Battlestar Galactica Caprica Coming to DVD on April 21 February 5, 2009
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Forget about waiting to watch the Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica on TV – you’ll be able to get it earlier on DVD. SciFi announced today that Caprica will be avail on April 21st which at least six months earlier than you’ll see it on TV.
Wow.
Now from what we’ve seen of the show so far – this will likely be a frakkin disaster. The first trailer was a joke. But hey maybe there is alot more to the show – and maybe it can be the same magnificent piece of SciFi Entertainment that Battlestar Galactica is all about.
Torchwood Children of Earth Looks Really LAME February 5, 2009
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Yes we were fans of Torchwood in the begining. But then the show started to get super obvious and far too cliched.
Now there is a new trailer out for the upcoming season three and it gives little reason to think that season three will change our perceptions.
How many times can aliens come to Earth and take over human conciousnesses without it become trite?
Star Wars S01E14 Snow Monster Diplomacy February 4, 2009
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I dunno about this episode…a little too high and mighty on the moral side.
We’ve got a young female senator – a South African accented Amidala essentially – who needs to rise to the occasion to help broker peace btwn an indiginous group and her planet…
ah well.. seeing snow clone trooper was cool…the pre-cursor to the the snow troopers that storm Hoth in Empire Strikes Back i guess.
Life on Mars – What is project Aries? February 4, 2009
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Great to have LIfe on Mars back..another solid episode with the werewolf of Wall St.
but..still what’s the deal with Sam?
What is project Aries? it looked like an FBI or KGB file…maybe he’s not in a coma maybe this is all a weird holodeck experience…
Or maybe it’s something else – but what?
Star Wars Legacy #32 Fight Another Day Part 1 February 4, 2009
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I had almost forgotten about Krayt’s order to exterminate the Mon cal in Legacy #22/ but here we are ..Mr. Ostrander never forgets does he…
Though this is Jan Duresema’s art (wasn’t last time the Mon Cal were center stage either)..Omar Francia has done one of the most awesome covers and his interior artwork is AMAZING.
SeaTroopers? wow!!! makes good sense but we’ve never seen that before ..
And what’s up with an Imperial Knight helping out the Mon Cal?
ooh and what about Sith Scientist Vul Isen ? The dude’s head is a skull! We’ve never seen Sith scientists before…and we’ve never see the Leviathan either..neat idea a force sucking sea beast…
Sure we didn’t have Krayt or Cade in this issue..but after Vector , i think they all deserve a rest. It’s not like the rest of us are suffering either…with a new awesome storyline here – Legacy continues to deliver THE BEST Star Wars stories available anywhere today.
Battlestar Galactica Blood on the Scales – Adama tells off Gaeta February 3, 2009
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After last week’s episode – The Oath – a lot of things have changed and a lot of things are up in the air.
SciFi and Space Network (in Canada) have put out a pair of teaser trailers for Battlestar Galactica Season 5 episode 4 – that pretty much show us exactly what’s next. (Update –watch Blood on the Scales now
Here’s the spoiler – Roslyn and Adama survive – but Adama ends up in front of Gaeta’s firing squad charged with Crimes against the fleet.
The best line in either trailer is Admiral Adama telling Gaeta, “Go Shove it Up Your Ass!.”
The Canadian trailer is better than SciFi’s but we’ve included both below:
and SciFi’s trailer:
Fringe – John Scott is Not a Traitor February 3, 2009
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Tonight’s Fringe was yet another awesome episode. And it was an episode that was completely different than last week’s No Brainer episode –
Olivia ends back in the Tank! its kinda like taking a bath for her..
But the biggest revelation of course is that John Scott is still not in the ground (we kinda knew that) and more importantly he wasn’t a traitor. Was this Conrad guy the same one that was responsible for the bio-weapon that ended up in the first episode of Fringe (i think so).
Is John Scott actually dead?
Well….we’ll see won’t we..but somehow I don’t think this is the last we’ll see of John Scott.
The Third Lynx (Quadrail) by: Timothy Zahn REVIEW February 2, 2009
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We really enjoyed the first Quadrail novel from Timothy Zahn – Night Train to Rigel – This second outing isn’t quite the trip the first one was, but still a great ride.
The coral group mind, the Modhri is back this time collecting some art objects and desperately seeking the Third Lynx.
Our hero Frank Compton once again is well written and fully fleshed out as are the other characters. We spend a lot of time with Compton trying to figure out what’s going on as he figures it all out.
This time around the plot isn’t as cohesive – the characters spend most of the book looking for the third lynx but in the end does it really matter? Seems kind of foolish to me the way this story concludes.
