Archive for February 23rd, 2010
Fox to adapt Fourth Realm trilogy
by Doc on Feb.23, 2010, under Books, Television
The Fourth Realm trilogy, written by John Twelve Hawks and deal with parallel universes, secret organizations and population control, has been optioned by Fox for adaptation into a movie, with Alex Tse (Watchmen) adapting the screenplay and Gil Netter (The Blind Side) and Andrew Tennenbaum (The Bourne Identity) producing. Can anyone provide a good overview or even better a review of the books?
Doctor Who synthesizer for sale on eBay
by Doc on Feb.23, 2010, under Television
Interested in a more unusual piece of Doctor Who history? How about the EMS VCS3 synthesizer used by John Baker at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to update the Doctor Who theme song in the 70s? You can find it on eBay, with the current high bid of £3,877.00 (about $6000 right now).
When Imagination Was King
by TheThunderChild on Feb.23, 2010, under Conventions
The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is taking place this year in Maryland from Sept 23-25. Mark Goddard from Lost in Space will be one of the many guests, and there will be lots of science fiction stuff on the menu.
To check out videos from previous conventions (a radio re-enactment of a sci fi ep, and Martin Grams Jr. giving a talk on the Twilight Zone) check out: http://dailyspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/theater-of-mind-old-time-radio-at-2010.html