Our good friends from AMC’s SciFi Scanner were given the opportunity to have a sit-down with renowned author Orson Scott Card (”Enders Game”) and talk about his newest edition to the franchise — “Ender in Exile.”
The Hugo-winning novelist also discusses his big screen dreams for the first book in the series.
Check out this exciting text […]

Great news for fans of the defunct CBS series “Moonlight.” The entire series will be available on DVD beginning January 20, 2009 but you can pre-order your copy now with a savings of nearly 35% off SRP. To pre-order your copy just click on the image provided.

All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold.
Title (Dist.)….Reported Weekend Box Office….# of Engagements….Cumulative Since Premiere
1. Quantum Of Solace (Sony)….$67,528,882….3,451….$67,528,882
2. Madagascar Escape 2 Africa (Paramount)….$35,017,301….4,065….$116,905,195
3. Role Models (Universal)….$11,150,030….2,798….$37,577,245
4. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney)….$5,656,162….3,202….$84,169,216
5. Changeling (Universal)….$4,254,080….1,896….$27,631,772
6. Zack and Miri Make a Porno (Weinstein Co.)….$3,146,312….2,210….$26,465,482
7. Soul Men (MGM)….$2,350,141….2,048….$9,370,925
8. The […]

Archaeologists from Lebanon and Spain have uncovered ritual burial pots dating back to at least 900 BCE. They are of Phoenician origin, a mysterious group of peoples who came from the north African coast lands and Mediterranean Europe in the very early history of Byblos, Tyre, Sidon, modern day northern Israel and Syria.
The […]

All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold.
Title (Dist)….Reported Weekend Box Office….# of Engagements….Cumulative Since Premiere
1. Madagascar Escape 2 Africa (Paramount)….$63,106,589….4,056….$63,106,589
2. Role Models (Universal)….$19,167,085….2,792….$19,167,085
3. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney)….$9,159,523….3,464….$75,573,993
4. Changeling (Universal)….$7,252,940….1,855….$20,559,497
5. Zack and Miri Make a Porno (The Weinstein Company)….$6,274,530….2,735….$20,686,907
6. Soul Men (MGM)….$5,401,605….2,044….$5,401,605
7. Saw V (Lionsgate)….$4,067,071….2,829….$52,187,337
8. The […]

The lucky winner of the 4-disc DVD set of “When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions” is:
Daniel Elfers from St.Colfax Washington (USA)
Congratulations Daniel, your DVD should be arriving in the mail soon.
I have the Blu-ray edition of this fantastic DVD set and it is a must have for anyone interested in the history of the […]

Studio/Channel:NBC Universal/SCI FI Channel
Premiere Date: November 11, 2008
Time: 10/9C
Host: Trey Farley
Length: 60 minutes
SoSF Rating = 3 out of 5 stars
“The concept is actually pretty cool and even without all the special effects that will be added when the show premieres, it still, to my surprise, held my attention”
Just remember this, a kiss is still a […]

Star Trek Force Field Might Shield Astronauts on Way to Mars
British and Portuguese researchers may have solved one of the biggest problems facing interplanetary travel — how to get astronauts there and back without deadly solar radiation frying their DNA and setting off a cascade of cancers and related diseases.
The answer? A force field to […]

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Which of these major motion picture franchises would you like see turned into a 21st Century weekly live-action TV series on cable or network television?

Alien vs Predator

Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey

Batman

Dune

Fantastic Voyage

Harry Potter

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

James Bond

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Jurassic Park

The Matrix

Spider Man

Star Trek (original Series concept to complete 5 year […]

Those muppets may have created “PIGS IN SPACE,” but the planet Mercury may turn out to be the home of “Smurfs In Space.”
The latest NASA flyby to our solar system’s closest planet to the sun has revealed that the tiny orb, once thought to be nothing more than a large rock and impact point for […]

Pre-production has started on the sci-fi action thriller, “The Illuminati,” starring Kevin Sorbo and directed by David Winning (”Andromeda,” “Stargate: Atlantis,” “Earth: Final Conflict”) which will shoot in Canada in Spring 2009. The original screenplay was written by Mark Sevi (”Scanner Cop II,” “Pterodactyl,” “Arachnid”). The film will be produced by Elizabeth Fowler […]

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Loyd Bateman is best know around entertainment circles as a stunt performer in such films and TV shows like “Stargate Continuum,” “Stargate Arch of Truth,” “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” “Far Cry,” “The Eye” “Max Steel,” “The 4400,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Samurai Girl,” “Flash Gordon,” “L Word,” “Blood Ties,” and so many more.
Loyd is […]

