SciFi Writers To Save The World From Terrorism June 11, 2007
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Apparently the US Government is officially a fan of SciFi.
As part of its research and development efforts the US has solicited a number of SciFi writers to come up with their best idea on how to fight global terrorism.
Larry Niven, the author of Ringworld, said his motivation is “to save civilisation”. “We do it in fiction. Why wouldn’t we want to do it in fact?” he added.
A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security said: “Fifty years ago, science fiction writers told us about flying cars and a wireless handheld communicator. Flying cars haven’t evolved, but cell phones are now a way of life. We need to look everywhere for ideas, and science fiction writers clearly inform the debate.”
(from the Sunday Telegraph)
Here’s an idea. Let’s get a mind reading machine that scans everyones thoughts and if anyone has a terrorism thought send them to Gitmo. Then again the US today already sends anyone they suspect of being a terrorist to Gitmo as it is so who needs the scanning?
Philip K Dick’s Minority Report also had an interesting option – if we had a set of genetically enhanced humans that could read the future…
Babylon 5 Lost Tales – Trailer! June 11, 2007
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July 31st can’t come soon enough.
Babylon 5: Lost Tales is just under 6 weeks away from release and i’m already stoked.
We already know the basic outlines of the story..but i’ve finally now seen the DVD trailer and it’s AWESOME.
Sheridan doesn’t look any older – than again they aged him at times in the original run of the series.
We can only hope that the success of Lost Tales leads to another DVD, or maybe a whole straight to DVD series.
Here’s the trailer to get you going..
Stargate Atlantis 3×18 Submersion June 11, 2007
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Ok so the wraith come back after being absent for a few episodes…
overall a weak episode with a Wraith queen that could’ve been alot more than just another…oh the Wraith are here and are gonna blow us up.
Stargate SG-1 Family Ties 10×18 June 8, 2007
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With only a pair of episodes to go..this is the kind of crap they throw at us.
Ah well I guess with Mitchell’s Kansas homecoming they had to do a Vala personal issues episode too. Kinda cutesy at times – and hey Vala rocks so i’d be a moron to complain too much.
Do Martians Live Underground? June 8, 2007
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Apparently there is a deep hole on Mars that could lead to a route to Life on Mars.
No i’m not making this up and it’ss actually Science and not SciFi.
A very dark spot on Mars could be an entrance to a deep hole or cavern, according to scientists studying imagery taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The geological oddity measures some 330 feet (100 meters) across and is located on an otherwise bright dusty lava plain to the northeast of Arsia Mons, one of the four giant Tharsis volcanoes on the red planet.
The hole might be the sort of place that could support life or serve as a habitat for future astronauts, researchers speculated.
REad the whole story on Space.
WestWorld remake in the works June 7, 2007
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From the another classic film about to ruined dept..
1973 Classic. Westworld directed and written by Michael Crichton and staring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin and James Brolin is on the remake block.
The futuristic drama cast Benjamin and Brolin as visitors to an amusement park where visitors can play out entertainment fantasies with the help of virtual reality and robots. The trouble starts when the robots begin to fight back.
No word yet on when it will hit the theaters. How can anyone replace Yul Brynner though?
Westworld actually also spawned a very short lived spinoff TV series in the early 80s..it only lived for five episodes.
Thundercats are on the move, Thundercasts are loose! June 6, 2007
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Thunder
THUNDER. THUNDERCATS HO!!!
Yup that much love 80’s cartoon is transitioning to the big screen.
The core Thundercats story is basic enough..here’s what Wikipedia lists:
The story begins with the destruction of the ThunderCats original home, the distant planet of Thundera. Forced to flee from the dying world, The ThunderCats and their fellow Thunderians board a fleet of starships to escape just as the planet blew itself apart.
Aboard the fleet’s flagship, a team of several ThunderCat nobles are gathered to escort and protect the sole heir to the ThunderCats’ leadership: the young Lion-O, a boy of twelve years. They also hope to safeguard the Eye of Thundera, the source of the ThunderCats’ power, embedded in the hilt of the mystic Sword of Omens.
No word yet on when Thundercats the movie will be in theatres but here’s hoping they keep the original theme song.
Battlestar Galactica – Beyond The Red Line Video Game June 5, 2007
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What’s a FRAKKING BSG fan to do?
The show is ending next year and even worse there are no new episodes to be had for months yet…what to do what to do.
PLAY THE FRAKKING VIDEO GAME of course.
Battlestar Galactica – Beyond The Red Line (BTRL) is a FREE game that is now available as a Demo for PC/MAC/LINUX users. It’s a fan effort and is not officially endorsed by BSG’s copyright owners.
