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Saturn Awards - Here Are the Nominations

February 26th, 2008 by The Fan

The Saturn Award is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. Similar to other awards, like the Oscars and the Grammys, the Saturn Awards are voted on by members of the presenting Academy. There are also special awards for lifetime achievement in the field. The physical award is a representation of the planet Saturn, surrounded with a ring of film. The awards were first presented in 1972. The Saturn Award was initially, and is still sometimes loosely referred to as a Golden Scroll.

Here are the nominees:

Writers on strike, so what about our TV shows?

November 9th, 2007 by The Fan

Writers on strike!

You have all heard (probably) of the writers’ strike initiated by the Writers Gyuild of America. The rules of the strike prohibit writing services performed for a struck company in connection with new programming intended for initial viewing on non-traditional media (such as the Internet and cellular telephones), and the option or sale of literary material for that purpose.

So how does this affect our favourite Science Fiction TV shows?

Bionic Woman - 13 episodes ordered, 8 episodes finished
Stargate: Atlantis - all of the ordered (20) episodes finished
Jericho - all of the 7 episodes finished
Battlestar Galactica - will probably not be affected. 10 hours of episodes and “Razor” finished
Eureka - will be affected. 13 episodes ordered for Season 3, none finished
Supernatural - Has 10-12 episodes completed; has roughly five scripts that are ready to shoot.
Medium - Will have 9 of 22 episodes completed
Lost - Expected to have eight out of 16 episodes ready. Midseason, none have aired yet

(Data compiled from a list published by The LA Times.)

Keep the faith, fellow Sci Fi TV Show fans.

Star Trek TOS “The Menagerie” to come to the big screen

October 13th, 2007 by The Fan

“Star Trek: The Original Series” will be beamed onto the big screen for only one night in select movie theatres nationwide on Tuesday, November 13th. This event features the original Season 1 episodes “The Menagerie” Part 1 and 2, digitally re-mastered in High-Definition and Cinema Surround Sound. Also included is greeting from creator Gene Roddenberry’s son, Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry and an exclusive 30-minute behind-the-scenes look at how the episodes were digitally re-mastered.