"Amazing Spider-Man" Hits Issue 600

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"The Amazing Spider-Man" hit another milestone this week-the publication of its 600th issue. As a celebration, the issue features the return of Doctor Octopus, a guest spot by Daredevil, a wedding and the return of Mary Jane Watson.   In addition, there are several short stories by some of the iconic writers for everyone's favorite web-slinger, [...]

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"Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II" Contest

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Time Warner has graciously provided one (1) copy of the "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II" on DVD for one lucky Slice of SciFi reader/listener. We will accept entries for the contest until midnight, Pacific time on Sunday, August 2. Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2 brazenly combines the satirical sensibilities of Seth Green and Matthew [...]

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Vader Jams To M.C. Hammer Song

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Apparently being the Dark Lord of the Sith means you can choke people from across the room and jam dam to M.C. Hammer's hit "Can't Touch This." This video was taken during Disney's recent Star Wars weekend and, well, you have to see it to believe it.    I could try to describe it, but words [...]

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Could There Be Water on One of Saturn's Moons?

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A recent survey by NASA’s Cassini probe leads researchers to believe that there may be water below the surface of one of Saturn's moons according to Wired.com. The probe detected ammonia on the moon and sodium salts in Saturn's rings during its survey on the planet last year. Both elements are strong indicators that liquid [...]

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Torchwood: Children of Earth, Day Three -- A Slice of SciFi/Tuning In To SciFi TV Review -- ***SPOILER WARNING***

Review by: Kevin Bachelder (Tuning In To SciFi TV) The review contains information about the contents of Day Three of the miniseries. If you don't want to know then stop here...... ***SPOILER WARNING*** Before the Torchwood team can try to ‘save the world’ they need a place to call home so Ianto shows the team [...]

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Explore the Moon With Google Earth

While we don't yet have colonies on the moon, you can explore the surface of the moon from the comfort of your own home or office. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonlanding, Google Earth has added a new feature, Google Moon.   The tool functions like Google Earth and is a 3-D [...]

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"Stargate" Coming to Comics

Taking a page from "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel," "Stargate SG1" and "Stargate: Atlantis" will continue their stories in comic books. Comic Book Resources reports that each series will be published by Dynamite Entertainment and will follow-up where the television series left off.  "SG1" will get a season 11 and "Atlantis" will continue in [...]

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Raimi to Direct "World of Warcraft" Movie

Could director Sam Raimi have the magic to break the curse of badly done adaptations of video-games into feature films? We'll find out when Raimi takes the reigns for "World of Warcraft."  Variety reports the director has signed on for the film, which is scheduled to begin production after Raimi's work on "Spider-Man 4" is [...]

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Torchwood: Children of Earth, Day Two -- A Slice of SciFi/Tuning In To SciFi TV Review -- *** Spoiler Warning ***

Review by: Kevin Bachelder (Tuning In To SciFi TV) *** Spoiler Warning *** What follows is a review of Torchwood: Children of Earth Day Two. It contains spoilers about the Day Two episode so only proceed if you want to know what happened. The great thing about this being a nightly mini-series is that we [...]

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SyFy Sets Fall Premiere Dates

With their summer season a solid success, SyFy is looking forward to the fall.  The network recently announced when several series would debut or return to the cable outlet. "Stargate Universe", the latest installment in the long-running franchise, debuts with a two-hour premiere on Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. and will air Fridays a 9, [...]

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"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" Full Soundtrack

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Among the many fantastic elements from 1982's classic film, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" is composer James Horner's score. And while the soundtrack has been available on record and CD for years, fans were only getting a small sample of the overall epic score. Until now. Now fans can purchase the full score [...]

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Will David Tennant Regenerate into Bilbo Baggins?

The U.K.'s Telegraph newspaper has a report today that actor David Tennant is on the short list to play Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming feature film version of J.R.R. Tolkein's "The Hobbit." The Scottish star leads a list of stars, including James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe, vying to play the title role of Bilbo Baggins [...]

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Robert Carlyle Talks "SGU"

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Actor Robert Carlyle (28 Weeks Later, Angela's Ashes) stars as Dr. Nicholas Rush for the new SyFy Channel series "Stargate Universe" beginning October 12, 2009. Here is an exclusive IGN interview with the actor as he talks about the uniqness of this new Stargate show. A band of soldiers, scientists and civilians are forced through [...]

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Say Hello to the New Doctor in the House

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Here is a first glimpse at what the new Doctor Who (26 year-old Matt Smith) will look like in full regalia - clothing and that famous police box - the TARDIS. Also pictured with Matt Smith is Karen Gillan, the new girl in the Doctor's life. Gillan was chosen by Steven Moffat as the Doctor's [...]

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Torchwood: Children of Earth, Day One -- A Slice of SciFi/Tuning in to SciFi TV Review -- *** Spoiler Warning ***

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Review by: Kevin Bachelder (Tuning In To SciFi TV) *** Spoiler Warning *** What follows is a review of Torchwood: Children of Earth Day One. It contains spoilers about the Day One episode so only proceed if you want to know what happened. When I first heard that series three of Torchwood would be a [...]

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