Source: Reuters
Written by: Kenneth Li
NEW YORK - Viacom Inc. has requested that video Web site YouTube take down some Viacom videos, including shows by comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, as part of ongoing discussions on how the two companies can work together, a Viacom source said on Monday.
It is not known which clips […]

Firefly/Serenity actress Jewel Staite, who played Serenity’s mechanic Kaylee Frye, will become a semi-regular on the hit SCI FI Channel series “Stargate: Atlantis.” She announced the news on her Web site.
It looks like she will be in a good part of Season Four, appearing in at least 13 episodes, maybe more, according […]

A Reason to Give Thanks
TSAMD: NEW RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED
Here is the news that we all have been waiting for!
The internet premiere of Star Trek: New Voyage’s “To Serve All My Days,” written by Dorothy (DC) Fontana and guest starring Walter Koenig will take place on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday Nov. 23, 2006.
The post-production team has […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
Colin Ferguson, who stars as the town sheriff on the SCI FI Channel’s original series “Eureka,” will be appearing in an upcoming haunted-house made-for-TV flick called “The House Next Door.” The film is based on the book by author Anne Rivers Siddons, and follows a couple (Ferguson […]

Director/Producer/Writer J.J. Abrams told TVGuide.com that the story for the “Star Trek: XI” movie is shaping up, “The framework is firmly in place, the script is being written now, and we are incredibly enthusiastic about it,” Abrams said.
Not spilling the plot of the developing script, Abrams also refused to address casting questions and averted questions […]

Source: Variety
Bryan Singer has inked a deal with Warner Bros. Pictures to direct and produce the sequel to “Superman Returns,” with Legendary Pictures expected to co-finance. Pic is tentatively intended for release in summer 2009, although the studio stressed that there’s not even a script or budget yet.
Pact with Singer signals that Warners isn’t […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
The Emmy-winning and Star Trek iconic actor William Shatner has a new game show debuting on ABC Wednesday, November 22nd at 8:00 PM ET. Appropriately titled “Show Me the Money,” described by ComingSoon.net as a fast-paced, high-octane variety/game show series in which contestants must answer a minimum of […]

In the rumored story that Tom Cruise wanted to make a cameo appearance on the next Star Trek flick, a spokesperson for Cruise flatly denies the story. Of course, when the rumor first hit the news wires, SoSF and every other entertainment news agency across the globe did a blurb on it; we even […]

Written by: Kirok of L’Stok
STAR TREK Fandom Loses Its Oldest Audio Drama

Eric Busby, Executive Producer of Darker Projects, the fan group that produces “Star Trek: The Section 31 Files”, announced to the group on Friday, Oct 27, that he had finally decided to end the long running Star Trek fan audio drama.
“There is no easy […]

Source: JPL

Something scary appears to be slithering across the plane of our Milky Way galaxy in this new Halloween image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The snake-like object is actually the core of a thick, sooty cloud large enough to swallow dozens of solar systems. In fact, astronomers say its “belly” may be harboring beastly […]

Coming up on the next episode of Battlestar Galactica, Friday November 3, 2006:
As Colonel Tigh and Starbuck stir up discontent aboard the Galactica, a new and deadly virus forces the Cylons to take drastic measures to protect the future of their race. Even as Adama risks his life to hold his crew together, Baltar realizes […]

Written by: Christine Roberts (SoSF Staff Reporter)
In September of this year Planet Xpo had a huge star-studded celebration for Star Trek’s 40th Anniversary and our very own Star Trek reporter, Christine Roberts was on hand to share in that occassion. Christine shares her own experience of that time spent in the beautiful State of […]

Submitted by: Lulu (SoSF Fan)
EDMONTON (CP) - Robots will soon pass scalpels to surgeons, retrieve blood from hospital blood banks and even answer the phones at busy unit desks - all so that nurses can spend more time with patients. A researcher examining the future of nursing says breakthroughs in robotics could completely revamp […]

Want to see the perfect example of Hollywood nurturing a cool, student short into a successful feature and then running it into the ground? Look no further than the ‘Saw’ franchise. It has been three years since James Wans’ original horror film took audiences by storm and with each progressing year a sequel has been […]

Veteran character actor Arthur Hill, whose dozens of television and movie appearances included the title role in the series “Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law” and the hit scifi film “The Andromeda Strain” has died. He was 84. Hill succumbed after a very long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Hill, who hadn’t worked in the motion picture […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
We reported on the possibility of this new project almost a year ago on one of our Slice of SciFi shows. SCI FI Wire offers up a followup to that story.
Veteran writer-producer Rockne S. O’Bannon has teamed with producer Warren Littlefield and reality wizards Magical Elves for “Blur,” […]

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the long-running, multi Emmy-winning daytime soap opera “The Guiding Light” with introduce a plethora of superheros in its programming. This news comes on the wake of a new deal ironed out between Marvel Comics and CBS/Paramount Television Studios.
The characters will be seen in an episode that will first air […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
“Superman Returns” has finally hit that magic bullet number grossing over $200 million domestically. Will this be enough for Warner Bros. Pictures to green light a sequel? If director Bryan Singer has his way, the answer is yes, and rumor control has it that the follow-up flick has […]

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MGM Studios has pacted with iTunes to add episodes of three of its TV oldies but goodies for downloading.
This latest deal between the two media giants includes 32 episodes of both “The Outer Limits” and “The Pink Panther” and 22 of “The Addams Family.”
Already on the iTunes docket from MGM are “Stargate: SG-1″ and “Stargate […]

Darker, Grittier and More Intense: Bond is Back with a Vengence. Daniel Craig is Agent 007!

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