The Phoenix Comicon has added two more sci-fi guests. They are Richard LeParmentier (“Admiral Motti” from “Star Wars”) and Marjean Holden (“Sheeva” from “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation”) — “Don’t mess with these people,” said Amy Black, Guest Liaison Director, “One is an Imperial Officer and the other a killing robot, so be on your […]

'The Day the Earth Stood Still' 5 Minute Trailer @ Yahoo! Video

David Tennant officially announced that he would be stepping down from his most famous role yet, that of “Doctor Who,” the SF series that is the longest running television show internationally. His finale episode will happen at the end of 2009. “When Doctor Who returns in 2010 it won’t be with me,” Tennant […]

The new CBS series “The Mentalist” is this new season of shows first bonafide consistent ratings hit. While all other new shows, including the successful Fox venture called “Fringe,” are fluctutaing week to week or downright tanking, the Simon Baker starrer has seen nothing but a steady climb in its ratings with each new […]

Anyone who has been stuck in the wilderness on a long cold night, or who has seen Tom Hanks dancing jubilantly in triumph after he was able to build his first fire in the film “Castaway” knows how important the discovery of fire was to the development and evolution of humankind.
Now it seems that discovery […]

Orson Scott Card returns to his bestselling series with a new Ender novel
“Ender in Exile” is the first direct sequel to Orson’s best selling book “Ender’s Game.” After twenty-three long years, “Ender in Exile” answers fans questions about “after battle school…the lost years”
At first, Ender believed that they would bring him back to Earth […]

Israel has completed a section of its Sorek Applied Research Accelerator Facility, which will be used in civilian research as well as in the production of radioactive isotopes used in medicine.

The Swiss accelerator, the world’s largest, is intended to help researchers trying to learn more about the origins of the universe. Although Israel’s […]

Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle have signed on to do more Marvel. Both actors will play their respective roles of Tony Stark and Col. Jim Rhodes for the upcoming “Avengers” movie, as well as “Iron Man 2.”

“Quarantine” director is set to direct a story written by M. Night Shyamalan called “Devil.” Shyamalan […]

Because of the worldwide economic slump being felt even harder in Europe and the Far East, two of Europe’s largest toon film houses, Sparx Studio and Bibo Films, have decided to stop production on two of their projects, the highly anticipated CGI animated flick “Bunyan & Babe” and “A Monster in Paris.”
“Bunyan & […]

All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold.
Title (Dist)….Reported Weekend Box Office….# or Engagements….Cumulative Since Premiere
1. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney)….$42,030,184….3,623….$42,030,184
2. Saw V (Lionsgate)….$30,053,954….3,060….$30,053,954
3. Max Payne (20th Century Fox)….$7,791,649….3,381….$29,855,620
4. Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Disney)….$6,884,387….3,190….$78,110,782
5. Pride and Glory (Warner Bros.)….$6,262,396….2,585….$6,262,396
6. The Secret Life Of Bees (Fox Searchlight)….$6,051,630….1,630….$19,324,821
7. W. (Lionsgate)….$5,088,249….2,050….$18,506,750
8. […]

Reviewed by: Joe Russo (Film Critic & SoSF Contributor)
Actors: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Orson Welles, Ursula Andress, Woody Allen, William Holden and Joanna Pettet
Directors: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish and Richard Talmadge
Number of discs: 1
Rating: NOT RATED
Studio: MGM
Original Film Release Date: April 28, 1967
DVD Release Date: October 21, 2008
DVD Run […]

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Which of the following canceled TV shows would you like to see made into a new major big screen motion picture.

Babylon 5

Farscape

Flash Gordon

Futurama

Jake 2.0

Jericho

Journeyman

The Invisible Man

Moonlight

Millennium

Stargate SG1

Star Trek: Enterprise

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After months of stalemate with producers, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has asked for help in the negotiations from the U.S. government in the form of a federal mediator.
A former American fighter pilot said that 51 years ago he was ordered to shoot down a gigantic UFO over […]

Cosmologist Stephen Hawking to Retire From Cambridge Post, but Will Continue to Work
CAMBRIDGE, England — Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space.
Hawking, 66, is Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a title once held by the great 18th century […]

Japanese Woman Arrested for Virtual-World ‘Murder’

TOKYO — A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband’s digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.
The woman, who is jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating […]

One of our fellow FarPoint Media podcasts called The Company has a cool interview with Brea Grant, one of the stars of the NBC hit series “Heroes.” Brea stars as Daphne Millbrook - the Speedster and main nemesis for Hiro and Ando.
You can catch the interview on “The Company” located HERE.
The Company is an […]

The premium pay cable channel Showtime likes fan response and all the buzz it’s Emmy nominated, Peabody Award winning serial killer show “Dexter” has been getting of late, especially since it started getting reshown on CBS for a short time as a mid-season replacement. “Dexter” is Showtimes highest rated original programming series ever. […]

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