Mar
28
2008
Review: ‘Torchwood’ – Fragments
From SyFy Portal Comments Off - Doctor Who
The following contains MAJOR SPOILERS for "Fragments," the twelfth episode of the second season of BBCÂs "Torchwood." You canÂt get a more dramatic opening than this: the team tracks down a series of explosive devices with only seconds left to go ... and each one detonates right in their faces forcing the teams life to flash before their eyes. The thrill of ÂFragments is seeing how each of the Torchwood players came to work for the alien-catching organization in some of the most surprising and unexpected ways. And at the center of it all are JackÂs (John Barrowman) efforts to rebuild Torchwood in the honor of his Doctor with the end goal of protecting the people of Earth and arming the human race against the future. Move over ÂLost  this is how flashbacks should be done. What Worked ...
Mar
28
2008
Man Finds God, And It’s Not ‘Doctor Who’
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Once upon a time, Simon White felt there was something missing in his life, and decided to fill it with one of Britain's top pop icons: "Doctor Who." The Wiltshire, England man became obsessed with the series, collecting a huge Dalek, a pair of Cybermen, a model of K-9 the robotic dog, and he even spent two years building his own version of the Tardis. The thing is that White later decided that it was religion that was missing from his life, and there wasn't enough room for both God and The Doctor, so the 900-year-old Timelord has to go. White is selling his "Doctor Who" collection on the Internet, and is hoping to pick up £7,000, or nearly $14,000 for the whole lot so that he can make room in his house for a Bible. And White is serious, telling the Wiltshire Times that "Doctor Who" ...
Mar
28
2008
‘Eureka’ Goes Global With Entry Into Japan
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Except perhaps for religion, most would agree that politics and the environment are the top global topics everyone likes to debate about. Well, Joe Morton (aka Henry Deacon) hopes that "EurekaÂs" upcoming third season will have his character involved in more political and environmental issues. He told reporters that he would like Henry to "get involved in something political. Last year, I sort of ended up being carted off to prison. So I think there's a change again for him this year in terms of coming out of prison and where he is and getting over Kim and sort of starting a new life." Morton would love to see Henry involved in politics, economy and "if he could find a way to use science to help people to make a better living, have a better life, etc. and got involved in the world globally." ...
Mar
28
2008
UPDATED: NO New Trek Trailer With Indy 4
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TrekMovie has previously reported that Paramount originally planned on putting out the first full trailer for Star Trek this summer (most likely with one of the May releases of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or Iron Man). The change of the Trek release date to next May put that plan into [...]
From TrekMovie.com Comments Off - Star Trek
This week in Science Friday, we bring you a new Cassini Watch with intriguing results from the March 12th Enceladus flyby, ask the question, "Where’s all the anti-matter?", consider taking a final trip to the Moon, debate AI ethics, and present a very special Gadget of the Week: The Aptera! Intrigued? Read on!
Mar
28
2008
Review: ‘Smallville’ – Traveler
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The following contains MAJOR SPOILERS for "Traveler," the fourteenth episode of the seventh season of The CWÂs "Smallville." ItÂs girl power to the rescue as Lana, Chloe and Kara of Krypton all team up to save Clark from the clutches of an elusive billionaire. After a mid-season lull, ÂSmallvilleÂs many plot threads are finally starting to come together for a mythology-filled conclusion, with a clandestine cabal, a series of grisly murders and a hell of a lot of political manipulation  yes, bad-Lionel (John Glover) is back. Since his incarceration at the end of the third season, Lionel has gone through a remarkable transformation as a saint, savior and eventually the Oracle of Jor-El. Now it seems though that all of that was part of a larger endgame (how very Arvin Sloane) and that all ...
Mar
28
2008
SFOTV: Are Shortened Seasons Wave Of Future?
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This week we see the end of "Jericho" (again). We were treated to a good season of almost non-stop action. The story moved along at a break-neck pace, and one has to wonder if the series was better because of the short season. In the United Kingdom, the standard for television has been short seasons, called "series" instead of "seasons" over there. The short season has always been enough to tell a story, keeping the storytelling tight and focused, and then finishing with a clean ending. The U.S. model is quite different. Our seasons are are commissioned with a 13-episode order, and if the show does well is expanded to include another nine to 13 more episodes. Having that many hours to fill leads to the infamous filler episode. In my opinion, that was the biggest problem with "Battlestar ...
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This week, the Watch brings you news on George Takei’s singing lessons, James Cromwell getting presidential, Visitor’s role on Battlestar, Wheatong geeking out on gaming, Eric Bana’s concerns regarding his image, TV appearances for Scott Bakula and Ethan Phillips, a birthday wish for Marina Sirtis, and more!
Mar
28
2008
‘Heroes,’ ‘Doctor Who’ Up For Hugos
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Considered one of the most prestigious awards science-fiction writers can be nominated for, the World Science Fiction Society has released its nominees for the 2008 Hugo Awards, which includes entries from the world of cinema, television and even the Internet. The entire first season of "Heroes" is up for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, from NBC Universal Television and Tailwind Productions. The long list of writers and directors included in the nomination list include Tim Kring, Jeff Loeb, Bryan Fuller, Michael Green, Natalie Chaidez, Jesse Alexander, Adam Armus, Aron Eli Coletie, Joe Pokaski, Christopher Zatta, Chuck Kim, David Semel, Allan Arkush, Greg Beeman, Ernest R. Dickerson, Paul Shapiro, Donna Deitch, Paul A. Edwards, John Badham, Terrence O'Hara, Jeannot Szwarc, Roxann ...
From Darren Comments Off - Dollhouse
Battlestar Galactica actor Tahmoh Penikett (”Karl ‘Helo’ Agathon”) has been tapped to co-star in Joss Whedon’s brand new genre series Dollhouse, starring Eliza Dushku. Penikett will play Paul Smith, an FBI agent who becomes obsessed with both the urban myth of the Dollhouse, and with the lovely Echo (Dushku).
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Mar
28
2008
Simon alludes to Goa’uld romance
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Actor Cliff Simon ("Baal") hints about some unexpected romance fans might see in Stargate: Continuum.
Mar
28
2008
Cerra Lights Up Dark Star
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Erica Cerra, who plays Deputy Jo Lupo on SCI FI Channel's original series Eureka, told SCI FI Wire that she'll co-star in the upcoming SF film Dark Swarm. Mar
28
2008
Battlestar’s Olmos OK If All Die
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Edward James Olmos, who plays Adm. William Adama on SCI FI Channel's series Battlestar Galactica, told SCI FI Wire that it's not inconceivable that all of the characters could die by the end of the upcoming fourth and final season--and that would be OK with him. 
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