The best of 2009 included some great series, including a strong finish from 'Torchwood'
What the heck are we, as fans, supposed to do now that "Battlestar Galactica" is gone? Watch other great science-fiction shows, of course. As part of our last list looking at the best of 2009, we asked the Airlock Alpha staff to share with us what they felt were the best television series of t ...
Read MoreAirlock Alpha staff takes a look at what they felt were the break-through movies of the year
Everyone has their top lists for the year, and hey, so do we. Airlock Alpha asked its staff to share what it felt was the top movies of 2009, and our No. 1 was a bit of a surprise. In fact, our No. 1 edged our No. 2, so we considered both of them almost equally adored in terms of genre movies thi ...
Read MoreDeal expected to close before 2009 ends
A few signatures is all that's left for The Walt Disney Co. to become the new owners of Marvel Entertainment Inc. Shareholders of Marvel, responsible for such properties as X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man, approved the deal Wednesday that would allow Disney to purchase the company for $4. ...
Read MoreSee what the staff of Airlock Alpha chose as their favorite episodes
This past year, Airlock Alpha reviewed some 200 television episodes, so trying to pick the five best from that group is not an easy task. Yet we asked the site's staff to do just that. Look through what was 2009 on television, pick the best, and then, pick the best of the best. And we came up wit ...
Read MoreEncourage people to watch the show and you will be rewarded
Ever fancied yourself as a secret agent? Well, now is your chance ... if you are a fan of the NBC series "Chuck," that is. The network is currently working on several ways to boost the prominence of the series. One such tactic is encouraging fans of the show to spread word about the series in a c ...
Read MoreIt was the year of change for the genre, as well as the year of the rebirth as we look back
We have been doing our Top Newsmakers lists on Airlock Alpha for years now, but I have to say that this was probably one of the hardest ones we have ever had to do. It's not just because there were a lot of great stories to choose from this year. But also because Airlock Alpha, and especially me, ...
Read MoreCould be a boon for fans of the classic series
This story contains some spoilers for the "Doctor Who" episode "The End of Time, Part 1," that aired Dec. 25 on BBC and Dec. 26 on BBC America. Are some of the things you're hearing about "Doctor Who" post David Tennant, Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner sounding a little retro to you? Well ...
Read MoreMovies, dominated by the sci-fi genre, give Hollywood best season ever
Typically, movies have a big opening weekend and then drop the second weekend. But not "Avatar," the first James Cameron film in well over a decade. "Avatar" pounded the box office again, this time leading what is being deemed by Hollywood.com as the biggest movie weekend ever, with $75 million. ...
Read MoreWell, family films should rule the box office over Christmas, right?
Blizzards and other winter storms might have kept some people in the northern states out of theaters, but they sure found a way to shovel themselves to the box office during the week to see "Avatar." The James Cameron film has averaged around $16 million a day, including breaking the record for t ...
Read MoreLatest 'Doctor Who' special gives cabler best-ever primetime audience
It's not even David Tennant's final episode, yet "Doctor Who" is making history for BBC America. "Waters of Mars," the latest "Doctor Who" special that had originally aired at the end of November in the United Kingdom, attracted 1.1 million viewers for BBC America Saturday, marking that cable cha ...
Read MoreFox looks to put NBC's Monday schedule out of its misery ahead of the Olympics
Many fans have been begging Fox to move "Fringe" out of what they are calling a death slot in the middle of Thursday programming with some of the biggest competition there is. And Fox seems to be listening. At least for a single week. "Fringe" will get a chance to lead-out from "House" on Fox Jan ...
Read MoreJ.J. Abrams feature very popular among those not willing to pay for film
In a year where there were some major standout hits like "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "Up," "District 9," and the recently released "Avatar," it seems that J.J. Abrams' latest film "Star Trek" is almost getting lost in the shuffle. But not when it comes to a list Paramount Pictures prob ...
Read MorePLUS: William Shatner liked latest 'Star Trek' movie, despite not being in it
Imagine investing so much time in watching the ins and outs of one of ABC's legendary programs "Lost" only to not be able to see how it ends. That's exactly the possibility facing some 100,000 viewers in Alabama and Florida's panhandle as Sinclair Broadcasting and cabler Mediacom duke out a disag ...
Read More'Battlestar Galactica,' 'Lost,' 'Heroes' get big DVR jumps as well
Some people still may not like the new "Stargate: Universe" on Syfy, but they're still watching it. On their DVRs that is. The show, centered around the Ancient-built Destiny which stops randomly at different stargates around the galaxy, has been jumping nearly 47 percent in its audience when ...
Read MoreNor'easter keeps box office at around $73 million
"Avatar" made it easy, but not as easy as it could've been if blizzards and other weather phenomena hadn't intervened. The first film from James Cameron since "Titanic" in 1997 earned $73 million in its opening weekend and $159.2 million worldwide. That's still good news for the film, which had b ...
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