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The Official Torchwood Magazine Launches…
by Doc on Feb.20, 2008, under Television
David Grauberger writes ”
Press Release – It was only a matter of time…Launch of Torchwood: The Official Magazine
Critically acclaimed sci-fi drama Torchwood has become the biggest hit in the history of BBC AMERICA with over 1.6million viewers watching the first episode alone. Following on that success, Titan Magazines presents Torchwood: The Official Magazine ? the essential guide to the adrenalin-fuelled exploits of Captain Jack Harkness and his team of investigators who use alien technology to solve crime.”
Read More for the rest of the release. Looks like the magazine is as of yesterday available in the United States as well.
Knight Rider sets ratings pace
by Doc on Feb.19, 2008, under Television
The new Knight Rider telefilm got the best demographics for a TV movie in nearly three years, scoring a 5.0/12 overall and showing a broad demographic. Looks like we will be seeing more of the new K.I.T.T. – but will we see more of the Hoff, or will they try and let the series stand on its own?
HD-DVD goes bye-bye – Sony wins this time
by Doc on Feb.19, 2008, under General News
In a stunning mirror image of the Great VCR Wars, Sony has emerged the victor with its Blu-Ray Disc technology, now that Toshiba has thrown in the towel. Shipments of players to retailers should stop by the end of March, but I don’t see anyone buying them now. No word on how long it will take Paramount, DreamWorks and Universal to change to Blu-Ray. I will probably pull links from HD-DVD titles on the various store pages soon. Update 2/21: Universal apparently announced shortly after Toshiba that they would support Blu-Ray; Paramount Paramount announced it today, which I believed includes DreamWorks, so the win is complete. No timetable has been given for BD releases though.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and more
by Doc on Feb.19, 2008, under Television
The Thunder Child writes “If you’ve missed the first few episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, you can read synopses and reviews at http://thethunderchild.com/Sourcebooks/TerminatorS ourcebook.html. Meantime, our new reviewer Greg Gregoire has done retro reviews of William Gibson’s classic novel Neuromancer at http://thethunderchild.com/Reviews/GabeGregoire/Ne uromancer.html, and of Ursula K. LeGuin’s classic A Wizard of Earthsea at http://thethunderchild.com/Reviews/GabeGregoire/Wi zardofEarthsea.html. Greg will also be our first comic book reviewer, so bookmark his Contributor’s page so you can be sure to see all his writing for The Thunder Child. Other new book reviews are available at our Table of Contents page at http://thethunderchild.com/TableofContents.html.”
Stargate Atlantis casting news
by Doc on Feb.17, 2008, under Television
Apparently I’ve been missing some news regarding Stargate Atlantis for some reason, so here is a rundown, with the full details available at GateWorld: Amanda Tapping will be leaving the show at the end of the current season (after having taken command this season), to work with her new show Sanctuary, which is going from web to TV on the SCI FI Channel; Robert Picardo (Richard Woolsey) is joining to replace her; Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller) is now a full-time cast member; Paul McGillion, despite the fact that his character, Dr. Carson Beckett, is dead, will return for 5 episodes next season; Michael Shanks will make at least one guest appearance; Torri Higginson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir), despite previous reports, will not appear in Season 5; and Leela Savasta (who will appear in several episodes of Battlestar Galactica when it returns in April) will join as Captain Alicia Vega.
New Star Wars documentary lets fans speak for themselves
by Doc on Feb.15, 2008, under General News
Macht Movie Productions writes “Define “Star Wars Fan”. Are they a certain age, race, gender, occupation? The film: “The Force Among Us” breaks all the stereotypes. It is a documentary created by a brother and sister team of fans who compiled this project with their own money. It lets the fans tell their stories in their own words. The production includes interviews with such people as Dan Madsen: first president of the Star Wars Fan Club, and who also had a small role in “The Phantom Menace”, John Tenuto: A teacher at the College of Lake County in Illinois who teaches a class called “The Sociology of Star Wars”, Dick Staub: Author of “Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters”, and many more! This film was inspired by all the different genres of fandom that celebrate the creation of the Star Wars saga. The people in costume, the collectors, the deep minded, the extremist, the organizers, the leaders, the old generation, the new generation, the angry and the content, and so on and so on. This project goes to prove that the Force will be with us…forever. So check it out and order your copy today! Be sure to also look for our ad in upcoming issues of “Star Wars Insider”.”
Director George Miller praises Megan Gale for Wonder Woman
by Doc on Feb.15, 2008, under General News
DJ writes “Hi from downunder,
In Australia George Miller and Megan Gale have spoken briefly about WONDER WOMAN in JLA.
Please feel free to link over to our site for the news story.
Star Trek moved back to May 8th, 2009
by Doc on Feb.14, 2008, under Movies
Paramount is shuffling the slate of upcoming movie releases, and Star Trek may be the biggest move – pushing back to May 8th, 2009 instead of its original December release. Trekkies will have to wait a little longer to decide whether to rejoice or storm J.J. Abrams office with phasers on kill.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars in Theaters This Fall
by Doc on Feb.13, 2008, under Movies
Chad Cloman writes “LucasFilm has announced that an animated Star Wars feature film, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, will be released in North American theaters on Friday, August 15, 2008. The theatrical release will be followed by a related television series on the Cartoon Network and TNT. Long live Star Wars! More Star Wars!” An interesting way to introduce the new series…make them pay for the premiere!
Tolkein estate, publisher sue New Line
by Doc on Feb.12, 2008, under Movies
New line has already been sued over profits for the Lord of the Rings movies – now the Tolkein estate and publisher HarperCollins are after their piece of the pie, suing for their part of the gross profits. We know Hollywood has always had “creative” accounting practices – perhaps New Line was a little too creative?