23 years of this site still chugging along...
New Who – audio in cyberspace
by Doc on Jun.11, 2001, under Audio
We’ll be getting new Who soon – July 13th as a matter of fact – but in the form of a
30-minute audio episode on the BBC web site. Death Comes To Time, a radio pilot apparently rejected by Radio 4, features Sylvester McCoy as the doctor, accompanied by Ace (Sophie Aldred), and will also feature Stephen Fry (some of the Blackadder series), John Sessions, and Jacqueline Pearce (Servalan from Blake’s 7).
Number 6 to make it to the big screen?
by Doc on Jun.08, 2001, under Movies
Sci-Fi Wire is reporting that Simon West, director of Tomb Raider, is waiting for the final draft of a big-screen version of The Prisoner, the cult-fave from the ’60s starring Patrick McGoohan as a secret agent held prisoner in The Village, where everyone knows your number…he plans to start filming at the end of the year, pending approval.
X-Men 2 to start filming early next year
by Doc on Jun.05, 2001, under Movies
Hugh Jackman, while attending the premiere of Swordfish,
told Sci-Fi Wire that filming will begin on the X-Men sequel in January or February, 2002.
New works from the late Douglas Adams
by Doc on Jun.05, 2001, under Books
Several sources around the Web are reporting that Douglas Adams’ unfinished novel, The Salmon of Doubt, along with the screenplay he was working on for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, will be published this fall. As you know, Adams died of a heart attack May 11.
No more Mulder
by Doc on Jun.05, 2001, under Television
David Duchovny has apparently given a definite “no” to returning as Agent Fox Mulder in any capacity for the X-Files ninth season. Duchovny told Sci-Fi Wire that he thought it would be “unfair” to the fans. Read the article for his whole reasoning.
New B5 Encyclopedia finally online
by Doc on Jun.02, 2001, under General News
I have finally gotten all the info re-entered into the new engine for the Babylon 5 Encyclopedia and put it online. For the most part it looks the same, but there is now a search engine, and a lot of stuff has been cleaned up. It is all PHP and database driven now, making it MUCH easier to update and change the look and feel. Crusade data should be leaking in shortly…
Blake’s 7 revival????
by Doc on May.31, 2001, under Television
First, they were talking about new Who…now Blake’s 7??? According to Dark Horizons (search for it on the page), BBC top exec Andrew Sewell was recently at a convention and mentioned plans to revive it with a TV movie, set 20 years after the events of the ’70s series. The script is in its second draft and no one is attached, but it does mention that the only character to return would be Avon, played by Paul Darrow in the original. Personally, I’d like to see an updated version of the original plot, but definitely get Peter Tuddenham back as the voice of Zen.
Stargate SG-1 movie? 6th season?
by Doc on May.31, 2001, under Television
A while back we had a report that MGM had announced both Outer Limits and Stargate movies, but the details were lacking. Last Friday we had the report on Outer Limits. Now it appears that Stargate SG-1 is moving forward…
Review: Casting Shadows
by Doc on May.25, 2001, under General News
Casting Shadows, by Jeanne Cavelos, is the first book in the The Passing of the Techno-Mages trilogy. I finally gotten the time to sit down and read it, and here is a review. In brief: most excellent. The review is for the most part spoiler-free.
Outer Limits heading for the big screen
by Doc on May.25, 2001, under Movies
According to Variety, MGM has agreed to a deal which will bring The Outer Limits to the big screen, with Victor & Grais Productions. They are currently looking for a writer. Question is, will this be like that Twilight Zone movie?