Slice of SciFi #240: A Conversation With Kenny Yakkel
November 21, 2009 || Category: Featured, Slice of Scifi | 1 Comment
Slice of SciFi #240: A Conversation With Kenny Yakkel
In the News:
A “Doctor Who” movie could still happen, but it will be without the guidance of Russell T. Davies
SciFi to SciFact: “Strange Days”
A group of fans wants to see a director’s cut of “Superman Returns.”
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Everyone’s favorite Nerd Herd member turned spy will return to television screens on Sunday, January 10th.
NBC has announced that the third season of “Chuck” will get a two night kick-off in January. On Sunday, the show will run a two-hour season premiere and then settle into its regular time slot the next evening. “Chuck” will air on Mondays at 8 p.m. EST, according to NBC.
Actor Brad Pitt has signed on for the big-screen adaptation of the popular video-game “The Dark Void” Variety reports.
“Dark Void” follows a pilot who crash lands in the Bermuda Triangle following a routine mission and finds himself in an alternate world resembling a primitive Earth where aliens with superior technology are planning to take over civilization.
AMC executives were probably overjoyed to see the numbers for the first night of the updated “The Prisoner.” The first two installments delivered 2.2 million viewers for the cable outlet Sunday evening.
Monday’s figures were a little less encouraging.
If you’ve got your calendar handy, you may want to mark Tuesday, February 2 on it.
That’s when “Lost” returns for its sixth and final season, ABC has announced.
The series will air its final season on Tuesdays in the 9 p.m. EST time slot, according to a network release.
The first evening will kick off with a [...]
Filming on the pilot episode of “A Game of Thrones” has wrapped, reports SciFi Wire.
The shoot ran for three weeks, taking place in several countries and involving hundreds of cast members and extras according to reports.
The pilot will now be edited and be given its special effects before its screened by HBO executives and final [...]
“And Another Thing…,” “Transformers” Winners
November 20, 2009 || Category: Contests | Leave a Comment
Congratulations to several recent winners for the Slice of SciFi contest.
Robert Cannon of Georgia won the “And Another Thing…” contest. Be on the look out for your prize via e-mail.
Christopher Middleton and John Raughley were the winners of our “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” prize pack. Be on the look out for your prize to [...]
Slice of SciFi #239: VoiceMail Show
November 20, 2009 || Category: Featured, Voice Mail Shows | Leave a Comment
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 and [...]
If you loved this summer’s reboot of “Star Trek” and were, like many of us, left panting for more, it looks like you’ll have to be satisfied with watching it again and again on DVD or Blu Ray.
During the promotional tour for the recently released to home theater movie, director J.J. Abrams said that it’s looking more and more like the next installment won’t hit screens until 2012.
He’s been the leader of the Autobots for decades.
But in the first issue of IDW’s latest Transformers comic book, long time leader Optimus Prime has resigned the mantle of leadership, reports USA Today.
If you’re looking for a legal and inexpensive way to catch up on some classic “Doctor Who”, we’ve got good news for you.
The BBC has recently released four stories from the original run of the show on YouTube.
The stories are:
The Edge of Destruction (William Hartnell)
The Krotons (Patrick Troughton)
Carnival of Monsters (Jon Pertwee)
The Caves of Androzani [...]
Acclaimed author Michael Moorcock has signed on to pen an upcoming “Doctor Who” novel, according to the British newspaper, the Guardian.
Moorcock’s novel will be published at Christmas next year according to the report and will feature the new 11th Doctor played on screen by Matt Smith.
Only Nine Top Grossing Films of the Decade Were “Original” Ideas
November 17, 2009 || Category: Editorial, Featured | 7 Comments
For years, many of us have complained about a lack of original ideas from Hollywood.
Week after week, we’ve heard and read stories about the latest comic book, toy line, video game, board game or tv show being mined for a new blockbuster in Hollywood. And that doesn’t even get into the rebooting of franchises or remaking of previously made movies or properties.
Meyer Changed Ending of “New Moon”
November 17, 2009 || Category: Book News, Film News | 10 Comments
If you liked the ending of Stephenie Meyer’s “New Moon,” you can thank the author’s movie.
Meyer tells Oprah Winfrey that she orginally planned the ending of the second installment in the series to be a bit more cerebral and to take place inside Bella’s head.
