Author Charles Stross says that several of the stories in his recently published collection, "Wireless" were influenced by growing up during the Cold War and reading stories set in the universe of Cthulhu. "I grew up in the UK during the latter stages of the Cold War," Stross told SciFi Wire. "Britain is relatively compact, [...]
A few months ago, we told you about the new book, "Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-Creator Joe Shuster," a book by Craig Yoe. The book details Shuster's work on other comic series including "The Nights of Horror," a 16-volume series of mob-financed underground comics depicting scenes that range from S&M to brutal [...]
NEO f/x and Farragut Films today announced the release schedule for "Power Source," the first episode of Starship Farragut, The Animated Episodes. These new episodes are the first animated Star Trek to be produced since Filmation wrapped production of the original series in 1974. The episodes will be available via the official website www.farragut-animated.com. "Power [...]
Shares of Netflix stock rose five percent yesterday on indications that Amazon may be looking to acquire the popular movie rental service, according to the Memphis Business Journal. The paper reported Netflix shares (NASDAQ: NFLX) closed at $42.19 on Monday, up 5.29 percent after trading as high as $42.40 earlier in the day. Netflix stock [...]
"Transformers," "G.I. Joe," "Stretch Armstrong," "ViewMaster." The list of toys turned into ovies could go on for days or even weeks. And now you can add Max Steel to the list of toys that is getting its own movie vehicle. According to Variety, Paramount is teaming with producer Joe Roth for a movie based on [...]
Fancast columnist Julia Diddy has an interesting column this week, listing the 50 SciFi Series That You Need To Watch. It's an interesting list and it could give you some ideas of things to put into your Netflix queue or watch on-line during the summer repeat months. Of course, I do have to question the [...]
The third series of "Torchwood" was a hit in the UK, at least when it comes to the ratings. The series, which was presented as a mini-series event over five nights drew larger audiences each evening until Thursday last week. The final night was down a bit, but the overnight ratings haven't yet factored in [...]
Actor LaVar Burton, who played Geordi LaForge on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was taken to a Los Angeles area hospital after he was involved in a traffic accident yesterday according to TMZ. The site reports Burton and the passengers in the other car had minor injuries. "Stargate: Atlantis" is coming to Blu Ray. Well, [...]
Two of the top pay cable outlets are joining Comcast cable to offer customers streaming versions of their shows and movies according to the Hollywood Reporter. HBO and Cinemax are joining basic cable outlets TNT, TBS and the pay outlet Starz in offering streaming episodes of their popular shows. Comcast announced Monday it will be [...]
The Space Shuttle Endeavour won't take off today according to the Associated Press. Severe weather scrubbed the potential take-off today. The next window for a launch comes Wednesday at 6:04 p.m. EST. "That's the nature of our business," mission commander Mark Polansky radioed to launch managers from the shuttle. "When the time is right, we'll [...]
Actress Natalie Portman is dipping her toe back into the genre world. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the actress has been cast as the female lead in the upcoming "Thor" movie. Portman will play Jane Foster, who in early comic book lore was a nurse who became Thor's first love. Marvel Studios said the character [...]
Fans may want to consider putting the upcoming release of "Watchmen" in their Netflix queue and waiting until December for the "Ultimate Edition" to hit stores. According to early reviewers, an insert with the "Director's Cut" of the film indicates a third cut of the film will make its way to stores in December. Billed [...]
Last week, the BD Live portion of the "Star Trek" The Complete First Season updated with a new trailer for the second season of the iconic series to hit Blu Ray. Now comes news that the series will hit shelves on September 22. Season three is expected to hit Blu Ray later this year (possibly [...]
Thanks to the good folks at Universal Home Entertainment, Slice of SciFi has two (2) copies of the single-disc edition of "Coraline" to give away. The movie, which hits DVD and Blu Ray on Tuesday, July 21, is from the director of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and was based on the best-selling novel by Neil [...]
Slice of SciFi has three (3) copies of the upcoming "Stargate SG1" release, "Children of the Gods" to give away. You can enter the contest until Monday, July 20th at midnight Pacific time. The thrilling feature-length pilot of television’s longest running Sci-Fi series, Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods debuts the way it was meant [...]
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Taylor: Cyrus just ruined the f*cking movie for me
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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....
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