Sci-Fi Storm

In the next all-new episode of Being Human, Josh spends a little more time around the hospital trying to get to know his patients. He’s confronted in the hallway about why he would take interest in someone even on his day off. He responds to the nagging nurse with a touch of sarcasm and can walk away with a grin knowing he had the last word. Be sure to watch the clip and tune in on Monday at 9/8c on Syfy to see if Josh’s relationship with the nagging nurse is appeased, or if he lives another day to get yet another one-liner in on his assailant.

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EW has an exclusive trailer for the upcoming Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars video game, the latest in the popular Lego video game franchise. I’ve liked the [asin=B000R39GGE]Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga[/asin] above the rest (except perhaps for the more recent [asin=B002BRZ712]Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4[/asin] – undecided between the two right now), and with a Clone Wars fan kid and the Clone Wars voice artists providing their voices – or at least their grunts – to the game, this could be real fun! The game will be released on March 22nd for the [asin=B0037UCT0O]Nintendo Wii[/asin], [asin=B0037UCTCW]XBox 360[/asin], [asin=B0037UCT7C]Sony Playstation 3[/asin], [asin=B0037UCSJG]PC DVD-ROM[/asin], [asin=B0037UCSUU]Sony PSP[/asin] and [asin=B0037UCSQ4]Nintendo DS[/asin].

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 will finally hit the streets in Blu-ray and DVD on April 15th, and you can pre-order from [aml] now (and support us too)! There will be a [sfs=1103]3-Disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack[/sfs], plus regular [sfs=1105]Blu-ray[/sfs] and [sfs=1106]DVD[/sfs] releases. Still haven’t started your Harry Potter disc set? You can catch up fast for one price for all 7 movies in a [sfs=967]Blu-ray[/sfs] and [sfs=968]DVD[/sfs] gift sets.

Just a reminder that the DVD release of the Doctor Who 1996 TV movie (aka “The Enemy Within”) hits the streets tomorrow – [sfs=1083]order now[/sfs] if you haven’t already! Also released is the classic Third Doctor episode [sfs=1084]”The Mutants”[/sfs], and next week sees the release of the Eleventh Doctor holiday special, “A Christmas Carol”, on both [sfs=1092]Blu-ray[/sfs] and [sfs=1093]DVD[/sfs].

Also added to the list with a May 10th release date, the classic Third Doctor episodes [sfs=1101]”Terror Of The Autons”[/sfs] and [sfs=1102]”Planet Of The Spiders”[/sfs] – Pertwee’s final episode.

In the next all-new episode of Merlin, Arthur leads Merlin through the Valley of the Fallen Kings in order to find a hide-away. Arthur claims they will never be followed in after Merlin prods about whether or not the valley is cursed. Arthur’s response doesn’t sit well with Merlin and they are quickly trying to lead their pursuers off their trail once again. Watch the clip to find out if Arthur and Merlin can dodge a battle and tune in Friday at 10/9c on Syfy.

We haven’t heard anything in a while since Paul Greengrass left the project, but James Cameron’s Fantastic Voyage remake finally has a new director: Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum). And surprise! It’s going to be 3D…it’s been about nine years since Cameron got his hands on the project…

Star Wars Weekends, an annual four-weekend-long event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, will start May 20th this year – coinciding with the relaunch of Star Tours. The announcement was rather late this year, perhaps due to the Star Tours updates and wanting to make sure it would open in time.

More details about guests are yet to be revealed, but Anthony Daniels will appear for the first two weekends, and Ashley Eckstein (the voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and founder of Her Universe, and former DHS parade cast member) once again returns for all 4 weeks and will host the “Clone Wars: Behind The Force” sessions. Feel free to message me on Twitter (@scifistorm) for more details as information is released.

Star Wars Weekends is a fun time for fans…there are plenty of meet and greets with the characters in costume, some of which also float around (the bounty hunters can be especially menacing) and the shows are entertaining. Read our 2009 SWW report for a quick idea of what it is like.

The update to Star Tours is very significant as well. A new projection system is being used (reportedly 3D but this hasn’t been 100% confirmed), and feature a “variable” ride experience – that is, there will be a number of scenes that will randomly be selected for each ride, with a reported 54 possible variations. George Lucas recently got a preview, and reportedly gave it a thumbs up.

From the updated press release:

Directed by Jason Connery — Sean Connery’s son — Area 51 premieres Saturday, February 26, at 9PM (ET/PT). In the movie, the Air Force decides to allow a few reporters into the most secretive base on the planet, Area 51, but the visit turns into violent mayhem when one of the captive aliens leads an escape. Area 51 stars Bruce Boxleitner (Tron: Legacy, Babylon 5), John Shea (Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman, Mutant X) and Jason London (Dazed and Confused, MonsterWolf). A production of After Dark Films.

Syfy has been busy today. Two more TV movies were announced to air in February. Iron Invader, featuring Nicole De Boer (Dead Zone, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Cube), Kavan Smith (Eureka, Stargate: Atlantis) and Donnelly Rhodes (Battlestar Galactica). Antipodal already has a good write-up and a preview, and it airs February 12th.

The second, Area 51, doesn’t have much information yet, but stars Bruce Boxleitner (Tron, Babylon 5) and is directed by Jason Connery (son of Sean Connery), and is scheduled for February 26th.

Players can get into the open beta for the upcoming browser-based MMO Battlestar Galactica Online starting February 8th by visiting Syfy.com and Syfy.co.uk, for a one week period. Also available to players only at Syfy.com – and international Syfy Universal websites – are a frakkin’ awesome set of Syfy-inspired Viper and Raider designs, which players can choose to represent them in the on-going battle between the Colonial and Cylon fleets.
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