Original movie's director returns to helm the franchise
They said it couldn't happen, but yet here it is: After decades of waiting, Ridley Scott will finally return to the Alien movie franchise that he started back in 1979, according to Variety. Twentieth Century Fox has already found a writer, Jon Spaihts, while Scott's Scott Free Productions will ha ...
Read MoreG4 backtracks on weekend interview with former 'Battlestar Galactica' star
No one can blame Edward James Olmos for being excited. He told G4's "Attack of the Show" last weekend during San Diego Comic-Con that a March appearance by the "Battlestar Galactica" cast at the United Nations did more than just bring some neat publicity to the world body: Olmos' statements again ...
Read MorePLUS: Some special guests making their way to Syfy show
Eddie McClintock almost didn't get cast on Syfy's new hit series "Warehouse 13" because he bombed his final audition. McClintock recalled to an audience at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend that he had a freak-out attack during his final audition for the role of Secret Service agent Peter Lattim ...
Read MorePLUS: An update on when Inside Blip will launch
If "Heroes" is going to survive, apparently it will need a new big-time baddie. And it seems producers have already found him. Robert Knepper has been offered a regular role in the fourth season of the show has he plays what The Hollywood Reporter described as an "evil Earth-moving ringleader" of ...
Read More"Battlestar Galactica" has been influential in the lives of millions of fans, but probably never like this. Becoming the first television show ever invited to speak at the United Nations last March would be enough for some people. But not series star Edward James Olmos. Instead, he was out to change ...
Read MoreRussell T. Davies kinda makes the announcement at Comic-Con
It's a bit hard to tell if he was making an official announcement or not, but it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that BBC has commissioned a fourth season for "Torchwood." While the BBC itself has yet to make such an announcement, creator Russell T. Davies implied as much during the penultima ...
Read MoreTwo-year tenure put the network out of sight, out of mind
The Ben Silverman experiment at NBC is now officially over. The co-chairman of NBC Universal Entertainment, will leave the network before the fall season starts to take on a new job with IAC/InteractiveCorp. He will be replaced by Jeff Gaspin, the current leader of NBCU's cable department. It' ...
Read MoreT-shirts bomb, but new name shows up everywhere
San Diego Comic-Con was a great arena for NBC Universal to officially and fully launch its new Syfy brand. And while thousands of visitors were seen toting around bags that called Syfy "a four-letter word you can swear by," some other efforts to gain excitement over the name seemed to fall a little ...
Read MoreSays 'Doctor Who' fans should give Matt Smith support they gave him
It's July, but it already feels like Christmas is right around the corner. And instead of getting the fun holiday story that we're used to, we're instead going to get a great two-parter that will not only mark the end of David Tennant's run on the show, but the beginning of a new era with Matt Smith ...
Read MorePLUS: John Simms return is confirmed by executive producer Julie Gardner and series star David Tennant
There were a lot of rumors that BBC would use Sunday's "Doctor Who" panel at San Diego Comic-Con to announce a new motion picture starring David Tennant at the helm of the Tardis. But for anyone getting ready to stand in line to hear about the new film might want to wait just a little longer. "Do ...
Read MoreDealer says he wants $147,000 for this collectible
OK, here's the deal. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people attending San Diego Comic-Con Saturday have run into the most peculiar collectible that has ever been seen. Tempting Toys, which is sitting in Booth 701 on the dealers floor has been displaying a collection of four rather antique-looking ...
Read MoreThe cast reunites in San Diego to celebrate a colleague taken too soon
Everyone at the House of Blues in San Diego had an emotional time at the Battlestar Galactica Orchestra concert on Friday night. Led by Edward James Olmos, the night was a celebration of the life of close friend and colleague Harvey Frand. On Thursday night, the beloved line producer of the sho ...
Read MorePLUS: Some of the secrets behind the little town that's filled with them
The word "eureka" means "I found it!" And the Syfy television show "Eureka" is aptly named as it invites audiences to discover a quirky, charming little town of Eureka, along with the wonderfully inventive and quirky individuals that populate the town. And now fans will get to experience at lea ...
Read MoreCast comes from all walks of life, including one actor who has seen every past Stargate episode
Ever since it was announced last year that "Stargate" Atlantis" was ending after its fifth season and that Syfy would launch a new spinoff series, "Stargate: Universe," the fans have been outraged and ready to denounce the new series sight unseen. However, based on the clips shown Friday at a Sa ...
Read MoreAppearance in ABC promos had some originally speculating he was returning to 'Lost'
Appearance in ABC promos had some originally speculating he was returning to 'Lost' ABC told fans lined up to see a preview of its new series "Flash Forward" at San Diego Comic-Con that there would be a special surprise waiting for them, and they weren't kidding. Although it wasn't really all ...
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