So make up our minds, Maggie Friedman: Are you furious or not?

The creator of the now-canceled ABC series "Eastwick" told Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello last week that she was furious over the axing of her show.

"We're smack in the middle of several insanely juicy stories," Friedman said. "And so we do not get a chance to wrap things up in a bow. Which is killing me."

Apparently, Friedman told Ausiello she agreed with fans who were furious over the cancellation, saying she was furious, too. However, a day later, she contacted the popular columnist, asking to retract it.

"The word 'furious' was poorly chosen by me," Friedman said. "I see that the word now in print attributed to me and it's very painful, because it seems to imply I am angry with ABC, and nothing could be further from the truth. They treated me really wel. I am not the least bit furious, with anyone."

Well, good to know. -- [Entertainment Weekly]

Wow: Every episode of 'Farscape' ... ever?: There is no such thing as too much "Farscape," and in celebration of the groundbreaking show's 10th anniversary, The Jim Henson Co. is releasing a "Farscape" megaset Tuesday with all 88 episodes on 25 discs.

"Farscape" was amazing not just for its great story concept, but also for its use of puppetry and CGI for many of its aliens. It starred Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Virginia Hey and Gigi Edgley.

The set also has 29 episode commentaries, including the premiere with Rockne S. O'Bannon, Brian Henson and Browder.

It also has 90 minutes of deleted scenes. So check your local stores on Tuesday. -- [Airlock Alpha]

Cheerleader becomes a producer: While it's still up in the air whether she'll have a series to return to next fall on NBC, "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere already is looking toward her future.

Panettiere is a co-executive producer for The CW pilot "HMS." The project is being put together from Amy Holden Hones, the writer of "Mystic Pizza, and is said to be a younger version of "Grey's Anatomy," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"HMS" isn't exactly a new idea. Jones first developed the series for The WB in 2004, but was remembered by The CW -- which was the result of a merger between The WB and UPN -- when executives there wanted to concentrate on a medical drama. -- [The Hollywood Reporter]

New Syfy comedy direct from basement: It looks like a new version of JibJab is coming to television.

Syfy has ordered five episodes of "Outer Space Astronauts," a new half-hour comedy show debuting Dec. 8 from Russell Barrett, David O. Russell and Scott Puckett. It's being described as a "futuristic comedy about eight military misfits who journey to the far reaches of the galaxy on board the O.S.S. Oklahoma," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

But what's probably more interesting is that this show -- which combines live-action with 2D and 3D animation -- was actually created in the most unlikely of places, according to Mark Stern, Syfy's head of original programming.

"Russell literally produced this in his basement for more than a year, and that allowed him to create a unique series with a sharp, sly sense of humor," Stern said of Barrett.

Now we'll have to see what this show, which will premiere the day after Syfy's December event "Alice" ends, is received by fans. -- [The Hollywood Reporter]

'Smallville' telemovie coming: One would think that a two-parter for The CW series "Smallville" could at least be a great occasion to add at least one more word to an episode title. But nope, still the same.

"Smallville" will link two episodes in January focusing on the Justice Society as a two-parter that should hopefully drum up some interest in the series, which has struggled a little bit since moving to Friday nights.

The two episodes, "Society" and "Legends," were written by Geoff Johns, according to EW's Ausiello. It will feature a number of characters from DC comics lore including Stargirl and Dr. Fate.

The two-hour event will air Jan. 29. -- [Entertainment Weekly]

Oh yeah, and Zatanna's coming back: If a telemovie wasn't enough good stuff for "Smallville," how about this?

TV Guide Magazine's Matt Webb Mitovich says Serinda Swann will return to The CW series to play spellcaster Zatanna later this season.

"There was always the hint that she might return one day, so I was keeping my fingers crossed," Swan told TV Guide. "I love the cast and I really like the character."

Zatanna is expected to show up early next year. -- [TV Guide Magazine]

Win a Star Wars drawing book: In case you've missed the banners all over Airlock Alpha, we have joined Focus Features to give away five "Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars" books and pencil sets.

And one lucky winner will actually have theirs autographed by author Bonnie Burton.

So don't miss out on your chance to enter, as we're drawing the winners Dec. 3.

Get all the details by clicking here. -- [Airlock Alpha]

Coming just in time for 2012: 2012: FX has picked up the rights to broadcast Roland Emmerich's "2012," which it intends to air, well, in 2012.

I guess we have to be thankful that Emmerich didn't decide to remake "1984," because that might have been tricky doing the broadcast play with that.

Getting the movie could cost FX a pretty penny, however, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If "2012" crosses the $200 million mark, the cable channel would have to pay out 12 percent of box office, which could be $24 million.

But it probably won't matter to FX and its end of the year budget anyway, since according to Emmerich, the world would have ended by then in the first place. -- [The Hollywood Reporter]

Why is sci-fi popular?: And finally, if you made it this far in AlphaBits this week, congratulations!

As a special gift, you can see why I think science-fiction has had renewed life on television over the past several years.

I recently spoke to Wes Taylor at the Omaha World-Herald, and had this to share on sci-fi's popularity:

"'Lost' definitely helped the most recent boom of genre television," I said. "Once someone strikes oil, everyone else runs to that field drilling holes."

And because I'm the king of analogies, I shared a second one basically saying the same thing: "If apples start to sell more than grapes, then all the fruit stands will load up on apples, no matter what quality they are," I said.

But it's not just the business side that has helped sci-fi in recent years. It's tragedy as well.

It's "mostly because of the 9/11 mindset, as I call it," I said. "Not to minimize 9/11, but since then, people have looked for grittier, mysterious [entertainment] and something considered true escapism. Even eight years later. What better escapism is there than science-fiction and fantasy?"

Well, there is one thing: Being able to quote yourself from an article you were quoted in. Now I think I've escaped into a headache. -- [Omaha World-Herald]