Tribune sues Marvel for $100 million
If anyone should sue anyone, fans should be suing Tribune Entertainment for torturing us with their television productions. But that's not happening, and now Tribune wants to become $100 million richer, to make more of their "quality" shows.Tribune, best known for disasters like "Earth: Final Confli ...
Read More'Smallville' continues decline, even with Perry White
So, how did the ratings go last night? While "Smallville" on The WB is beating out "Star Trek: Enterprise" on UPN, one of the things that does jump out at ratings analysts is the fact that an audience erosion continues for "Smallville" while the latest Star Trek series seems to have stabilized.Accor ...
Read MoreJeffrey Bell speaks
"Angel" has witnessed a surge in the ratings this year, which could be attributed to many things. However, co-executive producer Jeffrey Bell thinks he knows pretty much why it might be doing better."Oh, I would say it's several degrees lighter, but then again, we're not hosting an apocalypse this y ...
Read MoreSays even if it was done for TV, it would be good
One would think with her stage career taking off, Kate Mulgrew would be enjoying her time away from Capt. Kathryn Janeway of "Star Trek: Voyager," last seen in 2002's "Star Trek: Nemesis," but she isn't. In fact, she recently told a press conference at the Galileo Double 7 convention in Germany that ...
Read MoreCommunist country to join in simultaneous release
How do you stop people from pirating a major film? How about striking a deal with Communists.That's exactly what Warner Bros. did as they have reached an agreement with the Peoples Republic of China to join in the synchronized global release of "The Matrix: Revolutions" on Nov. 5. According to Varie ...
Read MoreMichael McKean readies for debut of character on 'Smallville'
Michael McKean is no stranger to science fiction, having made a guest appearance once on UPN's "Star Trek: Voyager." But now, he's going to enter the realm of comic book in The WB's "Smallville," as a very important character.McKean makes his debut this week on The WB series as a down-on-his-luck ta ...
Read MoreSays Trek has been quiet for him for almost a decade
Leonard Nimoy, who both Star Trek fans and non-Star Trek fans alike know as Mr. Spock from the original "Star Trek" series, has been retired for quite a while from movies and television, concentrating more on his philanthropy and his photography. But Star Trek still is very much a part of his life, ...
Read More... well, that is, if you live in Washington
When "The Matrix Reloaded" came into theaters in March, the studios eventually caved in and allowed most theaters to open the film a day early. However, that doesn't seem to be the case with the latest movie.But, "The Matrix Revolutions" will get an interesting twist ... you won't be able to see it ...
Read MoreJoss Whedon says it's a possibility
When the latest season of "Angel" premiered on The WB a couple weeks ago, it happened without Cordelia, the character that has been played by Charisma Carpenter since the beginning of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." But now, it seems, Cordy might be making a return, even if it's a brief one.While talkin ...
Read More'Angel' continues stronger, but not as it could be
With "Star Trek: Enterprise" and "Jake 2.0" in reruns against Major League Baseball's World Series, "Smallville" and "Angel" seemed to do better against lesser competition, but both shows are continuing to decline, even if slightly.According to Nielsen Overnight Metered Market ratings, "Smallville" ...
Read MoreExpects to be in Goblet of Fire
While it might seem more people are worried about what Ben Affleck and J-Lo are going to do next, one small report that continues to like to make its rounds around the Internet is that the main cast of the Harry Potter films won't be around much longer.But Daniel Radcliffe, who stars as Harry Potter ...
Read MoreSPOILERS: What is Shran doing in the Delphic Expanse?
The following story contains moderate spoilersWhile the crew of the Enterprise NX-01 might be busy with the Xindi, it looks like they're going to be a bit busy with the Andorians as well.According to a rumor report by TrekToday, Jeffrey Combs will reprise his character of Shran in the upcoming episo ...
Read MoreNew section premieres for a limited time in Message Boards
After 40 years, there have been many stories associated with Star Trek, but the question is, what is fact and what is fiction?That is a question that Michael Hinman had been wondering, too, and now he is taking some of the popular stories that have circulated for years around Star Trek, and turned t ...
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: Michael Hinman takes a look at recent reports
Over the last couple of years, especially since the cancellation of such shows as "Farscape" and "Firefly," which have developed strong fan bases, there has been a considerable amount of talk about ratings.Not that ratings talk is a new thing, of course. I think it probably became an issue with scie ...
Read MoreNBC owns broadcast rights to 'Star Trek' again
In 1968, NBC pulled the plug on "Star Trek," in what would later become one of the biggest network blunders of all time. Now, NBC once again owns the exclusive broadcast rights to the series.That has come on the heels of General Electric, the parent company of NBC, completing its $43 billion purchas ...
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