Our guests this week for Slice of SciFi Show #146 are some of those fine folks who are working industriously to save Journeyman, the NBC show that the network failed to pick up after it aired 13 episodes. On hand for the interview are Njdeh from Journeyman Fansite, Todd of the Save Journeyman.net and […]

Written by: Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute
Source: Space.com
Incredibly, it’s been only a bit more than a century since Oliver Heaviside consolidated the work of several 19th century physicists into the four compact mathematical formulations known as Maxwell’s Equations. You may gleefully recall them from sophomore physics.
Aside from their display by the rabidly nerdy on […]

In an effort to fill broadcast time slots left vacant by the ongoing WGA writer’s strike most of the network television channels in America have started resorting to unscripted “reality” programming and primetime game shows.
Three of the big four have become very reliant on the unscripted formula ranging everywhere from “Dancing With The Stars,” “American […]

The official Paramount Website for the new Star Trek film is still under construction, however, the forum section has been launched and is ready for all registered users to participate in.
To become a part of the group and discuss Star Trek, what this movie means to you and much more, first visit the Forum’s FAQ […]

Yesterday, a greater part of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa returned to the 1950’s, literally, at least from a business and technological point of view.
High-end telecommunications, TV reception, phone and Internet services went dark leaving thousands of businesses and companies scrambling and unable to communicate with one another across the globe, sending panic […]

The infamous 2007 WD5 asteroid was once predicted to have a 3 in 1 chance of smashing into the planet Mars causing a real treat for astonomers on Earth. Then as time elapsed, better figures came in, the space scientists began hedging their bets. Then just two weeks ago it was proclaimed that […]

Marvel Comics, has resurrected the very hero they killed off last year. Well, that’s not totally accurate.
Steve Rogers, the man in the Captain America mask and tights is still dead and buried at Arlington but Bucky Barnes is to the rescue, has put on the uniform, shield, and has brought one of the most […]

The hit online series “Sancturary,” starring “Stargate” alum Amanda Tapping has been optioned by the SCI FI Channel and given the go-sign, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The internet series is a huge online hit and the cable channel is hoping it will transfer that success to its network as well. “Sanctuary” will be the […]

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director)
First came talk of using fuel cells to run automobiles, and they are already in use at NASA to run some of its equipment in space and on the ground. Now, fuel cell technology will be running your cell phone - truly cell technology on […]

Director Matt Reeves, the man behind “Cloverfield,” is set to bring a new film to the front with a title that could lead one to think that an old classic with the opposite gender is being considered, but, even though the title looks familiar, the premise is a completely different one.
Reeves is currently working on […]

Lionsgate studio announces an Ebay charitable auction for an exclusive “The Eye” poster signed by Jessica Alba & Alessandro Nivalo benefitting The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation.
The winning bidders will receive studio certified posters signed by the cast along with a signed letter verifying their authenticity. Auctions begin today and will continue through the […]

BlackFilm.com recently interviewed the beautiful Zoe Saldana about three of her upcoming films, two are blockbusters and one an independent project.
Saldana will be starring as Neytiri in James Cameron’s highly touted “Avatar” and a new indie titled “Blackout.” And, though not mentioned in the interview, she can also be seen in the upcoming political […]

It appears like everyone will get to play James T. Kirk in the next Star Trek movie, except for the original Kirk, William Shatner.
Paramount announced today that 11-year old Jimmy Bennett will play the childhood Kirk for J.J. Abrams’ Trek movie. The young thespian already has an impressive resume with films such as “Hostage,” […]

The failing U.S. spy satellite that is in a decaying orbit and will soon crash somewhere on the surface of the planet looks to be zeroing in to hit a landmass somewhere in the North American continent. Exact impact point is not yet known, but sources in the U.S. military are narrowing it down […]

On this past Saturday’s show we talked about the upcoming film, “The Wolf Man,” starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins and how it could spark a renewal in bringing back some of the classic 1930’s and 1940’s monsters such as Dracula and Frankenstein.
Now we have learned that the film has been hit with some […]

