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Mainstream Media Notices Queer Content in Buffy 2008-03-16 22:55:23 Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s existence started at the movies, turned into a television show and is now in comics. Through it all, one of the many (many, many) reasons the show has been popular is the diversity of the characters. Surely everyone picked up on the heavy-handed metaphors that told us Willow liked girls? Well, [...] Read more:Mainstream
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BSFA Short Story Short List Podcasts 2008-03-16 22:38:20 The coolest thing about this site could be that it’s called Star Ship Sofa, but it’s not. The coolest thing about this site is that it is podcasting readings of the short stories that were shortlisted the British Science Fiction Association’s 2007 awards; they’re great pieces that you might not otherwise have had a chance [...] Read more:Short
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More from the Community Action Department 2008-03-16 22:28:43 Emru Townsend is an animation and technology writer and blogger. If these are topics you care about (and if you’re visiting IllusionTV.com, there’s a good change you do), you’ve probably read his work, even if you don’t necessarily recall the fact in light of all the data we’re innundated with online. Regardless, Emru now needs [...] Read more:Action
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Terry Prachett Donates $1M for Alzheimer’s Research 2008-03-16 20:44:57 After being diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer
s disease earlier this year, Terry
Pratchett has donated $1 million dollars to Alzheimer’s research. The BBC News article reveals the effects the disease is having on Pratchett and his good humor and determination about the diease. The SF/F fan community is once again steping in [...] Read more:Research
BBC Filming New Merlin Series 2008-03-18 22:32:55 SFX reports that the BBC will be filming an upcoming 13 part series based on the life of Merlin
, as a young wizard, and his “clashes” with a young Arthur. Among the cast in this series is Anthony Stewart head who will portray the father of King Arthur, Uther Pendragon, and Richard Wilson as Gauis. [...]
Muggles to Destroy Platform 9 3/4 2008-03-18 19:50:18 The pedestrian bridge and large clock tat feature prominently in Harry’s journey to Platform
9 3/4 is to be removed as part of a rennovation and expansion of King’s Cross. Protests, are of course already in motion, and book loyalists point out that neither the clock nor the pedestrian bridge are mentioned specifically in the [...]
Arthur C. Clarke Dies 2008-03-18 19:25:29 Arthur C. Clarke
, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and dozens of novels, short story collections and works of non-fiction has died at a hospital near his home in Sri Lanka. In addition to his creative achievements, he is generally credited with the introduction of the idea for communication satellites, an odd claim to [...] Read more:Arthur
Joss Whedon/Nathan Fillion Musical? 2008-03-18 11:51:34 SFX reports that Joss Whedon is working on another musical, this time for the internet. Titled Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, the three episode internet musical extravaganza will star Serenity lead Nathan
Fillion, Neil Patrick Harris and Felicia Day. Whedon states that the musical is about a “low-rent super villain” and his antics involving the superhero [...] Read more:Musical
Ron moore Interview 2008-03-17 21:24:47 With the final season of Battlestar Galactica getting ready to be aired, I found this cool interview with producer Ron Moore in the Chicago Tribune. And aside from talking about Galactica (did I mention there are spoilers?), Moore also addresses such things as the rumour that Joss Whedon is to direct one of the final [...]
Fuller on Pushing Daisies at the Paley Festival 2008-03-17 21:11:05 Scifi.com reports on certain elements that Pushing
Daisies creator Bryan Fuller revealed about the upcoming second season which talking to an audience at the Paley Festival
. Please note, there are spoilers! Already 5 new episodes have been okayed by the network and the writers are working on a harder, more aggressive form of storytelling for [...]
Steampunk + Dalek = Steampunk Dalek! 2008-03-17 16:23:44 Perhaps the best thing about this shiny little steampunk Dalek
is the discussion amongst Brass Goggles users about what the piston on the side is or isn’t for. Also, one of the key components of the model is a Dalek-shaped bubble-bath bottle. There is Dalek-shaped bubble-bath. I am trying to get my brain around that [...]
No More Bionic Woman 2008-03-20 11:59:19 Scifi.com reports that David Eick has confirmed that there will be no more Bionic
Woman, despite the fact that the network hasn’t officially confirmed the shows cancellation, and also despite the fact that it has apparently been very well received in the UK. Personally, this wasn’t really a show that appealed to me anyway. I [...]
Interview with Ashes/Mars Actor Marshall Lancaster 2008-03-20 11:48:40 Dreamwatch has a cool little interview with Ashes to Ashes nice guy Chris Skelton AKA MarshallLancaster
. Lancaster talks about some of the changes we’ll see for Chris in Ashes, not least a little bit more confidence and a possible relationship. I just got to see the first episode of Ashes to Ashes and I [...] Read more:Actor
Caprica is Greenlit for Production 2008-03-19 11:45:42 Good news for Battlestar Galactica fans. Scifi.com reports that the on-again, off-again spin off series of Galactica, Caprica, has finally been given the greenlight by the Sci-Fi Channel. Set 50 years prior to Battlestar Galactoica, Caprica will follow two rival families, the Adamas and the Greystoness, and new technology that eventually becomes the cylons.
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Hugo Nominees Announced 2008-03-22 11:50:19 The nominees for this year’s Hugo Awards have been anounced. The Hugo Awards serve consistently both as a resource list of what to check out in the genre and a point of controversy (at this point, it seems like almost every SF/F award is a point of controversy) usually about the lack of representation of [...]
