Sci-Fi Storm

From the synopsis: Set in the 22nd century, a hundred years before James T. Kirk helmed the famous starship of the same name, ENTERPRISE takes place in an era when interstellar travel is still in its infancy. Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) has assembled a crew of brave explorers to chart the galaxy on a revolutionary spacecraft: Enterprise NX-01. As the first human beings to venture into deep space, these pioneers will experience the wonder and mystery of the final frontier as they seek out new life and new civilizations. Season 1 comes out May 3rd. Here is an image of the cool case.

As I come up with ideas to improve the site, (and yes, I will get back to work at the software at some point), one idea seems pretty cool, but I’m not sure of how useful it would be. I’m in love with BitTorrent – the protocol, not the fact that I can download pretty much anything, legal or not. This may be more interesting to content providers for trailers, etc., but is there interest in a BitTorrent tracker for legitimate, legal downloads of SF media?

Rob Reese writes “Amnesia Wars presents: Keanu Reeves Saves the Universe is a twisted, bawdy, silly, romp through your favorite science fiction tales where time isn’t the only thing that’s warped! This raucous, irreverent satire illegally marries Star Trek, Star Wars, and The Matrix to Laugh-In, South Park, and The Marx Brothers. Following a COMPLETELY SOLD OUT run in 2004 at the Peoples Improv Theater, K.R.S.T.U. will re-open for a limited run in spring of 2005.” Read More for the full announcement. I don’t think it’s an April Fool’s joke, and I’m too tired to come up with my own…read Slashdot for that.

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Amazon.com has started to take pre-orders for “But in Purple, I’m Stunning… : The Babylon 5 Quote Book”, which is a collection of favorite quotes from the series and the stories that go with them, plus the full script to the finale “Sleeping in Light” and a complete chronology for the series, including printed materials.

I thought I had posted this before but apparently not. The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame has announced the 2005 inductees for the Hall of Fame. Steven Spielberg (Film, Television and Media), Philip K. Dick (Literature), Chesley Bonestell (Art), Ray Harryhausen (Open) will be inducted in a ceremony on May 6th. This is the first induction since the Hall of Fame moved to the Museum, which opened last year.

The nominees for the 2005 Hugo awards have been announced. Follow the link for the complete list. This years Worldcon will be in Glasgow, Scotland on August 4th-8th.

Andre Norton, best known for the massive Witch World series of novels and the first woman to receive SFWA’s Grand Master award in 1977, passed away Thursday from congestive heart failure at her home near Nashville at the age of 93.

A year and a day after I first posted about the possibility, Lord of the Rings: The Musical has been announced to open in Toronto in Match 2006, and then head to London after six months. Writing the music is Bollywood composer A.R. Rahman, who created “Bombay Dreams”. Producers also said that they are planning to go back to the books and not simply duplicate Peter Jackson’s films. Perhaps that means we’ll finally see Tom Bombadil? After all, he sings…

Ever hear how movie studios brag about how much their movies make, but the people who have stake in the profits never seen to see a dime because they always lose money? Looks like a form of it has hit the Lord of the Rings franchise. Peter Jackson and his Wingnut Films, Ltd. have filed suit against New Line Cinema, alleging among other things that New Line engaged in “self-dealing” with New Line affiliates, which charged more than what could be obtained from other companies. THe suit only concerns the first film.

dugh writes “SciFi Channel is doing a bold thing and releasing the full first episode of the new Battlestar Galactica series, including deleted scenes. This is very cool. I only wish they hadn’t done it with Realplayer (yeah, I’m prejudiced).”