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Sci-Fi TV Sunday: True Blood, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Walking Dead, Falling Skies + more

TrekMovie.com — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:20:28 +0000

In Sci-Fi TV this week we get ready for the premiere of True Blood, get a updates on the next seasons of Doctor Who and Torchwood, learn about the still-planned live-action Star Wars TV series, and get updated on the upcoming seasons of The Walking Dead and Fringe.

Star Trek, Star Wars Composer Fred Steiner Dies, 88

Airlock Alpha — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:05:34 +0000

Probably considered one of the busiest composers in Hollywood

Artistic License: Star Wars, Star Trek Games Shown At E3

Airlock Alpha — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:20:25 +0000

EA and Sony shows upcoming genre titles in their E3 press conferences

Video of the Day: Revenge Of George Lucas

TrekMovie.com — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:19:02 +0000

A funny new fake trailer called "George Lucas Strikes Back" is going viral this week. It features the "real" George Lucas who has apparently been held captive while an impostor released the prequels as part of an insidious plot.

Star Wars TV Series Will Help Movies Be Made Cheaper

Airlock Alpha — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:35:14 +0000

George Lucas is ready to revolutionize motion picture ... again

Holy frak! BSG‘s Katee Sackhoff joins Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Blastr — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:16:45 +0000

We love Katee Sackhoff. We loved her stogie-smoking, hard-drinking portrayal of Starbuck in the reboot of Battlestar Galactica, and we loved her brief appearances in the short-lived Bionic Woman reboot. This geek love is about to go to the next level when we "see" her in her next appearance.

Two Strips Of Latinum: British Atheists Proclaim, Say No To Jedi

Airlock Alpha — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:41:16 +0000

Atheists in the UK campaign against those who declare their religion as Jedi in British 2011 Census

Little-known sci-fi facts: 3 ways George Lucas’ wife saved Star Wars

Blastr — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:46:11 +0000

Marcia Lucas was by her husband's side from his days as a fledgling USC filmmaker through the completion of Return of the Jedi. She, not George, is the only Lucas to win an Oscar for 1977's Star Wars. And thanks to a painful divorce, she's all but absent from the history books. But her impact on Star Wars can still be felt.

Star Wars goes 3-D – but it’s not the film you’re looking for

Blastr — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:06:54 +0000

When we heard that the 3-D version of Star Wars was set for Feb. 10, 2012, we squealed the squeal of fannish glee. See the Millennium Falcon jump to light speed in three whole dimensions? We're so there.

Volkswagen Feels The Force For Super Bowl

Airlock Alpha — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:11:03 +0000

See what Darth Vader has to do with the newest piece of German engineering

Star Wars TV Series On Hold

Airlock Alpha — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:27:57 +0000

Not even the Jedi can see its fate

Darth Vader actor David Prowse BANNED from Star Wars cons

Blastr — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:36:53 +0000

The actor behind the mask of Darth Vader has been banned from the Star Wars Celebration V convention and any other Lucasfilm-associated events, he said on his site:

AlphaBits: Lucas Headlines Star Wars Celebration V

Airlock Alpha — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:26:01 +0000

PLUS: World Cup soccer in the U.S. as big as 'Lost,' as long as the United States is playing England

FINALLY – details about Seth Green’s Star Wars comedy

Blastr — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:15:00 +0000

Back when we first heard about Lucasfilm's Star Wars comedy, we could do little more than laugh. But now Seth Green, walking the red carpet at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, finally let drop a few details about the project.

So here's what we know:

Harrison Ford FINALLY speaks out about Star Wars

Blastr — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:25:00 +0000

Think about it—except for maybe a DVD bonus feature, when have you ever heard Harrison Ford publicly speak about Star Wars? It took 30-some years, but the right cause finally came along to break Ford's silence.

For the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, Ford participated in a charity event for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. As part of George Lucas's "The Empire Gives Back" initiative, Ford attended a Hollywood screening of Empire and spoke about the franchise for 30 minutes following the screening.

Watch amazing 2-minute Star Wars trilogy … with LEGOs!

Blastr — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Don't have hours to watch all three films in the original Star Wars trilogy? Don't want to waste your time staring at those ... actors?

Then check out this clip put together by dzine123 that retells those first three films in just 2 minutes and 13 seconds.

With LEGOs.

Darth Vader Gets A Little Punchy

Airlock Alpha — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:31:32 +0000

Seems his Death Star general can't get a word in edgewise

New Star Wars TV toon may feature Luke, Han and Leia!

Blastr — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:51:18 +0000

When last we checked, George Lucas was saying his proposed live-action Star Wars TV show would not include any characters from the original trilogy of films.

But what about the comedic animated TV series he's also contemplating?

Lucasfilm sitcom to deliver DELIBERATE Star Wars laughs

Blastr — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:30:00 +0000

Some viewers laughed their way through parts of Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith. (Maybe you were even one of them.) That wasn't what George Lucas intended. Now, however, now Lucas wants you to laugh, at least according to today's Variety.

Star Wars: Clone Wars to reveal Boba Fett’s mysteries

Blastr — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:34:23 +0000

An upcoming series of Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes promises to fill in the backstory of the young Boba Fett, the bounty hunter introduced in The Empire Strikes Back, the show's creators told us at WonderCon. (Spoilers ahead!)

"I wanted to ask the question: How does he become that guy?" supervising director Dave Filoni said in an exclusive interview in San Francisco over the weekend. "Much like George [Lucas] did with Darth Vader, but Boba's path is already set kind of in a much more direct way than young Anakin, because he saw his father die firsthand at that very early age [in Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones]. How did that affect him? How does that raise questions about the clones that are around him, because they look like his dad? He's a clone, but does he feel like a clone?"