That said, Zahn is an amazing writer and the Third Lynx overall is a fun, engaging and entertaining read. This is the second Quadrail book and without a doubt we’re hooked and will be ready any/all/every Quadrail book that Zahn puts out.
The basic tennant – that there is an interstellar train system controlled by a benevolent force –that is under attack (silently) by a group hive mind is just such an awesome premise – that no doubt there is a lot more to go till this trip is finally over (or at least we hope so!).
Star Trek XI Superbowl Trailer – Starfleet Academy Under Attack! February 1, 2009
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J J Abrams is out today with a new teaser trailer for Star Trek XI – set to air during the Superbowl.
Basically more of the same from what we’ve seen in previous trailers – destruction of the Kelvin, Kirk getting busy, Spock beaming in, Scotty looking worried..
But oh yeah there is one major plot addition that we haven’t yet seen in any other format
– a massive space attack on StarFleet Academy itself!
If you don’t catch it during the SuperBowl it’s already on YouTube – check it out below.
Battlestar Galactica Season 5 episode 3 – The Oath January 31, 2009
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Third episode of what we think should be Season 5 (SciFi calls it Season 4 episode 13) was one awesome episode.
Called the Oath – clearly both sides think they’re upholding their Oath to the Colonial Fleet. The dept of Felix Gaeta’s mutiny is astounding he’s got the majority of Galactica (but not his boyfriend?!) on board.
Sure he didn’t shoot Adama, but Gaeta is a nice guy — or at least he was until he ordered the outgoing Raptor destroyed.
The Oath
Someone is gonna die there, will it be the Raptor team? or will it Be Tight? Or will Admiral Adama be toasted???
My bet is the raptor with all hands lost.
It’s sad that after everything that’s happened humans are turning against humans again. Innocent people are getting killed and all for what? Just because they don’t trust the Cylons?? That is a big issue and hey if i was on Galactica, personally I’d probably side with Gaeta too.
After the setup of the last episode – this episode is only part of the payoff.. i suspect that this mutiny will carry us forward right till the final episode.
Fringe – The Comic Book? January 29, 2009
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Regular ShowMeSciFi.com readers know we’re big fans of Fringe here – apparently there is now a comic book out too!
It’s a prequel of sorts digging into the early work that Walter did prior to him going nuts. Apparently it’s a licensed tie-in and will reveal some secrets that also tie-in with the founding of massive dynamics by William Bell.
In an interview with CBR writer Mike Johnson said:
Walter is an interesting character to write because in the “Fringe” comic stories, he’s a “different guy” than the one we see on the show. “He’s young, he’s just starting his career, and most importantly he’s not crazy,” offered Johnson. “At least not in the conventional way, but we put hints in there that all will not end up well in his world.
Sounds neat, but wouldn’t this also be great as a direct to DVD or made for TV prequel?
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #37–Prophet Motive part 2 (of 2) January 28, 2009
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The double double cross is in!!
Great issue seeing Gryph doing what he does best – namely swindle others – including swindlers!!
The only problem we had with this issue is how the heck did Jarael escape the negotiation room?
Is she Force-sensitive somehow?
When did that happen?
Oh what’s the deal with Zayne is he still a ‘Jedi’ or not? Guess we’ll find out….
Fringe – No Brainer January 27, 2009
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Can a computer program liquify your brain?
On Fringe it can!
Neat concept and another solid episode…not sure how that first into the pattern…other than perhaps Mr. Dempsey has sold the program to someone connected to the pattern.
The parallel plot with Walter meeting the mother of his dead lab assistant was a nice touch too.
And what’s going on between Olivia’s sister and Peter? Looked like some sexual tension to me…only a matter of time till the two of them hook up.
V Remake Gets Green Light January 27, 2009
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As we reported back in October – a remake is in the works for the 80’s scifi classic – V (V is for victory!!).
Variety is now reporting that ABC has picked up the pilot – which is not being written by Original V writer-producer-director Kenneth Johnson.
Still makes no sense to me. Why not just use Johnson and his
V: The Second Generation
take…but hey guess that’s why the pay the studio guyz the big bucks
Star Wars: Coruscant Nights III Patterns of Force out Today! January 27, 2009
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The final book in the Coruscant Nights trilogy is out today (no don’t have a copy yet but should get mine at lunch). We really enjoyed the first book in this series – Jedi Twilight and the second book – Street of Shadows – was solid too.
Now with book three it should all come full circle and we’ll find out the fate of Jax and his crew. Jax is really the true hero and chief protagonist of this series and he’s a likeable character – let’s hope he doesn’t get killed off.
