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NewsOuch ... 'V' Comes Back, And Few Notice

This can't be good news for the ABC series that is now officially on the bubble, if not already gone

The alien ships invaded major cities, but Morena Baccarin's character of Anna didn't invade too many television sets. The return of "V" after a 126-day break hit ABC with a whimper, attracting a 4.5 rating/8 share in Fast National ratings from The Nielsen Co. That's down nearly 20 percent from it ...

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News'Caprica' Guest Star Cast In Quirky Sci-Fi Indie Film

Richard Harmon looks to try something almost different

Joseph Adama's clumsiness got his character booted out of New Cap City on "Caprica," but Richard Harmon has no plans on leaving the genre anytime soon. Harmon, who played Heracles in a three-episode stint on Syfy's "Battlestar Galactica" spinoff last month, has been cast in the independent film " ...

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News'V' Promises More Interspecies Affairs, Relationships

PLUS: Series aims to be contemporary and relevant to today's politics

They came with the promise of peace, but there is more to the Visitors agenda. And when ABC's "V" returns this week, viewers will get a glimpse of what these extra-terrestrial friends are really after. But if you are expecting massive revelations, you'll need to tune in and watch how events unfol ...

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NewsBryan Singer Will Produce 'X-Men: First Class'

He won't direct this time, but the door is open for more X-Men

As previously reported, Bryan Singer, the man responsible for bringing together the movie franchise based on Marvel's X-Men comics, will not return to direct the upcoming prequel, "X-Men: First Class." Singer is currently committed to "Jack the Giant Killer," an epic-scaled fairy tale being devel ...

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News'Smallville' Producers Sue Warner Bros.

Studio allegedly owes duo millions of dollars for selling the Superman property to its own affiliates

Up, up and away ... apparently, that's what Warner Bros. was thinking when they allegedly cheated producers out of millions of dollars. Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, the masterminds that created "Smallville" for the then-WB network almost 10 years ago, have filed a breach of contract suit agains ...

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NewsEmbracing 'Avatar' Will Lead To A Sequel

Decision for a followup will be made based on fan reaction, not financial returns

Saying that James Cameron's "Avatar" has been a success is something of an understatement. The movie has become a global phenomenon, raking in an astonishing $2.5 billion, which has made it the highest-grossing film of all time. In doing so has broken the record Cameron previously held with "Titanic ...

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NewsSyfy Orders Comedy Pilot From Former 'Smallville' Star

Lex Luthor is now a washed up actor, looking to put his life back on track

When you see Michael Rosenbaum now, it's hard to imagine him as the bald super villain that was the antagonist throughout the first seven seasons of The CW's "Smallville." And soon, the actor will become even further removed from his previous ambiguously gray character as he takes on a leading ro ...

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NewsFox Catches Up 'Fringe' Viewers For New Episodes

New Web site is launched to clue-up fans and attract new viewers

Television mid-season hiatuses are a thing of wonder and mystery. The typical viewer usually never knows when they're coming, and most all viewers can agree that these breaks seriously ruin the groove and momentum of a series. And recently, major networks have developed the habit of being inconsi ...

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NewsStargate Is Fun, But Brian J. Smith's Home Is The Stage

Actor talks about April 2 return, and teases a little about Season 2 on Alpha Waves Radio

"Battlestar Galactica" was known for its collaborative creative process that involved not just the writers and producers, but the actors as well. And the fruits of that collaboration could be seen from the very beginning during the memorial service speech in the miniseries that went from a simple po ...

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NewsLeonard Nimoy: I Am Spock ... No Longer

PLUS: 'Fringe' character, William Bell, will be his final role ... ever

He may have reprised his iconic role of Spock in the recent J.J. Abrams re-imagining of "Star Trek," but that's about as far as it goes for Leonard Nimoy. "I dont see it happening," Nimoy told the Calgary Herald, referring to a possible return in future movies. "Im comfortable. Im not glad, Im no ...

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News'Caprica' Ratings Inching Up, Network Says

March 5 episode best outing since series premiere

The audiences might not be coming out en masse, but at least they're not running away. And that's a good thing for "Caprica" as it fights for a second season of life heading into its mid-season finale. The March 5 episode of "Caprica" on Syfy pulled in 1.78 million viewers, the biggest audien ...

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NewsRobert Knepper Tapped To Play SGU Baddie

'Prison Break' alum heads into space for a face-off with Destiny

On "Prison Break," he was a villain fans absolutely loved to loathe (or maybe even loathed to love), and in "Heroes" he played a diabolical gypsy with a dark agenda. Now, actor Robert Knepper will be playing yet another baddie, this time on Syfy's "Stargate: Universe." The actor has been confirme ...

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NewsSinger Out Of 'X-Men: First Class'?

Commitments to Warner Bros. mean Bryan Singer will not be back at Xavier's School for the Gifted ... yet

The X-Men trilogy was a roaring success thanks to its original conception by Bryan Singer, the writer and director who, after bringing life to the first two movies, waved ta-ta to the franchise in favor of "Superman Returns" in 2006. Will he be back for "X-Men: First Class," a prequel to the orig ...

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NewsFormer Excelsior Campaign Leader Takes Over TrekUnited

UPDATE: Russ Haslage confirms purchase

Updated 3/22 TrekUnited is now in the hands of a new owner. Russ Haslage, who several years ago led efforts to create a Star Trek series starring George Takei as captain of the USS Excelsior, has bought the domain name and rights of TrekUnited from troubled founder Tim Brazeal. The remainin ...

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NewsFire Severely Damages Harry Potter Sets

UPDATE: Warner Bros. downplays severity of fire

Updated 3/22/2010 It took more than 40 minutes for fire crews to extinguish flames engulfing Leavesden Studios near Watford, United Kingdom, Friday, causing an undisclosed amount of damage to the Hogwarts sets used for the Harry Potter film series. Warner Bros., which is producing the film, wo ...

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