Feb 26, 2006

Award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer Octavia E Butler died suddenly Saturday, a victim of an apparent stroke. At age 58, she had achieved much more than once would expect from a dyslexic African American lesbian born to a shoe shiner. For her work, she had been awarded two Nebula and Hugo awards. Below is an excerpt from her bibliography at...

Feb 26, 2006

After taking a couple weeks off during the month of February, the dark fantasy thriller, Supernatural, is set to return to The WB this week before moving to Thursday nights at 9 p.m. (8 central) starting March 16. The network is paring the show up with Smallville, a move many expect to be ported over the the new CW network in September. With this consolidation,...

Feb 26, 2006

The organizers of Dragon*Con, the largest Science fiction and Fantasy convention in the world, are starting to announce the celebrity guest for D*C 2006, which runs over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta (September 1-4, 2006). The preliminary guest list includes: James Callis, Battlestar Galactica (Relic Hunter, Jason and the Argonauts) Don S. Davis, Stargate...

Feb 26, 2006

Just days after taking over the reins of the soon-to-shutter WB network, development honchos at the new CW network are already tweaking shows in development for next year. Making news this week, CW execs are taking a closer interest in the new Smallville spin-off, Mercy Reef. In a move that bodes will for the show’s chance for being picked up, network...

Feb 26, 2006

Prolific actor Darren McGavin died Saturday. Best known among science fiction and fantasy fans as the original Carl Kolchak from Kolchack: The Night Stalker in the 1970s, ironically, his last performance was an uncredited cameo in the pilot episode of ABC’s short-lived reincarnation of the series a few months ago. McGavin was featured in dozens of science...