Sci-Fi Storm

Is it mid-season already?

Rush, Colonel Young and the team debate chasing a distant energy signature into an area outside of the course mapped out by Destiny. Rush wants to investigate but it’s a day’s journey FTL to get there and Park, Eli, Dale and Brody question the wisdom of pursuing an energy signature so far off course from Destiny’s mission, not to mention the fact that the crew has had less than pleasant experiences with other alien life forms. What’s the source of this energy signature? Does the crew encounter more hostile aliens?

“Resurgence” airs Tuesday, November 30th, at 9PM ET/7PM CT.
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Walt Disney Pictures and Imagemovers Digital are releasing the animated motion-capture feature Mars Needs Moms, based on the illustrated book by Berkeley Breathed (Pulitzer Prize winner for the comic strip Bloom County) on March 11th, 2011, and features the talents of Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon and Joan Cusack, and is directed by Simon Wells, who also shares the screenplay credits with Wendy Wells. The movie is produced by the team of Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, and Steven Boyd.
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The Doctor may be 907 years old (give or take – continuity is a problem with time travel…), but his show is 47 years old today. The very first episode of Doctor Who, “An Unearthly Child”, aired on the BBC on November 23rd, 1963 at 5:15PM GMT, running continuously for 26 years, [sfs=1083]a TV movie in 1996[/sfs], and has since been revived with 5 more series and several TV movies. What would be an appropriate drink to toast the Doctor?

So it appears that the Stargate: Resistance game was not as immune after all to the fallout from the Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment bankruptcy and losing the license. According to the official web site (via Gateworld), Cheyenne can no longer sell the game – which was an online-only game. They will, however, continue access to those who already purchased the game through January 15th, 2011. But in reading the Gateworld article, things are far from clear of the overall state of things in general…

Syfy has set the premiere dates for their version of Being Human as well as some new and returning series and movies. All times are Eastern Standard Time:

Series:
Ghost Hunters International: January 5th, 10PM

Merlin: January 7th, 10PM – Third season premiere.

Being Human: January 17th, 9PM – The U.S. version of the popular British show

Face Off: January 26th, 10PM – A challenge competition between special effects makeup artists. Think “Food Network Challenge” meets prosthetics.

In addition, the return of Ghost Hunters and the debut of Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen will occur in February, and Destination Truth will return in March.

Movies:
Behemoth: January 15th, 9PM – Scientists discover a giant creature under the Earth that is wrapped around the entire planet. When the creature wakes all grumpy, it causes worldwide destruction. Starring Ed Quinn (Nathan Stark, Eureka).

Mega Python Vs Gatoroid: January 29th, 9PM – Come on, admit it – you’ve been waiting for this. Debbie Gibson vs. Tiffany. Oh, and something about giant swamp creatures in the Everglades.

Dr. Magnus scans a deserted building with Kate and Will, and creepiness seems to lurk around every corner. They meet up to discuss next steps and come to the conclusion they should probably leave and come back with a bigger team to investigate deeper into the mysteries that appear evident. As they’re leaving, Dr. Magnus appears to get stuck behind and can’t open the door while she sees Will and Kate venturing off.

“Breach” airs on Friday, November 26th, at 10PM EST/9PM CST.
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Back in April I did a “live review” of Avatar on Blu-ray when the original version came out. Now there is an all new Blu-raw version, the [sfs=1069]Extended Collector’s Edition[/sfs] (also on [sfs=1070]DVD[/sfs], which not only includes the original theatrical release, but two more – the Special Edition re-release that includes 8 additional minutes, but a new extended cut with 16 additional minutes. And that’s just the first disc. There are two more discs chock full of extras that bring you into the creation of Pandora and the Na’vi.

“I told our team — let’s do the ultimate box set of Avatar, with everything in it the fans could possibly want. There’s an extended length cut that’s sixteen minutes longer, plus documentaries, behind the scenes featurettes, artwork and over 45 minutes of deleted scenes. Everything worth putting into a special edition is in this set,” said James Cameron.
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Here is a little mini-review from my first viewing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 – I’d like to see it again before doing a full review.
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The 1996 Doctor Who TV movie (a.k.a. “The Enemy Within”), a joint effort between the BBC and Fox to revive the series starring Paul McGann, will [sfs=1083]finally get a Special Edition DVD release[/sfs] on February 8th, 2011. the movie follows the Doctor in San Francisco after his regeneration due to a gunshot wound, where he meets up with Dr. Grace Holloway (Daphne Ashbrook), and pursues the Master (Eric Roberts), who has once again cheated death.

Alas, the movie created more questions and inconsistencies and didn’t really spawn the hoped for revival, but it has been absorbed into the accepted canon, earning McGann his status as the Eighth Doctor in the pantheon, and it did keep the Doctor on the minds of fans until the far more successful BBC attempt.

Here is the trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, “A Christmas Carol”: