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Upcoming Doctor Who DVD releases
by Doc on Jun.18, 2008, under General News
Just wanted to update on upcoming U.S. DVD releases for Doctor Who. Newly announced for September 2nd are two Season 15 Tom Baker episodes – “The Invisible Enemy” and “The Invasion of Time”. As a special bonus, since “The Invisible Enemy” introduced K9 for the first time, it also includes the spinoff K9 and Company: A Girl’s Best Friend. Perhaps more exiting is that September 16th gets us Torchwood Season 2 (I will shortly split Torchwood into its own section on the Sci-Fi TV Store). Near term, on August 5th, we get “The Time Meddler” (Season 2 – William Hartnell), “Black Orchid” (Peter Davison), and a 25th Anniversary Edition of “The Five Doctors”.
New cast members for Sarah Connor, Knight Rider
by Doc on Jun.17, 2008, under Television
Some new casting announcements were made today. Paul Campbell (President Roslin’s late assistant Billy Keikeya on Battlestar Galactica) will join Knight Rider as the head of Knight Industries research (do I smell a geeky character?); and Leven Rambin (All My Children) will join Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Becky, who may provide a love interest (and tension?) for John.
Visual Effects master Stan Winston passed away
by Doc on Jun.16, 2008, under General News
Oscar winner Stan Winston passed away Sunday at the age of 62 after a long fight with multiple myeloma. Winston won Oscars for VFX and makeup for Terminator 2: Judgement Day, as well as for VFX in Titanic and Aliens, along with numerous nominations.
Robotech gets Lawrence Kasdan to scribe
by Doc on Jun.16, 2008, under Movies
The live action Robotech feature has gained a writer in the form of Lawrence Kasdan. Kasdan is currently working on the remake of Clash of the Titans, and also did the screenplays for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
Galactica finale may hit three hours
by Doc on Jun.16, 2008, under Television
An article at the Chicago Tribune (unconfirmed by SFC) says that the series finale for Battlestar Galactica could reach three hours long. Also mentioned are a possible TV movie (or movies – up to three), and that the second part of the final season will be 11 hours (not sure how that figures in to the length of the finale). Still no word on when the rest of the season will air.
Russell T. Davies named Officer of the British Empire
by Doc on Jun.14, 2008, under General News
Russell T. Davies, who successfully brought Doctor Who back to TV, was named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), one of the highest honors accorded to British and Commonwealth citizens. This doesn’t make him a Sir though – Knighthoods are part of a higher level in the Order.
Preview for half-season finale of Galactica
by Doc on Jun.11, 2008, under Television
Up on our YouTube Channel is a short preview for the upcoming half-season finale of Battlestar Galactica, “Revelations”. Need to review what happened in the last episode, “The Hub”? We’ve got the “What the frak?” recap for that as well.
Iron Man 2 in April 2010? Not so fast…
by Doc on Jun.10, 2008, under Movies
In an interview for Military.com, Terrence Howard, who played Lt. Col. James Rhodes in Iron Man, said that he’d begin filming for Iron Man 2 next March, with the film being released in April 2010. Jon Favreau thinks otherwise, deeming it “unrealistic”. “Neither [star Robert Downey Jr.] nor I were consulted about this and we are both concerned about how realistic the date is in light of the fact that we have no script, story or even writers hired yet.”
Shatner sees himself play Kirk; pleased at outcome
by Doc on Jun.09, 2008, under Television
William Shatner, who like a lot of actors it seems avoids watching himself in his roles, recently caught himself on TV during a sleepless night recovering from hip surgery. He saw the original Star Trek episode “A Piece Of The Action”, in which Kirk and Spock beam down to a planet that modeled itself after the Chicago gang wars of the 1920s. What did he think? “You know, that’s rather good.”
Dune remake gets a writer
by Doc on Jun.06, 2008, under Movies
Looks like the Dune remake being produced by Kevin Misher and directed by Peter Berg now has a writer. Josh Zetumer will pen the screenplay. Zetumer appears to be a bit of a newcomer – he’s got two in-production writing credits – Villain and The Infiltrator, which I can find very little information on.