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New Hitchiker’s trailer available at Amazon.com
by Doc on Feb.16, 2005, under Movies
The first full trailer for The Hitchhhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is available exclusively at Amazon.com. Get your first look at the characters and such.
JMS talks Trek
by Doc on Feb.15, 2005, under General News
With the recent announcements about Enterprise and resting Trek for a while, and a recent SCI FI Wire poll where 48% said J. Michael Straczynski should helm the next Trek series, JMS spoke up – and mentioned that he and Bryce Zabel (creator of Dark Skies) gave a treatment last year to Paramount for a new Trek series, and suggested fans contact Paramount to get them to reconsider. However, he later recanted, given the desire of Paramount to rest the franchise for a couple of years regardless, and his own busy schedule…
Disney runs Hitchhiker’s contest
by Doc on Feb.14, 2005, under Movies
Disney, which is producing the feature film version of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, is looking to hear from fans. They are running a contest where you write a 250-word-or-less essay on why you are a fan and how you live according to the fictional guide. Six winners will get their profile posted on the official web site.
Scourge of Worlds Special Collector’s Edition review
by Doc on Feb.13, 2005, under General News
Scourge of Worlds Special Collector’s Edition is a re-release of a 2003 “Choose Your Own Adventure” interactive DVD with new scenes and endings added, along with the second disc with special features, set in th Greyhawk world of the venerable Dungeons and Dragons gaming universe. How does it fare? Read More to find out. It hits the streets this Tuesday (2/15).
Jack L. Chalker, 1944-2005
by Doc on Feb.12, 2005, under General News
mbourgon writes “Jack Chalker, author of 50 novels and best known for “Midnight at the Well of Souls”, passed away yesterday. He will be missed by many. News at http://jackchalker.com/news.htm.
I remember, when I was in high school, writing a couple dozen sci-fi authors. I got a handwritten letter back from him, answering a couple fanboyish questions. An all around nice guy.”
Saturn Awards announced
by Doc on Feb.09, 2005, under General News
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has nominees for the 2005 Saturn Awards. Notables: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban leads the field with 9 nominations; Lost tops TV with 5. Stargate: SG-1 and Smallville each have four, with frosh series Stargate Atlantis taking two.
SCI FI renews Galactica
by Doc on Feb.09, 2005, under Television
With Battlestar Galactica still getting galactic ratings for them, the SCI FI Channel has already ordered a second season. They are still working out the details on how many episodes it will be, cast, etc.
The Jacket trailers online
by Doc on Feb.08, 2005, under Movies
Warner Independent Pictures has trailers online for The Jacket, starting Adrien Brody (The Pianist) as Gulf War veteran Jack Starks who returns home suffering from amnesia, accused of murder, and committed to an institution. A doctor (Kris Kristofferson, the Blade trilogy) uses a controversial treatment which results in Starks having visions of Jackie (Keira Knightley, King Arthur), a woman from the future who lets him know he will die in 4 days. The Jacket opens March 4th. Quicktime: 56k, 100k, 300k; Windows Media: 56k, 100k, 300k. Update: The official web site can be found here. Update 2/23: iFilm now has a “bootleg” clip available for viewing.
Big stars joining SG-1, Atlantis
by Doc on Feb.07, 2005, under Television
The SCI FI Channel has announced three new cast members joining its flagship Stargate series: Emmy winner Beau Bridges (10.5) will join SG-1 as General Hank Landry, the new head of the SGC (Richard Dean Anderson’s role of Gen. Jack O’Neill moves to “Homeworld Security”, and likely offscreen); Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. (Enemy Mine) has a recurring role on SG-1 as a Jaffa competing with Teal’c for control of the Jaffa; and Mitch Pileggi (X-Files) will have a recurring role on Atlantis as a hard-nosed Colonel giving Dr. Weir and Maj. Sheppard a tough time. Not sure how he gets there though…
New looks for Storm 2.0
by Doc on Feb.06, 2005, under General News
I’m slowly making progress on Storm 2.0, in between various interruptions of life. Mostly I’ve gotten some theming done, with a combo of CSS and XSLT. Take a look at the Beta Site: the default theme is now dark blue, but grey, maroon, and black will also be available. IE users will get black by default for now to get around PNG transparency issues, but the will be a separate theme for IE (probably only one). I’ve also put in a feathered effect on all the title bars. Backengine work still needs to be done – you can’t actually register yet, but the beginnings of the cookie authentication is in place. Comments? Suggestions?