Oh, those rascals at The Asylum. If you don’t know who The Asylum are, then you’ve probably never seen one of their rip-off movies like “Transmorphers”, “Snakes on a Train”, “100 Million BC”, or “The Da Vinci Treasure”. Basically, the Asylum’s M.O. is to scan the trades for a big-time Hollywood movie that’s due to come out soon, then rush their own similar-sounding copy into videostore shelves before that big-budget movie to capitalize on the free publicity. You can probably guess what “Transmorphers” and “Snakes on a Train” were trying to crib. The Asylum’s latest is “The Day the Earth Stopped”. Gee, I wonder which soon-to-be-released Hollywood movie this one’s trying to crib?
Archive for October 28, 2008
The Day the Earth Stood — er, I mean Stopped
Concept Art for Stargate Universe’s Ship
Will Stargate: Universe be the Star Trek: Voyager of the Stargate universe? Time will tell, although taking into consideration the age of the characters that are currently being cast for the show, I’m getting this sinking feeling they’re going the Stargate 90210 route with this one. We already know that the show will take place mostly onboard a ship that is lost in some unexplored part of the universe, and must find a way home. This means new characters, new aliens, new enemies — pretty much new everything for the Stargate universe. Now Sci Fi Channel has your first look at concept artwork for the ship at the center of the show, called Destiny.
Watch the First 10 Minutes of Legend of the Seeker
See if the plot for the Sam Raimi-produced TV show Legend of the Seeker sounds familiar: a young, simple country boy who dreams of being something more is sought out by an attractive, mysterious woman who is leading a rebellion against a tyrannical ruler whose very name causes people to shudder in fear; with the help of a crazy old man who lives alone, the boy learns to accept his destiny and embrace his role as savior. Okay, so maybe it doesn’t take a whole lot of imagination to guess that whoever wrote the “Legend of the Seeker” books probably got an itty bitty inspiration from George Lucas’ Star Wars flicks. Except instead of space ships and lightsabers, Legend of the Seeker has horses and swords. Now if only Sam Raimi and the producers can convince Bridget Regan to slip on a gold metal bikini…
New Knight Rider TV Show Cast Promos
With NBC having announced that the new Knight Rider has gotten a full season order, here’s your promotional images for the show’s cast. I know, just a little bit late, but better than never, right? I’m still not a fan of the show quite yet, although I admit that it has some potential, especially with its solidly hot cast. Really, who knew scientists looked as good as Deanna Russo? On TV, anyway. Featuring Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Bruce Davison, Paul Campbell, Yancey Arias, and Smith Cho.
Sci Fi Channel Spins Off Ghost Hunters: College Edition
They’re not just plumbers, they’re also ghost hunters! Okay, I have to admit, that premise sold me on the Sci Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunters TV show when it first premiered a few years back. On the show, two plumbers name Jay and Grant go to supposedly haunted locales and try to catch ghosts (well actually, they don’t “catch” them, they pretty much just record them on audio and video recorders and show it to the home owners) with a small team of dedicated flunkies — er, I mean, assistants. It’s a pretty entertaining show, even if, undoubtedly, 90% of the “atmosphere” is manufactured in post. The show proved so popular that it is now launching a second spin-off show, College Edition.
Kirk vs. Sulu. Who ya Got?
Captain Kirk isn’t happy that Sulu didn’t invite him to his gay wedding, but according to Sulu, he did invite the good Captain, who just didn’t take the time to RSVP the invitation. Who is right, who is wrong, and why do we care? Well for one, it’s interesting if you’re a Trek fan, but not all that relevant to just about every other facet of life. Except for the fact that Sulu aka George Takei is marrying a guy, and Captain Kirk aka William Shatner is pretty miffed that he didn’t get invited, even though ex-Trek castmates of theirs, Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig, were.
Stargate: Atlantis (5.20) Enemy at the Gate Series Final Episode Promos
Promo images for the Stargate: Atlantis episode (Season 5, Episode 20) “Enemy at the Gates”. That’s right. This is the final episode of Stargate: Atlantis before the cast and crew jet off into their very own series of made-for-DVD movies, following in the footsteps of the Stargate: SG1 gang. From the looks of these promos (VERY SPOILERISH, I must say), I guess we know who ends up with whom — at least at the end of the episode.
