Do you Remember Sargasso Planet? July 22, 2009
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Actually I don’t remember Sargasso planet…was that the show that came on after He-Man? or was it Brave Starr?
Looks like a bunch of SciFi bloggers (ShowMeSciFi.com included) have been tagged with schwag as part of a new viral marketing effort for Sargasso Planet…
OR NOT.
A quick visit to Sargasso Planet’s website has a link buried on it for a new NBC show called Day One.
Looks like your standard aliens invade post-apocalyptic Earth plot – not sure how the Sargasso Planet will tie in but hey – show doesn’t hit NBC until 2010
TR2N : Flynn Lives goes Viral July 21, 2009
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In less than two days we’re going to see our first real footage from the new Tron 2 – TR2N flick..
Disney has already started the media hype with a new viral site at:
http://www.flynnlives.com/ – if you click on the bouncing spider at the bottom you’ll get a countdown to the new footage.
New Doctor Who Matt Smith starts filming July 20, 2009
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We’re still a few months away from the first real TV appearance of the new Doctor Who – with the new Doctor – Matt Smith –
Smith began his first filming as the new Doctor this week – and the BBC has let loose a few images – but not much…
Check out this clip below for some great British speculation on Matt Smith and the new Doctor Who.
Star Wars Clone War Super Vulture Droid Vehicle toy – lots to play with and not too much $$ July 19, 2009
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A new bunch of Habro ships are now out – including a new Super Vulture Droid fighter!
Loads of weapons on this bad boy – 6 rockets with 2 launchers, for all sorts of combat fun. A spring-loaded “head” pops up to compliment the split-apart wings, which transforms the ship from sleek starfighter to a birdlike walking robot.
I haven’t seen this ship (yet) on store shelves but it is available from Entertainment Earth for $26.99 now. I have not yet seen a better deal on eBay with pricing ranging from $29.95 to $34.95. (Vulture Droid on eBay)
Star Wars The Old Republic will be FULLY VOICED!! July 18, 2009
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Doesn’t it always suck when you’re playing a game and you have to read the text the character is supposed to be saying?
It kills the mood of the game doesn’t it?
That won’t be the came with Star Wars the Old Republic – the whole shebang will be fully voiced!
Bioware has a new documentary vid about the voice stuff – in which they show some new gameplay footage too. Looks great!
Tom Baker Returning as Doctor Who !! (but only for audio) July 16, 2009
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The greatest Doctor Who of them all – Tom Baker is coming back !
He’s just finishing up a series of five audio dramas for the BBC – Baker’s first time back as the greatest Time Lord in nearly 30 years.
There is a great interview online with the dude that wrote the audio episodes and he’s as excited as can be.
..went down to be there at what felt like an historic occasion. He was on top form. Unbelievable. Full of charisma, bursting into the studios. Then he was at the mike with other cast members, and suddenlyI can picture the very moment he turned back into the Doctor. One minute it was introductions and actorly chat and then all of a sudden he was rehearsing lines his first being, ‘Hullo, I’m the Doctor’
It was a very shivery moment.
The first of the five audio plays isDoctor Who: Hornets’ Nest – The Stuff of Nightmares – set for a Sept 3, 2009 release.
Get your jelly bellies ready baby!
Gamer – a real live human MMORPG July 15, 2009
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The idea of humans participating in a game where they kill each other for sport is an old idea. The Most Dangerous Game and The Running Man are the two most famous examples.
Now 300’s Gerard Butler is set to do a new take – with live human players in a real MMORPG.
Nothing new here – but the still an interesting trailer to watch
Cheech and Chong Spoof Tron – and add in a commentary on the 2009 recession July 14, 2009
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Cheech and Chong are back? RLY?
Uh huh and they’ve got a new spoof of Tron up now..with some ‘pothead’ commentary on the current economy.
The Tron stuff is really well done and hilarious too
Star Trek : Losing the Peace – 1 word review: AWESOME July 14, 2009
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The Star Trek Destiny series ripped apart the Star Trek universe leaving billions dead and billions more homeless…
This isn’t a Federation vs SOMEONE ELSE book, this is a Federation against itself book as it tries to deal with massive refugee movements and politics.
At first I was a bit skeptical — but once I got into this book I found it totally engaging. The characters are true – Worf has the right dialogue as does Picard — the author has done a brilliant work capturing the real essence of what always has made TNG work.
The basics of the story were interesting but it is the storytelling and the characters that make this book Awesome.
In a lot of ways, we found this book to be even better than the first Star Trek Destiny fallout book – A Singular Destiny – though that’s a great book too.
We like where the Star Trek universe is heading – this is the rich complexity of environments, characters and plots that only great storytelling and masterful authors can deliver. Losing the peace was great, my only complaint now is what’s next? How many months (years?) will we have to wait until the next great Star Trek TNG book?
Star Wars Uncut : Recreating A New Hope 15 seconds at time July 13, 2009
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There have been a lot of fan films based off Star Wars – the original movie episode IV A New Hope – over the last 30 years.
Now Star Wars Uncut has an ingenious way to get a whole star wars movie made by fans – 15 seconds at a time.
It’s an interesting idea – but the quality is somewhat lacking at this early stage – check out some of the first 15 second uploads at: http://www.starwarsuncut.com/#/
Mostly Harmless is mostly Fun – Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy review July 10, 2009
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So at long last – we finally hit the final book in the HitchHiker’s series and Mostly Harmless really is mostly fun.
The whole bit with Tricia/Tristan in parallel timelines wasn’t just the typical Adams sillyness – but is brilliantly crafted character scifi too.
