Co-executive producer seeks to recapture show's initial success
With "Heroes" floundering since it successful premier season, co-executive producer Adam Armus is hoping the Fugitives volume brings a revitalizing kick. Armus seeks to refocus the remainder of Season 3 on what he sees as the series' strength: the characters. "Honestly, it's really about bringing th ...
Read MoreRoberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman talk about writing
After the colossal flop of "Star Trek: Nemesis," one can be forgiven for believing that the legendary franchise was out for the count as far as the box office goes. But then hotshot director J.J. Abrams comes along with a script devised by the meticulous former-"Alias" duo Roberto Orci and Alex Kurt ...
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Read MoreBefore even seeing how the first in the reboots go, the studio is asking for more
It looks like the Star Trek franchise has been revived, even if there is not a single indication yet on how the upcoming "Star Trek XI" will be received by fans. Paramount Pictures has ordered a script for yet another Star Trek movie from Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the writing team behind the M ...
Read MoreActor suffered from heart problems for last five years
Yet another popular actor from the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spinoff series "Angel" has died. Andy Hallett, who played "Lorne," died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles with his father, Dave, at his side. Hallett is a virtual unknown in the acting industry outside of his "Angel" work. In fact, ...
Read MoreGuest appearances make larger viewing audiences so
Fox got great returns in reuniting the cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in Sunday's episode of the animated comedy "Family Guy." Ratings for the episode, which also included Meg's exploration of God and Kirk Cameron, drew 8.2 million viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, a key advertising d ...
Read MoreShares his thoughts with TV site CliqueClack
Just two months ago, Airlock Alpha -- then known as SyFy Portal -- ended its spoiler news coverage after more than a decade of finding success with that model. Spoilers have always been controversial, both with the fans and with the people who make the great television shows sites like Airlock Alpha ...
Read MoreGoogle Earth may be creating 'ghosts,' but not everything is as it seems
We always knew there was something a little bit crazy around the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales, but who knew that it might be true? In the universe of "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood," a huge rift is present where back in the 19th century, some ghoulish figures seemed to have got through. But "Doc ...
Read MoreJoining the hosts will be Mitch Rubenstein, one of the founders of SciFi Channel
Don't call it SyFy Radio anymore. Now, you can simply call it Alpha Waves. The online radio show, hosted by Airlock Alpha founder Michael Hinman until last January, returns March 27 with all-new episodes exploring the past, present and future of science-fiction. The new hosts of the show are Wayne H ...
Read MoreJ.J. Abrams' production company stays with studio until 2013
J.J. Abrams' Bad Bad Robot Productions will stay with Paramount Pictures through 2013. Paramount recently locked the deal as an aggressive promotional push accelerates on "Star Trek." Abrams directed and produced the film, which opens May 8. The studio first partnered with Abrams and producer Bryan ...
Read More... even as many viewers continue to lash out at name
The name "Syfy" may not exactly be one of the newest words to hit the English language (and certainly not in the Polish language, where it has some other not-so-nice translations), but it does represent what NBC Universal believes is the future of science-fiction fandom. After all the interviews Sci ...
Read MorePLUS: Bill Shatner Wasn't The Only Face Pulled From 'Star Trek XI'
Sometimes, spoilers get out just too quickly. Back when Airlock Alpha was a spoilers site, we would always worry about releasing some spoilers too quickly for fear that the writers would go back and change it, or worse yet, those scenes would just get edited out. Luckily for us, the ending of "Battl ...
Read MoreMight be easier for The Doctor to hide in Scotland
Traveling through time could be a nifty way to stomp out crime, but unfortunately the blue police boxes of the real world don't have that option. Still, that isn't stopping Scottish police from returning to the "Doctor Who" iconic boxes, which fell ou of style not long after the debut of the the ser ...
Read MoreBecause hey, 'Syfy.com' was bought first
SciFi Channel president Dave Howe barely had a chance to finish his opening statement when Media Blvd's Kenn Gold asked the question that it seems the network has been dodging since it announced it created the name "Syfy" last week: Where did this brand come from? "I don't think that's the case that ...
Read MoreSee what the 'Battlestar Galactica' prequel spinoff has in store
While fans watch the series finale of "Battlestar Galactica" over and over again, SciFi Channel, soon to be Syfy, has released some new clips for "Caprica," the highly anticipated prequel spinoff to the Peabody award-winning show, including some scenes not even found in the trailers. "Caprica" itsel ...
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