Start your week off with a little news and trivia! To start your week, we've got news about the journeys to the Red Planet plus a Star Wars fan who took his love of his collection a bit too far. And Kurt is back with a trivia full of bad accents.
Police Use 3-D Crime Scene Technology
November 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Police in Chattanooga, Tennessee have a new tool to help fight crime. A new 3-D technology will allow the police to take jurors on a visual trip past the yellow crime scene tape, to the scene of a fatal shooting. The Chattanooga Police Department is the first in Tennessee to get a Leica Geosystems ScanStation [...]
Tovey Leaves "Human"
November 13, 2011 By 8 Comments
Actor Russell Tovey has parted ways with the British genre hit Being Human.
"Immortals" Wins Weekend
November 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
It was a battle for box-office supremacy this weekend with Immortals edging out the latest comedy from Adam Sandler for the top spot. Immortals took in $32 million in its opening weekend and debuted at the top of the chart. The comedy Jack and Jill took in $26 million. Puss in Boots was just behind [...]
Slice of SciFi #383: Listener Feedback Show
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It's Friday and time for a little listener feedback! And we'll also find out the latest from Sweetleaf!
Willis To Star in "Neuromancer?"
November 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
The rumor of the day is that actor Bruce Willis has signed on to star in the big-screen adaptation of Neuromancer.
Wang Can't Stand Shatner
November 10, 2011 By 3 Comments
Add another Star Trek cast member who doesn't care much for the original Captain James T. Kirk. Or at least the man who brought him to life on-screen.
SyFy Announces Three New Series
November 10, 2011 By 15 Comments
Guess they've got to have something to replace Eureka....
SyFy has announced three new series that will begin airing on the network next year. Here's details from the press release.
"Godzilla" Reboot Finds Writer
November 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
The king of monster has found a writer to bring him back to the silver screen. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Max Borenstein will pen the script for the upcoming Godzilla reboot. Gareth Edwards, the director of the indie sci-fi movie Monsters, is attached to direct the creature feature centered on the giant city-destroying and [...]
Universal Orders "Asteroid" Rewrite
November 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
While Universal has parted ways with several other projects in recent weeks, the studio is still determined to make the big-screen version of Asteroids work.
Slice of SciFi #382: A Conversation With Mekenna Melvin from "Chuck"
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On today's show, we talk to Mekenna Melvin from NBC's "Chuck." Mekenna plays Casey's daughter Alex. She's also working on a new web series called Amber Lake.
Giant Asteroid Passes Close To Earth
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
While our planet was in any immediate danger last night, a giant asteroid passed extremely close to us last evening. With a diameter estimated at 400 meters, or about a quarter of a mile, Asteroid 2005 YU 55 is the biggest asteroid to make a close pass by Earth since 1976. During its closest approach, [...]
FCC Pushing Cheap PCs, Broadband for Low Income Families
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
For some, gaining access to the information super highway is a major hurdle. The cost of a computer and high-speed access prevents some from taking advantage of the Internet, but the FCC and the federal government are looking to step and help out.
"Patterns of Force" Airs for the First Time in Germany
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It's been close to fifty years, but the second season Star Trek episode "Patterns of Force" has finally aired in Germany. You may recall that "Force" finds the Enterprise arriving at a planet in which a former Starfleet captain has modeled the society of the world on the Nazi party. And even though it had [...]
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