Slice of SciFi #198: Interview With Samuel Vera of Crazee Comics

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Slice of SciFi #198: Interview with Samuel Vera of Crazee Comics In the News: Researchers at BYU have found a link between excessive on-line game playing and unsuccessful off-line relationships. The newsstand will be a little less funny these days with Mad Magazine cutting its publication cycle from monthly to quarterly. Author Neil Gaiman is [...]

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BSG's Admiral and President explain their budding romance!

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Blunt May Have Schedule Conflict for "Iron Man 2"

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Last week, we told you that actress Emily Blunt had been offered the role of the Black Widow in "Iron Man 2." Now it appears that a scheduling conflict may keep Blunt from stepping into the role. Blunt has also been cast in 20th Century Fox's "Gulliver's Travels," which is scheduled to shoot at the [...]

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Spirit Showing Signs of Age

The Spirit Mars rover, now in its 6th year of what was originally planned as a 3 month mission, is beginning to show signs of computer alzheimers. This past weekend the rover failed to send its signal to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as scheduled. The lack of a signal from the little guy on Mars [...]

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Oka: "Heroes" Working to Win Back Fans

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"Heroes" is coming back Monday night...and it's got a lot of work to do. After a disappointing third volume, "Villains," the third-year series is (once again) working on winning back the fans, critical acclaim and (most importantly) the ratings it enjoyed in season one.   A writing-staff shake-up may help things and according to many in [...]

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"He-Man" Director Named

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Director John Stevenson, who directed the animated "Kung Fu Panda," will make his live-action directoral debut with "He Man and the Masters of the Universe," according to Variety. The film also gained a high-profile producer in Joel Silver, who will oversee the film. The movie will be based on the popular toy franchise from Matel.  [...]

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Slice of SciFi #197: Voicemail Show

This Week’s Voicemail Show! This is the show for our inquiring fans and listeners and their voicemails, emails. We want to hear your comments and feedback… No, really, we do! Pay no attention to how much Mike grumbles about them…you know - that guy sitting in the dark corner with all the knobs and switches. [...]

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Roddenberry.com Gets Facelift

For 2009 our friends over at Roddenberry.com introduce a new, fully redesigned website with new areas and features. If you haven't done so already, take a look around. Their new site consists of: A new home page highlighting special content that changes almost daily. A redesigned media section featuring Rod's personal V-cast, and the "Chair [...]

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You Decide Hubble's Next Target

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In a move that NASA hopes will revive interest in space exploration among the young, as well as adult civilian population, the space agency will let the public decide by majority vote where it will next point its famous Hubble Space Telescope. By going HERE online internet surfers can choose between six different astronomical locations [...]

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Captain Picard and the crew of the starship Enterprise are returning...to syndication that is.  Eight years after signing an exclusive deal to air repeats of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" on Spike TV, the crew of the NCC-1701 D are returning to broadcast stations later this year.  The series will be part of Paramount's push [...]

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Final "Watchmen" Poster

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In a little over a month, we can head out to theaters and see the long-awaited big-screen version of "Watchmen." Yes, it looked a little shaky there for a while, but the movie is on track and will open March 6. As part of the build-up to the upcoming release, Warner Brothers has released the [...]

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SAG to Meet With Studios Next Week

The on-going negotations between the Screen Actors Guild and the Hollywood studios will continue next week, when the two sides sit down for another round of meetings and negotiations. The two sides will meet Tuesday to discuss the current labor dispute. The union's 120,000-members have been working without a contract since last June. The guild [...]

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Fox Picks Up "Narnia"

A month after Disney severed ties and financial backing for the third "Chronicles of Narnia" film, 20th Century Fox has partnered with Walden Media to make and distribute the third installment in the series, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." Variety reports Fox had the right of first refusal on the project. The two sides [...]

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"Eon: Dragoneye Reborn" Winner

Congratulations to our winner of "Eon: Dragoneye Reborn" prize package. Our winner is : Kym Ellis of Williston, SC. Be on the lookout for your prize to arrive in your mailbox soon.

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Bill to Postpone Digital TV Switch Fails

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After the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to postpone the switch to digital TV for four months, the U.S. House of Representatives shot down the bill yesterday. House Republicans defeated a bill that would have pushed until June 12 the deadline by which TV stations must surrender their analog spectrum allotment and begin broadcasting exclusively in [...]

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