Wild Space : Star Wars Clone Wars- REVIEW January 26, 2009
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Star Wars Clone Wars Wild Space by Karen Miller is a great book.
It fits into the new Star Wars Clone Wars canon with the animated series (complete with Ashoka). It fits in between Clone Wars Episode 6 and 7 where R2 is lost.
This book isn’t about R2, it’s not about Anakin and though the cover has Clones on it – is not about clones either.
This book is about the Dark Side.
It’s about Obi-Wan Kenobi in one of the personal tales I’ve ever read of his on a trip to a dark Sith world with Senator Bail Organa tagging along.
What makes this book even more interesting is the view into Palpatine as well. There are a few fantastic sections in this book where Palpatine is talking with Yoda but the narrator/author show us his true internal thoughts — and no he doesn’t like Yoda much (Palpatine that is).
There are also great sections with Padme Amidala too and her own internalization during conversations with Obi-Wan and Yoda. In fact this story (at the beginning) does fit in nicely in between the battle of Geonosis and Padmes wedding to Anakin at the end of Episode II.
Overall The writing is smooth and makes for an easy and very enjoyable read. This is easily the best Star Wars book we’ve read so far in 2009 (year is young though) but Miller has done an excellent job here of bringing us even closer to characters we already know in a new and unique way.
Battlestar Galactica Season 5 Episode 2 – Gaeta’s Mutiny January 24, 2009
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Second episode of what we’re calling Season 5 (scifi channel is calling it season 4 episode 11) – and we’ve got the making of (yet another) full scale human mutiny.
We’ve had human mutiny before in this show – but this time will be a little different.
Now we’ve got Cylon’s fighting Cylons, Humans fighting humans and you need a score card to figure who is one what side.
And what’s the deal with Calli and Tyrol’s baby?!!! woops sorry Chief you’re not the dad! Hot Dog is the dad and calli was a slut – too bad for you.
What happened to Baltar!!! For the first few seasons he was one of our favorite characters – now he just plain sucks. He doesn’t have visions of Six anymore (and she doesn’t have visions of him) he doesn’t even talk to six. That’s just stoopid and negates three plus years of plot development.
One thing is for sure though – with the (yet another) mutiny on tap we’re in for a whole lot more action in the final 8 episodes of Battlestar Galactica. No doubt Ellen Tigh will be pissed too when she comes back to find Saul with Six and a new cylon baby.
*If you missed the episode live Amazon has it up now on demand – A Disquiet Follows My Soul
Star Trek The Last Generation issue#3 Wesley Crusher is a Jerk! January 23, 2009
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Yeaah! We all know that Wesley Crusher was a weenie in The Next Generation and he is one in the alternate reality too.
In this issue he gets a Mohawk and thinks he’s smarter than Picard – dumb a$$!!
That aside, we really enjoyed the first two issues of this series , but this issue start a path that I’m not sure we like.
In order to rid the Earth of the Klingons, Picard wants to travel pack in time to prevent the assassination of the Federation president. Sounds fair enough – the only problem is that the going back in time thing is so overdone in Star Trek. Is that the only way to fix things?
Seems a little lame. Wouldn’t it be great if they could actually just beat the Klingons?
Battlestar Galactica Check Scam January 22, 2009
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Apparently scammers don’t know Battlestar Galactica…
Awesomely funny post over on SciFi.com detailing how a dude (a BSG fan) posted an ad on Craigslist for an item he was selling. He was asking for a certain amount, but got responses from a few scammers who ended up sending a lot more. The scam being that the dude would cash the check and send the difference back to the scammers (before the check is invalidated).
Trick is the dude asked for the payments to be made in the name of Battlestar Galactica characters – too much!!
Read the full post over on SciFi
New Krypton #10 Action Comics #873 – What now? January 22, 2009
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So here we are after 10 issue, the end of New Krypton.
But it’s not really the end is it? Though officially this is the end of the New Krypton story arc – New Krypton itself has only just been born.
Now instead of being in a bottle or stuck up in the arctic Kandor is it’s own world.
We never do find out what General Lane had in mind or what Lex Luthor was doing or even what’s going with Braniac.
So many unanswered questions – that could have been answered in the 10 issues of this series. This was the first time we’ve bought Superman titles in 20 years or more – it brought us in but now we’re disappointed.
If this had been a cleaner arc with a cleaner ending – sure there could be strings – but that would have been much more satisfying. As it is, sure this was a fun series, but we still feel somehow cheated.
Will we keep buying Superman titles? Probably not. Then again, we do want to find out what happens next and no doubt there is a lot more that will happen next.
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