Stargate Universe Recap 1.07: Earth

On Earth, life is even more complicated for the crew and passengers of the Destiny than their uncertain existence on the ship. That’s the lesson for this week. Man eating dust devils, no water or air and sun surfing, those are easy. It’s relationships that are hard. I can understand this....

November 7th, 2009 | Read More

Open Discussion Thread: The New V Pilot

Anna and her Visitor buddies are about to touch down tonight on ABC (in case you missed the gazillion commercials on TV last night), and this is your open discussion thread to talk about the pilot. Did you love it? Hate it? Somewhere in-between? I saw a version of the pilot a while back in San Diego...

November 3rd, 2009 | Read More

Stargate Universe Recap 1.06: Water

As I have been dutifully preparing to write this weeks episode recap of SGU, I’ve been wracking my brain trying to think of a particular moment or event in the story to launch from. Did anything really happen at all in “Water”? I don’t think so. The episode didn’t exactly...

October 31st, 2009 | Read More

Three Clips from Milla Jovovich’s The Fourth Kind

Milla Jovovich’s upcoming thriller “The Fourth Kind” continues to convince me this thing is more horror than sci-fi. Or actually, it’s a horror movie with a sci-fi setting, ala the original “Alien”. Minus, you know, acid-spewing aliens. At least, I think those guys...

October 28th, 2009 | Read More

TV Review: Caprica – Pilot

“If one does what God does enough times, one will become as God is.” – Hannibal Lecktor, Manhunter Fans, just like any other collective, are a fickle bunch. So passionate were fans of the original Battlestar Galactica that blood might have literally boiled when word spread in 2003 of a “re-imagined”...

October 27th, 2009 | Read More

First Trailer For The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Terry Gilliam is a mad, mad genius. Like all geniuses, in his pursuit for greatness he rides the line between wonder and train wreck. You go to a Gilliam movie not knowing if it will be Brazil or if it will be Tideland. It could be 12 monkeys or it could be Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Most of...

August 8th, 2009 | Read More

TV Review: Defying Gravity Premiere

I didn’t know very much about “Defying Gravity” before taking the plunge and watching the two hour movie premiere on ABC. I actually DVR’d it, because True Blood was on at the same time and I love sexy vampire chicks. So I went into “Defying Gravity” blind. Big network...

August 3rd, 2009 | Read More

Pandorum Comic-Con ‘09 Trailer

Here’s the “Pandorum” trailer that was shown at Comic-Con over the weekend. Unfortunately I only made it into the last 15 minutes or so of the panel. Okay, so I should have caught all of it, but I was too busy running to the Exhibition Hall for a hot dog, since the Hall H “cafeteria”...

July 27th, 2009 | Read More

TV Review: New V Pilot (Comic-Con ‘09)

They’re heeeeeere. Er, again. Yep, they’re back — those scaly, duplicitous aliens with promises of a better future, hope, and of course, friendship. As the old saying goes, when it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Especially when they just appear in mile-wide spaceships above...

July 25th, 2009 | Read More

Comic-Con ‘09: Farscape Panel

To be honest with you, as a longtime fan of Farscape, I had every intention of attending the show’s Comic-Con ‘09 panel as just a fanboy. I’m happy to say that there were actually some news-worthy nuggets from the panel. Ostensibly a press release to fans about the upcoming Farscape...

July 24th, 2009 | Read More

Behold The Book Of Eli Trailer

Better than a white hot, double shot, red eye in the morning is the first trailer for Denzel Washington’s “Book of Eli”. It’s post apocalyptic sci fi nirvana. Waste no time. Hit play. “Book of Eli” is directed by the Hughes Bros and also stars Michael Gambon, Gary...

July 24th, 2009 | Read More

Comic-Con ‘09: Astroboy and Battlestar Galactica Panels

There were three significant sci-fi themed panels at Comic-Con on Thursday: Astroboy, Battlestar Galactica, and James Cameron’s Avatar. Alas, despite waiting three hours in line for “Avatar”, I only managed to catch the final 5 minutes or so of the panel, just enough to hear Cameron...

July 24th, 2009 | Read More

Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) Movie Review

It hasn’t been easy finding a decent D.C. Comics live-action movie without the words “Bat” or “Knight” in the title nowadays. Luckily for fans of the veteran publishing house, the company has found other ways to bring their famous characters to life – direct-to-DVD animation....

July 19th, 2009 | Read More

First Teaser Trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

The next big fantasy franchise? Well the makers behind “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” certainly hope so, and this teaser trailer for the Chris Columbus film sure has hints of that bespectacled British kid’s first jaunt to that magical castle Hogs-or-something-or-rather. It’s...

July 16th, 2009 | Read More

Watch the First 7 Minutes of Torchwood: Children of Earth

From BBC America, comes the first 7 minutes from the Torchwood: Children of Earth mini-series. In one epic story told over five nights, Torchwood: Children of Earth re-joins Captain Jack (John Barrowman), Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) and Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) who are still coming to terms with...

July 14th, 2009 | Read More

International Trailer For 9 Shows Further Coolness

9, the absolutely amazing looking animated feature coming from Tim Burton, Shane Acker and Timur Bekmambetov and hitting theatres on Sept 9 has an international trailer with some new never before seen footage. 9 stars the vocal stylings of Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Wendy Reid, John C. Reilly,...

July 9th, 2009 | Read More

New District 9 Trailer Reveals the Conflict, Plot

The only thing we’ve seen of the Peter Jackson-produced “District 9″ so far has been trying to sell us the viral side of the movie. It’s all very clever and cute, but it’s about time we saw some real plot from this movie, and this latest trailer does just that. I just hope...

July 8th, 2009 | Read More

TV Review: Warehouse 13 Pilot

I must admit, I’ve been anxiously awaiting Warehouse 13 from the SyFy Channel. (Yes, the name change is now official. Let’s just get used to it, shall we?) Not because I think the show is going to break the mold, but because, well, it seems like ages since we’ve had a sci-fi show on TV, and Summer...

July 8th, 2009 | Read More

New Day One Extended Trailer Reveals the Mystery, More Plot Details

So, I bet you thought NBC’s new Day One show was just another generic post-apocalyptic TV show ala Jericho and its ilk, huh? Well guess again, because this thing is starting to shape up into something I didn’t really expect. Check out this extended trailer for the show, which reveals a decidedly...

July 7th, 2009 | Read More

Pandorum Trailer Number Three Is Sci-Fi Horror Fantastic

I just watched the new “Pandorum” trailer straight out of bed this morning. No more need for coffee for me. “Pandorum” stars Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid and Cam Gigandet and tells a scary tale indeed. Two Crewman wake up aboard a starship where many thousands of other passengers...

July 7th, 2009 | Read More