SciFriday with Michael Hinman
The following column contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the third season finale of "Battlestar Galactica."When four of the Final Five Cylons were revealed last week in the season finale of "Battlestar Galactica," producers were right: fans did a double-take. But once the shock wore off, the questions start ...
Read MoreWayne's Worlds with Wayne Hall
There's a reason why some of us refer to the original "Star Trek" as Classic "Trek." Many of the episodes were, well, CLASSIC.A prime example of this is "The Trouble With Tribbles," which is one of the re-mastered episodes I can't wait to see. For many years, it was the top-ranked Trek episode whene ...
Read MoreSPOILERS: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers with Scott Nance
The following column contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the Season 3 finale of "Battlestar Galactica."That was a hell of a bombshell on the Season 3 finale of "Battlestar Galactica" -- and no, I dont mean learning the identities of four of the Final Five Cylons.Sure, the unmasking of some of the Final Five ...
Read MoreMichael Hinman returns to SciFriday
Society has sure come a long way, hasn't it? I mean, isn't that the main thoughts on why Star Trek, in all of its 700 hours of entertainment, decided to address practically every single socio-political issue except one?I know that when people talk about the story of how Gene Roddenberry wanted to in ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Michael Hinman looks at film opening this weekend
After sitting down to finally watch "The Last Mimzy," I wish I could focus on the good story concept, the exceptional acting and interesting special effects. But in terms of the latest film to come from New Line Cinema, it's difficult because what sticks out the most in this almost-kid friendly film ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Alan Stanley Blair reviews BSGs 'Crossroads, Part 1'
The following review contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the "Battlestar Galactica" episode "Crossroads, Part 1."As the first part of Crossroads opens for "Battlestar Galactica," we are greeted with a substantial flashback to the occupation of New Caprica, the resulting insurgency and finally the fall of Pr ...
Read MoreWayne's Worlds with Wayne Hall
Magic. Its a difficult thing to manage ... especially if one is a writer.One of the great escapes a writer uses to get out of a corner he or she finds himself or herself painted in is what some of us call the woo woo ray. Its that mystical device or force that comes out of nowhere to solve the probl ...
Read MoreAlan Stanley Blair kidnaps this week's SciFriday column
When Superman first hit the newsstand in 1938 as part of Action Comics, who would have imagined that his alter ego, the bumbling and clumsy Clark Kent, would have saved the world as the king of adolescent teen that the original comic books appealed to? Well, in 2001, Al Gough and Miles Miller dared ...
Read MoreSciFriday: Only planes nosedive on ABC, not series
I am definitely worried about the ratings that ABC's "Lost" has been pulling in as of late. And the most recent numbers -- where we finally get to meet Eyepatch Man -- may make for good end-of-the-world type stories, but don't be getting that grave ready just yet for ABC's former breakout hit.There ...
Read MoreSciFriday's Michael Hinman finally comes clean
Some time ago, in this very space, I gave what I felt was the most compelling argument yet on why "Battlestar Galactica" would get renewed for a fourth season. It wasn't long after that SciFi Channel gave the official green light, allowing fans to celebrate an upcoming fourth season while I patted m ...
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