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Return of the Cybermen
by Doc on Nov.10, 2005, under Television
The Doctor’s other favorite nemesis are making a return. The Cybermen will appear in the upcoming second series of the revived Doctor Who, and they’ve gotten a makeover. Check it out. Doctor Who will return first with “The Christmas Invasion” on Christmas Day on BBC One. Still no word on DVDs or a network in the States.
Various Star Wars: A Musical, a couple games, and the DVD
by Doc on Nov.10, 2005, under General News
First, oh, my: The more talented geeks at MIT are doing a Star Wars Trilogy musical (probably to coincide with the exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Science); the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies is undergoing a massive revamp, never heard of in the MMORPG realm, including the removing of classes; and the combined sales of the Episode III DVD and Star Wars: Battlefront II game (PC CD-ROM/PC DVD-ROM/PS/2/XBOX) reached $210 million in the first week.
A Terminator series?
by Doc on Nov.10, 2005, under Television
Didn’t even know this was in the works: Fox has committed to a pilot for the tentatively-titled The Sarah Connors Chronicles, based on the character played by Linda Hamilton in the first two Terminator movies, following her and her son John. Hamilton is not expected to be involved, nor is Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Included is a mention of a possible 4th movie, as perhaps the start of another trilogy.
Serenity on DVD December 20th
by Doc on Nov.10, 2005, under General News
Serenity, the Firefly movie, will come out on DVD in Widescreen and Fullscreen versions on December 20th – just right for a stocking stuffer for your favorite Browncoat. This is a fairly fast turnaround for a DVD, but with only $25 million domestic receipts, they want to capitalize while its still fresh in people’s minds – and sometimes DVD sales far outweigh tickets…this release means Firefly deserves its own section in the Sci-Fi TV Store.
212 disc Star Trek DVD set!!
by Doc on Nov.07, 2005, under General News
OK, I don’t know who would actually buy this – if you wanted them on DVD, you probably already have at least some of them – but if you don’t and you have $2500 (current Amazon price, subject to change) to spend, you can get all 5 series and all 10 Special Edition movies for one price!!! For less shock to your wallet, you can get the complete Enterprise series. Hmm…if just a couple people buy through my links, I can finally get this server upgraded…
Trailer for King Kong debuts tonight
by Doc on Nov.04, 2005, under Movies
The trailer for Peter Jackson’s King Kong his theaters tonight, attached to showings of Jarhead. The movie itself comes out December 14th.
Store updates: Stargate, Nowhere Man
by Doc on Nov.02, 2005, under General News
For shame: The Season 8 Box Set of Stargate SG-1 came out last month, and I never realized it – my review supplier seems to have failed me there. Also, Season 1 of Stargate Atlantis is out on November 15th. In addition, the complete series of Nowhere Man will be out December 27th.
Trek writer/producer Michael Piller dies
by Doc on Nov.01, 2005, under General News
Michael Piller, who wrote and produced for Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager and co-created The Dead Zone, passed away early this morning at the age of 57 after a long battle with cancer.
Hot releases this Tuesday: Star Wars, Enterprise
by Doc on Oct.30, 2005, under General News
A couple of endings occur this Tuesday: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith concludes the Star Wars Saga it what is generally considered the best of the prequel trilogy. Also timed to coincide with the release is the game Star Wars: Battlefront II, the sequel to the most popular SW game title to date, available for PC CD-ROM, PC DVD-ROM, PS/2, and XBOX. Finally, Star Trek: Enterprise comes to its conclusion with the release of Season 4.
Official Babylon 5 script books on sale
by Doc on Oct.30, 2005, under Television
JMS, as a “thank you” to fans and an attempt to stop the pirate trade on scripts, is offering up all his scripts in published form, plus notes, set photos, and more. There will be 14 volumes to purchase, and each volume will be $10 off for the first week it is available. Volume 1 is on sale now, with successive volumes coming every few weeks. And as a special bonus, for anyone getting all 14 volumes, a 15th volume will be printed and published for a limited time and given free (including shipping and handling) which will include The “bible” for the series, the original plan for the 5-year story arc, alternate scripts for “Soul Hunter” and “And the Sky, Full of Stars”, and more. Man, I wish I had some disposable income right now…