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FeatureSciFriday: Guilty By Disassociation?

Should Harlan Ellison have corrected fans about false story?

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There are a lot of things that I dislike in the world. But one thing I really hate are stories that are absolutely false. Even more, I hate stories that are so false, they actually hurt the reputation or even livelihood of other people. That happened over the past couple weeks with Andrew Niccol, ...

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FeatureSciFriday: Written And Directed By William Shatner

Michael Hinman takes a close look at 'The Captains'

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Well, I had a rare experience while at San Diego Comic-Con this year. I had a chance to share a small room with three captains from Star Trek: William Shatner, Avery Brooks and Scott Bakula. They were there to promote a new documentary that Shatner had put together, where he flies around the worl ...

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FeatureSciFriday: Unlikely Signature Show? How About 'Warehouse 13'

Michael Hinman heaps praise on a show as if it's 'Battlestar Galactica'

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OK, it's not "Battlestar Galactica," but if you've been watching "Warehouse 13" on Syfy as religiously as I have, then you know that this show is deserving of huge amounts of love and respect. It's strange, because I almost had to be forced into watching "Warehouse 13" to begin with. I saw the pi ...

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FeatureSciFriday: America Must Adopt The British TV Model

Michael Hinman takes a look across the pond for what would be successful

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Not too long ago, a popular British showrunner suggested that America could really improve its television offerings if it would just do one simple thing: shorten its seasons. That suggestion was not embraced too well by American television purists, who believe the 22-episode season is the golden ...

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FeatureSciFriday: Maybe Not A New World, But Certainly A Brave One

Coming out for Sean Maher and Zachary Quinto will help thousands

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Save a teen, save the world. Zachary Quinto's character of Sylar was never on the right side of that battle in NBC's "Heroes," but as an actor and a role model, he's ready to do his part. Quinto, who also stars in the rebooted Star Trek films, did something absolutely amazing over the weekend: ...

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FeatureAstrojive: Long Live Transylvania

What Richard Lee Byers learned at Spooky Empire

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It was my good fortune to be a program participant at the Spooky Empire horror convention in Orlando earlier this month. The main thing I learned (by viewing the many attendees in costume) is that there are three main types of zombie: nurse zombies, soldier zombies and bride zombies. Above and be ...

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FeatureThe Fannish Life: Little Shops Of Wonder

Even on vacation across the pond, Ann Morris manages to feed her hunger for fannish things.

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The science-fiction-comic-gaming shop was once a well-kept secret to which only the most avid fans were privy. The shops rarely were found on main thoroughfares. Usually, you had to find a side street where the tiny shop was sandwiched between two other more well-known but less than stellar emporium ...

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FeatureSciFriday: Another Syfy-Filled Weekend

Digital Press Tour returns to Florida ... making life easier for Michael Hinman

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Yes, I can't believe it's been almost five years since the first time I received an invite from NBC Universal inviting me to make the trek up to Vancouver to be a part of its first ever SciFi Channel Digital Press Tour. I was kind of amazed they were even doing it. The Internet had been around f ...

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FeatureSciFi On TV: Looking Over The Summer Series

What worked and what didn't over our recent off-season

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Here in the Midwest we are feeling a chill in the air, and seeing the leaves change color and fall from the trees. What that means is that summer is over, and with it ends the summer television season. So let’s take a look at the sci-fi/fantasy genre series that premiered this past summer. ...

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FeatureSciFi 101: Home Is Where The Vampires Are

Small town charm makes living with monsters much more tolerable.

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Despite the immense push toward "character-driven" drama, which has overtaken genre entertainment to the point of completely ruining it, recent television programs have also taken some pains to create fictionalized cities or towns that, to viewers, become almost as comfortable as home. Imagine " ...

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FeatureSciFriday: Syfy Offers Another Well-Deserved Promotion

Michael Engleman really did steer science-fiction channel into the future

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If you asked me a couple years ago if I would ever write a column like this, I would at least hesitate. But I am the kind of person who gives credit where credit is due. And when it comes to Michael Engleman, his recent promotion to executive vice president of marketing and global brand strategy ...

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FeatureAstrojive: DCnU? Not Much. What's DCnU With You?

Richard Lee Byers shares his thoughts on the new DC Comics universe

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Rebooting the DC Universe is a good idea. It must be, because DC has done it repeatedly in miniseries like Crisis on Infinite Earths, Zero Hour, and Infinite Crisis, just as, at other times, they’ve monkeyed around with the back stories of individual characters. Lately, Superman has gotten a t ...

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FeatureThe Fannish Life: A Pep Talk

Ann Morris offers a reminder to all the geek and nerd boys and girls out there about how great they are

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I’m posting this column from Dublin, Ireland. I wrote it before going on holiday, but it’s coming to you from the Emerald Isle where they obviously like science-fiction. The Forbidden Planet shop is in the middle of downtown, and the other day, there were Storm Troopers and Jedi in front of ...

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FeatureSciFriday: Teach A Man To Fish ...

Some valuable advice to young, aspiring actors out there

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When I think about it, I am not sure what has me fascinated about Cody Deal, or why I have now written yet another piece about the actor. I think it has to do with the fact that the kid really does have talent, beyond an action role (not meant in the nicest way) in a Syfy original movie, "Almigh ...

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FeatureTerilynn's Trek: Star Trek Online To Go Free-to-Play

Community finds out via player who pays attention to business

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Woah Nelly, I just love it when things get all soap-opera-ish! The chief financial officer of Perfect World Entertainment made a statement in the company’s recent earnings call to investors that has set the player-base of Star Trek Online atwitter. He said that its newly purchased asset -- C ...

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