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Nov 06 | J.J. Abrams is in talks to direct the opening episode of "Undercovers," his Warner Bros. secret agent pilot at NBC. Schedule permitting, Abrams, who also serves as executive producer and co-writer for the pilot, will make "Undercovers" the first TV pilot he has directed since 2004's "Lost" two-part opener, which is considered one of the best-directed pilots of all time and helped launch Abrams' career into helming such theatrical films as "Mission: Impossible 3" and "Star Trek." The NBC pilot has been described as a mix between "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "The Bourne Identity." The original report is at the Hollywood Reporter.
Nov 05 | The upcoming MMORPG Star Trek Online has been given a release date. The game will be launched on February 2 in North America, and February 5 in Europe
Nov 02 | Journalist Edward Gross posted in his SciFi TV Zone.com website an animation that takes place on the bridge of the Enterprise, and it's where you can hear his... lord help us... impersonation of William Shatner. The url for the video is this.
Oct 27 | Leonard Nimoy narrates a new documentary about a historic synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The film profiles Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pa., the only synagogue designed by the renowned architect. The building, a National Historic Landmark, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. A screening of the film will be shown at the dedication of the synagogue's newly designed visitors center on Nov. 15. Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker magazine, will be on hand
Oct 27 | Leonard Nimoy is celebrating Halloween by taking pictures of the most crazily outfitted attendee at the Santa Monica Museum of Art's Halla Gala. Nimoy, who has practiced fine art photography since the age of 14, is offering a private portrait session at the Viceroy Santa Monica hotel to whomever wins the gala's Secret Self costume contest.
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By Steve Krutzler / 10:14, 23 February 2005 / General Genre/SciFi
The Sci-Fi Channel announced today that the second season of former STAR TREK writer Ronald D. Moore's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA will debut this summer. The first season of thirteen episodes is currently airing Friday nights on the cable network.
According to a network release, BATTLESTAR has averaged over 3 million viewers since its January 14th debut in the U.S. The show has become "a ratings juggernaut, catapulting SCI FI to the top spot in cable among P25-54 for five consecutive Fridays," reads the release.
The second season order is for 20 episodes that will begin production in Vancouver, Canada next month. No exact date has been set for the show's summer 2005 premiere. Sci-Fi reports that the entire cast will return to their roles and Moore and producer David Eick will continue on. BATTLESTAR is Sci-Fi's highest-rated original series.
BSG airs Friday nights at 10 PM and season one also features the work of DS9 writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle.
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