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“Keep the Gate Open” video contest begins
by Doc on Nov.12, 2006, under Television
Think you an produce a commercial that would help keep Stargate SG-1 on TV? Now’s your chance. Check out the “Keep the Gate Open” Video Contest, where you can utilize the provided materials and/or use your own to create a video. Grand prize is $1000 and a signed script of the episode “200”.
New MMO game: Boundless Planet
by Doc on Nov.12, 2006, under Games
Have you always wanted to conquer a planet? Now you can get your chance – but so will hundreds of other would-be emperors who would rather end your existence. Boundless Planet, a new massively-multiplayer online real time strategy (MMORTS) game went gold today. Check out the trailer. Subscription price is $8.95 – fairly cheap for MMO games.
Spider-Man 3 trailer out
by Doc on Nov.10, 2006, under Movies
As promised, watch the new trailer below, or download high-definition versions from here.
2007 Eastercon “Convoy” cancelled?
by Doc on Nov.09, 2006, under Conventions
Bad news for UK SF fans – I just caught wind that the 2007 Eastercon (the British National SF Convention) called “Convoy” has been cancelled – and the official Convoy web site seems to agree. From the message, it appears that they lost their venue. It was supposed to be held April 6-9 in Liverpool.
Ellison interviews Moore about Galactica
by Doc on Nov.09, 2006, under General News
There is a nice interview running over at Twitch Guru where Harlan Ellison conducts an interview with Ronald D. Moore, after presenting him with the Screenwriting Expo’s award for Television Writer of the Year. Ellsion said it’s for “the astonishing job of making one of the worst television series ever made into one of the best television series ever made.”
Corman, Davison to produce Space 3001
by Doc on Nov.08, 2006, under Movies
Roger Corman (of many genre films) and John Davison (Starship Troopers) will work together to produce Space 3001, an SF action movie to be produced in Ireland on a budget of $20m US (with Irish subsidies). No info on the plot available. This is not the old Mike Judge production that at one point was called 3001: That actually saw a very limited release a couple of months ago as Idiocracy.
Racing Dragons from Todd A. Burnett
by Doc on Nov.08, 2006, under Books
Todd A. Burnett writes “Now published … RACING DRAGONS. The first full length novel by science fiction humorist Todd A. Burnett. RACING DRAGONS is a fast paced action adventure for all age groups. Buy the book! Leave a review! Contact the author at racing.dragons@hotmail.com ….
Check out the web site at myweb and buy the book at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk in the United Kingdom.”
New Spider-Man 3 trailer on Thursday
by Doc on Nov.08, 2006, under Movies
A new trailer for next year’s Spider-Man 3 will debut on the net on Thursday at 10PM ET. You’ll be able to watch the trailer right here on Sci-Fi Storm, or download high-definition versions from here.
Shrek The Halls on ABC in December
by Doc on Nov.07, 2006, under Television
A new animated holiday special, Shrek The Halls, is being developed by ABC for airing this December, and expected to become a perennial special. Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and Antonio Banderas are all named as appearing as their characters. Shrek 2 will air on ABC at 8pm ET on November 24th.
Starbuck to make some Noise
by Doc on Nov.07, 2006, under Movies
Katee Sackhoff, whom you should all recognize by now as Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica, has joined Nathan Fillion (Firefly) on the production of White Noise 2, but won’t be playing a rough-and-tumble tomboy – she’ll be the damsel in distress, and that’s the role she wanted. We reviewed White Noise last year. I’m not sure how much of a sequel this is, but the cast is getting interesting. Off topic – the sidebar poll on SCI FI Wire on who should play Kirk in the next Trek movie has Ben Browder with a 20-point lead, although he is perhaps too old.