NBC Wins "Midnight, Mass" Rights

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After months of pursuit by several networks and studios, NBC has won the rights to adapt D.C.'s "Midnight, Mass." John Rozum's "Midnight, Mass." revolves around Adam and Julia Kadmons, a sophisticated, sexy, globe-trotting husband-and-wife team who solve mysteries and crimes of the supernatural.  The series will be a live-action property for NBC. The comic series, [...]

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Patton Oswalt Joins "Caprica" Cast

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Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt is joining the cast of the "Battlestar Galactica" spin-off "Caprica." According to the Hollywood Reporter, Oswalt will have a recurring role as Baxter Sarno, a popular Caprican comedian talk show host. Some of the details about his role could be SPOILER material, so if you don't want to know more, [...]

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Scribe Set for "Spidey 5, 6"

No matter what happens with "Spider-Man 4" creatively or financially, the movie will prove to be a crossroads for the franchise.  It could be the last hurrah for director Sam Raimi and stars Toby McGuire and Kirsten Dundst in the lead roles. It could also be the last film where fans have a long wait [...]

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"9" Prize Pack Contest

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Slice of SciFi and Focus Features have teamed up to offer five (5) prize packages from the upcoming animated movie, "9 Movie." The prize packages includes an official soundtrack, a book, a mini-poster and trading cards of all the characters from the movie, which opens in theaters September 9.

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"District 9" Tops Box Office

In a weekend that saw ticket sales up 15% over this time last year, the big winner was "District 9."  Made on a budget of $30 million, the highly-anticpated sci-fi movie from new director Neill Blomkamp and producer Peter Jackson took in $37 million at the box office.   The weekend take was more than enough [...]

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Reserve Your "Avatar" Tickets

On this week's Slice of SciFi, we told you about this Friday's sneak preview of 16 minutes of James Cameron's movie, "Avatar." 20th Century Fox is offering free tickets to a preview screening of footage from the upcoming film to create buzz for the movie.  If you want to see if the footage will be [...]

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What Did You Think of "District 9"?

It's finally in theaters--the highly anticipated and critically acclaimed "District 9."  Our poll this week is asking you what you thought of the movie. n What did you think of "District 9"? A great movie. One of the best of the summer. It was good. I really enjoyed it. It was OK, but not an [...]

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Slice of SciFi #226: A Conversation with Eddie McClintock from "Warehouse 13"

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Interview: This week, we feature a conversation with "Warehouse 13" star Eddie McClintock.

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Why Outer Space Not Interesting - Fan Email Comment

I am a bit behind on my listening but would like to comment on the theories on why outer space is not as interesting to the mass population. I think it is in part that we shifted from test pilots and military to teachers and scientists. The loss of anyone is a great loss, but [...]

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"Trick 'R' Treat" Headed to DVD

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Before he worked the scripts for “X-Men 2” and “Superman Returns,” Michael Dougherty came up with his spec script for the horror comedy “Trick’R’Treat.” The movie is an anthology of tales, all taking place on Halloween night but unlike other anthology films like “Creepshow,” each tale has connection or crossover elements. The film’s tales follow [...]

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Slice of SciFi #225: Voice Mail Show

This is the show where our loyal, adoring, and inquisitive fans and listeners get to hear us comment on their comments abour our stories and comments... it's the Circle of Entertainment Life! So go ahead and call in with your questions and comments. Just call 206-339-TREK, that’s 206-339-8735. We do want to hear your comments [...]

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"District 9" -- A FilmCritic.com Review

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Reviewed by: Chris Barsanti of FilmCritic.com Director: Neill Blomkamp Producers: Peter Jackson & Carolynne Cunningham Writers: Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tachell Actors: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Mandla Gaduka & Kenneth Nkosi MPAA Rating: R FilmCritic.com Rating = 3.0 out of 5.0 Stars "District 9 has an admirably grungy, guerrilla [...]

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"Epitaph One" Available on iTunes, Amazon

On last week's Slice of SciFi, during our TV Talk segment, we discussed how the upcoming season of "Dollhouse" will build on the "lost" episode, "Epitaph One." Creator and producer Joss Whedon assured fans that while the episode would serve as a cornerstone to season two, fans who hadn't seen it wouldn't be left out. [...]

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NASA Needs Funding to Track Asteroids

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Deadly asteroid impacts on our planet are the stuff of disaster movies and novels. And while the odds of an asteroid slamming into Earth and altering life on our planet are small, it could still happen.  That's why NASA set a goal of working to detect at least 90 percernt of all deadly asteroids by [...]

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Singer Rumored to Direct "Battlestar" Movie

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Before we got the relaunch of "Battlestar Galactica" from Ron Moore and David Eick, SciFi was developing a take on the project that included director Bryan Singer and Tom De Santo. The project was to be a back-door, reboot pilot for a new series of "Galactica," but it was put on the shelf by SciFi [...]

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