Sci-Fi Storm

The upcoming Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica might not be shown on Syfy until 2010, but the pilot movie can be seen a lot sooner on DVD, [sfs=922]which will be available on April 21st[/sfs]. Fortunately since I will be on vacation next week I’ve had the chance to review it already…Read More for the review, and you can also see the press release from our previous article.

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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince will open a couple days earlier than planned, opening on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009, in line with previous summer releases for the series.

Richard Dean Anderson (General Jack O’Neill), Amanda Tapping (Colonel Samantha Carter), Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson) and Gary Jones (Chief Master Sergeant Walter Harriman) will reprise their roles in a guest appearances (it is unclear if they are in the same episode or not) in the upcoming Stargate Universe. Also mentioned as a Stargate alum is actor Christopher McDonald, but I am not aware of him making an appearance on either of the previous shows…

ComingSoon.net is reporting that Star Trek will open early – without having to wait for the midnight showings. Apparently the movie will open at least on some screens at 7pm on May 7th – although May 8th is still the official date.

I’ve managed to watch the new episodes of Doctor Who, “Planet Of The Dead” and Red Dwarf, “Back To Earth”, so I thought I’d throw together a review. Read More for some insights…

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Finally…the BBC has finally nailed down the broadcast day and time of the next Doctor Who special episode – now dubbed the Easter Special, but titled “Planet Of The Dead” – on BBC One and BBC HD on Saturday, April 11th at 6:45pm BST. No idea on a U.S. broadcast at this time.

Liam Neeson (in his first signing since the death of his actress wife, Natasha Richardson) will play Zeus, and Ralph Fiennes will play Hades in the upcoming remake of Clash Of The Titans. Hades did not appear in the original movie, but in this one he plots to take over Olympus…

Joss Whedon’s fans were probably already a little leery about doing another show with Fox…and there may be reason. With the ratings seemingly on the increase, Fox will apparently not air the 13th episode, already shot and titled “Omega”, instead ending the season on May 8th with the 12th episode, “Epitaph One”. Various theories are in play, and everyone seems to be insisting that the show has not been canceled – but networks don’t seem to like saying that word even when its true…Update 4/10: Consulting producer Tim Minear clarifies a bit – Fox’s TV order ended with the 12th episode, because the original pilot was scrapped. However, a 13th episode was required for DVD contract fulfillment, so “Epitaph One” was filmed as a standalone episode for the DVD. Don’t know why Fox wouldn’t air that at some point as well – but I can also see holding it until AFTER the DVD release…

D&D co-creator Dave Arneson, who along with Gary Gygax (who passed away 13 months ago) created Dungeons and Dragons, passed away Tuesday peacefully. Another d20 roll in his honor.

Leonard Nimoy, who has been making the rounds for the upcoming Star Trek remake, will appear in another Orci/Kurtzman collab effort – Fringe. Nimoy will guest star on the season ender as the mysterious William Bell, the former lab partner of Walter Bishop at Harvard and the founder of Massive Dynamic.