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The Andromeda Strain premieres tonight
by Doc on May.26, 2008, under Television
A reminder: The first part of the miniseries remake of Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain premieres tonight at 9PM ET on A&E, with part 2 tomorrow night at 9PM, with the whole program being rerun at 11PM.
SCI FI show season premieres
by Doc on May.22, 2008, under Television
The SCI FI Channel has given out the start dates of a few of its summer shows: Stargate Atlantis starts July 11 at 10pm ET; Eureka starts July 29th at 9pm ET; and Ghost Hunters International starts July 9 at 9pm ET.
Flash Gordon, Highlander on the remake list?
by Doc on May.20, 2008, under Movies
Now I’m convinced Hollywood has run out of ideas. First up, on the infinite quest of a decent version, modern version of Flash Gordon, Columbia pictures will have at it, with Breck Eisner as director/exec producer, and Neal Moritz producing – no writer is lined up yet. Between the two of them, they are a remake machine: Goosebumps, 21 Jump Street, The Green Hornet, Creature From The Black Lagoon, and George Romero’s Crazies are all in the pipeline.
In the meantime, since no one understands the original’s penultimate line, “There can be only one!”, Summit Entertainment has obtained the remake rights to Highlander from Panzer/Davis, and will retain Peter Davis as a producer. Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man) will write the screenplay.
Maybe I should channel my programming skills into writing some spec scripts. But then again, you still don’t see any new site software yet…
Davies steps down from Doctor Who; Moffat take charge
by Doc on May.20, 2008, under Television
Russell T. Davies, has has been rumored, will step down as producer of Doctor Who, and writer Steven Moffat, who has written some of the best (and scariest) episodes, will take charge. This season he’s penned the two parter “Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead”, which is next up in the U.K. (although there is a week’s break this coming weekend due to the Eurovision Song Contest) and stars Alex Kingston, who U.S. viewers might recognize as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on ER. Moffat has been racking up BAFTA awards, having just received another one for the episode “Blink”, and also just completed the first screenplay for Tintin (based on a Belgian comic-strip hero), which Steven Spielberg will turn into a Dreamworks film.
Changing roles on Atlantis
by Doc on May.19, 2008, under Television
The upcoming fifth season of Stargate: Atlantis has a few personnel changes in store, although they are mostly expected. Robert Picardo (Richard Woolsey) takes over as the expedition commander, replacing Amanda Tapping (Colonel Samantha Carter), who is concentrating on her upcoming series Sanctuary; Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller) has been promoted to regular cast member (she was a “recurring” cast member); Paul McGillion (Dr. Carson Beckett) will apparently be unfrozen at some point during the season for five episodes; Tori Higgenson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir) is definitely not appearing in Season 5; and Jason Momoa (Ronon Dex) is looking at life beyond Stargate: Atlantis after the next season…
Frank Herbert among School Yearbooks of the Rich and Famous
by Doc on May.16, 2008, under Books
Scott Laming writes “Just in time for graduation
AbeBooks has just revealed the 10 most expensive yearbooks ever sold a copy of Frank Herbert’s high school annual was in second place behind a William Faulkner annual. All the details are in this link: http://www.abebooks.com/docs/Community/Featured/co llectible-yearbooks.shtml “
Fox goes with Fringe, Dollhouse; will air with less commercials
by Doc on May.16, 2008, under Television
Fox has added J.J. Abrams Fringe and Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse to its schedule, and also announced that both of these shows would be shown with reduced commercials (and thus the shows will be longer). The Hollywood Reporter has some previews you can see of these shows.
Crystal Skulls special on the SCI FI Channel Sunday
by Doc on May.15, 2008, under Television
The SCI FI Channel will air a special that ties in to the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Called “Mystery of the Crystal Skulls”, it is hosted by Lester Holt (Today) and looks into the origins of the mysterious relic. Read More for a full description of the program, and a preview video (also on our YouTube Channel). “Mystery of the Crystal Skulls” airs this Sunday (5/18) at 9PM ET.
Galactica videos reminders
by Doc on May.15, 2008, under Television
Just a reminder: Our YouTube Channel is being updated every week with new videos provided by NBC/Universal. There are “What the frak happened on BSG?” recaps for the last several episodes, and a preview for tomorrow night’s episode, “Guess What’s Coming To Dinner, Part 1” (available shortly).
Jackson and Del Toro host Hobbit chat
by Doc on May.15, 2008, under Movies
On Saturday, May 24th, at 4PM ET, you can join Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro online for a chat about The Hobbit films. Online registration is required. The chat is being hosted by Weta, the special effects group responsible for The Lord Of The Rings.