Sci-Fi Storm

Steve Jordan writes “”Berserker,” the next novel from Steve Jordan, will be released on November 14th on his site, www.SteveJordanBooks.com. From the book description:

“Carolyn Kestral, discharged Galarchy Ranger, begins her new life as a freighter captain and collects a small crew. But there is a question of whether the Berserker virus that forced her Ranger discharge is still capable of being activated and turning her into a deadly human weapon. If it is merely dormant, will it be set off by a clandestine first run and a dangerous run-in with the Spiders in deep space? Will her crew stick around long enough to find out?”

Following the successful and critically lauded release of “Robin,” Steve Jordan is continuing to offer his books according to the Right Brane e-Book model, selling at a low price and without Digital Rights Management (DRM) limitations, to demonstrate his trust in the market and his customers. For more information, or to purchase a Steve Jordan novel, go to www.SteveJordanBooks.com.”

The Doctor’s other favorite nemesis are making a return. The Cybermen will appear in the upcoming second series of the revived Doctor Who, and they’ve gotten a makeover. Check it out. Doctor Who will return first with “The Christmas Invasion” on Christmas Day on BBC One. Still no word on DVDs or a network in the States.

First, oh, my: The more talented geeks at MIT are doing a Star Wars Trilogy musical (probably to coincide with the exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Science); the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies is undergoing a massive revamp, never heard of in the MMORPG realm, including the removing of classes; and the combined sales of the Episode III DVD and Star Wars: Battlefront II game (PC CD-ROM/PC DVD-ROM/PS/2/XBOX) reached $210 million in the first week.

Didn’t even know this was in the works: Fox has committed to a pilot for the tentatively-titled The Sarah Connors Chronicles, based on the character played by Linda Hamilton in the first two Terminator movies, following her and her son John. Hamilton is not expected to be involved, nor is Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Included is a mention of a possible 4th movie, as perhaps the start of another trilogy.

Serenity, the Firefly movie, will come out on DVD in Widescreen and Fullscreen versions on December 20th – just right for a stocking stuffer for your favorite Browncoat. This is a fairly fast turnaround for a DVD, but with only $25 million domestic receipts, they want to capitalize while its still fresh in people’s minds – and sometimes DVD sales far outweigh tickets…this release means Firefly deserves its own section in the Sci-Fi TV Store.

OK, I don’t know who would actually buy this – if you wanted them on DVD, you probably already have at least some of them – but if you don’t and you have $2500 (current Amazon price, subject to change) to spend, you can get all 5 series and all 10 Special Edition movies for one price!!! For less shock to your wallet, you can get the complete Enterprise series. Hmm…if just a couple people buy through my links, I can finally get this server upgraded…

The trailer for Peter Jackson’s King Kong his theaters tonight, attached to showings of Jarhead. The movie itself comes out December 14th.

For shame: The Season 8 Box Set of Stargate SG-1 came out last month, and I never realized it – my review supplier seems to have failed me there. Also, Season 1 of Stargate Atlantis is out on November 15th. In addition, the complete series of Nowhere Man will be out December 27th.

Michael Piller, who wrote and produced for Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager and co-created The Dead Zone, passed away early this morning at the age of 57 after a long battle with cancer.

A couple of endings occur this Tuesday: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith concludes the Star Wars Saga it what is generally considered the best of the prequel trilogy. Also timed to coincide with the release is the game Star Wars: Battlefront II, the sequel to the most popular SW game title to date, available for PC CD-ROM, PC DVD-ROM, PS/2, and XBOX. Finally, Star Trek: Enterprise comes to its conclusion with the release of Season 4.