I’ve been talking with Steve Gillmor on and off for a few months about doing podcasts with him in various formats. Last week he invited me to participate in the Gillmor Gang along with the usual crowd, and I had a terrific time.
Steve and I also recorded a two part podcast for his Gillmor […]
With Stargate SG-1 on the verge of becoming the longest-running American sci-fi TV show ever, it seems about time that someone took a crack at turning it into a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for PCs.
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An anonymous reader writes to tell us LiveScience is reporting that Archaeologists may have found the oldest remains of slaves brought from Africa to the New World. From the article: “The African origin of the slaves was determined by studying a chemical in their tooth enamel that reveals plant and rock types of their native land. The chemical enters the body through the food chain as nutrients pass from bedrock through soil and water to plants and animals. It is an indelible signature of birthplace, the researchers said, because it can be directly linked to the bedrock of specific locales.”
Zack Snyder, director of the film version of Frank Miller’s stylized graphic novel 300, told SCI FI Wire that the filmmakers found a way to add a touch of fantasy to the tale, based on the true story of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
Director Martin Campbell, who began production this week on the upcoming James Bond adventure Casino Royale, told SCI FI Wire that he doesn’t feel as if he’s reinventing the 007 franchise so much as going back to its roots.
SF author William C. Dietz told SCI FI Wire that he recently signed a new two-book deal with Ace for two new novels in his Legion of the Damned series.
The Jim Henson Co. has set Genndy Tartakovsky to direct Power of the Dark Crystal, sequel to the 1982 fantasy film The Dark Crystal, Variety reported.
Veronica Mars’ Kristen Bell, Jay Baruchel, Chris Marquette and Sam Huntington are in final negotiations to play Star Wars geeks in Fanboys, a comedic drama that Kevin Spacey’s Trigger Street is producing for the Weinstein Co., according to The Hollywood Reporter.
For all the crap the Coach takes for his role as the heel color commentator, every once in a while, he’ll drop a scripted or unscripted line so that it forces the viewer to pause and brainstorm any possible rebuttal from Joey Styles. “The reason why people cheer for Chavo is out of sympathy, not because of his athletic ability,” Coach said. The succeeding pregnant pause before Joey stammered through a hand-fed babyface announcer response was an unmistakable concession that Chavo is no Eddie.
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Reuters - Fresh off star Kiefer
Sutherland's win the night before at the SAG Awards, Fox's "24"
on Monday racked up double-digit ratings gains compared with
last year.
Reuters - A&E soared Monday on the
wings of the original movie “Flight 93,” scoring the
highest-rated program in the 22-year history of the network.