23 years of this site still chugging along...
Doctor Who synthesizer for sale on eBay
by Doc on Feb.23, 2010, under Television
Interested in a more unusual piece of Doctor Who history? How about the EMS VCS3 synthesizer used by John Baker at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to update the Doctor Who theme song in the 70s? You can find it on eBay, with the current high bid of £3,877.00 (about $6000 right now).
When Imagination Was King
by TheThunderChild on Feb.23, 2010, under Conventions
The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is taking place this year in Maryland from Sept 23-25. Mark Goddard from Lost in Space will be one of the many guests, and there will be lots of science fiction stuff on the menu.
To check out videos from previous conventions (a radio re-enactment of a sci fi ep, and Martin Grams Jr. giving a talk on the Twilight Zone) check out: http://dailyspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/theater-of-mind-old-time-radio-at-2010.html
Random news items: Koenig’s son missing; Sackhoff; modern Holmes
by Doc on Feb.22, 2010, under Television
Some random news items today: Andrew Koenig, actor/producer/many other things (best known as “Boner” on Growing Pains) and son of Star Trek‘s Walter Koenig, has been missing since February 14th. See Walter’s official site for information and a contact if you know anything; Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff has a role in a new, unnamed ABC crime drama pilot; and Steven Moffat, who updated [sfs=743]Jekyll[/sfs] with a modern take and is now in charge of Doctor Who, is also modernizing Sherlock Holmes for the BBC and PBS;
Wheaton to return to Big Bang Theory
by Doc on Feb.19, 2010, under Television
“Evil” Wil Wheaton is set to make his return to Big Bang Theory, as an “arch enemy” to Jim Parson’s Sheldon. No details as to the plot of his return – Wil ain’t talking, but he told BBT exec Bill Prady, “You could have me do nothing more than eat Chapstick the entire episode,” and now says, “it’s a lot more awesome than just eating Chapstick.” Bazinga!
Official Star Trek magazine contest
by Doc on Feb.18, 2010, under Television
The official Star Trek Magazine has a sensational prize up for grabs for one lucky winner – two gold tickets to the official Star Trek convention on August 5-8 in Las Vegas.
The soon to be sold out gold tickets entitles holders to a host of sensational perks, including complimentary in-person autographs with guests and exclusive access to the Saturday night gala party.
Guests at the official Star Trek convention include: WILLIAM SHATNER (Captain James T. Kirk), JERI RYAN (Seven of Nine), JONATHAN FRAKES (William T. Riker), CONNOR TRINNEER (Charles “Trip” Tucker), NANA VISITOR (Major Kira), RENE AUBERJONOIS (Odo/ Curzon Dax/ Douglas Pabst), ARMIN SHIMERMAN (Quark/ Audrid Dax/ Herbert Rossoff), with many more to be added…
To enter, visit:
http://competitions.titanmagazines.com/startrek-convention/
Things to Come: The Crazies comic books
by TheThunderChild on Feb.17, 2010, under Comics, Movies
The Thunder Child sf & fantasy webzine is not a fan of horror per se, but we’ve some interviews with various horror movie folks, and writers of Call of Cthulhu role playing games, etc. We’ll also be adding a regular horror review column thanks to Matt Sanford. To that end, we’ve just released two comics (out of a four comic set) from the movie The Crazies which is to debut Feb 26. Matt will be reviewing the comics shortly, but if you want to take a look at the covers, and head off to your local comic store to reserve your copies on the strenth of ’em:
http://dailyspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/crazies-comic-books.html
Wanted: Guest authors, more traffic…
by Doc on Feb.16, 2010, under Sci-Fi Storm
Yup, this is one of “those” posts…
Periodically, I look into the amount of work for this web site, and the amount of income it generates, and start to run through possibilities in my head. We’re closing in on 10 YEARS. That’s a long time for a web site without formal commercial support – but it also started at a time where I could not formally make money from it anyways. I solved that problem, but still, this is operates more like a hobby blog site than what I really envisioned – a news and discussion source. But what little income the site made over the years is WAY down now – no one is buying things from Amazon through our links, etc. Occasional free DVDs don’t pay bills.
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Sharktopus vs. Dinoshark?
by Doc on Feb.16, 2010, under Television
SyFy might be aiming squarely at the B-movie market, if there is one. Not only have they given a green light to the half-shark, half-octopus monstrosity of Sharktopus! (which at least will be directed by king of B-movies, Roger Corman), but apparently SyFy and Corman are doubling up with Dinoshark, which comes out March 13th – even though they just announced it.
Lord Of The Rings on Blu-ray!
by Doc on Feb.11, 2010, under Video/DVD
I just learned of this…finally, The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy is getting the [sfs=999]Blu-ray treatment[/sfs] on April 6th! This release is only for the theatrical editions plus the extras, but also includes digital copies as well. Hopefully the extended versions will follow!
Shifting Dune team
by Doc on Feb.11, 2010, under Movies
Apparently I missed this last month, but Peter Berg is out as the director of the Kevin Mishner-produced remake of Dune, and Pierre Morel (Taken) is in the chair. Berg apparently left to do Battleship and Lone Survivor for Universal. And with the change in director, it isn’t a surprise to see a change in the writer, with Chase Palmer (Number 13) taking the pen to add Morel’s vision to Josh Zetumer’s screenplay.