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ABC taps David E. Kelly to develop sci-fi crime drama for fall 2007

According to an article in the March 28 Hollywood Reporter, the BBC’s crime-slash-science fiction drama, Life on Mars will be re-made for the U.S. ABC television network.
The story revolves around a modern-day detective who somehow gets transported back in time to the early 1970s. The BBC ran an 8-episode series earlier this year to critical [...]

Film Review: ‘Vendetta’ does future imperfect in perfect pitch

V for Vendetta (2005)
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V for Vendetta is a science fiction film made by the people who brought us The Matrix series and is based on the 1982 to 1985 graphic novels (long-form limited-run comics targeted to an adult audience) written by Alan Moore with the art of David Lloyd.
The world that this story inhabits [...]

Rumor: Battlestar Galactica ditching SCI FI to head to NBC

When news broke that Battlestar Galactica’s third season premiere was bumped back to October from Sci Fi Channel’s traditional July kickoff, the fan rumor mill started churning.
Perhaps the most interesting theory, as reported on Digg.com, is that NBC wants to move Battlestar Galactica to the Peacock network instead of Sci Fi. That move seems highly [...]

The CW reaches 60% national coverage; My Network TV nabs 45%

With new deals this week, both new networks have increased their national reach. The full list: http://www.fandominion.com/2006/01/list_of_new_cw_my_network_affiliates.html

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Aussie mag offers free access SF from back issues

A little more than two months after SCIFI.com closed down its online science fiction portal, claiming the site was not a viable business, the void is partially being filled.
Australia’s COSMOS magazine of science, which launched in 2005, is putting all of its back issue content online – including the magazine’s science fiction.
Stories include short works [...]

Princess Amidala: The gangsta rapper

In case you missed it, Star Wars’ Natalie Portman’s Gansta Rap from last weekend’s Saturday Night Live is available on the Devil Ducky site.
In the video, the actress responded to the question. “What’s a day in the life of the real Natalie Portman like?” with an answer that spoofs celebrity-crazy news magazines such as Entertainment [...]

Brad Pitt, Warner Bros. get film rights to sci-fi book, ‘The Sparrow’

Variety is reporting that Warner Brothers film studios has acquired the film rights to 1996 novel, The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell The studio has turned over production to Plan B, the film company owned and operated by Brad Pitt.
The story involves a space-age mission by Jesuit priests to make first contact with life on [...]

A ‘Charmed’ run as series enters the history books

Last week, producers and the TV network confirmed that long-running WB series Charmed will not be back for a ninth season. This came a few weeks after three of the series four leads said regardless of renewal, they had no intention of returning for a new season.
Although Charmed will be no more after the series [...]

Film Review: ‘Ultraviolet’ a beautiful mess

Ultraviolet (2006)
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If you’ve been dying for the first big-budget live-action anime film, the good news is your wait is over. The bad news is that it comes in the form of Ultraviolet, the new wire-fu sci-fi flick from Sony’s Screen Gems genre studio.
The plot revolves around a concept that sometime in the future, scientists [...]

CBS renews ‘Ghost Whisperer’ for 2006-2007 season

CBS’s Friday night psychic series Ghost Whisperer will be returning for another year, according to a press release by the network and TV industry reports.
The series is one of only three new shows on CBS to be picked up for a second season.
Although the show will be returning, CBS did not confirm it will be [...]