Star Wars Legacy # 22 : Darth Krayt Freaks Out April 30, 2008
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Kill all the Mon Cals? a bit extreme even for a Sith.
A real solid plot driving story for the wider (no Cade Skywalker) Star Wars Legacy story…and great to see the GA and Roan Fel’s empire perhaps link up to take on Krayt’s empire.
Art in his is ok, but not great by Legacy standards… I can hardly wait till Jan Duresema comes back.
for that matter i can hardly wait to see what’s going on with Roan Fel..or his daughter! How many issues has it been since we saw them last?
TOO MANY.
But soon…soon all will be revealed (or at least we hope it will).
Trekkers Bring Back Animated Trek with Starship Farragut April 22, 2008
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It’s been a very long time since anyone has attempted to develop an animated Star Trek series. That’s now about to change with Starship Farragut.
The U.S.S Farragut is a sister ship to the legendary Enterprise commanded by James T. Kirk. The plan is now to have two animated episodes (there have already been a few ‘live action’ episodes).
Episode one, penned by Michael Struck and Jack Treviño (co-writer of two Deep Space Nine episodes), is entitled “The Needs of the Many”. The second episode, “Power Source”, was written by Thomas J. Scott, an accomplished writer and president of Magique Productions, LTD.
“Since opening startrekanimated.com nine years ago, creating a full length episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series has been a dream of mine,” explained Kail Tescar, webmaster of the premiere Star Trek animated series web site startrekanimated.com. “I’ve been having a great time working on this project with NEO f/x and Farragut Films. It’s been a lot of fun helping to create these episodes, and I hope everyone enjoys them.”
Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles Coming Back!! For Season 2 April 21, 2008
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HURRAY! FOX didn’t frak this one up.
Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles has now been officially confirmed for second season of at least 13 episodes.
No official word yet on when season 2 will start, but I’d assume that since the order just came today we’re probably looking at September at the earliest at this point.
Battlestar Galactica Toys – old stuff is cheap. new isn’t April 18, 2008
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To be perfectly honest we don’t currently own any Battlestar Galactica toys. And that’s a problem.
The piece de resistance for the modern Battlestar Galactica toy collector has to be the Art Asylum version of the new BSG 75 Battlestar Galactica ship.
We tried to get one when they were still brand new and ‘on the shelf’ but they were impossible to find.
On eBay there is currently one listing – starting at a whopping $129.99 (which kinda sounds like a lot but considering how rare this is…that’s not too crazy).
On the old stuff side…how bout a Classic Viper together with 3 figures?
Sounds like a decent haul right??
Bidding on that is now only at $6.50 !!
So what’s the lesson here? If you want old/classic stuff — it won’t cost much, but good luck finding bargain basement pricing on new BSG toys.
I want to have Lunch with Jewel Staite on the set of Stargate Atlantis April 18, 2008
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But it will cost me at least $750 !!
That’s the current next bid up for the charity auction now underway — to have lunch with Jewel Staite on the set of Stargate Atlantis itself. The charity site lists the actual value of the ‘lunch date’ to be $1000.
Includes: Lunch with Jewel Staite on the set of Stargate Atlantis. Valid for 2 people, for one year, based on availability.
Best known for her role as Kaylee, the sweet, happy and sensual ship’s mechanic on the critically acclaimed sci-fi series Firefly, Jewel Staite is the newest addition to the Stargate universe. Already a veteran actress at 25, Staite began her career at the age of 9. Finding success early on, she earned both Gemini (Canadian Emmy) and Canadian Television Film and Showcase Award nominations for her work on the Disney Channel series Flash Forward with Ben Foster.
Check out the bidding for yourself and if you got the creds…by all means BID (and send us pics when you win!!).
Virtuality – Can you do a whole series about holodecks? April 14, 2008
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Forget about Caprica, Ronald Moore is placing his bets on FOX for his next series.
Moore has got FOX (yes the same FRAKIN network that canceled Firefly) to green light a pilot for a new series called Virtuality.
The sci-fi project, from Universal Media Studios and producers Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun, is set aboard the Phaeton, Earth’s first starship, on a 10-year journey to explore a distant solar system. To help the 12 crew members endure the long trip and keep their minds occupied, NASA equipped the ship with advanced virtual reality modules, allowing them to assume adventurous identities and go to any place they want. The plan works until a mysterious “bug” is found in the system.
Remember of course that Moore used to write on Star Trek TNG, home of the holodeck. So now he’s pitching a whole series where the holodeck is the centerpiece of the show.
Star Trek New Frontier #1 April 10, 2008
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First off, I have to admit that I have not read Star Trek New Frontier in the regular book formats…so getting it in IDW’s Comic is a first.
It’s written by Peter David the same guy that created New Frontier and coincidentally is the author of Marvel’s Stephen King Dark Tower series too — David is one busy dude.