In an interview with the BTRL developers one of them admits that they have not made any attempt to contact Ron Moore or NBC Universal directly regarding the project.
In choosing to develop a game based on “Battlestar Galactica” we are making use of the intellectual property of NBC Universal. We walk a very thin legal line by using this material as inspiration for our work, which is why our project is free to the public. The team has no desire to profit from this labor of love, but rather to bring a new and enjoyable “Galactica” experience to fans of the television series and video games alike.
If that is not proof positive that SciFi and Ron Moore are a bit out too lunch I don’t know what is. There is so much demand/interest in BSG, they could easily make good money with a solid game like BTRL, but they are too busy deciding on when to cancel the series instead of giving fans more of what they want.
ShowMeSciFi will have more on BTRL soon..but for now check out this trailer…oh and don’t forget to download and try out the came yourself! (
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Stargate The Alliance video game cancelled but is it truly dead? June 4, 2007
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Two years ago there was alot of hype around a new Stargate video game called Stargate The Alliance.
It never saw the light of day because MGM saw to it that it never would.
But fans being fans – there is a petition online calling for its return..but in a new twist in this conspiracy the petition itself is now closed, even though there are over 26,000 people that ‘signed’ the petition.
With Stargate Worlds apparently still in production..who is to say that MGM won’t find a way to kill that game too..
That being the case..the code for Stargate The Alliance is out there and just like the fans that are working on restoring the KOTOR the Sith Lords..hey you never know the game might well yet emerge..
Stargate Atlantis Dr Carson Beckett Didn’t Have To Die June 3, 2007
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OK. Sunday (Stargate Atlantis 3×17) has finally aired in the US (though ShowMeSciFi blogged about it back in February originally).
Dr. Carson Beckett didn’t have to die.
For those that don’t read this blog or look for spoilers online, they had no idea what was coming. I got calls from a few friends after the episode aired asking me what the FRAK happened – AFTER scolding them for not reading this blog we had some great discussions.
The SciFi website gives no indication in its episode synopsis that Sunday has anything to do with Beckett. In fact they make it seem like Dr. Weir going on a date is the BIG plot.
Becket was just going about his dangerous business as he does in every episode, disposing of the exploding tumor was no more or less dangerous than anything else we’ve seen him or anyone else on Stargate Atlantis do. Yet somehow this time Beckett dies. There is an explosion and then we see his flag draped coffin.
It didn’t have to be this way.
It was an empty death for a noble character – he deserved much better. Sure the multiple flashback approach for the plot in this episode was great but none of it justified the death of Beckett.
Word is that Becket will now return in Season 4. Seeing as he was – plain and simple – blown up real good – i don’t see how he can come back. It’s not like he ascended or anything.
Maybe it will be a clone or replicator version of Becket but the original Scotsman is dead. The piper has already played the pipes for him.
Beckett’s death was an empty one – even more empty than Tasha Y’aar in Star Trek. The way Trek brought Tasha back was kinda neat though..here’s hoping Stargate Atlantis’ writing crew comes with something as inventive.
Otherwise I suppose they could always just have a shower scene..and this one Sunday episode could just be bad dream
Stargate SG-1 10X17 Talion June 2, 2007
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Only 3 episodes left and Stargate SG-1’s story is really quite far from completion – guess that’s why they’ve got the direct to DVD movies coming in early summer.
Basic enough episode with Teal’c going after a rogue Jaffa that has aligned with Orii. Nothing great, nothing really bad -it’s just kinda there.
Hope that the next three episode ratchet this show up a bit..at this rate it’s going out with whimper rather than a bang.
Battlestar Galactica Season 4 WILL BE THE LAST no and ifs or buts about it June 1, 2007
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I don’t know why SciFi channel hates its fans so much.
We’ve known for some time that season 4 could be the last one, but instead of just admitting it, the show’s producers and SciFi have FRAKKED US OVER making us think there is hope.
THAT’S JUST UNFAIR.
“This show was always meant to have a beginning, a middle and, finally, an end,” Eick and Moore said in a statement Thursday. “Over the course of the last year, the story and the characters have been moving strongly toward that end, and we’ve decided to listen to those internal voices and conclude the show on our own terms. And while we know our fans will be saddened to know the end is coming, they should brace themselves for a wild ride getting there — we’re going out with a bang.”
I don’t have a problem with the show ending. I do have a problem with this on again off again bs. Considering how poorly SciFi has managed to market and schedule this show over the past year you’d think they were trying to lose money and purposefully undercut the potential success of BSG…maybe it’s all just a cylon plot afterall.
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