"Primeval, Volume 3" -- A Slice of SciFi DVD/Blu-Ray Review

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When Doctor Who returned in a blaze of ratings and critical glory a couple of years ago, it set off a race to find the next big British genre series to help capitalize on that success. We've had some winners come out of that race (Being Human, Torchwood: Children of Earth) and we've had some disappointments come out of that race (any season of Torchwood that isn't Children of Earth).

Somewhere in the lower to middle half of that is Primeval, as series that isn't quite as frustrating as Torchwood but one that rarely hits the creative peaks that Doctor Who or Being Human does.

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"Merlin: Season 3" -- A Slice of SciFi DVD Review

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The BBC's Merlin has been a solid hit in the UK and a staple of SyFy's Friday night line-up for its past two seasons. And while I have nothing against the show, I have to admit it's not one that's made my DVR's season pass list.

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"In Time" -- A Slice of SciFi DVD Review

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Before In Time hit theaters, director Andrew Niccol said this movie could be considered a spiritual successor to his influential sci-fi epic Gattaca. And while both films do deal with questions of what it means to be human, if you're going into In Time expecting another Gattaca, you could be severely disappointed.

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"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part One" -- A Hollywood Reporter Review

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The first half The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn hits theaters this weekend. Many in Hollywood are predicting the film could earn as much as $140 million this weekend.

But is it worth braving the crowd of screaming 13-year-old girls to see?

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Grimm & Once Upon A Time - A Slice of SciFi Comparative Review

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When "Grimm" and "Once Upon A Time", two new fairytale television series were announced for the fall schedule there was much attended buzz from the entertainment media.

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"The Thing" -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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I had a rare (for me) opportunity to see an early screening of "The Thing" (not to be confused with "The Thing" or "The Thing") this Tuesday, and given Brian's revulsion at the idea of anybody but John Carpenter creating a prequel to "The Thing" (not to be confused with "The Thing" or "The Thing"), I jumped at the chance.

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"The Thing" -- A Hollywood Reporter Review

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The new prequel The Thing hits theaters tomorrow.

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"Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song" -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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As Doctor Who closes in on its fiftieth anniversary, it's nice to know that while the future is bright, this new chapter and celebration appears it will be built on paying homage to long, rich history that has come before it. No where was that more evident than in Saturday evening's cliffhanger that once again tries to inject the "Who?" back into Doctor Who.

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"Terra Nova" -- A Hollywood Reporter Review

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Terra Nova makes its debut Monday night at 8 p.m. EST on Fox. Is the show worth tuning in for?

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"X-Men: First Class" -- A Slice of SciFi Blu-Ray Review

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In a summer packed with superhero movies, X-Men: First Class stands out as from the crowd as the best comic book movie of the year.

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DISCORD -- A Slice of SciFi Comics Review

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The monster stories that work the best are the classics, or reinterpretations of the classics, and the story of Frankenstein's monster is no different. But what happens the monster is created out of an act of kindness, the benevolent need to save a life, no matter what form that life might take?

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"Doctor Who: Night Terrors" -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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While I enjoy much of what the new series of Doctor Who has to offer, it's still nice every once in a while to have a story like "Night Terrors" that feels like it could easily slip into just about any season of the classic run without too much difficulty.

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"Doctor Who:" Let's Kill Hitler -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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Reviewed by Michael Hickerson (Slice of SciFi Editor) One of the chief criticisms lobbed at Doctor Who in the 80s was that it became too insular with certain stories being so stepped in what's come before that novice fans would have a difficult if not an impossible time not just figuring out what was going [...]

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"Bellflower" -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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Bellflower revolves around two friends -- Aiden and Woodrow -- and their social circle. Aiden and Woodrow have a love of all things Mad Max, and spend their time dreaming up post-apocalyptic scenarios and weaponry. The heart of the movie revolves around a typical teenage love/betrayal story which, in the right hands, could have been a good one.

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"Fright Night" -- A "Hollywood Reporter" Review

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The remake of Fright Night hits theaters this weekend. Starring Colin Farrell and David Tennant, the film has been generating some solid buzz and already has the studio confident enough to put a sequel into pre-production.

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