Surfing the Event Horizon of SF Pseudo-Cyberspace
We all know The Green Hornet has its issues, but this is ridiculous: There was an actual bomb scare on the L.A. set this week. What’s next, an earthquake opens a fissure that swallows producer/star Seth Rogen whole?
A government watchdog report released Friday added to skepticism that NASA’s Constellation program can develop its first post-shuttle rocket on time or on budget.
Former circus performer Guy Laliberte expects to have some fun when he launches to space Wednesday, but also has serious side planned to his self-proclaimed poetic social mission.
As 2010 looms on the horizon like a sci-fi sequel it’s time to announce what’s confirmed for the next instalment of travelling mayhem known as the Big Day Out. This time around we intend to deliver a monster series of shows designed to put a smile on your face. The biggest party␣in the world featuring what [...] Big Day Out 2010, first announcement is an article originally published on I'm With The Band
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a monster hit, and we can understand why. Zombies are always cool, and mashing them up with Jane Austen—whose continued popularity almost two centuries after her death makes her seem a bit zombie-like herself anyway—was a brilliant idea.
Then came Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, which once more remixed Austen and monsters, this time two-headed sea serpents, giant lobsters and rampaging octopi.
Meanwhile, Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith has abandoned classic novels (at least temporarily) and instead set his sights on historical figures with his upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
And this remix trend is far from over, because according to GalleyCat, Del Rey Books has signed on for a mashup of yet another classic novel with a different iconic monster. Editor-in-chief Betsy Mitchell has just purchased Little Women and Werewolves from writer Porter Grand.
Here’s how the publisher describes the book: “In this retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s classic, the beloved little women must keep not just the wolf, but the werewolves, from the door … and the kindly old gentlemen next door and his grandson may have some secrets to hide—or share with the March girls.”
We look forward to seeing whether Alcott’s werewolves can compete with Austen’s zombies, or if the new novel will find itself shambling off to the remainder bin …
When James Gunn writes a script, let alone directs the movie too, we get interested. His upcoming film Super, starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page, plays with the superhero genre. While we hope it gets a bigger audience than his monster movie Slither, if it’s got half as much perspective on the caped-crime-fighter genre as his homage to ’50s monster movies, it will be a must-see film next year.
Don’t worry if the premise of Super sounds a lot like Kick-Ass, the Matthew Vaughn-directed adaptation of the Mark Millar comic book. Wilson plays a regular Joe who dons a costume to fight crime, only he has no superpowers. In Kick-Ass, a teenager does the same thing, although the teen gets brutally hurt in a world full of vulgar, ultraviolent characters.
Spike TV's annual awards for sci-fi, fantasy, horror will air again on the SciFi Channel.
Ghost Hunters: A Bat Out of Hell
Air Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 9 PM on Syfy
Tonight, it’s a very special episode of Ghost Hunters as legendary performing artist Meatloaf joins the team for an investigation at one of the finalist locales from last year’s “Great American Ghost Hunt” search, a haunted private island in Thousand Islands, NY.
Stretching over 4 acres, the island boasts a towering 10-bedroom mansion and boathouse. The area was formerly part of the Underground Railroad and was also used as a monastery. The Claudia family has owned the premises for the past 50 years; however, they may [...]
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John Cho, who plays FBI agent Demetri Noh on ABC’s hit sci-fi series FlashForward, faces a dilemma: He was also Hikaru Sulu in J.J. Abrams’ hit Star Trek movie and looks forward to reprising the role in an expected sequel, but he’s already got this full-time TV gig now.
There is one way he might be able to do both (spoilers ahead!):
Caprica, the much mulled over spin-off of Battlestar Galactica won’t premiere on TV until January of 2010. But if you live in either Woodstock, NY or Austin, Texas you can get a sneak peek this October.
Syfy is launching Caprica at several film festivals including the Woodstock Film Festival which begins this Friday, October 2, and runs through Sunday, October 4.
Caprica Producer/Director Jeffrey Reiner and star Esai Morales will attend the Austin Film Festival Saturday, October 24 screening as well as participate on panels.
There was also a screening last week in San Diego, so if anyone was there, stop on [...]
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