If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The much awaited new series of Doctor Who has been premiered at a special event in Cardiff, not only is this a new series, but there will also be a new Doctor played by Matt Smith and a new assistant [...]
Just as the second season of Being Human finishes the team behind it, Toby Whitehouse and Matthew Bouch are already talking about the next project for the BBC. The team is setting up a new production company called Scoundrel the first project for the new company will be Orphans for BBC1. The series is based [...]
As the BBC Trusts review causes turmoil throughout the corporation it comes as welcome news to see that BBC have actually re-commissioned a science series. In fact it is very good news for kids television as The Sarah Jane Adventures is renewed not only for 2010 but for 2011 too, yes this spin off from [...]
It seems that the wait for the remake of the 1980’s science fiction series V will finally be heading for the screens of the UK viewer, despite already being shown in the US for some time now, although it is currently taking a break to allow for the coverage of the Winter Olympics. The series [...]
It is only a wait of a few days before the long awaited BBC production of John Wyndhams classic 1950’s story, The Day of the Triffids is shown and already clips are turning up on YouTube. The screenplay is the work of Patrick Harbinson who also worked on ER and Law & Order, the story [...]
When the ITV science fiction show Primeval was cancelled there were those people that were not surprised at all, the show had appeared to lose its direction in many ways and as such would have found it difficult to continue. However occasionally the media industry are bold enough to make a U turns occasionally and [...]
With the Black Widow being played by Scarlett Johansson in the nest Iron Man film, it would seem a waste of time not to give the Black Widow another chance in a run of comics. The Black Widow is a super siren from Russia, she is a spy and most of all with the assistance [...]
Following the successful re-launch of the cult science fiction comedy series Red Dwarf earlier on in the year many fans thought that “Back to Earth” meant the end of the series forever, yet in sci-fi there is never really an end. It red Dwarfs case this would seem to be true, as it looks like [...]
The launch of a new science fiction series would normally be something to get excited about, but in the case of Defying Gravity, the situation is that this first series is in fact the last series; this is because it did not go down very well in the US. In fact the series did not [...]
It may not have gone down well in the US, but the science fiction series Defying Gravity is doing well in Canada, in fact unlike in the US where the show has been removed from the schedules, the Canadian viewer will be getting the entire series. The same could be said the science fiction fans [...]
It was only around three months ago when we were talking about the cancellation of the great ITV1 show, Primeval it turns out that shows like this are just too expensive to make and what with ITV struggling with falling advertising revenues. But now in what can only be described as a last minute deal, [...]
For Stargate fans, there is only a matter of weeks before Stargate Universe is launch in the US and hopefully a short while later the show will come to the UK. But it would seem that this newer grown up version of the science fiction series that brought us over three hundred hours of entertainment, [...]
Filming of the new Dr Who series started around seven weeks ago, the significance of this series if that we will be getting a new Dr Who in the shape of Matt Smith and this is not going to be the only difference for this series that will be shown sometime next year. The other [...]
This month sees the launch of the much awaited sci-fi series Flashforward, these series is already be looked at the replacement for Lost, which will be in it last season next year. The show follows an FBI team that investigate a worldwide black out, it lasts just over two minutes but what follows is the [...]
The stars are lining up to get into the latest hit science fiction series Dollhouse, according to reports Hollywood legend Keith Carradine will be joining the cast at some stage. While one star already established in the science fiction genre is Summer Glau, she is better known for her role as the friendly terminator in [...]
It seems that the original cast for the eighties science fiction series V could be making a surprise appearance in the new reboot of the series. According to the executive producer of V, Scott Peters, the actress Jane Badler who played the scheming alien officer Diana, could be making a return to the updated series. [...]
It seems when the new series of the hit animation show Futurama returns, the original cast will be playing the parts as they have done in past series. There was confusion over the cast, as there were reports that they wanted too much money to play the parts that we have all come to love. [...]
The new ABC science fiction drama FlashForward is being branded as the next “Lost” and so when it comes to hit US shows of this genre the obvious home for it would be Sky One, but the satellite broadcaster appears to have missed this opportunity because FlashForward is going to Five. The drama follows a [...]
With the latest Dr Who, instalments still in the pipeline the next best thing Torchwood is set to make a dramatic return next Monday (6th July) on BBC 1 at 9pm and will run for five consecutive evenings. The third series will be called “Children of Earth” which refers to the fact that at the [...]
The actor normally associated with bring smooth, Nigel Havers, is to appear in the Doctor Who spin off created for kids, The Sarah Jane Adventures, as a man that is set to change to the way that viewers have seen the show in previous series. He will be appearing in two episodes of the new [...]
Man of Steel teaser trailer released
If you’re sick of comic-book adaptations and film remakes, the last thing you might expect to get excited about is a new Superman film. That’s right: there’s a new Superman film scheduled for release in 2013. However, before you run off groaning at the idea of yet another mediocre cash-in, this one comes with caveats. [...]
Penguin owner buys ASI self-publishing company
According to the BBC, Pearson, which owns Penguin books among other things, has bought Author Solutions Inc in a £74 million deal. The deal means that Pearson now has control of a self-publishing interest. The news has raised concerns among some writers that intellectual property (IP) rights for new writers may be at risk, especially [...]
The Winner of our April 300 Word Writing Challenge is writer John J Brady, (known on these forums as alchemist). He wins a £10 voucher to spend at Amazon or The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired [...]
Forum member Teresa Edgerton is the winner of our January 300 Word Writing Challenge. She wins a £10 voucher to spend at The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired by an image selected by our moderators. For [...]
All Zombies Must Die hits the Xbox
At the weekend, All Zombies Must Die was unleashed on Xbox Live. As you can probably guess from the title, this is a rather tongue in cheek game developed by Doublesix with a focus on multiplayer zombie slaying. Set in the town of Deadhill, All Zombies Must Die offers a huge variety of weapons (such [...]
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