The man who lent his voice to the robot on Lost in Space has gone silent.
Hawking Hiring
January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Looking for a job in tech support? British physicist Stephen Hawking is hiring.
Remembering Bob Anderson
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You may not recognize the name, but you're probably familiar with his work.
Bob Anderson, a British fencer and movie stand-in for one of the screen's iconic villains, passed away this week at the age of 89.
Marvel, DC Heroes Team Up To Battle Breast Cancer
December 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
We've seen a lot of crossover events between DC and Marvel over the years. But the latest one in Mozambique features Wonder Woman, Catwoman, She-Hulk and Storm teaming up to promote how self examinations can help detect breast cancer.
Remembering Jerry Robinson
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
While many of us may not be familiar with the name Jerry Robinson, most of us probably know the name of his most famous comic book creation. Robinson created Batman's adversary the Joker for the comic books.
Remembering Anne McCaffrey
November 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
The author who gave us the magical world of Pern has passed away. Anne McCaffrey passed away today at the age of 85. She is survived by her three children.
Remembering John Neville
November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Actor John Neville, best known for his work as the title character in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and as the Well Manicured Man on The X-Files has passed away. He was 86.
Remembering Steve Jobs
October 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Apple's Steve Jobs lost his fight with cancer at the age of 56.
Jobs died "peacefully," surrounded by family members, his family said in a statement.
Nimoy Retires From "Trek" Conventions
October 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
If you were at last weekend's Creation Con in Rosemont, Illinois, you were part of something special--the final con appearance by actor Leonard Nimoy.
P.C. Run-a-muck: 'Firefly' and Anti-Fascism Posters Get Professor Threatened with Criminal Charges on University of Wisconsin Campus
September 27, 2011 By 7 Comments
A professor has been censored twice, reported to the "threat assessment team," and threatened with criminal charges because of satirical postings on his office door. Campus police at the University of Wisconsin–Stout (UWS) censored theater professor James Miller's poster depicting a quotation from actor Nathan Fillion's character in the television series Firefly, and the police chief threatened Miller with criminal charges for disorderly conduct.
Andy Whitfield Remembered
September 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Andy Whitfield, the star of Starz Network's highly successful series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" has lost his battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma at the young age of 39.
Cliff Robertson Remembered
September 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The iconic actor Cliff Robertson has died at the age of 88. Most remembered by this generation as Peter Parker's Uncle Ben in the highly successful Spider-Man movies, Robertson had a long and distinguished career as a leading man, character actor, producer, writer and director.
"Trek" Legend Helps Marriage Proposal
August 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
At this weekend's Wizard World Con, one geek decided to go for the gusto and pop the question to his girlfriend.
Library Hands Out Copies of Banned Vonnegut
August 10, 2011 By 8 Comments
When the School Board of Republic High School in Missouri received a complaint about Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, the school district banned 150 students from reading the book as part of their high school curriculum.
Remembering Fred Steiner
June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Fred Steiner composed some of the most memorable musical scores in Hollywood, including themes used on multiple episodes of the original Star Trek. Steiner has passed away at the age of 88.
In addition to his work on classic Trek, Steiner composed the theme for TV's Perry Mason as well as the Oscar nominated score for The Color Purple.
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