Science Fiction Ratatouille

Tomorrow, Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season comes out on DVD and Blu-ray. I already have my copy and it’s great to see the show without all those CW crawls all over the bottom but I’m not so happy about the packaging and the special features. You can read my full review at DVD Verdict tomorrow, along with the Blu-ray review by one of my cohorts, David Johnson. David jokes that he may be the only male fan that follows the show but I heard there were three others at the convention in Vancouver this past weekend.
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Warehouse 13 continues to set rating records for Syfy. The show’s sixth episode, “Burnout,” which aired on Aug. 11, was the most watched series telecast in the network’s 17-year history, with a total viewership of 4.4 million.

J.J. Abrams’ big-screen reboot of the Star Trek franchise grabbed the most nominations of any sci-fi, fantasy or horror project this year as the Scream Awards finalists were announced, with nods in 17 categories.

The blockbuster film was recognized not only for Best Science Fiction Movie, Best Director (J.J. Abrams) and both Best Breakout Performance: Female and Best Science Fiction Actress (Zoe Saldana), but also in such categories as the Fight to the Death Scene of the Year (for Kirk vs. Spock), and the Holy S–t! Scene of the Year (for the space dive onto orbital drill).

Author Larry Correia will sign copies of his novel Monster Hunter International at Barnes and Noble at 1780 North Woodland Park Drive in Layton, Utah on September 5 from 2 to 4 pm.
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India has ended its first unmanned lunar mission after attempting to regain contact with its lost spacecraft. India lost contact with Chandrayaan-I on August 29 and has determined that there is no way to reestablish communications, although India has requested help from both the United States and Russia in locating the missing craft. According [...]

Since the 1990s, Vietnam has managed a seemingly impressive forestry trick: Although overall forest cover in the country has increased, so have its exports of wood goods, like patio furniture. So how did the Southeast Asian country manage the feat? [More]

Small changes in the sun’s brightness can have big impacts on our planet’s weather and climate. And now scientists have detailed how that process might work, according to a new study published August 28 in Science . [More]

Small changes in the sun’s brightness can have big impacts on our planet’s weather and climate. And now scientists have detailed how that process might work, according to a new study published August 28 in Science . [More]

Twitter has really hit the big time! For the first time in broadcast history, Fox is arranging a Twitter party for two of their top shows — Fringe and Glee.
During this week’s repeat episodes, cast and crew members from both shows will sign on to Twitter for a Tweet-Peat Party that will then scroll on the special Twitter website and on air.
The Fringe event happens Thursday, Sept. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with Glee on Friday, Sept. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
You can sign up now at twitter.com to follow the cast/producers (individual Twitter Usernames are noted below). Then on Thursday, [...]

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