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NewsGood-bye, Roswell?

Cancellation of the series seems even more imminent as ratings drop again

Get ready to say your good-byes to "Roswell."The series, which was picked up with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" after being cancelled by The WB last season, slipped even further in the Nielsen overnight metered markets Tuesday night, taking a pounding from the new The WB series "Smallville."The series ...

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NewsPhantastik winners announced

The annual German awards takes a look at science fiction

Germany recently recognized its science fiction favorites with the Phantastik awards, which were handed out Oct. 13 in Frankfurt, Germany.Among the winners included "Farscape" as the best television series; Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" for best actress, Star Trek sta ...

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NewsBBC loses 'Enterprise'

An intense bidding war has removed the new Star Trek from the British channel

British fans looking to find "Enterprise" on BBC next year apparently will have to look elsewhere. According to TV Zone Magazine, Channel 4 has won the rights to air "Enterprise" in the U.K. This will add to their already strong science fiction lineup that includes "Babylon 5," "Stargate SG-1" an ...

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NewsThe WB boycotts Fox

After the bloody battle for 'Buffy,' the netlet has changed the locks

Wondering if there was still some bad blood between The WB and Twentieth Century Fox after their bitter battle last spring on whether or not the struggling network could keep "Buffy the Vampire Slayer?"Well, wonder no more.Variety Magazine is reporting that The WB has cancelled all series pitches th ...

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NewsThe all-new 'X-Files'

Creator Chris Carter talks about life after Mulder ... and even Scully

Is there life after Fox Mulder? That's something that "The X-Files" creator Chris Carter and executive producer Frank Spotnitz are going to find out when the series' ninth season launches next month on Fox."There are new characters who are sharing the stage with the old characters, and by necessity, ...

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NewsBlack to consider directing?

'Farscape' star thinks his colleague on the screen would be great behind the camera

Any chances of seeing Claudia Black (Aeryn Sun) direct a future episode of "Farscape?"Maybe not in the near future."There's a few people that would be standing in line to direct an episode before I would by virtue of their previous experience," Black recently told Mark Juddery of Dreamwatch Magazine ...

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NewsAcker talks joining 'Angel'

Even though she's just 24, she already is considered a genre veteran

She may be the newest face on The WB's "Angel," but Amy Acker certainly is no stranger to the science fiction genre. The 24-year-old recently told Sci-Fi Wire how much this particular realm of television and movies has made up a good piece of her resume."Most of my film [and television] work has tak ...

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NewsTwinkle landed Billingsley job

The actor who portrays the mysterious alien doctor on ENT talks about his character

"I hate to say this, but what they told me was that I had a twinkle in my eye." That's what John Billingsley, who plays the mysterious alien Dr. Phlox in "Enterprise" recently told Abbie Bernstein from Star Trek Monthly on how he landed the role. "Now, how do you respond to that? You go in the n ...

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News'Enterprise' regains energy

REVIEW: After a sloppy second episode, the new series returns to form in 'Strange New World'

It's amazing what just a little bit of time, like a week, can do for a series. Especially when it's one like "Enterprise." It was just two weeks ago that the world was introduced to the fifth incarnation of Star Trek when "Broken Bow" hit the small screen of UPN with rave reviews, and impressive ...

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NewsLawless reveals character

The former 'Xena' star talks about her new role on 'The X-Files'

Some more beans have been spilled about Lucy Lawless' new character on "The X-Files," which is expected to premiere Nov. 4 if there are no baseball playoffs that evening."My character, Shannon McMahon, re-eneters [Agent John] Doggett's life," Lawless recently told Ian Spelling of Robert Patrick's ch ...

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News'Roswell' to get funnier

Comedy will be making an appearance on the struggling drama

Ronald D. Moore was popular with Star Trek fans because of his uncanny ability to mix comedy with serious drama in his work. And he wanted to let "Roswell" fans that he hasn't forgotten how to do that.Moore recently told Cinescape Online's Anna L. Kaplan that the third season's second episode, "Mich ...

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NewsENT takes slight ratings dip

In its third week on UPN, the Star Trek series weakens, but remains strong

"Enterprise" took another ratings drop in the Nielsen's overnight metered market, but despite the slight dip, UPN still fell to fifth place on the evening.According to the ratings of the top 40 markets, "Enterprise" finished the evening with a 6.8 rating/10 share, a slight drop from the 7.2/11 "Figh ...

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News'Roswell' in serious trouble

Overnight ratings might spell doom for the series

While the resurrection for Sarah Michelle Gellar's main character in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is near permanent, the same might not be true for its partner show as "Roswell" pulled in lower than expected ratings in the Nielsen's overnight metered market ratings Tuesday night that forced UPN into l ...

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NewsWatson reworking theme

It won't appear in the series, but on the opera singer's new album

Even though some fans have expressed dissatisfaction with the new opening theme song to UPN's "Enterprise," the official Star Trek Web site has confirmed previously rumored reports that a version of the show's new theme song will appear on singer Russell Watson's upcoming album."Faith of the Heart," ...

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News'Roswell' readies for UPN

There will be a lot of changes for the show's third season after the move from The WB

It's a new season and a new network for yet another former The WB show Tuesday night as "Roswell" makes its anticipated debut on UPN.It wasn't too long ago that co-executive producer Ronald D. Moore felt the plug had been pulled on the series and even gone as far as packing up his office. And he sai ...

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