Tamora Pierce GoH at Terminus 2008 2008-03-22 11:05:44 Terminus 2008, has announced two of its Guests of Honor, Cheryl Klein, U.S. Continuity Editor for the Harry Potter series and Tamora Pierce
, New York Times-bestselling author of YA fantasy books. Terminus does Gust of Honor events differently from other cons, in that they don’t include keynote addresses in the con fee, so only people [...]
Robot Aliens Most Likely 2008-04-07 15:28:22 This article from MSN.com explores the possibilities that alien lifeforms making contact with Earth will more than likely be at least partially robotic as well as biological, like Six on “Battlestar Galactica.” The idea is put forth, essentially, that other Earth-like planets in the universe could be up to 50,000 years older than Earth itself, thus [...] Read more:Robot
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Charlton Heston (1924-2008) 2008-04-07 09:47:22 I’m a little slow on the draw here, but I had to throw in my two cents about the sad news of Charlton
Heston’s passing. The news was especially disappointing to me because Heston is partially responsible for my love of sci-fi. My older brother is really responsible for introducing me to the wonderful world of science fiction [...]
“Fanboys” Scribe to produce “Thundercade” 2008-04-09 12:08:05 Ernie Cline, the co-writer of the controversial movie, “Fanboys,” has just sold a spec script entitled “Thundercade” to Lakeshore Entertainment. The story centers around an adult video game phenom who embarks on a journey with his best friend to reclaim a record which has recently been broken by a younger gamer. Cline says he was inspired [...] Read more:Scribe
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Tricia Helfer Signs With Fox 2008-04-09 11:32:32 Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer has signed a one-year holding contract to develop a project with Fox. Fox’s casting execs were impressed by Helfer’s performance in last year’s drama pilot “Them,” as well as the indie film “Walk All Over Me” which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. The project will more than likely be some kind of [...]
Moore on “Virtuality” 2008-04-14 20:32:45 Ronald D. Moore
of “Battlestar Galactica” fame has been announced as a writer and producer for Fox’s upcoming back-door pilot, “Virtuality.” The two-hour special will be produced by Universal, however NBC passed on the concept, considered “too sci-fi” for the network. The plot involves the 12-member crew of Phaeton, Earth’s first starship, which is equipped with a virtual [...]
Sexton to Pen “Timecrimes” 2008-04-14 10:25:46 Timothy J. Sexton, the writer behind “Children of Men,” has been tapped by United Artists to script “Timecrimes,” the story about a detective who travels back in time half an hour to stop a crime. The film is being adapted from Nacho Vigalondo’s Spanish-language noir thriller entitled “Los Chronocrimenes,” which played at Sundance this January.
I’m all about sci-fi noir thrillers. Unfortunately, from [...]
Sarah Connor Chronicles Renewed 2008-04-21 12:47:08 Fox has renewed “Terminator: The SarahConnor
Chronicles” for a second season. The show averaged 10.5 million viewers per episode in its first season, making it the most successful new scripted series among adults aged 18-49. Fox has ordered the 13 episodes for the next season, which says that they are still being cautious with the “Terminator” [...] Read more:Sarah Connor
Sony Delays “Home” Again 2008-04-22 10:51:52 PlayStation 3 users have been waiting for Sony
to launch “Home” second-life service for just over a year, but now the console giant is asking for a little more time. The proposed service is an expansion of Sony’s existing PlayStation Network, where users can interact over an ISP. “Home” will allow users to create an avatar with [...] Read more:Delays
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“Black Panther” Cartoon 2008-04-22 09:40:57 BET announced this week that they will be producing a “BlackPanther
” animated series, based on the Marvel hero, for the first quarter of 2009. The Black Panther is a title bestowed upon the king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, a constitutional monarchy rich in the fictional metal, Vibranium (one of the elements in [...] Read more:Cartoon
Amok Time Indeed 2008-04-27 16:13:42 Oh yeah, you thought those homo-erotic fanfic pairings were confined to usenet… ha! Suckers.
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‘Resurrection’ To Be Adapted 2008-04-29 08:23:04 Oni Press’ “Resurrection
” has been optioned by Universal to be adapted into a film. The comic, by Marc Guggenheim and Dave Dumeer, focuses on how a group of survivors following the defeat of an alien invasion set about rebuilding society. The series is currently on its fourth issue. Scott Stuber, currently working on “The Wolf [...]
WiFi Watch 2008-04-30 08:55:26 Do you hate going into a coffee shop, opening your laptop, and booting it only to find the supposedly free WiFi
is crap? I do too. Fortunately they’ve taken WiFi detectors and stuck them inside watches, so you can check to make sure before you go to all that trouble. You can also use it to [...]
MPAA Agrees Pirates Go To Movies 2008-04-29 22:35:22 Dan Glickman, head of the Motion Picture Association of America, acknowledged on Monday that people who illegally download movies are also the people who go to movie theaters to see movies. While the MPAA and most major studios have charged for years that illegal downloading has cut into theater attendance, Glickman said to the National [...] Read more:Pirates
Simpsons Director Finds A ‘Pet’ 2008-05-01 13:21:16 David Silverman, who directed last year’s “The Simpsons
Movie,” will be working on a Disney live-action family science fiction comedy called “Pet.” Producers include Scott Rudin and Mark Roybal (”No Country For Old Men”), as well as Craig Perry (”Cats & Dogs”) and Sheila Hanahan Taylor (”Final Destination 3″). The film is about an average human [...] Read more:Director
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