Knight Rider Gets Full Season Order
Fans of KITT and company’s latest reincarnation on TV rejoice: NBC has given your show about a talking car with turbo boosting options a full season order, which means even if the show doesn’t return for a second season, you’ll have a full first season to chew on. I wasn’t exactly the biggest fan of the show when it returned from its TV movie premiere as a regular series, but judging by the ratings for the show, people still aren’t very sure about it. But hey, maybe the show will grow on me.
Sci-Fi Movie Trailer: Push
I’ve been hearing about Paul McGuigan’s “Push” for the longest time, and have wanted to see it for just as long. The whole idea behind “Push” is the sort of stuff that I just love and can’t get enough of, although the idea behind the movie seems to have changed a bit since I first heard about it. Originally, I think the movie was supposed to be about a bunch of American expatriates with powers who ends up doing a heist in a foreign country; now it’s more generic-sounding, with people with powers fleeing an evil organization that, no doubt, wants to harness their abilities for evil deeds. It makes this sound like a Sci Fi Channel Original Movie of the Week, and let me assure you, that is NOT a good thing.
First Images from Pandorum
Ironically, a day after Summit made us take down the plot synopsis and image for their new sci-fi movie “Pandorum”, Entertainment Weekly has posted two exclusive images from the movie over at their site as part of their first look gallery. The images feature stars Dennis Quaid (looking scared) and Ben Foster (in one of those futuristic sleeping pod whatchamacallits), on their site, along with a very brief plot outline for the movie.
Brad Pitt and George Miller Team Up for Futuristic Odyssey
Homer’s “The Odyssey” … in outer space? That seems to be the idea behind this latest Warner Bros. announcement, which has them adapting the Greek poet Homer’s legendary “The Odyssey”, about the legendary Ithacan warrior Odysseus, who goes on an arduous journey trying to get home to Ithaca back to his loving wife and son after the events of the 10-year Trojan War, as chronicled in Homer’s other masterwork, “The Iliad”. But don’t expect swords and sandals here, because Warner Bros. has hired George Miller (“The Road Warrior”) to adapt and direct the futuristic take on the Greek tale, with Brad Pitt set to produce and probably star in.
New Star Trek 11 Images, Article in Entertainment Weekly
The boys and gals at Entertainment Weekly have gotten themselves a very nice, long, detailed article in an upcoming issue about J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek 11″, including the stunning (?) revelation that Abrams wasn’t even much of a Trek fan growing up. This may, if you will, explain Abrams’ reaction to William Shatner’s demands to appear in the latest Trek movie (aka the reboot). The article also has a ton of new images from the movie, including our first real look at Eric Bana as Romulan bad guy Nero, and the U.S.S Kelvin starship.
Kenneth Johnson Responds to ABC’s New V TV Show
Over at his official site, V creator Kenneth Johnson has a new post in his “V: The Second Generation” section dated October 13, 2008, that responds to a recent Variety article about ABC bringing the lizards of V back to primetime for a new TV show based on the original mini-series that aired in the ’80s. The show will have no involvement from Johnson, or the writer/director’s “Second Generation” idea. The statement below, while being on Johnson’s official site, is worded in such a way that it’s clear he didn’t write it. But since it is from his official site, I’m going to assume that this is an official response by Kenneth Johnson to the Variety story. If I’m wrong, I’ll correct myself later.
Pandorum Poster and Synopsis
Via the boys over at Quiet Earth, we finally know more about the upcoming sci-fi movie “Pandorum”, including the fact that it’s something of an apocalyptic sci-fi thriller. The film is set to star Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster as two crewmen stranded on a spaceship, and will be directed by Germany’s Christian Alvart, who also wrote the film. Paul W.S. Anderson (“Event Horizon”) produces, which may or may not be a good thing, depending on how you feel about Paul W.S. Anderson films. Plot synopsis, along with a small version of the “Pandorum” poster, below.
Fringe TV Guide October 20 Cover
Fringe stars Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson graces the cover of TV Guide’s October 20 issue.
