I’m getting the funny feeling that the brain trust behind Stargate Universe is starting to feel a little confident about their little Sci-Fi show. No longer are the crew of the Destiny plodding around looking glum and searching for something spacey to do. Last nights episode, entitled “Human”, was a smash cut and dreamy affair that had it’s overly serious moments but demonstrated the shows continuing dramatic momentum.
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Stargate Universe Episode Recap 1.14: Human
Doctor Who 5.01 The Eleventh Hour Recap
Let’s be honest, it’s been pretty difficult being a “Doctor Who” fan over the past year or so. C’mon, only four hour-plus specials spread out over the course of the year, and a grand finale spread out over two episodes? Sure we got the best regeneration ever and a preview that actually makes the show look more exciting than usual, but the next episode was still four months away.
Stargate: Universe 1.13 Faith Recap
What an odd little episode. Nothing really happened, and yet, a lot actually happened. Instead of “Faith”, the episode really should have been called “Mending”, because that seems to be what everyone is doing for the entire episode.
Stargate Universe Episode Recap 1.12: Divided
Its Stargate Universe recap time again kids and episode 12 was a doozy. We’ve got hurt feelings. We’ve got alien probing. Shields are on maximum and it’s mutiny buddy. I guess that it’s true what they say, “In Space, no one can hear you scheme”.
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (2009) Movie Review
It’s a shame “Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars” got lost in the hysteria regarding David Tennant’s prolonged departure. Unlike viewers across the pond, BBC America decided to air the third special nary a week short of the climatic “The End of Time”. The result: most people seemed to skip “Waters” in lieu of action to climax in the coming week. Fortunately, BBC has release all the specials this month on Blu-ray, allowing fans to see The Doctor at his most desperate–and in a tale that neatly dovetails into his last spin in the TARDIS.
Stargate: Universe Recap 1.11 Space
As we return to the stranded humans aboard the Destiny after a long hiatus, one thing is clear to me. The budget went up. Cash flow was evident all over the joint in Space, our first episode of the, let’s call it Spring Season. The extra cash was needed because the Sci-Fi game was seriously upped. Universe has returned and it’s on steroids. We’ve got blue transparent old school aliens, wicked space battles with lots of pew pew and a ton of nifty science fiction accessories like inviso-wall HUDS and a much more believable spacey feel. The Destiny doesn’t feel like a WW2 battleship anymore. Now it feels like a real spaceship on a mission.
Cargo (2009) Movie Review
WHAT IS IT: “Cargo”, a moody, ambitious sci-fi thriller from Switzerland, directed by Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter, and co-written by Engler, Arnold Bucher, Johnny Hartmann, and Thilo Roscheisen. Made for an estimated $4.5 Swiss Francs (about $4.2 million dollars), the film recently made its North American debut at the SXSW Festival.
Paul W.S. Anderson to Direct Buck Rogers 3D
After a lot of fits and starts, Buck Rogers is finally going to wake up in the 25th century again — thanks to Paul W.S. Anderson, who has signed on to direct a 3D feature film based on the character originally created by Philip Francis Nowlan and was launched way back in the 1920s. The character’s most famous incarnation is, no doubt, the TV show “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” starring Gil Gerard and the comely Erin Gray.
Predators Full Trailer Finally Drops In
Here’s your first full trailer for the Robert Rodriguez-produced “Predators”, starring Adrien Brody as a meathead American merc who, along with a bunch of other Earthly badasses, have just been dropped on a decidedly unEarthly planet for hunting season.
New Riverworld (2010) TV Mini-Series Review
I originally tried to write a traditional review for this new incarnation of “Riverworld”, but found it too difficult. The review just never came together, which happens when I find myself writing about a movie that I neither loved nor hated. “Riverworld” falls somewhere in there. As a result, I’ve written this non-traditional review. Please to enjoy.
Your First Look at the Predators Sneak Peek Trailer
Itching for some “Predators” action about now? You’re in luck, because the sneak peek trailer that we’ve been promised has been posted over at the film’s official site, complete with an introduction by the film’s producer, Robert Rodriguez. Personally I would have liked to just see the trailer without the blabbing, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers. Check it out below.
The Full Length Trailer For The Second Part Of Season One Of Stargate Universe
Here we go with a big, full length trailer for Stargate Universe, one of our favorite shows here at Scificool. What’s to come? Aliens, flooding, Battlestar-ish space battles and an abdication. Seems to be less navel gazing and more running, firm and fully packed, through otherworldly open fields. I stuck through the first tentative episodes of this show and I am really glad I did. New episodes start April 2nd. Thanks Collider.
Splice (2009) Movie Review
Since it first started screening at genre festivals a while back, “Splice” has been garnering rabid word of mouth and a reputation for being one of the hottest science fiction/horror tickets for some time. Having gone down particularly well at prestigious gatherings such as Sundance and Stiges, the film has now been picked up for wider distribution, with a summer release slot having apparently been staked out, surely a great show of confidence in its quality.
Red Band Trailer and Seven Clips from Repo Men
Check out seven smashing clips and a new red band trailer from Jude Law’s sci-fi actioner “Repo Men”, based on the novel “The Repossession Mambo” by Eric Garcia.
New Iron Man 2 Trailer Arrives
Tis the season for kick ass movie trailers. Summer is coming and with it comes Tony Stark and the Invincible Iron Man. Oh and we finally get a little video taste of fan favorite Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow. Robert Downey Jr. is so good it pains me to think of the movies he didn’t get to make while he was getting his considerable shit together. “Iron Man 2″ also stars Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle Gwyneth Paltrow Mickey Rourke and Samuel L. Jackson. Opens May 7th (soon!)