Star Trek New Frontier is an interesting read though this first issue is entirely predictable…kinda.
There is a new type of Warp drive…ok we’ve heard that before..
It gets stolen …ok..
Now we need to see who stole it and why.
Basic enough plot, decent — though not superb art. This series looks like one to watch as it moves forward, it has the potential to break some new ground and it will be interesting to see if it actually does that.
Star Trek Klingon Empire : A Burning House – REVIEW April 7, 2008
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The short review is that Star Trek Klingon Empire A Burning House by Keith R. A. DeCandido is an excellent book.
It’s actually one of the finest Star Trek books that we’ve ever reviewed here on ShowMeSciFi.com.
This is not a book about Battle or the usual stuff that you’d think of with Klingons. This is an exploration of the Klingon culture itself through an elegantly weaved plot spanning characters and situations that are both new and old.
Everyone’s favorite Klingon – Worf – is here as is his brother Kurn. What an awesome plotline that was in Star Trek on TV…in this book it comes to a new conclusion that fans of the Sons of Mogh will not want to miss.
Our old friends from DS9 make an appearance…and remember that planet that Worf visited where the survivors of Kittomer lived with Romulans…..oH YEAH…they’re back too (though they don’t do so well).
This book from cover to cover was a page turner..not to find out what battle comes next or who lives and who dies but because DeCandido makes us want to know what happens next to our ‘friends’. A Burning House is not the first book about the crew of I.K.S Gorkon, but it is the first one that we’ve ever read in this series. Often jumping in to a series late is not a good idea..but A Burning House is a fresh start and can be enjoyed by those that have never read anything else about the I.K.S. Gorkon.
Star Trek books work best when they remind readers what they loved about the various series and bring in the characters that they know – while adding a dash of the new. To be honest A Burning House was an impulse buy..it was not necessarily on our ‘to read list’..it was just something we picked up..and we’re glad that we did.
Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed will be released on September 16, 2008 April 3, 2008
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“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is one of the most ambitious projects LucasArts has ever launched. The combination of a great new Star Wars story with revolutionary new technology and game play means more fun than you’ve ever had in the Star Wars universe,” said Peter Hirschmann, Vice-President of Product Development, LucasArts in a statement. “We can’t wait until gamers get their hands on it this September.”
We can’t wait either (but we will).
We’ve been writing about this game for awhile and probably will lots more before the September release.
Flash Gordon CANCELLED !! April 2, 2008
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That’s a wrap.
When we first heard about Flash Gordon being brought to SciFi Channel, admittedly we were somewhat enthusiastic.
We blogged about the buildup to the show, who would play what, and what the show would focus on.
You know the regular pre-show hype.
A year ago — April of 2007 we blogged that the show’s principal star wasn’t a SciFi fan himself — and it showed throughout his flawed acting in the show.
The first episode of Flash Gordon was disgusting. It might have got marginally better by the fourth episode but that’s really not saying much.
The acting was pathetic, the plots weak and the overall drama was non-existent.
We’ve called for Flash Gordon to be canceled before — and now that the day has finally come, we’re obviously not surprised. The final episode aired barely a month ago.
HOW could SciFi have ever let that show go into production which such crappy scripts? Sure Flash Gordon is a campy construct, but hey so was Battlestar Galactica and look what Ron Moore was able to do with that.
Flash Gordon was flawed from the start. If you’re going to make SciFi work you need to have writers/producers and actors that are fans, that are committed to doing something innovative and that respond to criticism. Flash Gordon failed on all accounts and now its gone. It didn’t have to be this way and someone high up at NBC Universal should really law down the lay to make sure this type of travesty doesn’t happen again.
Greedo’s Guide To Bounty Hunting April 2, 2008
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Greedo is no doubt the most famous Rodian in the Galaxy (and likely the only Rodian that many know).
His appearance in Episode IV, was brief but memorable.
And of course with all of Lucas’ revisions, the question of who shot first is always there.
Soo we here at ShowMeSciFi.com decided to focus on Greedo for our Star Wars/Atom Films Fan Movie Challenge entry.
Called : Greedo’s Guide to Bounty Hunting – It’s a neat mashup (we think) that we hope you like. Please do click on the link and go check it out on StarWars.com (and give it 5 stars!!)
Who is the more foolish? The Fool, or the Fool who follows him? April 1, 2008
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Happy April Fools Day!!
There are alot of Fools in Sci Fi dom. Our quick list is:
1) Fox for cancelling Firefly
2) Fox for not renewing Sarah Connor Chronicles (yet)
3) George Lucas for not embracing the Expanded Star Wars Universe
4) The producers of Flash Gordon
5) The producers of Bionic Woman.
