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N3F: E-Fan 8.1 Now available
The March 2008 issue of The Fan is out – a product of the watchful eye of editor Ruth R. Davidson.
Along with the regular features of officer and bureau reports, this issue includes two essays: The Computer in Our Lives and The Power of Nothing by Jack Robbins.
Additionally, Jon Swartz reviewed the books The Contested [...]
Sci Fi channel plans to stretch genre again
Hit TV series such as space opera Battlestar Galactica have led NBC Universal’s Sci FI channel to be the 15th-highest rated cable network. But that’s not good enough in the executive suites; they think the channel can attract folk who don’t think they like science fiction.
A couple years after adding professional wrestling into its mix, [...]
New York Times writes about Steampunk
 The New York Times has a feature article in its style and fashion section on the science fiction fandome genre of steampunk (think Jules Verne in space).
The Times descrivbes the steampnunk movement as:
… a subculture that is the aesthetic expression of a time-traveling fantasy world, one that embraces music, film, design and now fashion, all [...]
FOX adds Manson to Terminator cast
According to the Hollywood Reporter, FOX executives have hired singer Shirley Manson as a cast regular for its science fiction series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Manson will be playing the part of Catherine Weaver, the big boss of a prominent high-tech company.
Although she is no stranger to acting, the Scot-born singer is best known [...]
Andromeda Strain tops cable ratings for 2008
It appears that A&E has a future in science fiction. The station best known for its non-fiction programs and repeats of CSI: Miami set cable ratings records this past Memorial Day weekend with an updated version of Andromeda Strain.
According to Multichannel News:
Over its two-day debut, The Andromeda Strain, based on the best-selling novel from Michael [...]