Press Release:
DOOMSDAY is coming… Visit the films official website now and ENTER THE COUNTDOWN TO DOOMSDAY SWEEPSTAKES!
The Ultimate DOOMSDAY Sweepstakes ends TODAY, Wednesday, January 30th at 12:00pm- PT! The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention in Chicago, February 22- 24, 2008 to meet DOOMSDAY […]

Behind The Scenes With Shatner As “The Negotiator”

New Line is getting ready to relaunch the “Nightmare on Elm Street” film franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Platinum Dunes is being sought after in the project that was an original by Wes Craven and made a cult star out of actor Robert Englund, as the utlra-evil and nightmarish Freddy Krueger.
“Nightmare” and its bevy of […]

“The Invasion,” starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig got its DVD release today (Jan. 29). It is available on Blue-ray, HD-DVD and standard DVD.
The mysterious crash of the space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that there is something alien within the wreckage. Those who come in contact with it are changing in ominous […]

Here’s a glimpse of the first images astronomers have been able to get from an asteroid that will miss our planet by the narrow margin of 334,000 miles (537,500 kilometers), at 3:33PM ET time today (JAN. 29). That is like a hairs-breath in space measurments, just a tad more distant than our Moon is […]

All totals are U.S. box office only. Sci-fi and genre-related films are in bold.
Title (Dist.)….Reported Weekend BO….# of Engagements….Cumulative
1. Meet The Spartans (20th Century Fox)….$18,505,530….2,605….$18,505,530
2. Rambo (Lionsgate)….$18,203,876….2,751….$18,203,876
3. 27 Dresses (20th Century Fox)….$13,360,535….3,074….$45,107,889
4. Cloverfield (Paramount)….$12,712,134….3,411….$64,306,110
5. Untraceable (Sony)….$11,354,069….2,368….$11,354,069
6. Bucket List, The (Warner Bros.)….$10,532,406….2,915….$58,006,449
7. Juno (Fox Searchlight)….$10,151,100….2,426….$100,013,577
8. National Treasure: Book Of Secrets (Disney)….$4,916,131….2,154….$205,672,738
9. There Will Be Blood […]

The sci-fi cult hit “Farscape” and the classic puppet series “Fraggle Rock” will be the first two Henson projects to go digital on iTunes

The Jim Henson Company’s TV programming and feature film library became available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store January 28, 2008, according to a press release from the company.
The launch […]

Where else can you find TEK9, Team-Dignitas, 4 Kings, Birmingham Salvo, and Emulate together in one place ready to play mixed and free-for-all games with you? Nowhere! Xfire has brought together the best teams in Europe for the European Pro Night. The first Pro Night session of the year promises to be spectacular with not […]

We will take a look at some DVD releases due out next month that we recommend to fill those entertainment starved nights before an empty tube caused by the writer’s strike. These choices are not your typical fare and and three are animation.
Turok Son of Stone:
We mentioned this DVD earlier last month but wanted […]

On Friday January 25, 2008 Star Trek director JJ Abrams, along with executive producer Bryan Burk, executive producer/co-writer Roberto Orci, VFX supervisor Roger Guyett, executive producer Jeffrey Chernov and Unit Production Manager David Witz all dropped in to TrekMovie.com, the new online voice of Star Trek, to field questions from the fans for a LIVE […]

For centuries, people have reported encounters with extraterrestrial beings. Is it…Hoax or History?
UFO HUNTERS™
On The History Channel®
New HD series premiere Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
New York, NY, JAN. 28, 2008 — Are we alone in the universe? The question has always haunted humankind. Incidents involving UFOs and extraterrestrial life have […]

If you don’t yet subscribe to the brand new Journeyman Newsletter then, as a fan of the NBC dumped series, you aren’t getting the whole picture about the campaign to save the show, the impact the program is making on people’s lives and it’s current rise in the Hey Nielsen ratings.
Here is just a sample […]

Here is your list of nominees and winners of the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Sci-fi and genre-related nominees/winners are in bold.
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
‘3:10 to Yuma’
‘American Gangster’
‘Hairspray’
‘Into the Wild’
‘No Country for Old Men’ –WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
George Clooney, ‘Michael […]

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