Sci-Fi Storm

Just a reminder: Season 3 of Eureka starts tonight at 9PM ET on the Sci Fi Channel with the first of 8 consecutive episodes…the remaining 13 will be held over until 2009 (don’t you just love SFC’s schedule?). While waiting, you can read what Ed Quinn (Nathan Stark) is saying about Season 3.

The upcoming BBC1 series Merlin got some more cast today, with the announcement of John Hurt (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as the voice of the Great Dragon), Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman, as Nimueh), and Santiago Cabrera (Heroes, as Lancelot). Previously announced cast include Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as King Uther Pendragon and newcomer Colin Morgan (Jethro on the recent Doctor Who episode “Midnight”) as the young Merlin. The show debuts on BBC1 in September, while NBC will air the series in the U.S. sometime this winter.

Joss Whedon, currently working on new Fox series Dollhouse, is shooting a new pilot to act as an introduction to the show. Fox is the same network that mucked with the episode order of Whedon’s Firefly, and then canceled the show, which makes this eerily similar. And something similar happened with JMS’ Crusade due to TNT, and it lasted even fewer episodes. However, he is on board with it. “Having been through this I should know I need to deliver a way to get into a story.”

The Sci Fi Channel’s tentatively titled mini-series Mirabilis got some cast members. David James Elliott (JAG) has been cast as John, a knight and wandering warrior avenging the killing of his family. Natassia Malthe (Bloodrayne 2) will play Perfidia, another knight who also is John’s love interest. Sam Egan (The Outer Limits, Jeremiah) wrote the script.

The first webisode of Heroes: Going Postal is now live. You can catch it here. “In “Going Postal,” the first series of “Heroes” webisodes, users will get an early glimpse of a new character with special powers and watch his destiny begin to unfold. The fast-paced, twist-filled web series sets fans on a path that leads to the explosive premiere of the third season of “Heroes” on NBC this fall.”

The BBC series Survivors, which ran from 1975-1977, is getting the remake treatment to air on BBC One this fall, with it possibly appearing on BBC America at a later time. The original show was based on a novel by Terry Nation (best known as the creator of the Daleks, along with Blake’s 7), and dealt with a post-apocalyptic world after a virus decimates the world population. Among the cast will be Freema Agyeman, who most recently did stints as Martha Jones on both Doctor Who and Torchwood.

Want to see SF classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial? Mark Cuban wants to bring them to you on his HDNet network. It also appears he wants to provide some original “character-driven, well-acted movies” in the SF&F and horror genres.

It may still be a couple months before the new season of Heroes hits the airwaves, along with its subtitle of “Villains”, but we don’t have to wait quite so long for some new content – NBC will begin showing a three-webisode arc called Heroes: Going Postal online, and you can view a trailer. The webisodes follow Echo De Mille, a mailman with (what else?) an extraordinary ability. The first episode, “A Nifty Trick”, will debut on July 14th, with the other two following on subsequent Mondays.

The Thunder Child writes “There are 156 episodes in the original TV series, The Twilight Zone, and every July 4th, the SciFi Channel typically airs a marathon of this classic show.

But, they don’t air the shows in chronological order. So…do you know if you’ve seen all of The Twilight Zone episodes?

Be sure, with our Twilight Zone Checklist. Download it for free at the webpage below. It’s a free, 9-page PDF file. Consists of the episode’s title, its original airdate, the two major stars, and a column for you to check whether or not you’ve seen it.

http://volcanoseven.com/TheThunderChild/Downloads/ TwilightZonesEpisodes.html“ Well, maybe a little late…

This coming Tuesday (July 8th) Stargate Atlantis: Season 4 comes out on DVD, right before the premiere of Season 5 next Friday. I’ve got my hands on a copy…Read More for a review of the latest in the Stargate franchise.

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