While it doesn't yet have a name, a script, a star or a director, it does have a deal with Disney. A new concept for a supernatural comedy has been picked up by the House of Mouse. The script pitch came from Ron Burch and David Kidd and Variety reports it is a template for [...]
While we don't know the full line-up for this year's William S. Paley Festival, we can tell you two of the shows that will be featured in the week long celebration of the best television has to offer. The two series are HBO's "True Blood" and Fox's "Fringe." The full list of shows will be [...]
Say it ain't so! Samuel L. Jackson has told the Los Angeles Times that he may not reprise his role as Nick Fury for Marvel Pictures. Saying "there seems to be an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics world," Jackson said that someone else may be playing Fury or that Fury won't be seen at [...]
Actor John Barrowman is collaborating with his sister, Carol E. Barrowman, on the script for an upcoming "Torchwood" comic strip. Featuring art by Lee Edwards and Trevor Goring, the strip will find Captain Jack facing a deadly threat on a remote Scottish island, where people are disappearing one by one. To his horror, Jack starts [...]
Fans of SCI FI Channel's Peabody Award winning hit series "Battlestar Galactica" may have waited a long time for the return of their favorite show but Ron Moore and David Eick plan on not disappointing them when the show returns on Friday, January 16. As an added attraction the producers have put out the word [...]
Written by: Joe Russo (Film Critic/SoSF Contributor) Director: Ellory Elkayem Actors: Ellen Albertini Dow, Robert Blanche, Madison Bontempo, Will Cuddy, Oliver James, Amber McDonald, Jerry Rice, Madison Riley, Todd Robinson, Kristopher Turner and Rik Young Release Date: January 13, 2009 Russo Rating = 1/10 "...if you can put in less money into making the film [...]
Actor John Scott Martin, who brought countless classic "Doctor Who" monsters to life, has passed away at the age of eighty-two according to Britian's entertainment paper, "The Stage." Martin appeared as multiple monsters during the classic series' original 26 year run, but is probably best known as one of the original Dalek operators. The actor [...]
Composer Danny Elfman told MTV News that he is working on the musical score for McG's upcoming "Terminator: Salvation." “I just started yesterday†said Elfman who indicated the original “Terminator†theme by composer Brad Fiedel was not in use yet - “I think if it comes up and it seems appropriate, we will [use it]. [...]
Citing the current economic climate, Wizard has postponed its annual Los Angeles WizardWorld Convention and cancelled its convention in Texas. The Los Angeles show was scheduled to take place on March 13-15 and the Texas show was scheduled to take place in November. No word yet on when the Los Angeles convention will be re-scheduled. [...]
Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox continued negotiations Monday over the distribution rights to "Watchmen" and are reportedly "close" to a settlement according to the Hollywood Reporter. No word yet on when a settlement could be reached. The parties met behind closed doors at the Los Angeles federal court to work out details. Many observers [...]
Academy Award winning actor Jon Voight will be Bill's guest on this week's "Shatner's Raw Nerve" on the Biography Channel. Voight has starred in such mega box-office films as "Transformers," both National Treasure movies, "Enemy of the State," "Ali," "Midnight Cowboy," "Heat" and so many more in his 46 year career. He has been nominated [...]
All figures are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related movies are in bold. Clint Eastwood may be 78 years old but he's still a proven box office draw for all age groups. His latest film, "Gran Torino," remains number one at the box office and is showing signs of continued strength among moviegoers. Title [...]
Is he or isn't he? Apparently, he isn't. Author Neil Gaiman is (once again) denying rumors that he will write an episode of "Doctor Who" for the series' fifth season.   The rumor sprang up last week when io9 reported that the BBC were working on digital effects to create the popular Patrick Troughton nemesis, the [...]
The original Apollo, Richard Hatch discusses his role in the new Battlestar Galactica and the possibility that he's the Final Cylon. Q: Does the resurgent popularity of Battlestar ever surprise you? A: It's rare to get a really truly wonderfully written, acted and produced scifi show, period. Most remakes or re-imaginings turn out to be [...]
If you're looking for a quick, easy way to catch up on "Battlestar Galactica" before the series returns Friday night, check out these two videos. They'll give you a quick, thumbnail sketch of what's happened in the past three and one half seasons.
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Shadoglare: Sorry to have to say it but… that “interview” was horrible… :/
Mich67: Meh…if it’s anything like their last run I’ll pass. The earlier episodes were better.
Michael: Not till 2013! What are they thinking?
Gary from Jacksonville: I liked Earth-2. It was like an Elseworlds with an ongoing story line.
Sion Ewig: The first two episodes were entertaining enough and I really do enjoy seeing Garcia back in something....
Lejon from Chandler: Let’s see, getting divorced sucks, losing your apartment sucks, losing ten years of an... Lejon from Chandler: Wow. I called that one. But really, who didn’t see that coming?
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