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Eureka preview: “Ex Machina”
by Doc on May.30, 2012, under Television
In next Monday’s Eureka, Fargo is convinced that Holly is still inside the Matrix computer, but the DOD is determined to wipe the hard drive clean-losing Dr. Marten forever. Tune in to Syfy at 9/8c and see what happens!
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Star Trek‘s Scotty says Cumberbatch is NOT Khan!
by Doc on May.29, 2012, under Movies
In an interview with The Telegraph, British actor Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in the rebooted Star Trek movies, talked a bit about fellow Brit actor Benedict Cumberbatch and his role in the upcoming Star Trek sequel – which has long been rumored to be Khan Noonian Singh, the role originated in the original series and masterfully reprised in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan by Ricardo Montalban.
“It’s not Khan,” Pegg says, however. And apparently, he’s annoyed at the whole matter. “That’s a myth. Everyone’s saying it is, but it’s not…I think people just want to have a scoop. It annoys me – it’s beyond the point to just ferret around for spoilers all the time to try to be the first to break them.”
As for the actual character, he can’t say much, but he does say he’s “not just another disgruntled alien. It’s a really interesting… sort of… thing.” Which just piques our curiosity that much further.
Another video from the opening of Transformers: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood
by Doc on May.29, 2012, under Fun Stuff, Movies
Here is an updated video of the opening of Transformers: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood – with captions in case you didn’t know who some of the people were. 🙂
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Upcoming video releases: Doctor Who, Warehouse 13, Eureka, Sanctuary, more
by Doc on May.27, 2012, under Television, Video/DVD
We made a long-awaited update to the Sci-Fi TV Store today…quite a few upcoming releases in July.
On July 10th, [sfs=1231]Season 3[/sfs] of Warehouse 13 is released on DVD only. Also on that day, the next two classic Doctor Who releases come out: [sfs=1218]”The Krotons”[/sfs] featuring Patrick Troughton, and [sfs=1217]”Death to the Daleks”[/sfs], featuring Jon Pertwee.
On July 17th, Syfy’s [sfs=1221]Eureka: Season 5 (DVD only)[/sfs] and [sfs=1226]Sanctuary: Season 4 Blu-ray[/sfs] and [sfs=1227]DVD[/sfs] (both their final seasons) will be released.
On July 24th, the first full season of Star Trek: The Next Generation is [sfs=1228]released on Blu-ray[/sfs].
And then on August 14th, two more classic Doctor Who episodes are released: The [sfs=1220]special edition of “Spearhead From Space”[/sfs] featuring the debut of Jon Pertwee, and [sfs=1219]”The Greatest Show in the Galaxy”[/sfs] featuring Sylvester McCoy.
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I remember as Star Wars turns 35
by Doc on May.27, 2012, under Movies
This weekend marks the 35th anniversary of the original release of Star Wars, later known as Star Wars Episode VI: A New Hope.
I remember when it came out, when I was 8 years old. I also remember not seeing it for a while afterwards. My parent’s work scheduled often didn’t allow going to the movies too frequently, along with taking care of my then two-year-old sister. And for weeks, lines would wrap around our little two-theater cinema behind the shopping center, which only gave one theater to the movie despite the lines. I remember friends having the first one or two series of trading cards before I actually got to see the movie. This was tough on an 8 year old SF fanatic who could tell you the plots of every episode of Star Trek within 20 seconds of the teaser act, loved Space: 1999 and would sit down with his dad to watch any SF we could find.
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Transformers: The Ride opens at Universal Studios Hollywood
by Doc on May.26, 2012, under Fun Stuff, Movies
The latest movie-themed attraction, Transformers: The Ride, opened this week at Universal Studios Hollywood, and it certainly looks like a wild ride! To celebrate the opening, a full red carpet event was put on, including Optimus Prime and Bumblebee walking the carpet and posing for photo ops, and a whole ceremony with the two driving in and saving the All Spark. Check out the pictures and video (provided by Universal and our friends at Inside the Magic, who described the ride as “Spiderman x1000”).
The Avengers finally fall, MiB3 takes top spot
by Doc on May.26, 2012, under Movies
Friday estimates show that Men in Black 3, which opened this weekend, will finally take the top spot from The Avengers, which held it for the past three weekends. MiB3 was looking at an $18 million Friday take and an estimated $75 million for the long weekend, compared to a still amazing $45 million for its 4th weekend.
Newcomer thriller Chernobyl Diaries is third for Friday at $3.5 million, but it appears it may lose the third spot to Battleship when the weekend is over.
Check out a Doctor Who mini-episode – written by students
by Doc on May.24, 2012, under Fun Stuff, Television
While we wait until late in the year to finally travel with the Doctor again, at least we can watch an interesting mini-episode, themed around the upcoming London 2012 Olympics, titled “Good as Gold”. What makes this mini-episode more interesting is that it is the winner of a Script-to-Screen competition, where British primary school students aged 9-11 write and submit their scripts based on the theme. The winning entry was from the students at Ashdene Primary School in Wilmslow.
I wouldn’t call it canon, but it is neat.
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In the wake of The Avengers, Iron Man 3 gets boosted
by Doc on May.23, 2012, under Movies
As the Superhero Steamroller called The Avengers rolls over everything, taking in another $55 million in it’s third weekend and burying Battleship, which may be on it’s way to become Universal’s John Carter (both of which starred Taylor Kitsch…hmmm…hope he isn’t invested in Facebook stock…), Marvel/Disney wants to ride the high and has infused the just-started Iron Man 3 with an additional $60 million in it’s budget…raising the total to $200 million, according to Latino-Review. That’s a lot of explosions and devastation…no idea exactly what they’ll spend it on, I just hope they do so wisely, and not on Tony Stark’s Scotch budget.
Making Of trailer for Syfy/Trion’s Defiance
by Doc on May.22, 2012, under Games, Television
Syfy and Trion Worlds today released an all-new trailer detailing the production of the highly-anticipated transmedia event, Defiance™. Featuring cast from the series (Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Jaime Murray and Tony Curran) as well as members of the visionary creative teams from both the game and show, this making-of video is a first look behind the scenes in developing the most immersive entertainment experience ever produced.
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The series has begun production on the pilot in Toronto, with an eye towards an April 2013 premiere.