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Hold on to your rowboat: Pacey's back, and J.J. Abrams' got him. Joshua Jackson talks with SCI FI Wire exclusively about Fringe and why he went to the emergency room.

NBC has released descriptions of the first two hours of the upcoming third season of Heroes, which returns Sept. 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, while SCI FI Wire has screened the first hour and can offer a few major spoilers of our own.

Producers of Fox's SF series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles surprised audiences at last month's Comic-Con International with the announcement that a major character will die in the upcoming second season, which premieres Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.

Ricky Schroder has signed to direct Hellhounds, a telefilm that will air next year on SCI FI Channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In just four days, on Monday September 1st, Star Trek The Experience will close its gates for the last time. The 11 year long run at the Las Vegas Hilton will conclude with a special decommissioning ceremony and the public are invited. Plus, tickets for the final VIP run of the rides are available on [...]

When you are out of ideas, it’s time to look back on what worked. That seems to be the Hollywood mantra these days, with some of the newest projects coming from movies that have been around for decades. Unfortunately though, very few of these re-makes ever encroach the exclusive classic status of their predecessors and for the most part go down as another money-making ploy. Not all remakes are a complete travesty though. In fact, 2009 will see a complete reboot to one of the world’s biggest, most lucrative franchises … and it looks like it might actually work. The project is of course “Star Trek,” helmed by J.J. Abrams. As a writer, producer, director and all-out entertainment genius, Abrams has shown a genuine knack for developing strong, realistic characters and placing them in settings …

This weekend both of the high profile fan-made productions, Star Trek Phase II and Of Gods and Men, will be holding showings at Dragon*Con in Atlanta. Both productions have also just released news, with Phase II unveiling their new USS Enterprise and OGAM announcing plans for a DVD.

Josh Friedman, executive producer of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” says his hit Fox series all about characters, but at the same time, it’s all about the actors, too. While some may look at the additions of Brian Austin Green from the original “90210″ and rock artist Shirley Manson as stunt casting, Friedman says there’s far more to it, and they had to go through the same auditions as everyone else to land their roles. “I’ve known Shirley well cor a couple years, and known her off and on for many years as she’s a friend of my wife,” Friedman told reporters during a conference call Thursday that included SyFy Portal. “Personally, I’ve always enjoyed her and known her as a performer. And as we were doing the show last year, I used to joke with her about coming on the …

Things come to a head, Mac meets mirror-Mac, both get zonked out, tears in the universe appear, and things get destroyed… maybe. This week we finish off the last chapter in Peter David’s latest New Frontier comic series with a final review. Plus we have the latest news in the world of Trek comics. [...]

Fringe is filming in New York, and SCI FI Wire was able to get a glimpse of the much-anticipated show and talk exclusively with stars Anna Torv and John Noble.

ABC is planning a publicity tour, including a traveling bakery and free pie, to promote the fanciful drama Pushing Daisies, the network announced.

Paramount is producing a string of mobile comics based on its current crop of movie properties, including the Mission: Impossible franchise, Variety reported.