Vartan: "Alias" Reboot is "Preposterous"

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On last week's show, we brought you news that ABC and J.J. Abrams were in early discussions to reboot the series "Alias."

The prompted actor Michael Vartan, who played Vaughn on the series, to declare the idea "absolutely preposterous."

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Firefly Rewind: "Serenity" -- A HitFix Review

This summer, HitFix television blogger Alan Sepinwall is looking back at Joss Whedon's "Firefly."

Sepinwall is looking at one episode per week in the intended viewing order and kicked things off this week with his thoughts on the pilot episode, "Serenity."

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Ford to Unveil New Explorer on Facebook

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Ford Motor Company will take to the Internet to debut their new Explorer.

The car maker has decided it will unveil the new model via Facebook rather than at an auto show, reports the Associated Press.

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"Ghost Hunters International, Season 1.1" DVD Giveaway

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Slice of SciFi has a copy of the just released "Ghost Hunters: International" Season One, Part 1 to give away on DVD.

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New "Torchwood" Comic Coming

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While we may have to wait another year for more "Torchwood," fans suffering from withdrawal can get new adventures of Captain Jack this summer at your local comic book shop.

Titan Publishing will launch a new comic based on the show this August.

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R2D2 As Iron Man

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Last week, it was R2D2 taking over an observatory.

This week, it's the "Star Wars" icon as "Iron Man."

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San Diego ComicCon Announces Panels

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Heading out to San Diego ComicCon next month?

If so, you may be interested to know that some of the panels you can choose from.

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"Star Wars" Corsets

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Looking for something new to wear this con season?

How about a Star Wars corset?

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Moore: "DS9" Influenced "BSG"

If you loved Ron Moore's version of "Battlestar Galactica," you may want to take a moment to thank "Star Trek" for it.

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Man Has Collection of 3000 Lunch Boxes

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Listening to the voice mail comments about the things that got you into science-fiction has brought back a lot of memories.

If you're a certain age, you may recall that one way you could declare your fandom for a certain show, movie or property was with your lunch box.

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Scientists Begin 520 Day Mars Mission Simulation

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While human beings may not be headed to the Red Planet any time soon, a group of scientists last week began a simulation of journeying to our planetary neighbor.

An international team of researchers began a 520 day simulation of a flight to Mars that will keep them locked in a cascade of windowless modules for the amount of time it would take to travel to the Red Planet.

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Jovovich Signs for "Bad Luck"

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Director David Ellis, the man who brought us "Snakes on a Plane," is back and while none of the films on his upcoming docket have the same instant classic title, he still has a lot of interesting movies coming up.

And to make our own Mike Mennenga happy, he's got one featuring Mila Jovovich.

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Lady Gaga on "Doctor Who"?

A recent episode of "Glee" focused on the musical stylings of Lady Gaga.

But the next time the singer is featured on television, it could be in an acting role. And it could be on the BBC's hit series "Doctor Who."

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"Torchwood" Will Return in 2011

After last summer's "Children of Earth" mini-series, the BBC's hit series "Torchwood" got a renewal notice. But news on when the series would return has been scarce.

Yesterday, fans finally got the news they've been yearning for--the series is coming back.

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"Forward" Fans Plan Unusual Stunt to Save Show

On last week's voice mail show, several callers lamented the demise of ABC's "Flash Forward."

If you're like many of us here at Slice of SciFi, you may feel the show was cut down right as it was hitting its stride again and wonder what you can do to raise awareness of the series and possibly get it a second season.

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