"Diaries," "Supernatural" Debut Well

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The CW's strategy to get out in front of their competitors for the fall season seems to have worked--at least when it comes to their Thursday night offerings. Premieres of "The Vampire Diaries" and "Supernatural" did very well in the overnight ratings, according to a release by the network.  The series were second place in [...]

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Discovery Returns Home

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After a week in space, the space shuttle Discovery touched back down to Earth Friday in California, according to the Associated Press. Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California after weather conditions in Florida forced NASA officials to move the landing from Florida to California. "Welcome home, Discovery," Mission Control radioed. "Congratulations on [...]

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Genre Shows Win Technical Emmys

While the acting and series awards won't be handed out until Sunday, the Emmys did announce the winners in several of the technical categories over the weekend. Several genre shows were rewarded, including "True Blood" taking home a statute for Outstanding Casting and "Heroes" for Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series." "Heroes" submitted the [...]

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"Zone of the Dead" Debuts at Horror Realm

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Zone of the Dead, a 2009 zombie film starring Ken Foree, will make its US debut at the Horror Realm convention in Pittsburgh on September 18.

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"I Can Do Bad All By Myself" Tops Box Office

Chalk up another solid opening for a Tyler Perry movie. The latest movie from Perry took in $24 million at the box-office over the weekend, easily enough to debut at number one. In second was the animated, steampunk movie "9" with a box-office gross of just over $10 million. The film opened last Wednesday and [...]

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Disney Releases "Pirates 4" Title

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Walt Disney Pictures has released the title for the upcoming fourth installment of the "Pirate of the Caribbean" franchise.  The new title will be "Pirate of the Caribbean: On Strange Tides." Actor Johnny Depp broke the news over the weekend at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California.  Depp appeared in full costume as his character, [...]

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Rumor: Campbell To Play Mysterio

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SciFi Scoop has an interesting rumor this morning about the identity of Spider-Man's foe in the upcoming "Spider-Man 4." The web site reports that Spidey will face off against Mysterio and that the role could be played by long-time Sam Raimi favorite, Bruce Campbell. According to the report, Campbell says he's been offered a substantial [...]

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ABC Cancels "Defying Gravity"

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After eight episodes, ABC has pulled the last five episode of "Defying Gravity" and cancelled the series, according to SciFi Scoop. The network cites low rating for the decision to give the summer series its walking papers. Fans of the series (including many of the crew here at Slice of SciFi) may be wondering when [...]

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Will You See A "Resident Evil" Movie Without Actress Milla Jovovich?

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n n Will You See A "Resident Evil" Movie Without Actress Milla Jovovich? Yes. I love the universe and think a reboot without her will work. No. Jovovich is the franchise and without her, I have no interest in the movie. I have no plans to see a reboot with our without Jovovich View Results

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Slice of SciFi #230: Interview with Allison Scagliotti from "Warehouse 13"

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Slice of SciFi #230: An Interview with Allison Scagliotti from "Warehouse 13" In the News: SciFi to SciFact: If you've seen the Harry Potter movies, you've seen the interactive pictures used throughout the franchise.  New innovations are moving us closer to that becoming a reality. With the release of “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto,” [...]

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Slice of SciFi #229: 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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Bekinsale Denies "Underworld 4" Rumors

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Actress Kate Beckinsale says the reports that she will reprise her role from the first two "Underworld" movies for the upcoming fourth installment are greatly exaggerated. Beckinsale denied that she will participate in the upcoming movie, which will be the franchise's first offering in 3-D. Beckinsale said she didn't want to don the outfits required [...]

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"Final Fantasy XIII" Coming

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At a recent press conference, game maker Square Equinox confirmed that a thirteenth "Final Fantasy" game will be released in Japan later this year. Company president Yoichi Wada said that Final Fantasy XIII, exclusive to the PlayStation 3 in Japan, will be released on December 17 for 8,800 yen. That's about $95. The company is [...]

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"Troll" Remake in the Works

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John Carl Buechler, the creator and director of such 80's horror fare  as "Cellar Dweller" and "Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood," is looking to revive another of his horrific vision from that decade, "Troll." "I'm getting ready to remake a film that I did back in 1985," Buechler tells SciFi Wire. "It's [...]

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New "SG1" Movie in the Works

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It's a good time to be a fan of the "Stargate" universe.  A new series, "Stargate : Universe" is set to launch in a few weeks on SyFy and now comes news that the a new "Stargate: SG1" movie is close to becoming a reality. "As far as I know, we may start in late [...]

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