What if you chose a different path what would have happened sort of thing..
The final few pages where Arthur finally meets his end – in a bar on Earth instead of some strange planet – also sheer brilliance.
If you haven’t recently read or re-read this trilogy in five parts – summer is a great time to do so. I had not read this series in more than ten years and I didn’t remember all that much either to be honest.
SyFy Video – Stargate Universe – Survive July 8, 2009
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The latest Stargate Universe trailer is now up and it looks good…
but is it me or is this show starting to look/sound a little like Star Trek Voyager?
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Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge 2009 – Last Chance to vote July 7, 2009
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It’s that time of year again! Atom Films Star Wars Fan film challenge 2009 and you’ve only got until Friday July 10th to vote.
As was the case last year – there are a few retreads from other Star Wars Fan film venues – but there are also some that we’ve never seen elsewhere that are truly AWESOME.
Unfortunately Atom still doesn’t have a video clips that can be directly shared/embedded in a wordpress.com blog — which by the way Atom execs – TOTALLY SUX Bantha Fodder –
Among the finalists this year that we like are:
Here it is as a contestant in the 2006 Spacey Awards
Knights of the Old Republic: Revan IS a fantastic live action version of Darth Revan that is great to watch.
For the horny toads out there the clear winner is:
Saber which pits two hot stripper chicks against each other in some weird version of light saber strip attacking.
And our final pick is :
WTF Star Wars – which is an alternate take on Episode IV – where the Death Star survives and Destroys Yavin IV.
Go to the Atom Films Star Wars site and see ’em all for yourself and be sure to vote – and tell us who you voted for!
Alien Nation remake set for 2010 July 6, 2009
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Remember Alien Nation? The alien cop/human cop scifi show from the 80’s?
Welcome to ReMake Hell friends SciFi is planning on restarting the series.
Well maybe not remake hell – especially if they reboot the series with different characters – maybe a female cop this time around
Daniel Jackson set to appear in Stargate Universe July 6, 2009
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Yeaah Stargate Universe is supposed to be its own Stargate series, but it looks like we’ll get a few cameos from regular old Stargate SG-1 t ypes too.
Michael Shanks the actor who plays Daniel Jackson apparently is already on board.
“I will say I got the script and there’s a good chance Daniel will be making a brief cameo along with some other people from the Stargate universe,” Shanks said in an interview with The Official Stargate SG-1/Atlantis Magazine. “That’s probably as much as I can say without getting my nuts chopped off. I’m literally in there for two seconds to provide some brief information. I’m not an integral part of it at all.”
Star Wars Fate of the Jedi book 2: Omen is now out — but it’s too expensive June 29, 2009
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We mostly liked the first book in the Fate of the Jedi series: Outcast. It starts off an interesting new Star Wars series..
The only problem is that this series is all hardcover and as such is triple the price per book of a paperback.
The economy is what it is and hey we can’t afford to buy an all-hardcover series anymore here at ShowMeSciFi.com.
The new book – Omen – has been out for a week or so and we expect to see prices drop for used copies on Amazon at some point (hopefully).
The decision by Lucas to allow an all hardcover (read more $$) star war series IS A DISGUSTING MONEY GRAB.
Even if they went for a mix of some hard and some paperback – like Legacy of the Force – that would work. This way the series is inaccessable to thousands of fans like us — that live in the real world where salaries (if you have a job) are slashed and money is tight
Virtuality was actually pretty good June 27, 2009
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After all the negative hype about Ron Moore’s (ex-BSG) Virtuality show – I expect the show to really suck.
IT DIDN’T.
Virtuality was actually a really decent human drama – the special Fx were pitiful and worse than what the BBC does – but the basic plot line was interesting as were the characters.
Sure…it had the same Hal/2001 element
And sure the virtual word stuff was basic too.
But the way it was all put together, the captain cheating with the pyschiatrist’s wife.doctor having parkinson’s — captain dying – the evil dude in the virtual worlds — it was really cool.
The basic idea of having a reality tv show in space at first seemed kind of lame – but just like how it kinda sorta works The Office – it rly works well for Virtuality
Will we see the show?
Likely not – this was a one off pilot at this point but hey you never know…
Star Wars The Old Republic – The Sith Sack Coruscant – Game trailer June 25, 2009
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This is perhaps the most awesome game trailer ever made.
The animation is frakking fantastic! If the actual gameplay of Star Wars The Old Republic is anything close to the cinematic quality of the trailer — this game will revolutionize the Star Wars universe.
This is an era that the Dark Horse comics have lightly touched on, but never like this.
This is hundreds of Sith fighting hundreds of Jedi in an animation style that rivals real actors.
So long and thanks for all the fish – REVIEW Hitchikers Guide to the Gal June 22, 2009
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Each book in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is different and each has its own charm. We just finished reading So Long and Thanks for all the Fish – and wow a bit different than the other books — yet still very enjoyable to read.
Earth – thanks to the Dolphins – is back. Once you get over that little plot hump we get Arthur Dent’s first real love interest and it’s funny to read.
The quest to find out what happened to the Dolphins – also hilarious – and of course the final chapters and the final(?) end of Marvin are totally classic.
This book read to me like more of a complete and cohesive tale in a more structured way than any of the other Hitchhiker books. From begining to end – this book kinda/sorta/mostly — makes sense.
Chad Vader is your Father June 19, 2009
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It’s Father’s day weekend and everyone favorite SciFi dad – Darth….err i meant Chad is out with a special fathers’ day vid.
typical stuff and still funny!
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