And of course the most famous ‘Fool’ line:
Who is the more foolish? The Fool, or the Fool who follows him?
And no — we would never call Sir Alec Guiness (or Obi Wan) a Fool.
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic #26 Vector Part 2 March 31, 2008
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We’ve been excited about Vector since it was first announced.
Unfortunately there is very little to be excited about in Vector Part 2.
The art in this book is the worst yet in Knights of the Old Republic with a very cartoon’ish look that just doesn’t work (it might work for Tag and Bink but not KOTOR).
Sure we understand that there needs to be setup issues for plot, but this is a little ridiculous. Is Vector just about some time plague with the Rakghoul?
And sure the Mandies are cool and all, but where are the Sith?
We really hope that the action, plot and art pick up in this series. A massive crossover like Vector is a great thing for the Star Wars Universe — but when it is so poorly executed it is a pointless exercise in futility.
Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck) Doesn’t Frak Entertainment Weekly March 28, 2008
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WOW.
This month’s Entertainment Weekly has an awesome spread with Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica)…
and yes she looks fine.
Even more interesting though to SciFi fans is her revelations about the show, what she likes (the cast), dislikes (her Viper) and the word she never uses (Frak).
Check out the awesome video interview:
Star Wars Legacy Miniatures – They don’t look right March 26, 2008
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When we first saw the ads in Dark Horse’s Star Wars Legacy for the new miniature figures…we were krifing stoked.
Then we went over to the vendors site to actually see what the figures look like…
ummm.. i dunno about you but that doesn’t look like Cade Skywalker. Since when does Cade have straight hair?
The Delilah Blue figure is even worse.
It (cause i refuse to call this trash a woman) looks like some kind of weird tranny..
I don’t know who approved this trash..but I really hope Lucas Licensing (and Dark Horse) put a stop to this travesty.
Make a Cylon Contest March 25, 2008
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Add one more item to the pre-season 4 Battlestar Galactica hype toaster..
With toaster being the operative word ..as in build your own Toaster and take over the…er..gain the respect and admiration of your friends and family…yeahh that’s it.
HOW TO ENTER
“Make” a Cylon: Use whatever you like: blinking lights for eyes, metal armor as a costume, toasters… anything to show the world that you’re a Cylon maker. The only caveat is that it has to be something physical (no Photoshop/art entries). Your Cylon can be of the humanoid or robotic variety, real or abstract, or anything else you can think of.
All you need to enter is post the image up in the http://www.flickr.com/groups/make/pool/ group and tag it “dvicemakecylon” . Sounds neat and we’ll let you know when we’ve got a few from ShowMeSciFi.com up in the mix.
George Lucas : There is no Star Wars Beyond Episode IV (Return of the Jedi) March 25, 2008
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The expanded Star Wars universe – all the great stuff in Star Wars Legacy of the Force books and the Star Wars Legacy series….ISN’T Star Wars to George Lucas.
In an interview over on StarWars.com Lucas admits that for him it ends with Episode IV (Return of the Jedi)
Do you think you’d have other people continue the Star Wars saga past Episode VI or turn some of the other material into films?
But there’s no story past Episode VI, there’s just no story. It’s a certain story about Anakin Skywalker and once Anakin Skywalker dies, that’s kind of the end of the story. There is no story about Luke Skywalker, I mean apart from the books. But there’s three worlds: There’s my world that I made up, there’s the licensing world that’s the books, the comics, all that kind of stuff, the games, which is their world, and then there’s the fans’ world, which is also very rich in imagination, but they don’t always mesh. All I’m in charge of is my world. I can’t be in charge of those other people’s world, because I can’t keep up with it.
V: The Second Generation – Coming Soon ? March 24, 2008
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Remember V?
V – is for Victory? The classic 80’s SciFi series?
It could be coming back to a screen near you soon…though in the new series based on the new bestseller from the original creator of V – the Vistors have never left …they’ve held control of the planet for over 25 years.
Guess V ..really stood for Vanquished.
Arthur C. Clarke – One Last Time March 24, 2008
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The grandmaster was layed to rest this past weekend in his home of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan TV had some great footage (unfortunately not in English) – so we’ve taken their footage and mashed it up with some audio from 1968’s 2001 : A Space Odyssey.
Star Wars Legacy #21 – Return of the GA? March 23, 2008
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I like this Admiral Stazi and its too bad this is only a two issue story arc.
SOLID STUFF..good characters, good dialogue, good action.
The fact that Stazi has no Jedi with him is surprising..not sure why the Jedi and the GA wouldn’t be more closely aligned.
Then again perhaps we’ll see that in a future arc..when Cade joins the GA..wouldn’t that be sweet?
Anyways a solid mini-story within the awesome Legacy universe, it’s now time to see what else is going on…like where is Roan Fel???
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