Preview: Neil Marshall’s Doomsday

Written and directed by Neil Marshall (”Dog Soldiers”), “Doomsday” is a sci-fi/post-apocalyptic tale set in the future. Or, at least, a futuristic version of the UK in 2007. A deadly virus. Millions dead. Great walls are built. Mutants. And Rhona Mitra and a crack team of commandos...

December 28th, 2007 | Read More

Heroes Leads Sci-Fi TV Ratings in 2007

Despite sagging ratings and what is almost universally considered a “sophmore slump”, NBC’s Heroes TV show lead in the ratings for 2007 among science-fiction/fantasy themed TV shows. Coming in second was Pushing Daisies, followed by the lackluster Bionic Woman and CBS’ vampire...

December 27th, 2007 | Read More

Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) Movie Review

“Stargate: The Ark of Truth” is the much-anticipated first of two Made-for-DVD movies that continues the adventures of the “Stargate: SG-1″ team, with “Stargate: Continuum” being the second movie. But first, a caveat: The workprint version that I am reviewing runs...

December 27th, 2007 | Read More

Karl Urban Talks Trek 11

Among the casting of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek 11, the one I found a little suspect was Karl Urban, who will be playing a (younger) version of Dr. Leonard McCoy, the crotchety medicine man on the Enterprise. Urban seems too old for the role, but then again, I guess McCoy was always the oldest character...

December 26th, 2007 | Read More

Sci-Fi Babe Spotlight: Amanda Tapping

Amanda Tapping didn’t become a household name just because she’s able to make the tough-as-nails soldier work alongside the brilliant scientist as Major Samantha Carter on Stargate: SG1 (and later, on Stargate: Atlantis). Oh no, Amanda Tapping made the character work because besides being...

December 26th, 2007 | Read More

9 Minute Video Recap of Lost Seasons 1 – 3

So, you haven’t been keeping up with your Lost TV episodes? Missed one or two episodes of Season 1, 2, or maybe Season 3? Or how about if you’re like me, and you haven’t been watching Lost at all? Well ABC has released a 9 minute video that recaps Lost Seasons 1 through 3 for ya. The...

December 26th, 2007 | Read More

Knight Rider Video Teaser

Say what you will about the upcoming Knight Rider reboot, but I’m kind of looking forward to it. So sue me, but I have a sort of affinity for the old show, although I can’t say as I’m a big fan of it, because I’ve only watched it on and off. Still, I’d like to see what they...

December 26th, 2007 | Read More

Peter Berg Confirms Dune Remake Rumors

About two months ago, an intriguing rumor surfaced: Paramount is seeking the rights to Frank Herbert’s Dune in order to set up Peter Berg (”The Kingdom”) as a potential franchise director. Well forget rumor — it’s fact. Berg says about the project to MTV that he directing...

December 21st, 2007 | Read More

More About Stargate: The Ark of Truth

As previously reported, the first of two “Stargate” made-for-DVD movies, “The Ark of Truth”, will be making its DVD bow on March 11, 2008 from MGM Home Entertainment. Now Sci Fi Wire has released more details about the movie, including when it starts, what it’ll be about,...

December 21st, 2007 | Read More

Jon Hamm Joins The Day the Earth Stood Still Remake

In case you haven’t heard, Hollywood is remaking a contemporary version of the 1951 sci-fi classic “The Day the Earth Stood Still”. The remake was announced a while back, and would star Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, and would be directed by Scott Derrickson (”The Exorcism...

December 20th, 2007 | Read More

USA Network Cancels The 4400, The Dead Zone

For some reason, I was never to really get into The 4400. I don’t know why, because the whole premise should really appeal to me — 4400 people, abducted from different timelines, suddenly all return to the present with superpowers. I mean, that’s a great premise! But alas, I never got...

December 19th, 2007 | Read More

The Bionic Woman has NOT Been Cancelled

At least not yet, according to NBC, who told TVGuide that the show has not been cancelled, but has merely gone on hiatus due to not having any scripts to shoot because of the ongoing Writer’s Strike. Of course, NBC doesn’t say what will happen once the show finishes up its initial 13-episode...

December 18th, 2007 | Read More

William Shatner MAY do a Cameo in Trek 11

Anyone who is even mildly interested in science fiction has probably heard all the stories about William Shatner acting incredibly desperate to get himself a cameo in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Trek 11 movie. It’s getting a little sad, actually, but then again, we are talking about William Shatner...

December 18th, 2007 | Read More

Bionic Woman Has Been Cancelled?

That’s the rumor floating around the ‘net in recent days: that NBC has decided to ax it’s troubled Bionic Woman TV series. The show, an “update” of the classic TV series of the same name, starred British actress Michelle Ryan as a young woman who becomes bionic after a brutal...

December 17th, 2007 | Read More

Star Trek 11 Writer Reveals Plot Details

I swear, I didn’t start the site to focus entirely on Star Trek 11, and to tell you the truth, the Trek series isn’t even my favorite of the sci-fi universe, but it just so happens that lately we’ve been hearing a lot about Trek 11, including these tidbits about the upcoming film from...

December 17th, 2007 | Read More

Star Trek 11 Trailer Attached to Cloverfield

Just as J.J. Abrams attached the trailer of his highly-anticipated “Cloverfield” in front of a major geek movie (”Transformers”), he’s now attached the teaser trailer for his upcoming “Star Trek 11″ reboot to “Cloverfield”, which will open everywhere...

December 16th, 2007 | Read More

Harlan Ellison Denies Star Trek 11’s Guardian Plot

A while back, the guys over at AICN reported that J.J. Abrams, the writer/director of the upcoming Trek 11, was going to be using the Guardian, the time travel device from the old Star Trek episode “The City on the Edge of Forever”, as the means by which some unsavory Romulans travels into...

December 13th, 2007 | Read More

Gina Holden Talks Future Flash Gordon Episodes

I can’t say as if I’m a big fan of The Sci Fi Channel’s Flash Gordon TV series, although in the handful of episodes I’ve seen, I have liked it. It’s got a certain kind of goofy fun about it that makes it likable; nothing is ever taken too seriously on the show, although...

December 13th, 2007 | Read More

Star Wars Toys That Never Made It

We all know George Lucas is a friggin’ genius when it comes to merchandising the hell out of his Star Wars universe, from action figures to models to videogames. But have you ever wondered about all the toys that George Lucas actually said “No” to? Well McMorran.org got to wondering,...

December 12th, 2007 | Read More

James Cameron’s Avatar Release Date Changed

James Cameron’s mammoth undertaking “Avatar” is still a couple of years away from being anywhere near “releasable”, but the Fox studio has already decided to change the film’s release date from the original Memorial Day 2009 to December 18th, 2009, says Variety. For...

December 12th, 2007 | Read More