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Archive for June, 2008

June 30th, 2008 by Davodd

The 33 Biggest Sci-Fi and Fantasy films of 2008 … so far

Below is a list of the top-grossing science fiction, fantasy, spy fi and supernatural horror/dark fantasy films first released in North America in 2008. They are listed in order of worldwide gross as of June 29, 2008. KEY: Rank (Overall rank) Title [Genre] – Worldwide Gross | U.S. Gross (U.S. Rank) COLORS: GREEN = still [...]

June 29th, 2008 by Davodd

Top Ten Genre Movies: Weekend of June 29, 2008

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the weekend of June 27-29, 2008. RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget] (1) Wall-E – $62.5 million | $62.5 million [$180 million] (3) Get Smart – $20.0 million | $77.3 million [$80 million] (4) Kung [...]

June 29th, 2008 by Davodd

Remembering Jack Speer (1920-2008)

Longtime fan Jack Speer passed away early in the morning June 28, 2008. A member of First Fandom (FF), he was inducted in the FF Hall of Fame in 1995 and was the FGoH (fan guest of honor) at the 2004 Worldcon. He died as approximately 3 a.m. Saturday morning in his home in Albuquerque, New [...]

June 29th, 2008 by Davodd

Westercon 61: July 3-6

Title: Westercon 61 Location: Las Vegas, NV Description: A Gathering of Fen in the Desert Start Date: 2008-07-03 End Date: 2008-07-06 WEBSITE: http://www.westercon61.org/

June 29th, 2008 by Davodd

Hypericon 4: June 27-29

Title: Hypericon 4 Location: Nashville, TN Description: Days Inn Stadium http://hypericon.info/ Start Date: 2008-06-27 End Date: 2008-06-29 WEBSITE: http://www.hypericon.info/

June 29th, 2008 by Davodd

Dragon*Con 2008: Aug. 29 – Sep. 1

LABOR DAY WEEKEND: Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US.

June 29th, 2008 by Davodd

Editor’s note: First month after Beta re-design

Well, we’re still in “beta” stage here at FanDominion – not yet ready for prime time. But it’s getting closer every week. In the past 30 days, we’ve accomplished quite a few things: Complete site redesign from a one-person blog to a Fan-based news zine. Added many features that made it both writer and reader [...]

June 28th, 2008 by Davodd

FAQ: How do I get my picture to post next to my comments?

If you want to add your own custom photo next to your comments or on your author page, the process if fairly easy. FanDominion is part of the GRAVATAR network. This means that along with thousands of news sites, fanzines and blogs, we participate in a centralized user photo registry run by a website called, [...]

June 27th, 2008 by Davodd

SFTV Ratings: June 20-26, 2008

Following are the ratings for speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks in the past week (all shows were in repeat except for NBC’s Fear Itself): SHOW | [NETWORK] | Rating (No. of Households) 1. Fear Itself [NBC] 1.5 2. Planet of the Apes (2001 movie) [FOX] 1.4 2. Ghost Whisperer [CBS] 1.4 4. Reaper [CW] 0.6 4. Smallville [CW] 0.6 [...]

June 27th, 2008 by Davodd

Review of Reviews: Incredible Hulk

RATED: PG-13 | NO SPOILERS Five years after Ang Lee’s disappointing Hulk, Marvel decided to reboot the comic hero with a new film, The Incredible Hulk, which picks up roughly where the 1970s-80s TV series left off; ignoring the 2003 film altogether. The film also features fa nod to long-time Hulk fans with witty cameos of [...]