“V”’s Morris Chestut — A TV Guide On-Line Interview
November 17, 2009 || Category: Interviews | 1 Comment
Our partner web site, TV Guide On-Line has an interview with “V”’s Morris Chestnut. Chestnut plays Ryan, a member of a resistance cell determined to stop the Visitors’ plans.
SyFy features an all-new episode of the hit series “Scare Tactics” tonight. They’ve sent over a sneak peek at the episode.
New Wii “Mario Brothers” Allows Up To Four Players
November 17, 2009 || Category: Gaming | 2 Comments
One of video gaming’s biggest names is back.
Mario is back in an all-new game for the Nintendo Wii, reports USA Today.
The game, hitting stores this week, will be a side scrolling game along the lines of the classic hits that began the Nintendo craze so many years ago.
Actress Rachel McAdams says that if she’s been cast as Felicia Hardy, aka The Black Cat, for the upcoming “Spider-Man 4,” it’s news to her.
McAdams denied rumors that she’s been cast for the upcoming movie.
“That’s a total rumor, I have to say,” she tells Entertainment Weekly “I was hanging out in Toronto the other day [...]
Accomplished actor Edward Woodward, best known for his role on the television series, “The Equalizer” has passed away at the age of 79.
Woodward was British and starred in over 100 tv shows, movie and stage productions during his long and distinguished career.
The space shuttle Atlantis launched on a mission to visit the International Space Station Monday afternoon, reports the Associated Press.
Atlantis’ blastoff was the fifth successful launch of 2009, following three other visits to the station and — on Atlantis’ previous flight — a final overhaul of the Hubble Space Telescope.
TV Guide Interviews “Legend of the Seeker” Stars
November 17, 2009 || Category: Interviews | Leave a Comment
TV Guide has a new interview with Bridget Regan and Craig Horner of “Legend of the Seeker.”
Hungry for more “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”?
And no, we don’t mean the movie reboot. We mean Buffy with the blessing and involvement of series creator Joss Whedon.
Which Slice of SciFi Interviews Would You Like To Hear Again?
November 16, 2009 || Category: Featured, Polls | 26 Comments
For the month of December, Slice of SciFi will be taking our annual “winter nap” and bringing you some encore performances.
We’ll replay some of our best interviews from the past couple of months. But we want to your feedback.
Tell us which interview you’d like to hear again.
Written by: Emilio D’alise (SoSF Staff Journalist)
I should be slugging away at my National Novel Writing Month novel, but instead I choose to regale hapless readers who wander by with yet more of my thoughts on recent movies. Recent in terms of when they became available for rent, not necessarily when shown in theaters. That’s right; I cater to people who shun the company of crowds (although crowds might have been hard to find at some of these movies), and who prefer instead to enjoy, or not, their movie-viewing at home.
It wasn’t the end of the world for “2012″ at the box office this weekend.
The new destruction thriller from director Roland Emmerich raked in $65 million for its opening weekend. That total was $5 million more than predicted by Hollywood box office experts. It continues a solid winning streak of box-0ffice debuts for the director.
Slice of SciFi #239: A Conversation with Bridget Regan from “Legend of the Seeker”
November 14, 2009 || Category: Featured, Slice of Scifi | 1 Comment
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In the News:
Three on-line retailers are locked in a price war this holiday season.
Scientists are ready to try using a solar sail again.
Dean Stockwell talks about his role as the many facets of Cavil in “Battlestar Galatica: The Plan.”
This Slice [...]
Leading up to the debut of the new “The Prisoner” mini-series Sunday evening, AMC has launched an on-line prequel graphic novel.
You can check out the comic HERE and make sure you tune in Sunday evening at 8 p.m. EST for the first two episodes.
The special effects team that brought the world of “300″ to life has joined the upcoming “Conan” movie, reports MTV News.
Shaun Smith has signed on as a creature designer on “Conan” and Scott Wheeler will head up the makeup department
SyFy has unveiled a new poster for the upcoming “Battlestar Galactica” spin-off, “Caprica.”
We’ve got a copy of the poster below which may be NSFW.
Despite the fact that it didn’t top the box office with its sixth installment, the latest version of “Saw” turned a profit for Lionsgate Studios. And we all know what that means–we’ll get more “Saw” next Halloween.
The Hollywood Reporter indicates that Lionsgate wants a new installment to hit theaters for late October next year.
