Hollywood. Oh, Hollywood! Haven’t you learned better than to keep stealing ideas from noted science fiction authors? First it was Harlan Ellison and ‘In Time’. Then came Philip K. Dick’s  ‘Adjustment Bureau’. Now F. Paul Wilson, best known for his novel ‘The Keep’ is claiming that Fox’s hit show ‘Fringe’ has lifted one of its [...]

In the realm of sci-fi, there are such things as sci-fi chick flicks and you can put David Gordon Green’s latest project on that list. Columbia Pictures is in final negotiations for the film rights of Evan Mandery’s novel, ‘Q’. If the deal goes through, Green will direct and write the film adaptation. Green is [...]

Here is the list of new comics, trade paperbacks and more shipping 11/16/2011. As always check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time. The New 52 is getting a lot of buzz for refreshing some of our favorite characters in the DCU, [...]

NBC has ordered a pilot for ‘Beautiful People’, a spec written by Michael McDonald.  It will be a character-driven drama set 10 minutes in the future where families of mechanical human beings exist to serve the human population until some of the mechanical beings begin to “awaken.” The spec was written by McDonald about 10 [...]

When DC Comics relaunched its comic line at the end of this past summer, their entire line of heroes and villains were given revamped looks courtesy of the art of Jim Lee. The designs are more futuristic and practical than the tights and underwear-on-the-outside looks of the past. We’ve seen many of the main players [...]

Previously on Dexter, we learned of Brother Sam’s death by the hands of one of the people he saved, Nick. Dexter lashed out, drowning Nick, only to  turn around and see the ghost of his dead brother Brian. I was extremely excited to see Christian Camargo return, as their dynamic would have been great if [...]

With the end of the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise and ‘The Stand’ no longer on his plate, director David Yates has revealed that his next project is a full length feature film of the long running British show ‘Doctor Who.’ Yates directed the last four ‘Harry Potter’ movies and according to Variety, he is about [...]

Last week on ‘Once Upon a Time’, we were brought into Snow White’s world before the curse, and we found out she wasn’t exactly the princess we thought she was going to be. In our time, Mary reads the story to the John Doe coma patient, who wakes up and goes searching for her. After [...]

In a flashback we see some of the old familiar gang in a traffic jam.  When they hear explosions in the distance, Lori and Shane run ahead to see planes dropping napalm on the city of Atlanta.  For them, it’s a terrifying vision of what their future holds.  For viewers, it’s a sad reminder of [...]

If you missed seeing the trailer of ‘The Hunger Games’ on this morning’s ‘Good Morning America’, don’t fret! We have it here for you! The trailer seems to pretty much follow the book version and looks very promising. If you’re not familiar with the story, here’ the official movie synopsis: Every year in the ruins [...]

Once upon a time, one of our most noted authors of ultra-hard SF wrote a novel about a bunch of aliens living in the interior of an asteroid in close orbit around a black hole. The author, Greg Egan, was so incensed by one of the reviews of this book – by Adam Roberts at [...]

Helena’s adventure in Italy continues as she seeks to halt a human smuggling ring, exploiting young women from Northern Africa.  She breaks into a police station to access their computers for clues (and has a little snack).  Finding what she needs, she exits, although not without attracting attention.  Using the info she gathered, she interrogates [...]

The main character on NBC’s new show ‘Grimm’ is Nick Bruckhardt, a detective with the Portland PD. Nick is not just a regular detective. He is also a Grimm, giving him the ability to see the mythical creatures hiding among us. Inspired by ‘Grimm,’ I was curious about other law enforcers who also have a [...]

I’ll be honest with you, after the second issue of this comic, I was pretty sure I was going to drop it.  It got off to a rocky start.  And I am a huge Barbara Gordon fan and grew up with her in the role of Batgirl, so I was very excited by the idea [...]

Dust off the fez and bow ties as the BBC has announced the official Doctor Who Convention will be held at the Wales Millennium Centre next year in Cardiff, the Welsh capital where the series is filmed. What makes this convention different from the others?  It will be run by the BBC and, according to [...]