Fan Recreates Original "Trek" Pilot With Legos

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"Star Trek" fans Detail Man 60 is taking classic "Trek" where it's never gone before...into the world of Legos. Detail Man is re-creating the original pilot, "The Cage" in Legos and showing the results to the world on his Flickr! feed. While he hasn't completed the entire story yet, he has made a good dent [...]

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Hick's Picks 59

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Actor Michael Chicklis ("The Shield," "Fantastic Four") has signed a deal with IDW Publishing to develop a new graphic novel, "Olympus." Based on an idea by Anny Simon Beck, the series will tell the story of ancient Greek gods who return to a ravaged, chaotic present-day Earth where they battle for the future of mankind [...]

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Russell: "Wonder Woman" Was a Dream Role

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While she may not be playing her in a live-action version of "Wonder Woman," actress Keri Russell says that bringing the superhero to life for the upcoming DC animated feature was "living my dream." "I was completely obsessed with Wonder Woman when I was a kid," she told SciFi Wire. "I have great photos. I [...]

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Download Hal On Your iPhone

Here's another cool application for your iPhone.  Users can now download their own version of the Hal9000, made famous in Stanley Kubrick's classic movie, "2001: A Space Odyssey." The new application will set you back ninety-nine cents and was designed by Jonathan Mulcachy.  The HAL 9000 app consists of that creepy glowing-red-eye panel. When you [...]

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Braga: "Enterprise" Finale Didn't "Turn Out As Well As I Hoped."

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With several years of perspective, "Star Trek: Enterprise" producer and writer, Brannon Braga admits that while he had good intentions for the "Enterprise" series finale, the final product didn't "turn out as well as I hoped." The episode, intended by Braga and producer Rick Berman, to be a "love letter" to the fans, was  heavily [...]

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Weekend Box Office Final -- February 6-8, 2009

All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold. Title (Dist.)....Reported Weekend Box Office....# of Engagements....Total Since Premiere 1. He's Just Not That Into You (Warner Bros.)....$27,785,487...3175...$27,785,487 2. Taken (20th Century Fox)....$20,547,346....3184$53,610,944 3. Coraline (Focus Features)....$16,849,640...2,299....$16,849,640 4. Pink Panther 2 (Sony).... $11,588,150.... 3,243.... $11,588,150 5. Paul Blart Mall Cop (Sony).... $10,884,825.... [...]

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USA Signs Deal for Universal's 2009 Releases

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Want to see the commerical debut of "Land of the Lost" and the new "Fast and the Furious" movie?  You'll have to tune into cable's USA Network.  The network announced a  new deal with partner Universal Pictures for the broadcast rights for the studio's 2009 releases.  The deal includes  "Fast & Furious," "State of Play," [...]

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Snyder Signs Voice Cast for "Guardians of Ga'Hoole"

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Director Zack Snyder has signed some impressive vocal talent for his upcoming animated feature film, "Guardians of Ga'Hoole." According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor and David Wenhem have signed to provide voices for the upcoming film. Based on the children's book series by Kathryn Lasky, the film, which is shooting [...]

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"Clone Wars" Gets A Second Season

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Cartoon Network's popular "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" will continue to take viewers to a galaxy far, far away.   The series has been picked up for a second season, set to debut later this year. "Clone Wars" is one of Cartoon Network's most popular shows, debuting with impressive numbers last fall and continuing to dominate [...]

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Nine-Year Old Creates iPhone Application

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Nine-year-old Lim Ding Wen seems like every other normal kid.  He enjoys working on his computer and he wants an iPhone. Oh yeah.  And he's also written a new application for the iPhone that is proving to be one of the most popular downloads for the popular device.  Called Doodle Kids, it's a drawing game [...]

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Swimmer, Slavkin Leaving "Smallville"

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Should the series continue for a ninth season, "Smallville" will need two new executive producers.  Producers Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin will be leaving the show at season's end to work on the CW's revival of "Melrose Place." No word yet on who might replace the two as producers on the series.  The Los Angeles [...]

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Amazon Expanding Kindle e-Books

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Amazon is looking to expand its Kindle e-book range in the coming weeks according to the Associated Press. The Internet retailer is working on making to offer Kindle e-books  "on a range of mobile phones"  according to company spokesman Drew Herdener. There is no word yet on which cell phones will be included in the [...]

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Movie reviews redux

Written by: Emilio D'alise (SoSF Staff Journalist) Following an outpouring of love, encouragement, and touching personal accounts of my previous movies commentary changing people’s lives, I was shamed into doing a follow-up.  My thinking was to employ the same tone of irreverence, humor, and insightfully biting comments as my first piece, but upon some consideration [...]

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"ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction" Optioned

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The undead will soon be fighting for your freedom at a theater near you.   Red 5's comic book "ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction" has been optioned for movie-treatment according to the Hollywood Reporter.  Writers Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain will seek to adapt the comic book series for the big-screen. "Underworld" actor Kevin Grevioux created [...]

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Joss Says He's Purusing Other Universes (For Now)

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If you're holding your breath for more from the "Buffy"-verse, you might want to take this chance to exhale.  "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon says that while "it's certainly possible," more "Buffy" isn't "something I’m pursuing." "I feel like we did our thing," he told TV Week, adding that the comic book season eight is "kind [...]

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