From the monthly archives:

January 2007

Enormous Sci-Fi Encyclopedia

January 31, 2007

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works and Wonders is a massive three-volume work cataloguing science fiction and fantasy spread over 1,612-pages.
The encyclopedia operates by grouping the information into themes for two volumes and classic works for the third. “Themes” were defined as any topic worth discussing in [...]

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David Koepp to write the fourth Spiderman

January 31, 2007

David Koepp, the writer behind Spiderman has begun negotiating with Columbia Pictures to write the script for a fourth installment of the studio’s most lucrative franchise. The second and third installments of Spiderman were written by Alvin Sargent.
The franchise would appear to be in good hands as Koepp’s script played a significant role in creating [...]

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New Trailer for Boyle’s Sunshine

January 31, 2007

Sunshine a sci fi epic written by Alex Garland (writer of 28 days later) and directed by Danny Boyle (director of 28 days later and Trainspotting) is set fifty years in the future when the sun is failing and a space mission is co-ordinated to re-ignite the sun (via a very, very large bomb).
The recently [...]

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Battlestar Galactica, perhaps the greatest television sci-fi drama

January 24, 2007

One of the television greatest sci-fi dramas returned to Sky One on January 9th. Battlestar Galactica has been praised for its engrossing story line, dynamic characters and the kind of production associated with big budget sci-fi yarns. Fans of the show also enjoy the mystery and suspense however it does sort out its [...]

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Heroes Comes to the UK

January 24, 2007

Heroes, the latest smash hit show to rock the US, will be debuting on the Uk’s Sci-Fi channel on February 19th. The show centres around a group of ordinary people who gain extraordinary powers. There’s a cheerleader with the ability to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate, a Tokyo [...]

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Sci Fi Channel Teams up with Clooney for Diamond Age

January 19, 2007

One of the Sci Fi Channel’s latest offerings is a six-hour miniseries and the channel has teamed with George Clooney who will serve as an executive producer, along with his business partner, Grant Heslov.
The mini series is based on a book by author Neal Stephenson’s entitled “The Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer.” [...]

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Remake of Flash Gordon in the works

January 19, 2007

At the Television Critic’s Association tour it was announced that the SCI FI Channel has given the go ahead for production on FLASH GORDON, based on the popular comic strip franchise.
22 one-hour episodes will be produced for the Sci Fi channel with production beginning in Canada in early 2007.

The comic strip followed the [...]

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Mathematician calculated that Space too big for Aliens to find us

January 19, 2007

With Space being so large there is always a good chance that there is alien life out there similar to us. However none have come to visit us so far. The reason, according to mathematician Rasmus Bjork, is that space is so large that it would take billions of years to probe the [...]

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The Lost Room | Sky One |Not your average Motel Room

January 13, 2007

January sees a whole list of shows returning in the UK with Battlestar Galactica, Prison Break and 24 among others. Also coming to UK television are several new exciting shows from across the pond such as The Lost Room.
The Lost Room centres around a strange room at the Sunshine Motel, Room 10. After [...]

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Camerons Avatar to start in April

January 13, 2007

James Cameron, director of box office hits such as Aliens, The Terminator and the highest grossing film of all time, Titanic, is set to direct an epic sci-fi film called Avatar. Fox have officially announced that production on Avatar will star in April and may not be released until the summer of 2009.
Avatar is [...]

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