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Dr Who trailer premieres in Cardiff

Dr Who trailer premieres in Cardiff

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 [...]

March 22, 2010 | 0 Comments More
BBC to get Orphans

BBC to get Orphans

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 [...]

March 9, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Sarah Jane renewed for two seasons

Sarah Jane renewed for two seasons

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 [...]

March 5, 2010 | 0 Comments More
V on Sci-Fi in April

V on Sci-Fi in April

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 [...]

February 19, 2010 | 0 Comments More
BBC Triffids shows up on YouTube

BBC Triffids shows up on YouTube

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 [...]

December 23, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Primeval gets shocking

Primeval gets shocking

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 [...]

December 8, 2009 | 0 Comments More
The Black Widow to return

The Black Widow to return

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 [...]

October 30, 2009 | 0 Comments More
More Red Dwarf to come

More Red Dwarf to come

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 [...]

October 12, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Defying Gravity starts next week on BBC2

Defying Gravity starts next week on BBC2

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 [...]

October 12, 2009 | 0 Comments More
BBC2 gets Defying Gravity

BBC2 gets Defying Gravity

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 [...]

October 1, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Primeval recommissioned by UKTV and ITV1

Primeval recommissioned by UKTV and ITV1

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, [...]

September 30, 2009 | 0 Comments More
SGU release Press Kit

SGU release Press Kit

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, [...]

September 17, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Richard Curtis to write Dr Who Episode

Richard Curtis to write Dr Who Episode

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 [...]

September 16, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Flashforward is the next Lost

Flashforward is the next Lost

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 [...]

September 1, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Summer Glau joins up with Dollhouse

Summer Glau joins up with Dollhouse

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 [...]

August 28, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Stars from the Original V to return in new series

Stars from the Original V to return in new series

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. [...]

August 13, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Original Futurama cast set to return

Original Futurama cast set to return

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. [...]

August 4, 2009 | 0 Comments More
FlashForward goes to Five

FlashForward goes to Five

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 [...]

July 24, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Torchwood returns next week

Torchwood returns next week

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 [...]

June 30, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Nigel Havers to star in Doctor Who spin off

Nigel Havers to star in Doctor Who spin off

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 [...]

June 29, 2009 | 0 Comments More