Sci-Fi Storm

Both ABC and the WB are expected to pick up several series: ABC will take Invasion (“a spooky thriller about strange goings-on in a Florida town after a hurricane”) and a remake of The Night Stalker, while the WB takes on Supernatural, about two brothers seeking the otherworldly.

July 15th will mark the return of the SCI FI Channel’s big three – Stargate: SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Battlestar Galactica. One cast change I hadn’t heard before: Jason Momoa (Baywatch, North Shore) is joining the cast of Atlantis – no details, but IMDB lists him as “Ronan Dex”. Also in the announcement is the new reality show Master Blasters starting July 27th, which sounds like a rocket-specific version of Scrap Heap/Junkyard Wars, and the return of Ghost Hunters and Tripping the Rift (With Carmen Electra replacing Gina Gershon as Six).

For our Canadian readers (we have some I hope :): In anticipation of Fox & Lucasfilm’s final installment in the Star Wars Saga, HASBRO CANADA & www.CANUCKZILLA.com bring you the “Have your REVENGE!” Star Wars contest!

Every single day, www.CanuckZilla.com is bringing Canadians new and entertaining news and reviews of “Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith” products and events. From real working Lightsabre’s to classic boardgames and action figure collectibles, if it’s SITH, it’s on CanuckZilla! To celebrate the SITH movie and CanuckZilla’s Star Wars page, HASBRO CANADA has decided to give our readers an opportunity to save some money and WIN some of the coolest Star Wars collectibles released! Read More for the whole thing.

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Blacklight Kabuki writes ” “Rex-X and the city of the Amazon Women” is a continuing online story series on the Blacklight Kabuki website. A 60s style campy tale of a former late 21st century dictator who awakens 500 years in the future to discover earth conquered by an alien force who have mutated the human male gender into mindless slugs. A cult quickly forms around his return as he struggles with his tyrannical madness of the past.
Rex-X is illustrated with digitally enhanced photographs shot under blacklight.

Http://rexstories.tripod.com/
http://blacklightkabuki1.tripod.com“

A writer at Forbes.com made me aware of an article on when Lucas creates a stinker: Every farm boy can’t be a Jedi, and every Star Wars creation can’t be a winner. With just a few days left before the big premiere of the last chapter in George Lucas?s opus, Forbes.com takes a trip into the recesses of a galaxy far far away to find the things that failed. Not all the movies have been masterpieces of modern cinema, but compared with 1978’s “Star Wars Holiday Special? –which features an off-key Carrie Fisher singing to a band of cloaked Wookies– well, they?re practically Citizen Kane. (And yes, we have video of the special!)

A E Greco writes “CoMers Episode 7: Guests is finally live.
For those who have been following the series you can go straight to the newest episode by clicking here:
http://www.comerstheseries.com/episode07.html

A brief synopsis for those who are new to the CoMers Series:

2351 AD. 168 years ago, the First Solar War ended. Amidst a background of political turmoil and planetary conquest, the Reunification Wars begin. An animated sci-fi saga.

you can view all episodes here:
http://www.comerstheseries.com/episodes.shtml“

The innovative series Quantum Leap really hit its stride in its third season, producing a number of excellent episodes along with some interesting twists – and it start’s with Sam leaping in to himself as a boy – and can he change his own past? Quantum Leap Season 3 [sfs=522]hits the streets Tuesday[/sfs].

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While not my normal fare for this site, I had the opportunity to see a pre-release review copy of th Michael Keaton movie White Noise, a supernatural thriller based on the paranormal science of Electronic Voice Phenomenon, or EVP. White Noise goes on sale May 17th. You can also visit the official site, and even send someone your own creepy EVP message. Updated 5/10: Another official web site with some good use of Flash is here.

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Farscape twosome Claudia Black and Ben Browder talk about their roles on the upcoming season of Stargate SG-1, but thusfar they have not had a scene together. Black is reprising her role of Vala for the first six episodes, making Dr. Jackson’s life “a misery.” Browder is joining the regular cast as a new member of SG-1, Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell. The new season will begin in July on the SCI FI Channel.

A humorous article on howstuffworks gets in to How Lightsabers Work. Not really the technobabble article I was expecting, but more of a “Owner’s Manual” approach. Technically, I envisioned them as a glowing variation of Larry Niven’s variable sword.