Sci-Fi Storm

Apparently not only were the fans disappointed with the Enteprise finale (and more than a few with the series as a whole, although I personally liked it) – so was Jonathan Frakes, who reprised his Star Trek: The Next Generation role of Commander William Riker, along side his co-star Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi). If you remember, the finale basically put the whole series as a holodeck recreation of historical records of the first ship named Enterprise, being watched by Riker and Troi.

At Central Canada Comic-Con during a Q&A session, someone asked what it was like to be the “guy who wrapped up the whole episodic Star Trek series”.

“They said it would be a Valentine to the fans, but all of it ended up doing I think was hurting Scott Bakula’s feelings,” he said. “He was such a gentleman about it and I said to Scott this is weird for me to be on your show and your show is being taken off before it should be taken off and he was such a gentleman about it and said ‘No, glad you’re here’ so it was awkward on all accounts, except with working with Marina again which is always lovely. But I wasn’t crazy about it. And it was so thinly connected, I thought too. Thanks for bringing up such an unpleasant memory.”

In case you are missing it, Real Life Comics is doing a Stargate SG-1 themed thread, which you can start reading from here (there are a couple interstitial comics not related to the thread as well). Real Life, done by Greg Dean, is a long running web comic with gaming and sci-fi fan elements while tracking the real life and friends of the artist.

Here is a neat video – when Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner stepped down from producing Doctor Who at the end of David Tennant’s run as the Doctor, Tennant, Catherine Tate and John Barrowman said – or rather sang – their goodbyes to the pair, with a song about how the two brought back the series and overcame so many obstacles…

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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, director Ron Howard discussed his upcoming Formula One racing-based movie Rush, but also discussed a bit about the state of The Dark Tower: “We are continuing to work on the script to find ways to make the budget more manageable and still deliver the work in a way that the project deserves,” he said. “We were always racing and fast-tracking the project, so I always wince when I see something written about it and there’s a release date in there. These kinds of projects often take years to come together in the right ways. But I am in love with the material, and the minute it can come together in the right way, I am fully committed to it.”

Not sure how this goes along with the related TV series reportedly finding a network – hopefully we will get more clarity soon – but Howard certainly seems committed to bringing it to the screen.

As Henry and Magnus are discussing some peculiar behavior happening recently, Magnus feels something strange is happening and it’s really big. Suddenly the lights begin to flicker and alarms sound as everyone is told to evacuate. Henry and Magnus want to investigate before exiting, but security warns them they must leave. You’ll certainly want to watch what happens next. Be sure to watch the clip and tune in this Friday at 10/9c to see just what’s taking over the building and why they have to run for safety.
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Pretty much as expected, Matt Smith countered last week’s rumor he was leaving Doctor Who after the next series (which suddenly exploded earlier this week with various sites saying he “confirmed” it, referencing the same report). I love playing this role, and I don’t want to give it up anytime soon,” he said. “I feel very lucky. In the current climate for actors, I’d never say, ‘This is too much’ – quite the opposite, in fact. I’d say, ‘Bring it on’.”

Again, it looks like more was read into his earlier statement than was intended. Still, it doesn’t mean that he’s under contract any longer than the next series either, so the future remains unclear…

Former The View and Today host Meredith Vieira is a guest on tonight’s Ghost Hunters, which airs at 9/8c on Syfy…while you wait, check out this clip with Meredith talking about believing in ghosts and being part of the investigation…

The off-and-on The Dark Tower project, based on the Stephen King book series, may have found a home for the TV portion of the multi-media production, according to an interview that Brian Grazer gave to MTV News. Reportedly going through a budget-slimming process after Universal balked at the price tag for a “3 movie and 2 TV series” plan (Grazer says they’ve already cut $45 million), at least the TV portion may land at HBO. “We’re going to do [‘The Dark Tower’] with HBO,” according to Grazer. “We’ll do the TV with HBO, and we’ll do the movie with… to be determined. We’ll do it right.”

No confirmation has come from HBO yet, but given that HBO greenlighted the ambitious Game of Thrones to excellent results, perhaps they can see the benefits beyond the risks. Meanwhile, Deadline reports that there is no deal actually in place.

Told you zombies were all the rage…AMC’s super-hit The Walking Dead has already been renewed for a third season, after only the second episode of the second season has aired.

We’ll see if they decide to fire anybody at the last minute this time 🙂

Henry and Will are looking for yet another abnormal, and have their guns out in front of them. That quickly changes to retreating while firing when they see what they’re trying to catch. Will is able to calm it down and gets it to retreat, but not after Henry is knocked against the wall and caught in some electric sparks. Be sure to watch the clip and tune in this Friday at 10/9c to see if Henry can join Will to minimize the damage.

“How many fingers?” “Tuesday.” “He’s going to be fine…”