Television
Pern series gets green light
by Doc on Feb.12, 2001, under Television
Warner Bros. has placed the order for Pern, a live-action series based on Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern novels. Ronald D. Moore, former writer for the Star Trek franchise and current writer for Roswell, is heading up the production. Moore, in a conversation with Sci-Fi Wire, said that it finally can be done “…because of the technology.”
Another Lost World
by Doc on Feb.12, 2001, under Television
The Hollywood Reporter is saying that the BBC and A&E are jointly developing a 3-hour TV movie of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World, using a combination of animatronics and CGI. It will probably be shown stateside in the latter half of 2002 – this time the Brits will get it first…Isn’t there a syndicated series already?
JMS confirms Sci Fi Channel Rumours
by Doc on Jan.29, 2001, under Television
djryan writes “JMS has confirmed the rumours of abother B5 project on the ScfFi message board:
Click Read More for the whole article…
Buffy to ABC or Fox? “No way” says SMG
by Doc on Jan.24, 2001, under Television
Reuters has a report out that Sarah Michelle Geller is threatening to leave the show if it moves off of the WB. Seems the producers (under Fox Television) want more fees, and the WB may not be willing to pay, so ABC and Fox are named as possible destinations.
Problem is, Sarah is under contract beyond the current season already (although it doesn’t say exactly how long).
Babylon 5 Returns?
by Doc on Jan.22, 2001, under Television
djryan writes “Another interesting rumour this time from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…
Click Read More for more information. I’ve had a feeling Joe was up to something, but he wouldn’t fess up. Remember, treat this as a rumor and don’t bug him about it. I know he hates it when news gets out too early…perhaps we’ll here an “eek” out of him soon…
Two new series debut tonight on Sci-Fi Channel
by Doc on Jan.05, 2001, under Television
The Sci-Fi Channel is debuting two new shows tonight, surrounding a brand-new Farscape:
Black Scorpion, about a cop who moonlights as a masked crusader for justice, and
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, about an aspiring author and inventor named – yes – Jules Verne, who, along with Phineas Fogg, Rebecca Fogg, and Passepartout do battle against the League of Darkness in adventure after adventure. Alas, it conflicts with Stargate SG-1…
More news on widescreen, audio problems from JMS
by Doc on Dec.15, 2000, under Television
JMS posted on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated about a meeting he had with Warner Bros. on what happened with the widescreen episodes and how they plan to handle it. Read below for the full article…
Dune gets “best ever” ratings for Sci-Fi Channel
by Doc on Dec.06, 2000, under Television
CNN is reporting intergalactic ratings for the first part of the Dune miniseries. 3.06 million homes tuned in, which makes it the highest rated original program ever on the Sci-Fi Channel.
Dune premieres Sunday, December 3rd
by Doc on Nov.30, 2000, under Television
The new 6-hour miniseries adaptation of Dune starts Sunday, December 3rd, at 9pm EST/PST on the Sci-Fi Channel. It then continues on Monday, Dec. 4th, and Tuesday, Dec. 5th.
B5 Widescreen and the Sci-Fi Channel
by Doc on Nov.20, 2000, under Television
A lot of people noticed that Season 2 of Babylon 5 on the Sci-Fi Channel wasn’t truely widescreen, but was simply cropped at the top and bottom (unlike Season 1, which was true widescreen). Well, JMS and Doug Netter have gotten to the bottom of it with Warner Bros…