Discovery Launch Pushed To February

The long-postponed final mission for the space shuttle Discovery has been postponed again.

This time it was until February of next year.

The delay will give engineers an opporunity determine the root cause of perplexing cracks in the shuttle's 15-story external tank.

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"Tangled" Wins Box Office

They were neck and neck last week. This weekend, the new Disney animated movie, "Tangled" had just enough to get past "Harry Potter" for the top slot at the box-office. The movie took in $21.5 million over the weekend, good enough to knock Potter out of first for the first time. "Harry Potter and the [...]

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More Casting News for "Spider-Man"

Warning: This article contains potential SPOILERS for the upcoming reboot of "Spider-Man." If you don't want to know details, please don't read the article.

In addition to Captain Stacy, Aunt May and Uncle Ben, two more adults have been added to the Spider-Man line-up for the upcoming reboot.

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CW Planning for "Smallville" Replacement

As "Smallville" winds down its run on the CW, the network is looking for a series to step in and take its place.

To that end, the network is reportedly considering a new series based on another DC Comics character, Raven.

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BBC America DVD Giveaway

Slice of SciFi has teamed up with BBC America to give away a great prize pack to one lucky listener. This prize pack includes the fifth season of "Doctor Who," the first season of "Being Human" and the current season of "Top Gear" on DVD. Also included is a special BBC America light switch cover. [...]

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Slice of SciFi #293: A Conversation with Geoffrey Notkin of "Meteorite Men"

Slice of SciFi #293: A Conversation with Geoffrey Notkin of "Meteorite Men" In the News: Comcast has begun imposing a fee on Netflix streaming providers. Leslie Nielsen's last movie may not get a release due to budget issues. Could we see "Harry Potter" lingerie? Special Segment: Nigel Blackwood is looking for the next wave of [...]

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Kirkman: "Walking Dead" Writers Not Fired

Earlier this week, we reported that the writing staff for AMC's hit series "The Walking Dead" had been let go.

According to producer Robert Kirkman, that's not the case.

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Nolan Denies Joker Rumors

Earlier this week, we brought you the rumor that deleted scenes with Heath Ledger as the Joker might be used to put the character into "The Dark Knight Rises."

According to director Christopher Nolan, that won't be the case.

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"Angry Birds" Releases Christmas Version

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If you love the game "Angry Birds" and you love Christmas, our next story will be music to your ears.

Game maker Rovio has renamed what began as a Halloween version of the game, and added a Christmas theme. The new version is called "Angry Birds Seasons." It's available for Android and Apple's mobile gadgets

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"Fringe" Producers Say Move Could Be Good

In January, Fox is moving "Fringe" to Friday nights.

To many fans, the news hasn't been greeted with enthusiasm. In fact, many fans think that it could be the beginning of the end for the show.

But that isn't the case for executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman. They tell Blastr the move could be a good one for the show.

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NASA Finds New Form of Life

To quote the song "Star Trekkin'," "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it."

NASA has found a new form of life. But it wasn't in the distant reaches of outer space. It was here on our home planet of Earth.

NASA revealed yesterday the discovery of a bacteria in a mud sample from California's salty Mono Lake that is the first-known organism to use arsenic in its basic metabolism and genes.

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Hudson: Blame Murray is "GhostBusters 3" Doesn't Happen

Can't wait to see a third "GhostBusters?"

So is most of the cast from the original classic. All except for actor Bill Murray it would seem.

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Slice of SciFi #292: VoiceMail Show

Slice of SciFi #292 : VoiceMail Show

After a couple of weeks off, the Slice of SciFi VoiceMail Show is back! Don't forget we're closing in on episode 300 and we've got a special contest running!

This is the show where our loyal, adoring, and inquisitive fans and listeners get to hear us comment on their comments about our stories and comments... it's the Circle of Entertainment Life!

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Lots of "Doctor Who" Rumors Surface

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Our news director loves "Doctor Who." So you know any time he sees rumor about the upcoming season, he's going to jump all over them.

He's still holding out hope that the Zygons might somehow make a return visit (mainly to bump up the release of the classic Tom Baker serial with the villains in the DVD release queue). And while they've been rumored to appear in every series since the show returned, there aren't any rumors of them coming back this year.

However, that doesn't mean some classic "Who" villains aren't on the rumor mi

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Will Next Batman Feature the Joker?

If you were wondering why you didn't see a lot of deleted scenes with Heath Ledger as the Joker in your "Dark Knight" DVD or Blu-Ray, we may have an answers.

According to ShowBiz Spy, unnamed sources with "The Dark Knight Rises" say that the deleted scenes from "Dark Knight" and the use of CGI could have the Joker appear briefly in the upcoming sequel.

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